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.
13
Latest Dec 29, 2005
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.
6%
of 213 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.
3
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 seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Ford Mustang submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 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
AirbagsInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Dec 29, 2005
Crash reported1 injury reported
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO MISS DEBRIS IN THE ROAD AND HIT THE GUARD RAIL AT 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE SPUN AND HIT THE GUARD RAIL FOUR TIMES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT ALSO SNAPPED , NOT ALLOWING THE CONTACT TO REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT CAME UNLATCHED AT THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE ,AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CONTUSIONS TO HEAD, NECK, SHOULDER, HIP, BACK, KNEE, AND ANKLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. *AK
NHTSA ID
10146372
Incident
Oct 17, 2005
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 24, 2004
WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BROKE AND FELL BACK. *AK *MR
NHTSA ID
10054007
Incident
Jan 13, 2004
Mileage
111,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 20, 2003
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH VEHICLE'S HOOD FLEW UP WHICH IMPAIRED DRIVER'S VISION. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
NHTSA ID
10024572
Incident
Jun 18, 2003
Mileage
80,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 7, 2002
WHILE DRIVING SCREWS POP OUT OF SEAT, CAUSING SEAT TO LEAN BACK ABOUT 4 INCHES, MAKING IT HARD TO REACH PEDAL.*AK
NHTSA ID
8015773
Incident
Jul 23, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 5, 2001
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
741927
Incident
Feb 25, 2001
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 7, 2001
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 10 MPH AND WAS REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK. CONSUMER'S/ DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE, AND CAUSED CONSUMER TO INSTANTLY RECLINE BACKWARD. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE.*AK
NHTSA ID
880028
Incident
Sep 1, 2000
Driver assistanceInterior & seatsTransmission
Filed Dec 31, 2000
Crash reported
PRE-ACCIDENT CONDITIONS: DAYLIGHT, RAINING, CAR STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. A FEW MINUTES PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE RED LIGHT THE DRIVER'S POWER SEAT MOVED ALL THE WAY FORWARD COMPLETLY ON ITS OWN ACCORD AFTER STOPPING AT THE RED LIGHT I RE-ADJUSTED THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED MAKING A RIGHT TURN IN MY NORMAL "OLD LADY" FASHION. ABOUT 3/4 THROUGH THE 90 DEGREE TURN THE REAR WHEELS LOST TRACTION AND BEGAN TO SLIDE TO THE LEFT. I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKE AND TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT. (I SUPPOSE IT IS POSSIBLE THAT I ACCIDENTLY HIT THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON LOCATED ON THE WHEEL AT THIS TIME). ANYWAY THE CAR ENGINE CONTIUED TO REV AND THE REAR WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN, DRIVING ME INTO A COMPLETE 360 DEGREE TURN, ALL THE TIME WITH MY FOOD HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHILE IN THIS SPIN THE REAR OF THE CAR JUMPED A MEDIAN CURB TWICE, CROSSED TWO LANES OF ASPHALT, JUMPED ANOTHER CURB AND FINALLY CRASH INTO A CONCRETE LIGHT POLE. ONLY THEN DID THE CAR STALL AND THE DRIVE WHEELS STOP SPINNING.*AK
NHTSA ID
738545
Incident
Dec 29, 2000
Interior & seatsTransmissionVisibility
Filed Jun 13, 2000
CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BECAUSE LATCH WOULDN'T SECURE IT. SAMETHING WAS HAPPENING WITH PASSENGER'S DOOR. ALSO, ALL FOUR WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL UP THE RIGHT WAY, BUT INSTEAD, WOULD GO OVER THE TOP. IN ADDITION, AFTER 600 MILES TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT A WARNING. *AK
NHTSA ID
863532
Incident
Jun 12, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 2, 2000
NOTHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WORKS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL. OVERDRIVE NOR TRACTION CONTROL FUNCTIONED IN THE SNOW. VEHICLE CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. *AK *ML
NHTSA ID
856020
Incident
Dec 1, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 11, 2000
MY SEAT COVERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE, THEY LOOK THE SAME ONCE AGAIN. *AK
NHTSA ID
717223
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 15, 1999
Crash reported
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT SLID BACK ON THE TRACK AND THE SEATBACK COLLAPSED, LEAVING THE DRIVER IMMOBILIZED, AND HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
NHTSA ID
850842
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 27, 1999
WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD LATCH MALFUCTIONED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY, ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ID
848743
Incident
Sep 26, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 1, 1999
SEAT RATCHET ASSEMBLY TEETH BROKE. 8AK
NHTSA ID
707086
Incident
Apr 4, 1999
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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