Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Driver assistance reportsComplaints 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.
9
Latest Sep 27, 2020
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
8%
of 109 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1989 Ford Mustang submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming driver-assistance
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Driver assistanceExterior lightingSeat belts
Filed Sep 27, 2020
SEAT BELTS PULL OUT AND LATCH HOWEVER THE CROSS BODY PORTION DOES NOT RECEDE BACK INTO FRAME, ONLY CONTINUES TO LOOSEN AND NOT RETRACT THIS HAPPENS AT ANY TIME YOU ATE USING THE SEAT BELTS, HAPPENS WITH FRONT AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS, EITHER STOPPED. DRIVING, BREAKING OR EXCELLING. ITS ALL THE TIME . MY BEST GUESS IS THAT THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM IS OLD AND WORE OUT. SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO. AT THAT TIME THERE WAS 131,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON THE MOTOR. NO IDEA WHY THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN GOING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR. OVERDRIVE STOPPED WORKING. NO WARNING, NO OCCASIONAL SLIPS. JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE SWITCHING INTO OVERDRIVE IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. HAVE TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER 50 MILES PER HOUR AS CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO NEXT GEAR. MY GUESS IS CHANGE TRANSMISSION. LOOKING FOR ONE NOW TO EITHER REBUILD IT OR GET A NEW ONE. SWITCHES, DRIVER SIDE SWITCH WOULD NOT CATCH THE WINDOW TO ROLL UP OR DOWN,, THEN THE SWITCH PLATE WOULD STICK AND STARTED SMOKING. I REPLACED THE SWITCH TWICE NOW WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. INTERIOR LIGHTING FOR SPEEDOMETER GAGES ARE NO LIGHTS. UNABLE TO SEE GAGES. ***I DO REALIZE THE CAR IS 31 YEARS OLD NOW. AND MAY JUST BE OLD AGE GETTING TO MY FOXBODY. *** THANK YOU
NHTSA ID
11361416
Incident
Feb 2, 2020
Mileage
131,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 16, 2006
Crash reported1 injury reported
I JUST FILED A COMPLAINT 10-15-06, AND AFTER GOING OVER MY ACCIDENT THAT INVOLVED MY 1989 MUSTANG ON 11-05,, I DO BELIEVE THAT THE WRECK COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAUTLY EQUIMENT THAT IS IN MY CAR,, LIKE I SAID IN MY FIRST FORM I TRIED TO HAVE THIS FIXED WITHIN A WEEK OR SO OF PURCHACING THE CAR,,AND IT DID THE SAME THING BEFORE I GOT HOME FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP. MIGHT I ADD IT WENT TO A FORD DEALER TO BE FIXED..I REALLY FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS A BIG ISSUSE AND I THINK FORD SHOULD BE RESPONABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS THE PROBLEM NOT AT MY EXPESNE I HOPE TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE ABOUT THIS MATTER... I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS DOING THIS (ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, FASTER AND FASTER UNTIL YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN THEN IT IS NORMAL AGAIN) UNTIL I SAW YOUR WEB SITE AND READED THE COMPLAITS ON THE 1989 MUSTANG,,, PLEASE HELP,,, THANK YOU SHERRY COOK. *NM
NHTSA ID
10170996
Incident
Nov 11, 2005
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 25, 2000
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE THROTTLE SURGING HAD DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH REQUIRED REPAIR ALSO. *MJS
NHTSA ID
555175
Incident
May 19, 2000
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 18, 2000
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, UPON APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND TURN VEHICLE OFF. NO DAMEGES OR INJURY REPORTED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE.*AK
NHTSA ID
857268
Incident
Feb 18, 2000
Driver assistanceSeat belts
Filed Sep 16, 1997
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND DURING SHIFTING GEARS, VEHICLE ACCELERATES. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IS BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. *AK
NHTSA ID
510296
Incident
Aug 13, 1993
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 4, 1996
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE INCREASES IN SPEED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE STARTED TO INTERMITTENLY INCREASE IN SPEED THERE SEEMED TO BE NO COMMON DENOMINATOR ENGINE WOULD HOT OR COLD DRY OR WET WEATHER, HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND IS ALWAYS A SURPRIS, WHEN THE ENGINE RPM INCREASE IT LEVELS OUT ANYWHERE FROM 1,500 TO 3,00 RPM, IN ORDER TO STOP THE PROBLEM THE ENGINE MUST BE TURNED OFF AN RESTARTED, THIS USUALLY CORRECTS THE PROBLEM BUT NOT ALWAYS SOMETIMES SEVERAL RESTARTS, CONSUMR STATES HE TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS CHARGED $200 AND PROBLEM STILL REMAINS.JB
NHTSA ID
804532
Incident
Jun 1, 1994
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Oct 1, 1996
RECALL ONLY INCLUDES 1991-93 DUE TO BROKEN TRANSMISSION THROTTLE PASSING GEAR GROMMET PLASTIC PART, ACCELERATOR STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, RESULTING IN DRIVER LOSING CONTROL, RUNNING OFF ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
NHTSA ID
803050
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 6, 1996
VEHICLE WAS DOUBLE PARKED ON SLIGHT INCLINE, BOTH PASSENGER'S/DRIVER'S DOORS OPEN, EMERGENCY BRAKES ON, KEY WAS NOT IN IGNITION, SUDDENLY WITH NO ANY WARNING, VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING DOWN HILL, PASSENGER'S DOOR BENT BACKWARDS.*AK
NHTSA ID
801976
Incident
Aug 24, 1996
Driver assistanceSeat belts
Filed Jun 22, 1995
THE SEAT BELT DON'T RETRACT BACK TO POSITION. TT
NHTSA ID
967649
Incident
Jan 1, 1992
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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