1998 FORD MUSTANG

297 complaints filed with NHTSA.

297
Complaints
52
Crashes
12
Fires
41
Injuries
1
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE17
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL15
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE10
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP8
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION8
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL7
PARKING BRAKE7
AIR BAGS7
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR7
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE6
TIRES6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER5
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE5

Recent Complaints

20200206CrashAIR BAGS

STIRRING-WHEEL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON GETTING HIT HEAD-BUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DID DEPLOY BUT DUE TO THE DEFECT STIRRING WHEEL AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING THE DRIVER TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD

Mileage: 99,000

20171023CrashAIR BAGS

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, NEITHER FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED

Mileage: 147,000

20160511CrashAIR BAGS

ON MAY 5, 2016, I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 395 (NEVADA). DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH DUE TO RAIN/HAIL. I FELT MY CAR BEGIN TO HYDROPLANE, AND THEN BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL ACROSS THE HWY. AT LEAST 5 COMPLETE CIRCLES UNTIL I SLAMMED INTO A CONCRETE WALL WHERE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVERS SEAT BOLTS BROKE UPON IMPACT AS WELL. NO OTHER CARS WERE INVOLVED, BUT I SUFFERED MULTIPLE BRUISES ON MY RT. ARM, AS WELL AS SEVERE WHIPLASH AND INTERNAL BRUISING FROM SEAT BRE

Mileage: 124,000

20160511CrashSEATS

ON MAY 5, 2016, I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 395 (NEVADA). DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH DUE TO RAIN/HAIL. I FELT MY CAR BEGIN TO HYDROPLANE, AND THEN BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL ACROSS THE HWY. AT LEAST 5 COMPLETE CIRCLES UNTIL I SLAMMED INTO A CONCRETE WALL WHERE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVERS SEAT BOLTS BROKE UPON IMPACT AS WELL. NO OTHER CARS WERE INVOLVED, BUT I SUFFERED MULTIPLE BRUISES ON MY RT. ARM, AS WELL AS SEVERE WHIPLASH AND INTERNAL BRUISING FROM SEAT BRE

Mileage: 124,000

20100412CrashFireFatalVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL-THE DRIVER OWNED A 1998 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS UNKNOWN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND LIQUID SPLASHED ONTO THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER ENDED UP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TRAFFIC AND CRASHED INTO A VAN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS WERE INJURED IN THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. AA

20100120FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD MUSTANG WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 1998. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF HIS HOME WHEN HE NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. HE IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE TO NO AVAIL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE MARSHALL STATED THAT THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL AND ALSO INCLUDED THAT IN THE POLICE/FIRE REPORT FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT

Mileage: 150,000

20090825FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1999 FORD MUSTANG WITH A 1998 USED ENGINE INSTALLED INTO IT. I ONLY HAD 1 REAL PROBLEM WITH IT AND IT WAS MY EXHAUST. I HAD THAT FIXED AND RAN GREAT FOR THE NEXT DAY. LESS THEN 36 HRS AFTER THE EXHAUST WAS FIXED AND AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT 15 HRS OR SO, WHICH WAS FROM AROUND 9:45 PM FRIDAY THE 21ST TO AROUND 12:30 TO 1:00 PM ON THE 22ND OF AUGUST. A NEIGHBOR CAME POUNDING ON OUR DOOR TELLING US OUR CAR WAS ON FIRE!!!! HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEON

20041213CrashFireFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE

I HIT A TREE AFTER DRIVING OFF THE ROAD AND THE CAR BECAME INGULFED IN FLAMES AND SOON BURNED THE CAR TO NUTHING BUT STRAIGHT METAL LOSS OF EVERYTHING EVEN RIMS WERE MELTED AND WINDOWS TOO ALL THAT WAS LEFT WAS HARD METAL SURFACES I WAS ALMOST BURNED ALIVE PLUS THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED TO LATE AND MY HEAD ACTUALLY IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL BREAKING MY NOSE AND SPLITTING MY FOREHEAD OPEN AND ALMOST LOST MY LEFT EYE DUE TO THE IMPACT THE SEATBELT WORKED TOO GOOD IT SPERATED MY LEFT SHOULDER AND BROK

20041001CrashSTEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK

I WAS INVOLVED IN A VERY BIZARRE ACCIDENT. ON AUGUST 10, 2004 AT 8:30 AM, I WAS GOING TO WORK USING THE HIGHWAY I REGULARLY USE EVERYDAY, HIGHWAY ONE IN PACIFICA, CALIFORNIA, LOCATED FOUR BLOCKS FROM MY HOME. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. AS I WAS GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY ENTRANCE, GOING NO MORE THAN TWENTY MILES PER HOUR, AND AS I MADE MY WAY DOWN THE RAMP A FEW INCHES, MY CAR STARTED SWAYING BACK AND FORTH. PULLING ME RIGHT, AND THEN TO THE LEFT. I WAS NOT DISTRACTED, PREOCCUPIED, NOR ON A

Mileage: 54,000

20041001CrashSTEERING

<PAGE 2 > MY LIFE, AS WELL AS ANOTHER HUMAN BEINGS LIFE COULD HAVE BEEN AT STAKE DUE TO SOMEONE WANTING TO MAKE SOME MONEY. THANK GOD THE PARTY INVOLVED AND MYSELF CAME OUT OF THIS ORDEAL WITH JUST MINOR BRUISING. I AM A TWENTY-ONE YEAR OLD WELL-EDUCATED WOMAN WITH A RESPONSIBLE JOB PROFILE, AND A CLEAN RECORD. I HAVE NEVER VIOLATED THE LAW, THEREFORE ALL THAT HAS HAPPENED IS HARD TO TAKE. FROM THE START, I REQUESTED MY INSURANCE TO TAKE THE CLAIM MORE SERIOUSLY, AND FOR AN INTENSE INVESTIGA

Mileage: 54,000

20041001CrashSTEERING:COLUMN

<PAGE 3> I'VE ALSO SEEKED LEGAL ADVICE, AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT I WAS FRAUDED, AND THAT I DO HAVE A CASE, HOWEVER THEY COULDN'T FURTHER ASSIST ME DUE TO THE FACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY PAID OFF MY LOAN ON THE VEHICLE, AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER IN MY POSSESSION. NOW THAT EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SAID, MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN FURTHER DO AS A CONSUMER??? PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, IVA D. OKLOBDZIJA . MOST OFOUR COMMENTS ARE MISSING.

Mileage: 54,000

20021126CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HER BRAKES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AT THE TIME BUT NOTHING WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. ALSO CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE WAS ON A COLLISION AND THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOST WHICH IT MEANS CONSUMER NO LONGER HAS THE VEHICLE. TS

20021115CrashENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE ACCELERATED FOUR TIMES AT A HIGH RPM FROM AN IDLE POSITION WHILE THE MOTOTR WAS ENGAGED. DT *TS

20021105VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

NO SUMMARY. DT

20020910CrashSEAT BELTS

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT BOTTOM HALF BROKE. CONSUMER WILL FILL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

20020829FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

LEFT THE VEHICLE PARKED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE STARTED INSIDE OF COMPARTMENT.*AK

20020719CrashSUSPENSION

ERRATIC HANDLING ON FREEWAY , STEERING BECAME UNCONTROLABLE AND SWERVING WHEN PULLING OUT INTO INTERSECTION. *AK

20020628CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY DID NT HOLD, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER. MASTER CYLINDER WAS SHOT.*AK

20011217CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A WOOD FENCE AT 30MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

20011206CrashFireFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM

INTAKE MANIFOLD IS MADE OF PLASTIC, THIS LEAD TO IT CRACKING AND ANTI-FREEZE COMING OUT. COULD NOT SEE WHILE DRIVING.*AK