Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
23
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Ford Mustang Gt.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 15MPH, I HEARD A LOUD POP/CRACK COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE… |
| 2008-07-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE WAS USING COOLANT/TOOK TO FORD DEALER & THEY ADVISED IT'S COMING FROM CRACK IN TOP OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND TH… |
| 2007-03-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | MY INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED. *TR |
| 2006-06-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING MY 1997 MUSTANG WITH 4.6L. COST $1020 PLUS TOWING, TO REPAIR AT LOCAL… |
| 2006-02-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | TOOK CAR TO GARAGE TO CHECK FOR REASON FOR LOSS OF COOLANT. THEY FOUND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE FORD 4.6 L ENGI… |
| 2005-09-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 1997 FORD MUSTANG. THE 1ST INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED ON MAY 19, 2000 AND HANDLED UNDER WARRANTY. THE… |
| 2005-02-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Yes | 1 | MY EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILS WHEN ENGANGED AND THE BRAKES ARE PROPERLY ADJUSTED.THE E-BRAKE POPS LOOSE CAUSING THE CAR TO R… |
| 2005-02-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | WAS INFORMED BY THE GARAGE I TOOK MY CAR TO THAT MY MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AND HYDROBOOST WERE LEAKING. I WAS TALKING TH… |
| 2004-12-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAD STEAM COMING OUT OF ENGINE, WHICH COULD CAUSE OVER HEATING. OWNER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE I… |
| 2004-10-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | (1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: FORD POORLY DESIGNED AN INTAKE MANIFOLD SO THAT THE COOLANT RUNNING THROUGH IT AC… |
| 2004-09-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN A 55 MPH ZONE, I ATTEMPTED TO SET MY CRUISE CONTROL. I DID THIS SUCCESSFULLY. HOWEVER, ABOUT 5 MINUT… |
| 2004-03-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S ENGINE STARTED RACING AND BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND TO STOP VEHICLE.*MR THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY COUL… |
| 2004-02-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | ON 2/3/04 I FILLED UP THE GAS TANK ON MY 1997 FORD MUSTANG GT. I THEN DROVE 2-3 MILES TO WORK. ON THE WAY TO WORK I S… |
| 2004-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 FORD MUTANG GT WITH 106,000 MILES, AND FORD MADE IT CLEAR ABOUT A RECALL ON CRACKED PLASTIC MANIFOLDS. MY… |
| 2003-12-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THE PART CRACKED IN THE WRONG… |
| 2003-12-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, CAUSING COOLANT TO BE SPRAYED ON ENGINE. A $245 EXPENSE JUST FOR THE PLASTIC PART THAT SHOULD … |
| 2003-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 1997 FORD MUSTANG GT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE COOLANT LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE WHOLE COCKPIT FILLED UP W… |
| 2003-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK |
| 2003-07-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. PART ON THIS HIGH PERFORMANCE CAR IS MADE OF PLASTIC. THERE ARE NUMEROUS WEB SITES THAT STAT… |
| 2003-06-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1997 MUSTANG GT. CAR HAD 124,289 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WI… |
| 2003-04-10 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | MANUAL TANSMISSION. NO 5TH OR REVERSE. CLUTCH/TRANMISSION MESSED UP WHILE ON INTERSTATE. |
| 2003-02-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE LEAKED DUE TO A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. THERE WAS A RECALL … |
| 1999-07-28 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | MY MAIN CONCERN IS WITH THE WELDING ON THE REAR OF THE CAR. I HAVE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY MORE THAN ONE INDEPENDENT M… |