Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Jan 30, 2009
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.
6
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 23, 1995
What this page shows
Our database holds 16 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 Ford Mustang. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaints, most recent first
Showing 1–16 of 16
Fuel system
Filed Jan 30, 2009
FUEL PUMP INTERMITTENTLY WORKS. SOMETIMES I HEAR IT KICK IN AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T, LIKE TODAY AFTER WORK. I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP IN 2004 AND THE FUEL FILTER TO THE TUNE OF $550.00. I WAS NOT GIVEN THE OLD PARTS. I AM WORRIED I MAY HAVE TO GET IT DONE AGAIN TOMORROW. I THINK THE FIRST REPAIR SHOP ROBBED ME. THEY CHARGED ME 189.59 FOR THE PUMP AND 16.48 FOR THE FILTER. THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE FAILURE IS CAB FARES, BUMMING RIDES AND THE MENTAL ANGUISH OF WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL START. I AM FEMALE AND WORRIED ABOUT IT. *TR
NHTSA ID
10256997
Incident
Jan 30, 2009
Mileage
100,000 mi
Suspension
Filed Jan 13, 2005
Crash reported1 injury reported
THE VEHICLE HAD REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. *NM THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE ROADWAY WAS DAMP. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SLID MAKING THE CONSUMER LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE. *SC *JB
NHTSA ID
10109579
Incident
Jan 1, 2005
Seat belts
Filed Sep 11, 2003
SEAT BELT WAS RECALLED IN 1992. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED, AND THE RECALL LETTER STATED THAT REPAIRS WERE FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, SEAT BELTS WERE NOT LATCHING PROPERLY, AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE.*AK
NHTSA ID
10039778
Incident
Aug 27, 2003
Mileage
40,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Apr 2, 2003
I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO CHECK ON CAMPAIGN # 92V063000. HE SAID HE COULDN'T HELP BECAUSE MY VIN # DIDN'T COME UP. *NLM
NHTSA ID
10013853
Incident
Apr 2, 2003
Mileage
50,000 mi
EngineTransmission
Filed Sep 24, 1998
MULTIPLE CLUTCH FAILURES, TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS, AND THEN CRANKSHAFT BROKE AT 160,000 MILES.
NHTSA ID
780503
Steering
Filed May 6, 1996
Fire reported
AFTER AUTO WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES SMELLED SMOKE AND SAW IT, PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND IT WAS FLAMES IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK
NHTSA ID
984074
Electrical
Filed Apr 19, 1996
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK
NHTSA ID
983036
Electrical
Filed Apr 17, 1996
Fire reported
PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, UNDERHOOD FIRE IGNITED; ALL WIRES MELTED DOWN; ACCORDING TO FIRE DEPT, COULD BE CAUSED BE ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
NHTSA ID
982850
Incident
Mar 20, 1996
Engine
Filed Apr 5, 1996
Fire reported
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE (ENGINE COMPARMENT FIRE). *AK
NHTSA ID
982382
Incident
Mar 23, 1996
ElectricalFuel systemInterior & seats+1 more
Filed Oct 30, 1995
DOME LIGHT SHORTED OUT SIX TIMES.
NHTSA ID
487526
Incident
Oct 1, 1992
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 27, 1995
ENGINE SURGED. *DSH
NHTSA ID
487367
Incident
Sep 24, 1995
Transmission
Filed Oct 26, 1995
Crash reported
VEHICLE WAS PARKED/KEYS WERE REMOVED VEHICLE THEN ROLLED OUT INTO THE MAIN TRAFFIC, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE STRUCK BY A VAN. *SD
NHTSA ID
487197
Incident
Oct 26, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 10, 1995
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN . *AK
NHTSA ID
968461
Incident
Jul 10, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 25, 1995
CONSUMER RECEIVE A RECALL # 92V063000 TOOK CAR TO BE REPAIR DEALER REFUSE TO FIX THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE THERE WAS THE PEICE IN THE BUCKLE . TT
NHTSA ID
965830
Fuel system
Filed Mar 6, 1995
Fire reported
UNDERHOOD FIRE CAUSED BY POOR CLAMPING OF FUEL LINE TO THE FUEL FILTER. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
NHTSA ID
961150
Incident
Feb 22, 1995
Visibility
Filed Jan 23, 1995
REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AFTER REAR DEFROSTER WAS ON FOR 5 MINUTES. *SKD
NHTSA ID
480898
Incident
Dec 1, 1994
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.