Body & structure
Filed Mar 25, 2008
THE PAINT IS BUBBLING UP AND PEELING OFF THE TRUNK LID OF MY CAR. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10222225
- Incident
- May 5, 2005
1996 Ford Mustang Body & structure Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Body & structure 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.
10
Latest Mar 25, 2008
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.
4%
of 246 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.
0
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 the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Ford Mustang submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 body or structure
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Body & structure
Filed Jun 4, 2006
THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF OF MY CAR. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10158927
- Incident
- Dec 15, 2005
Body & structure
Filed Mar 21, 2005
THE PAINT HAS BUBBLED AND NOW IS CHIPPING OFF THE CAR. I NOTICED THE BUBBLING SOME YEARS AGO WHEN THE BUBBLES TURNED TO TINY RUST SPOTS. JUST RECENTLY A LARGE SECTION OF PAINT OF THE TRUCK OF THE CAR CHIPPED OFF. I TALKED TO A FEW WELL KNOWN PAINT SHOPS AND THEY SAID THAT EVEN IN A CAR THIS OLD THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH HOW THE PAINT WAS APPLIED IN THE FACTORY. I ALSO LEARNED THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH WHITE FORD MUSTANGS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10114431
- Incident
- Mar 21, 2005
Body & structure
Filed Jan 17, 2001
HOOD WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, HOOD COULD FLY UP UNEXPECTEDLY. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 878326
- Incident
- Jan 14, 2001
Body & structure
Filed Oct 27, 1999
I HAVE HAD THE TOP REPLACED AND IT WAS NEVER ALLIGNED CORRECTLY, SO WHEN IT WENT DOWN IT WOULD GO DOWN AT AN ANGEL
- NHTSA ID
- 713960
- Incident
- Oct 12, 1998
Body & structureBrakesInterior & seats+1 more
Filed Sep 11, 1998
FRONT BRAKEROTORS/PADS/CALIPERS FAILED. ALSO, REPLACED TRANSMISSION GEARS/CLUSTERS/INTERIOR BODY PANELS.
- NHTSA ID
- 540763
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Sep 10, 1998
THE REAR ANTI-ROLL BAR FAILED AND SHEARED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE REAR MOUNTING BOLT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. BELIVE FORD HAS KNOW ABOUT POTENTIAL HAZARD SINCE 1994 BUT FAILS TO ISSUE RECALL OR TSB.
- NHTSA ID
- 540728
- Incident
- Sep 10, 1998
Body & structureVisibility
Filed Oct 27, 1997
CONVERTABLE TOP AND REAR VIEW MIRROR ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TWO TIMES.
- NHTSA ID
- 605225
Body & structure
Filed Feb 13, 1997
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND VIBRATES AT 60-75 MPH. DEALER CLAIMS THAT VEHICLE LACKS CASTER ANGLE ADJUSTMENT.
- NHTSA ID
- 546715
Body & structure
Filed Aug 27, 1996
SPOILER BLOCKS VISION THROUGH REAR VIEW MIRROR.
- NHTSA ID
- 507931
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1996
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
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 .