Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Ford Mustang Gt.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS LOSING A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL EVERY TIME I FILLED UP. THE LEAK STARTS IMMEDIATELY UPON TURNING ON THE FUEL NOZZLE… |
| 2014-05-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING ON FREEWAY SUDDENLY CAR GOT HOT SO I SLOWED DOWN GOT INTO SLOW LANE THEN SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL CAR STALLED AND WO… |
| 2013-08-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE ALWAYS RETRACTED SLUGGISHLY SINCE NEW, OFTEN JUST HANGING LOOSELY FROM THE UPPER HANGER. T… |
| 2012-02-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I JUST HAD TO PAY APPROX $700 TO REPLACE MY INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH CRACKED AND CAUSED A COOLANT LEAK. UPON FIXING THIS … |
| 2011-12-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPARK PLUG EXPLODED OUT OF THE ENGINE. *TR |
| 2011-05-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | S # 1 SPARKPLUG EJECTED FROM HEAD UPON ENGINE START-UP. *TR |
| 2011-01-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE IDLES ABOUT 3000 RPM AT START UP UNTIL ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. *TR |
| 2010-09-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL NECK OF 2001 MUSTANG GT RUSTED THROUGH BENEATH A PLASTIC BLACK SHEET POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF ROAD SALT BUILD UP. THIS … |
| 2010-06-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE ON FREEWAY CAR STARTED SMOKING SO I EXITED FREEWAY WHEN CAR STALLED AND WOULDN'T RESTART. HAD TO TOW BACK TO CAR … |
| 2010-03-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. *TR |
| 2009-10-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | SINCE IT HAS GOTTEN COLDER, THE CAR START AND YOU HAVE TO SIT WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL FOR 5 OR 10 MINS OR THE C… |
| 2008-12-09 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, WHEN THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE FRONT PASSENGER … |
| 2008-11-08 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT KEEPS TANGLING WITHIN THE TRIM PANELS PREVENTING PROPER DEPLOYMENT OR RETRACTION OF THE BELT. I… |
| 2008-10-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN I FILLED MY CAR WITH GAS IT STARTED TO OVERFLOW OUT OF THE TOP THROUGH THE GAS CAP AREA AND POUR OUT OF THE BOTTOM… |
| 2008-08-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FILLED, FUEL WOULD LEAK BACK… |
| 2008-02-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY, OVERHEATED, AND H… |
| 2007-10-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | FUEL NECK BEGAN TO LEAK, WITHIN 2 WEEKS IT WAS LOOSING ALMOST A GALLON OF FUEL ON A $20.00 FILL. I CONTACTED FORD TWICE… |
| 2007-09-07 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2001 FORD MUSTANG BULLITT MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED B… |
| 2007-09-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT PLASTIC COVERS HAVE BECOME CLOUDY/HAZED OVER THE PAST YEAR TO THE POINT WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO PROPERLY… |
| 2007-04-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | A LOUD FOG HORN SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. RAISED RPM HELPED TO REDUCE OR STOP NOISE. THE ABS LIGHT (AMBER) COME… |
| 2007-01-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID A DOG IN THE ROAD. THE… |
| 2006-12-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN ALLEY GOING ABOUT 5-10 MPH WHEN I WENT OVER A SMALL POTHOLE AND MY SUSPENSION BOTTOMED OUT AND… |
| 2006-11-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE MECHANICS OF CARS, BUT A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY 2001 MUSTANG GT CAUSING A LOUD REPETITIV… |
| 2006-08-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | AUG 13 I WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT DUE TO TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. IT WAS THE 4TH TIRE OF THE SET THAT HAD GONE… |
| 2006-08-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 23 MPH ON A RECENTLY FILLED FUEL TANK, THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN T… |
| 2006-06-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | REAR SPOILER CRACKING ALONG SEAMS. *NM |
| 2006-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | BLOWN FORD SPARK PLUG! I DRIVE A 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT, 4.6L V8, AND ONE NIGHT I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND AS SOON … |
| 2006-01-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 3 | 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, I HAD REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE AND TRANS AND REAR-END. THEY KNEW ABOUT IT, BUT SAI… |
| 2006-01-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHICH MADE THE V… |
| 2005-08-29 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT GETS TWISTED IN WALL, AND DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AS A RESULT. THOROUGHBRED FORD UNTWISTED, A… |
| 2005-04-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DT: 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK, CAUSING CONSUMER $6,840.60 WORTH OF … |
| 2005-01-14 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE WINDOW CHANNEL - DRIVER SIDE. REPLACED 2/1/02. NOW THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP NOR DOWN (AFTER WARRANTY HAS R… |
| 2004-10-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | STOPPING FOR RED LIGHT AND BRAKES FAILED, BRAKE PAD TO FLOOR NO INJURIES. OUR MECHANIC DIAGNOSED BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERE… |
| 2004-07-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | STARTED HEARING A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM TOP PART OF THE ENGINE VERY NEXT DAY THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDE… |
| 2004-03-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE SPARK PLUGS SHOT OUT OF TH… |
| 2004-03-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | THE REAR TIRES OF MY 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE BEGAN TO SKID, SINCE THE ROAD WAS WET. THIS IS UNDERSTANDABLE, S… |
| 2003-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I STARTED MY VEHICLE IN THE MORNING AND I HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE. I LEFT THE CAR LIKE THAT AND CALLED MY MECH… |
| 2003-10-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER TURNED LEFT ON A ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND VEHICLE ROLLED ACROSS A STRETCH OF GRAVEL, I… |
| 2003-09-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | FAULTY SEATBELTS. THE BELTS WON'T ROLL UP WHEN I RELEASE IT.*AK |
| 2003-08-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH OR LESS, WHEN DOWNSHIFTING AND BRAKING, THE ENGINE WILL STALL. POWER BRAKES, POWER STEERING, AND A/… |
| 2003-07-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I GAVE MY CAR A TUNE UP AT A FAMILY FRIENDS SHOP SPARK PLUG BROKE SO REPLACED IT WITH A BOSH PLATINUM 4 WHICH WAS ALL T… |
| 2003-06-16 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | SINCE PURCHASING MY CERTIFIED 2001 MUSTANG GT (USED) I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING PULLING TO THE LEFT DURING D… |
| 2003-04-11 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | RIGHT REAR BRACKET WHICH IS WELDED TO FLOOR PAN AND CONNECTS REAR AXLE HAS HAD A WELD FAIL AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRACKED THE… |
| 2003-04-06 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | LTR ON BEHALF OF SERENA BEETON REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION RE THE LOCKING OF THE STEERING ON THE 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT. … |
| 2003-04-06 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | JANINE C. MILLER IS WRITING ON BEHALF OF SERENA BEETON WITH CONCERNS ABOUT STEERING LOCKING UP ON FORD MUSTANG GT. *MR… |
| 2003-04-01 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | FAMILY FRIEND KILLED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT REQUEST NHTSA INVESTIGATE THE FORD MUSTANG GT MODEL YEAR 2001 STEERING W… |
| 2003-02-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE HAD A DEEP SNOW STORM LAST MONTH AND I GOT MY 2001 MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE STUCK IN THE SNOW IN MY DRIVEWAY. EACH TI… |
| 2002-11-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAGS IN MY 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT, DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR SUDDEN STOP. THERE WAS NO REASO… |
| 2002-10-10 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER 40 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL ROCK SIDE TO SIDE VIBRA… |
| 2002-08-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING HEADLIGHTS WILL FOG UP AND WILL NOT BE BRIGHT ENOUGH. IT WILL BE HARD FO… |