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1967 Ford Mustang Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Nov 22, 2008
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1967 Ford Mustang, 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

  • Brakes150.0%
  • Fuel system150.0%

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

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

BRAKE DRUM INSTALLED IMPROPERLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS.

NHTSA ID 543296 · filed Jan 8, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Fuel system

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

FORD, 1967 MUSTANG, SIX CYL AUTO TRANS. WHILE I WAS STOPPED FOR A LIGHT, THE CARBURETOR RETURN SPRING LET GO. LUCKY FOR ME, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND OFF THE GAS PEDAL AS I WAS STILL IN DRIVE. I HEARD THE SPRING BOUNCE OFF THE FAN AND THE ENGINE SPEED UP. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, TOOK THE SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE AND COASTED TO THE CURB.. I COULD NOT FIND ANY PART OF THE SPRING OR ANCHOR POINT. I TOOK A SPRING OUT FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT AND USED THAT ARRANGEMENT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. I STILL HAVE THE CAR IN THE GARAGE BUT HAVE NOT USED IT FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS. AT THE TIME THERE WERE A NUMBER OF INCIDENTS WHERE THESE MUSTANGS SPED UP OUT OF CONTROL, WITH SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. FORD WOULD NOT OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM. I HAD GONE TO FORD ASKING FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS, BUT NO RESPONSE. I HAD WRITTEN TO NTSB A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, BUT NO RESPONSE THERE EITHER. STATUE OF LIMITATIONS HAS MOST LIKELY RUN OUT FOR REPARATIONS TO THE ACCIDENT VICTIMS. OF COURSE THE PROBLEM WAS EVENTUALLY RECOGNIZED WITHOUT HONOR TO THE VICTIMS AND THE TENSION SPRINGS REPLACED BY A SERIES OF COMPRESSION SPRINGS ON LATER MODELS THEREAFTER. NEVER HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE BY FORD. *TR

NHTSA ID 10249563 · filed Nov 22, 2008

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.

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Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .