Steering
Filed Jun 10, 2002
PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM HAD TRANSCEIVER MALFUNCTION (BROKEN WIRES). *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 762903
- Incident
- May 1, 2002
1999 Ford Mustang Steering Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Steering 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 Jun 10, 2002
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.
5%
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 the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. 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. 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 steering
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Steering
Filed May 8, 2002
Crash reported
FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS BACKED INTO, DAMAGE WAS $ 1100.00. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, DRIVER'S SEATBACK FELL BACK.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8009426
- Incident
- Apr 30, 2002
Steering
Filed Jul 6, 2001
I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE REAR SUSPENSION KNUCKLE REPLACED AND MY VEHICLE COMES OUT WITH A FAULTY BRAKE CALLIPER. SOMETHING IS WRONG WTIH THE PROCEEDURE IN FIXING THIS KNUCKLE OR THE TECHNICIANS WORKING ON THE VEHICLES ARE CARLESS. I HAVE READ DIFFERENT MESSAGES ON ON BLUE OVAL MESSAGE BOARD ABOUT INDIVIDUALS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR REAR WHEEL BRAKES INVOLVING THE CALIPER ASSEMBLY AND OR ROTOR LOCKING UP.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 747966
- Incident
- Jul 6, 2001
SteeringSuspension
Filed May 14, 2001
I WAS IN REVERSE TRAVELING ATBOUT 3-5 MILES PER HOUR. THERE WAS A LOUD HOP AND THEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DROPPED ABOUT 6" INCHE DOWN .BOTH FP/S BALL JOINTS HOPPED OUT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD THING AT 55/70 MILES PER HOUR! FORD REPAIRED THIS UNDER WARRANTY BUT I QUSTION HOW MANY OTHERS AND IF THE DRIVERS SIDE COULD COME APART AS WELL?*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 745302
- Incident
- Feb 19, 2001
Driver assistanceSteering
Filed Jan 30, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH, AND SUDDENLY WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO SOME TRASH CANS, AND SOME OTHER STUFF ON SIDEWALK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER TRIED TO FIX PROBLEM BUT WITH NO SUCCESS.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 879312
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2001
SteeringSuspension
Filed Dec 11, 2000
RECALL 00S33 HAVING TO DO WITH STEERING GEAR RETAINING BOLTS. STATES THIS CAN CAUSE MISALIGNMENT. BROUGHT IN TO HAVE FIXED. MY TIRES ON THE FRONT WERE BALD ON OUTSIDE. TOLD BY DEALER THIS IS CAUSED BY MISALIGNMENT. MISALIGNMENT CAUSED BY RECALL. DEALER OR FORD MOTOR CO., SHOULD PAY FOR NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT WHICH WAS CAUSED BY RECALL TO BEGIN WITH. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MY RIGHTS AND COURSE OF ACTION AS DEALER IS HEDGING ABOUT PICKING UP COST.
- NHTSA ID
- 737638
Steering
Filed Oct 31, 2000
STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 874250
- Incident
- Oct 30, 2000
SteeringSuspension
Filed Oct 12, 2000
WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE AN AWFUL GRINDING NOISE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY AND THE OUTER TIE ROD. *CJ.
- NHTSA ID
- 556056
- Incident
- Jun 21, 1999
BrakesEngineSteering
Filed Sep 23, 1999
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND SPEED THE ENGINE WILL STALL OUT AND THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING WILL ALSO CUT OFF. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE ABOUT 7 TIMES, AND PROBLEM CAN'T BE DUPLICATED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 848510
AirbagsSteering
Filed Apr 8, 1999
Crash reported
WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN, VEHICLE KEPT GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THE SIDE OF VEHICLE HIT A DITCH. VEHICLE SKIDDED ACROSS THE ROAD, AND THEN VEHICLE HIT A TREE, AND WENT BACK INTO THE DITCH. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 836610
- Incident
- Apr 5, 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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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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 .