1995 FORD MUSTANG

829 complaints filed with NHTSA.

829
Complaints
65
Crashes
39
Fires
46
Injuries
7
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE201
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE56
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN43
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM40
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING31
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY26
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION25
UNKNOWN OR OTHER20
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL19
SUSPENSION:FRONT18
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER13
TIRES12
SEATS12
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS10
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL10

Recent Complaints

20160602FireSERVICE BRAKES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE BRAKES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE HAD FAILED AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSL

20160602FireSTEERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE BRAKES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE HAD FAILED AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSL

20131121FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT CHARGED THE BATTERY AND NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY WAS STILL LOW. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO CHARGE THE BATTERY HOWEVER, THE BATTERY CAUGHT ON FIRE AND SPREAD TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 140,000

20110726CrashTIRES

1995 FORD MUSTANG. UNIT #1 WAS EASTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE, SUFFERED A BLOWOUT AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO A GUARDRAIL. *LN (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0406-91)*JB

20071215FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

I HAVE 95 MUSTANG .AROUND 2001- 2003 IT OVERHEATED THEN THE NEXT NIGHT CAUGHT ON FIRE RIGHT BESIDE THE HOUSE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET IN THE HOUSE AND GET A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE .THE FIRE BEGAN FROM THE THERMOSTAT THAT CONTROLS THE WATER TEMP TO THE RADIATOR .IT SHORTED OUT AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OUT WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE CAR HOWEVER A HEAD WAS WARPED DUE TO THE THERMOSTAT GOING OUT AND THE CAR OVERHEATING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS GOING TO COS

20070327CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT ON TO MAIN ROAD AND GAS PEDAL WAS PULLED TO FLOOR. ENGINE RAN FULL THROTTLE WHILE BRAKE WAS FULLY APPLIED AND CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL. CAR SPUN ACROSS AND INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC OVER SHOULDER AND INTO TREES. CAR CAME TO REST AGAINST TREES WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING WIDE OPEN. KEY WAS TURNED OFF AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. AFTER I REACHED MY COMPOSURE, I RESTARTED CAR TO PULL OUT OF TREES, BUT ENGINE RUN FULL THROTTLE AND I SHUT IT BACK DOWN. I GOT OUT OF CAR AND OPENED THE HOO

20041127CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALLS FOR:CAMPAIGN# 01V318000 AIR BAGS: FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE, MINE IS NOT SEALED. CAMPAIGN#95V134000 HAD ACCIDENT REPLACED TIE ROD CAPAIGN#01I011000 I REPLACED COOLING FAN. *AK

20041127CrashSTEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALLS FOR:CAMPAIGN# 01V318000 AIR BAGS: FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE, MINE IS NOT SEALED. CAMPAIGN#95V134000 HAD ACCIDENT REPLACED TIE ROD CAPAIGN#01I011000 I REPLACED COOLING FAN. *AK

20041127CrashENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALLS FOR:CAMPAIGN# 01V318000 AIR BAGS: FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE, MINE IS NOT SEALED. CAMPAIGN#95V134000 HAD ACCIDENT REPLACED TIE ROD CAPAIGN#01I011000 I REPLACED COOLING FAN. *AK

20040221CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

ON FEB. 17, 2004 I WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A KIA SPORTAGE THAT WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. I WAS STOPPED BEHIND A MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AT THE TIME. WHEN I WAS STRUCK IT THRUST MY VEHICLE INTO THE REAR OF THE ECLIPSE. MY AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE NEVER DEPLOYED. I AM POSITIVE THAT THE FORCE OF THE COLLISION WAS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINE TO DEPLOY. MY 2 CHILDREN, AS WELL AS MYSELF RECEIVED WHIPLASH AND SHOULDER/NECK INJURIES. I FEEL THAT WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO COME OUT OF THIS UNFO

Mileage: 180,000

20030715FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

CONSUMER STATES COOLANT SYSTEM CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER REPAIRED/ REPLACED FAN AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED AGAIN AND CAUSED OTHER PROBLEMS. *AK

20030621CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

TRAVELING AT 30 MPH HIT CAR THAT WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BROKE TWO FINGERS (PINKY AND RING), (THE PINKY FINGER IS BROKEN IN MULTIPLE PLACES) WRIST, BROKEN LIP, BURN TO THE FACE OF PASSENGER, ABRASION TO ARM AND CHEST. THE DRIVER AIRBAG ASIDE FROM INFLATING/EXPLODING, BROKE INUNDATING THE CAR WITH BLUE SMOG THAT ALMOST CHOCKED ME. ASIDE FROM THAT NOTHING HAPPENED TO ME. *NLM

20030604CrashAIR BAGS

THE DRIVER WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT WAS TRAVELING AT LEASE 45 MPH. NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

Mileage: 70,000

20021016FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM BACK OFF VEHICLE ,HAD TOWED THEY SAD THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN.VEHICLE IS PART OFF RECALL,BUT DUE TO THE FACT THAT VEHICLE IS OVER 100,000 NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL.PROBLEM HAPPEN TWICE. MR

20020813FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

(MINI L. OUTHOUSE OF STATE FARM INSURANCE. CLAIM NUMBER 43-R804-081) CONSUMERS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE COOLING SYSTEM. STATE FARM INSURANCE PAID FOR REPAIRS. AT THE TIME OF THE LOSS, THERE WAS NOT A RECALL NOTICE ON FILE. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER THE INCIDENT, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD REGARDING A DEFECT IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. STATE FARM IS SUBMITTING A SUBROGATION DEMAND FOR ALL MONIES PAID AS A RESULT. *JG

20020731FatalTIRES

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING SECOND VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND OVERTURN IN THE INSIDE MEDIAL, THERE WERE 5 INJURIES AND 2 FATALITIES, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN, GEORGIA UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORT. *YH

20020528FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

COOLING FAN CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO THE SAME DEFECT LISTED IN RECALL 01V390000. THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN.*AK *TT

20020514FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

PRIOR TO RECALL 01S30, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED WITH SMOKE BILLOWING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE HOOD. ALSO, AFTER THE FIRST REPAIR THE VEHICLE SERIOUSLY OVERHEATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS ASKING THE MANUFACTURER TO REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE TWO REPAIRS. *YH

20020508FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

MY FORD MUSTANG HAS A KNOWN (BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY)ENGINEERING DEFECT. THE HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN AND IT CAUSED RELATED PROBLEMS FROM OVER HEATING.FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILTY. THIS PROBLEM IS CLEARLY AN ENGINEERING DEFECT.MY SATISFACTION HAS NOT BEEN MET IN THIS MATTER. MY ADDRESS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED TO REFLECT THAT I LIVE IN MI NOT IA. *AK

20020320FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

WHILE AT A STOP CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER POPPED HOOD AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED FAN MOTOR BEARING SEIZED CAUSING FUN TO LOCK UP AND CAUSED WIRING TO OVERHEAT AND IGNITED THE ENGINE, VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT DEAR REFUSED TO REPAIR, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01I011000. *YD