Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-21 | 06E025000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1,450 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Unknown I lost control of my steering and almost wrecked |
| 2019-06-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS CRACKED IN THE LOCATION OF THE… |
| 2014-12-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | MUSTANGS DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING HEAD ON CRASH. *TR |
| 2012-09-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, A FOUL ODOR STARTED TO EMIT I… |
| 2010-09-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND CAUSING C… |
| 2007-10-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY 1997 FORD MUSTANG. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE… |
| 2006-05-22 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 0 | 1997 FORD MUSTANG PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, DRIVERS SIDE RETRACTS ABOUT 98% OF THE TIME, 2% OF THE TIM… |
| 2006-01-01 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TIE ROD FAILING 1997 FORD MUSTANG, VIN #[XXX], MILEAGE TO DATE 70,000. *JB UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDAC… |
| 2005-03-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND WERE REPLACE DWITH ONE FROM JUNK YARD. NOW THE ONE ON THE PASS… |
| 2004-11-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE RATTLING..ROUGH IDLE..WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING..A SLIGHT "HUMMING" CAN BE HEARD OVER THE DUAL EXHAUST..NOTHING… |
| 2004-06-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTRO… |
| 2004-04-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING | No | 0 | 1. GAS LEAKED BADLY FROM THE TOP OF GAS TANK WHEN THE TANK IS FULL AT THE GAS STATION. . TANK CAN EXPLODE IF THERE I… |
| 2004-03-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THE RUBBER SEAL BETWEEN THE FUEL FILLER PIPE AND THE FUEL TANK SPLIT CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT ONTO THE GROUND. THIS CO… |
| 2004-03-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | THE PAINT ON THE REAR TRUNK HATCH IS FALLING OFF. AND IN SOME OTHER AREAS. IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF ANY ACCIDENT OR WEAR AN … |
| 2003-12-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | Yes | 0 | THE CRUISE CONTROL SELF ACTIVATED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPEED UP AND AS A RESULT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE V… |
| 2003-12-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO BE INSPECTED, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, CAUSING F… |
| 2003-08-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKETS BLOWN CAUSING THE UPPER RADIATOR HOSE TO SWELL AND RUB THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR CLUTCH. THE HOLE I… |
| 2003-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE PAINT ON TOP AND ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE PASSENGER'S STARTED TO PEEL OFF LIKE AO MONTHS AGO. *AK |
| 2003-01-06 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 2 | BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE JAMMED AND WILL NOT RETRACT. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH BOTH BELTS, BUT HAVE ALWAYS … |
| 2002-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED OVER HEATING. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY A MECHANINC WHO INFORMED HIM… |
| 2002-09-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | FORD EXPERIMENTED WITH A COMPOSITE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED DUE TO THI… |
| 2002-07-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED WATER LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. DEALER STATED PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPL… |
| 2002-05-07 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED 00V34900, REGARDING THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS AND DE… |
| 2002-05-07 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | No | 0 | VEHICLE ROLLED BACK WHILE PARKED, EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. PARK BRAKE RECALL 00V349000 REPAIRS WERE DONE IN DECEMB… |
| 2002-02-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE IS LEAKING RADIATOR FLUID, CAUSED BY A CRACK, HEATER IS TAKING LONGER TO GET WARM. DEALER STATED THAT OIL MAY CA… |
| 2002-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING COVER GASKET LEAKING MAY LEAD TO HEAD GASKET PROBLEM.. *AK |
| 2001-12-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE . CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE MAY CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FU… |
| 2001-12-06 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT, THE ENGINE COOLING FAN CAUGHT ON FIRE AND EXPLODED. CONSUMER PURCHASED A NEW … |
| 2001-09-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | SUBJECT: 1997 FORD MUSTANG GT, VEHICLE ID [XXX]. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM … |
| 2001-08-11 | PARKING BRAKE | Yes | 0 | WITH PARKING BRAKE IN 1ST AND EMERGENCY BRAKE UP, CAR ROLLED INTO ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECKED BEFORE AT A F… |
| 2001-07-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH NEVER HONORED BY THE DEALER. FORD REPLACED (FIRED) THE GENERAL MAN… |
| 2001-07-09 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | No | 0 | PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE- MANUAL CARS WERE RECALLED BUT NOT AUTOMATICS. *AK |
| 2001-07-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH THEN STOPPING FOUND OUT THAT STEAM AND ENGINE COOLANT WAS COMING OUT. TOWED VEHICLE TO A NEA… |
| 2001-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | A VIBRATION OCCURS WHEN UPSHIFTING. AT FIRST IT OCCURRED ONLY AT 43 MPH; HOWEVER, IT NOW OCCURS AROUND 30 MPH AS WELL … |
| 2001-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID. CONSUMER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD BROKE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURT… |
| 2001-05-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. PEOPLE WITH 97 MUSTANGS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH THERE HEAD GASKET… |
| 2001-05-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | IN 1999 AT 37,000 MILES THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. RECENTLY AT JUST UNDER 50,000 MILES THE PASSENGER… |
| 2001-04-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WANDERS WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THERE IS A SQUEAKY NOISE ON LEFT SIDE, COULD P… |
| 2001-03-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FRONT TIMING GASKET FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF COOLANT FROM 3.8L V6 ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT… |
| 2001-03-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS AT TIMES UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTO A DRIVE GEAR, THIS RENDERS VEHICLE USELESS UNTIL TH… |
| 2001-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ANTIFREEZE DRIPS OUT FROM DEFECTIVE TIMING COVER, AND STARTS CAUSING A BURNING SMELL, AND SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. CONSUM… |
| 2001-02-15 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR RIGHT SWAY BAR BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FR… |
| 2000-12-23 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELT HAS ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM WITH RETRACTING. IT HAS NOW BEEN PULLED OUT ALL THE WAY AND WILL NOT GO BACK IN. IT … |
| 2000-12-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1987-1993 MUSTANG GT'S, WHEN DRIVING WITH THE FOG LIGHTS ON, THE WIRING AT THE HEADLAMP SWITCH CA… |
| 2000-12-04 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT BADLY WORN FROM SHARP PLASTIC COVER AND SHARP SPRING ROLLER, NOT APPARANT UNLESS BELT PULLED OUT (DIRVER WOUL… |
| 2000-11-27 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | Yes | 0 | PAINT PEELS OFF DOWN TO BARE METAL AND WILL RUST IF NOT REPLACED. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. |
| 2000-11-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR SWAY BAR SNAPPED AT 32000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK |
| 2000-10-26 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | No | 0 | EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS NOT HELD SINCE FIRST BOUGHT CAR AUG 99, I THOUGHT IT WAS MY FAULT NOT GETTING INTO PLACE. TWO WEEK… |
| 2000-10-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING AND WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION, DRIVER WAS KILLED IN ACCIDENT ALONG WITH 1 OTHER … |