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2000 Ford Mustang Tires & wheels Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA

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Tires & wheels 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 Dec 3, 2003
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.
3%
of 311 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.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 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 tire or wheel

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

Tires & wheels
Filed Dec 3, 2003

PROBLEMS WITH DEFECTIVE BF GOODRICH TIRE EQUIPMENT ON 2000 FORD MUSTANG. *MR ALL FOUR TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF CRACKING. THERE WAS A RATING OF 360 TIRE WEAR ON THE SIDEWALL, AND A DEPTH OF 8/32. (COMP T/A M+S HR4 TIRES) BF GOODRICH *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID
10050483
Incident
Nov 10, 2003
SteeringTires & wheels
Filed Sep 10, 2002
Crash reported

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER HAD STOPPED FOR GAS WHEN THE ATTENDANT CALLED ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THE TIRE WAS COMING APART. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND THE DAUGHTER HAS THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND PAPER WORK. *JG

NHTSA ID
567382
Incident
Jun 1, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 30, 2002

GOODYEAR, EAGLE, P205/65R15, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, FORD MUSTANG WITH 13900 MILES. SIDEWALL BLEWOUT ON PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE AT 70 MPH.*AK CONSUMER ADDS HE HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING VEHICLE. FORD DEALER STATED THAT BUMBER TO BUMPER WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE TIRES. GOODYEAR WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *TT

NHTSA ID
8008817
Incident
Apr 21, 2002
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 8, 2001

CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM TIRE/WHEEL HEARD BETWEEN 10-20MPH. HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALERSHIP MORE THAN 5 TIMES AND NO SATISFACTION. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF NOISE AND WILL NOT REPLACE PARTS. HAVE HAD PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 5,000 MILES.*AK (TIRESIZE: 16)

NHTSA ID
750076
Incident
Mar 1, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 18, 2001

PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN ON I-20. I CONTACTED TWO GOODYEAR DEALERS WHO BOTH TOLD ME THAT THE GOODYEAR EAGLE GA WAS WEARING OUT ABNORMALLY FAST ON MUSTANGS. TWO OF THE TIRES ONLY HAD 3/32 OF TREAD REMAINING A( DOT NUMBER: )

NHTSA ID
744220
Incident
Apr 13, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Dec 9, 2000

TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES ALMOST FELL APART WITH ONLY 7K MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING. THESE WERE THE REARS. THE FRONTS LOOK TERRIBLE AND LOSE AIR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TWO REARS AS ONE BLEW OUT.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/55R16 )

NHTSA ID
737583
Incident
Sep 28, 2000
BrakesTires & wheels
Filed Oct 23, 2000

WHILE DRIVING FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SLID. CONSUMER HAD A FLAT SPOT IN THE TIRE.*AK

NHTSA ID
873626
Incident
Oct 17, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 11, 2000

WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A HIGHWAY, THE TIRE SUDDENLY SHREDDED AND CAME OFF THE RIM AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. WHEN THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING, THE SALESMAN TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THAT HE KNEW OF THAT TIRE SUDDENLY COMING APART. WHILE THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP ANOTHER MUSTANG, WITH ONLY 500 MILES, EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING , AFTER NOTICING A BUBBLE IN THE TIRE. WHILE PULLING OFF THE ROADWAY, AT LESS THAN 5MPH, HIS TIRE DISINTEGRATED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P225/55R16 )

NHTSA ID
723868
Incident
May 17, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed May 26, 2000

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH WITH THE CONVERTIBLE TOP DOWN REAR PASSENGER SIDE GOODRICH TIRES EXPLODED. ALSO, TIRES HAS CAME OF THE RIM AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID
862589

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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