1975 Ford Mustang Ii Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1975 Ford Mustang Ii, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Engine1100.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
FROM THE FIRST DAY I DROVE THIS CAR, IN 1975, I EXPERIENCED SEVERE RESPIRATORY AILMENTS, A CONSTANT ODOUR OF ROTTEN EGGS, INFLAMED EYES AND LUNGS - LEADING TO REPEATED MEDICAL EXAMINATION/TREATMENT. MY NASAL MUCOUS DISCHARGES WERE BLACK AND I ALSO EXPERIENCED CONTINUAL EXHAUSTION - OFTEN RESULTING IN MY BLACKING-OUT WHILE DRIVING. REPEATEDLY RETURNING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (JACK PERRY FORD ON NY RT. 17M IN GOSHEN NY) I WAS ADMONISHED BY BOTH THE SALES AND SERVICE STAFF WITH "IT MUST BE ALL IN YOUR HEAD".MY WORK AND COLLEGE STUDIES SUFFERED - EVENTUALLY LEADING TO MY BEING DISMISSED FOR POOR PERFORMANCE. THOUGH I WAS REINSTATED I STRUGGLED AND TODAY, WHILE ENROLLED (AGAIN) - I FIND I'VE BEEN DAMAGED PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY DUE TO WHAT WAS EVENTUALLY DISCOVERED TO BE A DELIBERATE DESIGN DEFECT IN THE CAR'S EXHAUST SYSTEM. UPON MY RETURN FROM ACTIVE DUTY IN THE USAF, HAVING LEFT THE CAR ON BLOCKS, THE ORIGINAL EXHAUST SYSTEM HAD ROTTED-OUT. I TOOK IT TO A MEINEKE DEALERSHIP IN NEWBURGH NY WHERE THE OWNER INSTALLED A 'STOCK' SYSTEM. HE WARNED ME I MIGHT BEGIN SUFFERING THE VERY SYMPTOMS LISTED ABOVE AND SHOWED ME WHY. THE DUAL TAILPIPES TERMINATED APPROX 8 INCHES FORWARD OF THE REAR BUMPER. COMBINED WITH THE AERODYNAMICS OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE; THIS RESULTED IN EXHUAST GASES BEING TRAPPED UNDERNEATH AND LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND WINDOWS - POSSIBLY AFFIXIATING ALL WITHIN. ACCORDING TO THE MEINEKE SHOP OWNER; FORD AND IOCCOCA PULLED THIS MODEL FROM PRODUCTION AFTER JUST 4 MONTHS FOLLOWING ITS INTRODUCTION. FORD REPRESENTATIVES AT VARIOUS NYC AUTO SHOWS DENY FORD EVER EVEN PRODUCED THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. IT APPEARS TO ME FORD IS UTILIZING THE SAME PRACTICE OF 'PLAUSABLE DENIABILITY' AS HAD THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY CEOS HAD DURING CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .