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1990 Ford Mustang Interior & seats Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Interior & seats 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.
8
Latest Nov 6, 2000
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.
9%
of 85 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.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Ford Mustang submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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 interior

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Interior & seats
Filed Nov 6, 2000

ANCHOR MOUNT FAILED FOR DRIVER SEAT. SEAT WAS REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP, BUT THE ANCHOR MOUNT ITSELF WAS ATTACHED TO A PIECE OF METAL ABOUT AS THICK AS A QUARTER.*AK

NHTSA ID
735805
Incident
May 1, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 24, 1998

FORD REPRESENTATIVE AT 1 800 392 3673 AID SINCE CAR OUT OF WARRANTY NO FINANCIAL HELP WITH REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM AND IF NOT FOR MY OWN INSPECTION, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS INCIDENT/ACCIDENT. THERE'S NO EVIDENCE OF RUST, THE CRACKS IN THE FRAME SEEM TO BE NETAL FATIGUE.

NHTSA ID
540297
Incident
Jun 1, 1998
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine+2 more
Filed Sep 4, 1997
Fire reported

ALTERNATOR FAILED FIVE TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN A FIRE. IN ADDITION, UNDER DASH ELECTRICAL WIRES SHORTED OUT, RESULTING IN A FIRE. ALSO REPLACED FUEL PUMP/ 2 COOLING FANS AND THROTTLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
518809
Incident
Jan 1, 1997
Body & structureInterior & seats
Filed Jul 29, 1996

POWER LOCKS FAILED, CAUSING DOORS NO TO LOCK. *AK

NHTSA ID
800121
Incident
Jun 6, 1990
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 27, 1995

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SAW SMOKE COME FROM BEHIND THE SWITCH IT ALMOST BECAME A FIRE . TT

NHTSA ID
975641
Incident
Nov 26, 1995
BrakesInterior & seatsSeat belts+1 more
Filed Sep 21, 1995

DRIVER'S HEADREST TORN.

NHTSA ID
513995
Incident
Sep 7, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 31, 1995
Fire reported

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN SMOKE CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUNM AND CAUSE ON FIRE . *AK

NHTSA ID
971526
Incident
Aug 19, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 26, 1995

SEAT CAME UP THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARD. TT

NHTSA ID
959198
Incident
Dec 26, 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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Electrical33Engine10Airbags9Driver assistance8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .