https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Ford Mustang Convertible. en-us Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:56:46 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-1446438 Thu, 08 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON IT REALLY SCARY IT'S BEEN GOING SINCE 05/1/2010 AND TODAY 02/08/2018 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-1292707 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO THE STOP AND SO DID I BUT AS I HIT MY BRAKE SOMETHING BLEW UP IN MY FACE AND MADE ME PUT MY ARMS UP AND I LOST VISIBILITY. THE WEIRD PART IS THEY WENT OFF AT A ROLLING STOP UNDER 3 MPH .ALSO LAST WEEK MY CAR BRAKE SWITCH ALMOST STARTED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-1292708 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO THE STOP AND SO DID I BUT AS I HIT MY BRAKE SOMETHING BLEW UP IN MY FACE AND MADE ME PUT MY ARMS UP AND I LOST VISIBILITY. THE WEIRD PART IS THEY WENT OFF AT A ROLLING STOP UNDER 3 MPH .ALSO LAST WEEK MY CAR BRAKE SWITCH ALMOST STARTED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-1292709 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO THE STOP AND SO DID I BUT AS I HIT MY BRAKE SOMETHING BLEW UP IN MY FACE AND MADE ME PUT MY ARMS UP AND I LOST VISIBILITY. THE WEIRD PART IS THEY WENT OFF AT A ROLLING STOP UNDER 3 MPH .ALSO LAST WEEK MY CAR BRAKE SWITCH ALMOST STARTED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-1292737 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT MELTED ALL MY WIRES ALMOST CAUSED FIRE https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-1247280 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT SUFFERED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR APPROACHING TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT. I HAD TO JUMP THE CURBS AND DRIVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE STOPPED CARS. I WAS ABLE TO DOWN SHIFT AND USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR AND LIMP TO A REPAIR SHOP (AT SLOW SPEED USING THE PARKING BRAKE). THEY FOUND A SPIT IN THE STEEL BRAKE LINE JUST BELOW THE RADIATOR THAT LED TO THE https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-1226015 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACK DESTROYING ENGINE. CYLINDER HEAD SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. HEATER CORE FAILURE. CONVERTIBLE TOP DETERIORATING. FUEL PUMP FAILURE ALL LESS THAN 1200000 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-1226016 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACK DESTROYING ENGINE. CYLINDER HEAD SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. HEATER CORE FAILURE. CONVERTIBLE TOP DETERIORATING. FUEL PUMP FAILURE ALL LESS THAN 1200000 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-1226017 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACK DESTROYING ENGINE. CYLINDER HEAD SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. HEATER CORE FAILURE. CONVERTIBLE TOP DETERIORATING. FUEL PUMP FAILURE ALL LESS THAN 1200000 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-1121733 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT FORD MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE '96 - WHILE HEADING HOME ME AND MY FAMILY WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. IT WAS A CLEAR SUNNY DAY, 85 DEGREES OUTSIDE WITH NO CHANCE OF RAIN. WE HAD THE WINDOWS AND TOP UP AC GOING. MY FIANCE, THE DRIVER, STARTED SMELLING WATER COMING FROM THE VENTS AND ASKED IF I COULD, BUT I COULDN'T SMELL THE SCENT OF WATER. A FEW SECONDS LATER IT STARTED TO GET SMO https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-1101889 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT THE ELECTRICAL POWER WIRES ON THE OEM-INSTALLED FUEL PUMP, LOCATED INSIDE THE VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK, WERE INSTALLED SO THAT THEY CROSSED OVER EACH OTHER ON THEIR WAY FROM THE CONNECTOR OUTSIDE THE TANK TO THE FUEL PUMP INSIDE. ON THREE SIMILAR VEHICLES THAT WE OWN THESE CROSSING SOLID CORE FUEL PUMP WIRES CAME CLOSE ENOUGH TO EACH OTHER SO AS TO TOUCH. ON THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THE WIRES NOT ONLY CR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-1084153 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT THE BRAKES BEEN WEARING DOWN AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME FIXING THEM. *JS https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-1080999 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT LOUD POP NOISE AND VEHICLE SPEED VERY QUICKLY DECREASED. ENGINE RAN EXTREMELY ROUGH. VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD DEALER. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-1058501 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT THE HEADLIGHT/TAILLIGHT/DASH LIGHT SWITCH BURNS UP AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED! *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-1003380 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT AS AN OVERWEIGHT 6'9" CITIZEN AND PHD SCIENTIST, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT SAFETY TESTS ARE DONE FOR PEOPLE THAT DEVIATE FROM A NORMAL SIZE AND WEIGHT. I UNDERSTAND THAT SAFETY TESTS ARE DONE FOR CHILDREN, BUT WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY TALL, OR AS IT IS AN INCREASING PROBLEM IN THE US, PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY OBESE? MY SEAT BELT TOUCHES MY NECK RATHER THAN GOING OVER MY SHOULDER, POTENTIALL https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-1003381 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT AS AN OVERWEIGHT 6'9" CITIZEN AND PHD SCIENTIST, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT SAFETY TESTS ARE DONE FOR PEOPLE THAT DEVIATE FROM A NORMAL SIZE AND WEIGHT. I UNDERSTAND THAT SAFETY TESTS ARE DONE FOR CHILDREN, BUT WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY TALL, OR AS IT IS AN INCREASING PROBLEM IN THE US, PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY OBESE? MY SEAT BELT TOUCHES MY NECK RATHER THAN GOING OVER MY SHOULDER, POTENTIALL https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-1003382 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT AS AN OVERWEIGHT 6'9" CITIZEN AND PHD SCIENTIST, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT SAFETY TESTS ARE DONE FOR PEOPLE THAT DEVIATE FROM A NORMAL SIZE AND WEIGHT. I UNDERSTAND THAT SAFETY TESTS ARE DONE FOR CHILDREN, BUT WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY TALL, OR AS IT IS AN INCREASING PROBLEM IN THE US, PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY OBESE? MY SEAT BELT TOUCHES MY NECK RATHER THAN GOING OVER MY SHOULDER, POTENTIALL https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-968722 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT MAKING A RIGHT TURN IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A SPEED OF APROX. 10 MPH THE AIRBAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE PASSENGERS SIDE. THERE WAS NO COLLISION WITH ANY KIND OF OBJECTS (CAR,PETS.VARMENTS,ROAD DEBRIS ETC;;... ) THERE WAS NO DAMAGE WHATSOEVER TO THE CAR. BUT MY SON WAS KNOCK-OUT BRIEFLY AND HAD INJURIES TO HIS FACE, CHIN, AND ARMS. THANKFULLY NO OTHER CARS ARE PEOP https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-944471 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT WHILE FILING MY CAR WITH GAS, DROPS OF GAS WERE DRIPPING ONTO THE CONCRETE. I LOOKED UNDER MY CAR AND THE FUEL TANK FILLER TUBE AND GAS TANK GASKET ARE LEAKING FUEL DIRECTLY ONTO MY EXHAUST PIPE. HAD MY EXHAUST BEEN EXTREMELY HOT, MY CAR WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED. PLEASE RECALL THIS. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-920132 Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO BLINK AND THEN SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. WAITED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND TURNED THE LIGHTS BACK ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE THEY SHUT OFF AGAIN. THE LIGHT SWITCH WIRING HARNESS WAS FOUND TO BE MELTED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT AT THE CONNECTOR. LATER I FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY MUSTANG OWNERS. MY HEADLIGHT SYSTEM AND WIRING IS https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-920133 Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO BLINK AND THEN SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. WAITED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND TURNED THE LIGHTS BACK ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE THEY SHUT OFF AGAIN. THE LIGHT SWITCH WIRING HARNESS WAS FOUND TO BE MELTED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT AT THE CONNECTOR. LATER I FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY MUSTANG OWNERS. MY HEADLIGHT SYSTEM AND WIRING IS https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-915085 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM GOT STUCK CAUSING THE CAR TO CONTINUE ACCELERATED. I HAD TO HIT THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE SYSTEM DESENGAGED, AVOIDING REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BY JUST A FEW FEET. I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY IN THE NEXT EXIT TO GET A COFFEE, PUT THE CAR IN "PARK" AND THE TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK IN "PARKING" CRUISE CONTROL HAS NOT OPERA https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-906877 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLES HEAD GASKETS FAILED, PCM FAILED AKA THE BRAIN ON THE VEHICLE. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-906878 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLES HEAD GASKETS FAILED, PCM FAILED AKA THE BRAIN ON THE VEHICLE. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-885673 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT THE FILL TUBE BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE NOZZLE INPUT HAS RUSTED THRU THE ENTIRE LENGTH, WORST UNDER THE PLASTIC/RUBBER WRAP AT THE TANK INLET, CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL ONTO THE GROUND WHEN FILLING THE TANK. DEALER ESTIMATES REPAIR COST AT $340. ON LINE INQUIRIES REVEALED "MANY-MANY" OTHER COMPLAINTS. NO FORD RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS. IF PARKED FOR A FEW DAYS , THE BATTERY RUNS DOWN. CH https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-885674 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT THE FILL TUBE BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE NOZZLE INPUT HAS RUSTED THRU THE ENTIRE LENGTH, WORST UNDER THE PLASTIC/RUBBER WRAP AT THE TANK INLET, CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL ONTO THE GROUND WHEN FILLING THE TANK. DEALER ESTIMATES REPAIR COST AT $340. ON LINE INQUIRIES REVEALED "MANY-MANY" OTHER COMPLAINTS. NO FORD RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS. IF PARKED FOR A FEW DAYS , THE BATTERY RUNS DOWN. CH https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-884760 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V355000 (VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM) RECALL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAI https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-868127 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT PUDDLE OF WATER IS FORMED IN THE "WELL" BEHIND THE BACK SEAT WHERE THE CONVERTIBLE TOP SITS WHEN LOWERED. I ALSO NOTICE MOISTURE IN THE OTHER AREAS SUCH AS REAR FLOOR MATS AND TRUNK. THIS HAPPENS AFTER RAIN OR AFTER CAR WASH. I'VE NOTICED HUNDREDS OF SAME ISSUES ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND FORUMS AND I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHY NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS. THIS DISTRACTS THE DRIVER AND CA https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-868128 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT PUDDLE OF WATER IS FORMED IN THE "WELL" BEHIND THE BACK SEAT WHERE THE CONVERTIBLE TOP SITS WHEN LOWERED. I ALSO NOTICE MOISTURE IN THE OTHER AREAS SUCH AS REAR FLOOR MATS AND TRUNK. THIS HAPPENS AFTER RAIN OR AFTER CAR WASH. I'VE NOTICED HUNDREDS OF SAME ISSUES ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND FORUMS AND I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHY NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS. THIS DISTRACTS THE DRIVER AND CA https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible https://plaincars.com/make/ford-mustang-convertible#complaint-866387 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT NEWLY PURCHASED HANKOOK VENTUS V12 EVO TIRES, ONE TIRE DEVELOPED LARGE BULGE IN INSIDE WALL AT RIM, TIRE SHOP REMOVED TIRE AND POINTED OUT A MOLDING DEFECT WHERE THE ENTIRE METAL BEAD WAS PUSHED THROUGH THE RUBBER AND METAL WAS OUTSIDE OF THE RUBBER BEAD CAUSING TIRE FAILURE. *TT