1996 Ford Mustang Gt
Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
32
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Ford Mustang Gt.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSED VAR TO OVERHEAT. *TR |
| 2010-09-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ON MY 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT WITH THE 4.6L ENGINE 3 SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD … |
| 2008-08-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2008 AND TWO MONTHS LATER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD(OEM) DEVELOPED A CRACK AND HAS A RESULT ANTIFREEZ… |
| 2007-08-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT. WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD.… |
| 2006-04-12 | STEERING:COLUMN | Yes | 2 | ON 4/12/06 I WAS GOING WESTBOUND TOWARD TACOMA, I MADE A LEFT TURN INTO A HIGHWAY DIVIDE TO CROSS TRAFFIC TO GO TO THE … |
| 2006-04-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A USED 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT, SOON AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE CAR RAN HOT AND COULD SOMETIMES … |
| 2006-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THIS IS REGARD TO A 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT COUP WITH A 4.6L WITH THE NOW KNOWN FAULTY PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. I AM THE … |
| 2005-11-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 1996 FORD MUSTANG CRACKED WITH 48750 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS FAILUE OCCURED WITHIN A FEW … |
| 2005-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE OWNED A 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT THAT HAD A PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT CRACKED AND FAILED. THE MANIFOLD CRACKED ON TH… |
| 2005-08-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HELLO PLEASE FORGIVE MY POOR ENGLISH BUT MY PROBLEM IS THAT I HAD JUST BOUGHT MY FIRST CAR FROM A CAR DEALER WITHIN 35 … |
| 2005-08-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM I BOUGHT A LOT OF NEW PARTS FOR THIS CAR TO TRY AND KEEP IT COOLED DOWN EVERYTHING TH… |
| 2005-07-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT |
| 2005-05-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS SITTING AT A HIGH TRAFFIC INTERSECTION WHEN CAR SHUT OFF AND WAS VERY HARD TO START BACK UP AND GET OUT OF THE … |
| 2005-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT CONVERT. LEAKING COOLANT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I SERVICE IT REGULARLY SINCE 2001. CONFI… |
| 2005-01-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED FOR THE 2ND TIME. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET COVERED UNDER THE RECALL THE FIRST TIM… |
| 2005-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED; I HAD TO PAY 589.17 FOR A NEW ONE AND 225.00 LABOR CHARGES; I WOULD LIKE A REFUND. *JB |
| 2004-11-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE INTAKE MANIFOLD STARTED LEAKING COOLANT, RESULTING IN THE WINDSHIELD TO INSTANTLY BECOME FOGGED AND UNABLE TO SEE T… |
| 2004-09-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DRIVER OPENED THE HOOD AND D… |
| 2004-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | (1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. 2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: CRACKED INTAKE MANIFO… |
| 2004-04-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DEAR FORD MOTOR COMPANY, WILL YOU PLEASE ASSIST IN GETTING MY CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD FIXED? I AM UNDER THE IMPRESSIO… |
| 2004-04-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD IN THERMOSTAT HOUSING. CAUSING TEMP TO RAISE SIGNIFICANTLY. FORD DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPON… |
| 2004-04-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | FORD MUSTANG GT 4.6L INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND FORD WILL NOT REPLACE/REPAIR. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART.*AK |
| 2004-01-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD NOT COVERED BY FORD,CAR HAS 38000 MILES. *LA |
| 2003-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | YES I HAVE A 1996 MUSTANG AND MY INTAKE HAD CRACKED FOR THE THIRD TIME AND FORD IS NOT FIX IT THIS TIME TELLING ME THA… |
| 2003-10-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | RE: SELECTIVE RECALL 97M91 FOR CRACKS IN INTAKE MANIFOLDS FOR: 1996-98 FORD CROWN VICTORIA THUNDERBIRD, COUGAR, AND … |
| 2003-09-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON MY INTAKE ON MY FORD MUSTANG 96, THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF. I RECENTLY HAD MY CAR SERVICED AND… |
| 2003-06-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE, MIXING WITH OIL, AND RESULTED IN ENG… |
| 2003-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I OWN A 96 MUSTANG GT THAT HAS A CRACKED INTAKE. WHY IS THE 96 EXCLUDED FROM BEING REPLACED UNDER THE LAWSUIT, WHENEVE… |
| 2001-06-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD, PULLED OVER, OPENED HOOD, AND SAW FIRE. FIRE PUT … |
| 2001-05-06 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEATBELTS DON'T RETRACT. *AK |
| 2000-12-08 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HEARD METAL CLANKING SOUND, STOPPED AND NOTICED REAR SWAYBAR WAS BROKEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE. *AK |
| 1999-01-04 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS ARE LOOSE, TANGLED, AND DON'T WORK PROPERLY, WILL NOT PULL OUT AT TIMES. * JB |