1993 FORD MUSTANG

132 complaints filed with NHTSA.

132
Complaints
24
Crashes
33
Fires
15
Injuries
2
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE4
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD4
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION3
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION3
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH3
AIR BAGS3

Recent Complaints

20141217CrashAIR BAGS

MY NAME IS [XXX] AS [XXX] I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN 1997 WHILE DRIVING MY SON IN LAWS FORD MUSTANG THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND SEAT BELT GRABBED WELL THE AIRBAG EXPLODED IN MY FACE CAUSE GREAT DAMAGE I LOST SITE IN RIGHT EYE BECAUSE OF IT PLUS THE SEAT BELT CUT ME INTO ON THE INSIDE AND I STILL HAVE MEDICAL ISSUES SON IN LAWS NAME IS [XXX] OF MUSK MICH HE HAD FULL COVERAGE THROUGH FARMERS GROUP BUT I RECEIVE NOTHING NOT EVEN MEDICAL CARE FROM THIS ACCIDENT OTHER THEN WHAT I PAID FOR. DO U HAVE ANY ADV

20060822FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

1993 FORD MUSTANG IGNITION SYSTEM FIRE VEHICLE WAS IN GARAGE AFTER BEING DRIVEN THE DAY BEFORE. ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE STARTER THEN SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL FROM IGNITION WIRES BURNING UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A CLOTH AND I NOTICED THAT THE COATING ON THE WIRES UNDER THE WHEEL WERE BURNT OFF AND THE WIRE WAS CHARRED WHICH HAS RENDERED THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB I NOTICED TH

Mileage: 50,548

20050620FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

DT: THE VEHICLE BLEW UP AND CAUGHT ON FIRE DAMAGING 3 OTHER VEHICLE AROUND IT. THE FIRE MARSHAL CAME OUT AND SAID IT WAS MECHIANICAL AND ELECTRICAL DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS COMING TO INVESTAGATE. *AK *NM

Mileage: 100,000

20040831FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE 30 TO 40 MILES TO A DOCTOR. PARKED FOR 10 MINUTES, AND CAR WAS REPORTED ON FIRE. FIRE FIGHTER SAID ALTENATOR STARTED THE FIRE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE ALTENATOR HAD BEEN REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO.*AK

20040831FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE 30 TO 40 MILES TO A DOCTOR. PARKED FOR 10 MINUTES, AND CAR WAS REPORTED ON FIRE. FIRE FIGHTER SAID ALTENATOR STARTED THE FIRE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE ALTENATOR HAD BEEN REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO.*AK

20021106CrashFireFatalFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

THE GAS TANK EXPLODED WHEN THE MUSTANG WAS HIT FROM BEHIND, PASSENGEER GOT OUT THE DOOR, BUT DRIVER WAS SATURATED WITH FLAMING GASOLINE AND WAS INSTANTLY BURNED TO DEATH GA. DT

20021023CrashFireFatalFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

CONSUMER'S SON AND A PASSENGER WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR. UPON IMPACT THE GAS TANK EXPLODED, CATCHING THE PASSENGER ON FIRE AND THE DRIVER WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED. THE DRIVER WAS PRONOUNCED AS A DOA. THE GAS TANK COMPLETELY MELTED. THE FATALITY WAS CAUSED BY THE GAS TANK EXPLODING, NOT BY THE CRASH ITSELF. *JG

Mileage: 100,000

20020719FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

WHILE DRIVING ALTERNATOR, BEGINNING WITH THE ORIGINAL, HAS BURST INTO FLAMES 4 TIMES. EACH TIME, CONSUMER HAS HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE NEAREST BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT TO BORROW FIRE EXTINGUISHER. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE CHECKED FOR ELECTRICAL SHORTS AND REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THIS HAPPENS WHILE ILDING OR TRAVELING AT LOW RPMS WHILE HAVING THE HEADLIGHTS, RADIO, AND A/C ON. THE ELECTRIC FAN WOULD KICK ON AND ALL COMPONENTS WOULD SEND THE BATTERY GAUGE UNDER 10 VOLTS CATCH

20010314FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

BATERY LIGHT COMES ON, THEN VEHICLE OVERHEATS AND CATCHES ON FIRE. PLUG GOES INTO ALTERNATOR. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID ALTERNATER WAS BAD.*AK

20010314FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

BATERY LIGHT COMES ON, THEN VEHICLE OVERHEATS AND CATCHES ON FIRE. PLUG GOES INTO ALTERNATOR. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID ALTERNATER WAS BAD.*AK

20010125FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

I STARTED THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AND IT IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE DASH. THE WHOLE DASH HARNESS MELTED ALONG WITH SOME DASH COMPONENTS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL. THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART NOR DO THEY MAKE IT ANYMORE. I NOW HAVE A 7 YEAR OLD CAR THAT IS WORTHLESS BECAUSE OF A $500.00 PART.*AK

20001106CrashPARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN HILL AND CRASHED INTO A TRUCK. IGNITION WAS OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENED. FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MODEL. *AK

20000711CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

FRONTAL COLLISION ON THE DRIVER SIDE AT A IMPACT OF 25-30 MPH,IN WHICH AIR BAGS DID DEPLPOY, AND DRIVER RECEIVED MASSIVE INTERNAL INJURIES. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. *AK

20000701SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT

THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEAD REST ASSEMBLY CONTAINS A NUMBER OF SHARP FABRIC TACKS, AND 2 LARGE NAILS. UPON GETTING INTO MY CAR THIS MORNING, I RECEIVED A SEVERE CUT ON MY FOREARM THAT REQUIRED 20 STITCHES. HAVING NAILS THIS CLOSE TO SOMEONE'S HEAD IS NOT A GOOD IDEA. I CAN SUPPLY PICTURES OF THE SEAT, AS WELL AS PICTURES OF THE WOUND I RECIEVED. I CAN ALSO PROVIDE MEDICAL RECORDS.*AK

20000623FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

THE PLUG THAT GOES INTO THE ALTERNATOR SHORTS AND THE ENGINE CATCHES FIRE. I REPLACE THE PLUG AND ALTERNATOR. IT HAPPENS AGAIN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. *AK

20000103FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

THERE WAS A FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. FORD HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

19991103FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

VEH CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH- FORD REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL AND WONT REPAIR DAMAGE

19991029FireSTEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

STEERING COLUMN FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE, HOWEVER CONSUMER DENIED. MJS (96V-071)

19991029FireSTEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

STEERING COLUMN FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE, HOWEVER CONSUMER DENIED. MJS (96V-071)

19991029FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

STEERING COLUMN FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE, HOWEVER CONSUMER DENIED. MJS (96V-071)