ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed Dec 26, 2020
WHILE IDLING MY CAR SUDDENLY HAD CYLINDER #3 MISFIRE AND THE SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD.
- NHTSA ID
- 11385042
- Incident
- Dec 25, 2020
- Mileage
- 150,000 mi
2002 Ford Mustang Electrical Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Electrical 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 Dec 26, 2020
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.
7%
of 118 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.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2002 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 electrical
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
ElectricalFuel system
Filed Feb 18, 2008
Fire reported
ON MARCH 21, 2007, MY MUSTANG CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY MOTHER'S HOME IN NEW BRIGHTEN, PA 15066 WHERE I THEN LIVED. IT WAS PARKED AT ABOUT 7PM AFTER DRIVING INTO NEW BRIGHTEN AND BACK, ABOUT 5 MILES EACH WAY. AT ABOUT 2AM THAT NIGHT WE WERE AWAKENED BY THE CAR HORN AND THE GLOW OF THE CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES. A FIRE INSPECTION RESULT WAS UNDETERMINED. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10218481
- Incident
- Mar 21, 2007
- Mileage
- 39,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Nov 5, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT SPEED. WHEN DRIVING AT A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DISPLAY A RAPID SPEED. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 83,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10207937
- Incident
- Nov 2, 2007
- Mileage
- 83,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Oct 29, 2007
A YEAR AGO, I PURCHASED A 2002 MERCURY COUGAR. IT HAD AN IN-DASH 6 DISC CD PLAYER. ABOUT 3 TIMES A WEEK, THE CDS WOULD GET JAMMED IN THE PLAYER. I GOT RID OF THE COUGAR AND PURCHASED A 2002 FORD MUSTANG TWO DAYS AGO. THERE ARE 6 CDS STUCK IN THE IN-DASH CD PLAYER ON THIS CAR AS WELL. OTHERS I HAVE TALKED TO THAT OWN FORD/MERCURY VEHICLES WITH THE SAME TYPE OF CD PLAYER ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10207385
- Incident
- Oct 26, 2007
Electrical
Filed Jul 25, 2005
Fire reported
DT: THE CONSUMERS 2002 FORD MUSTANG WAS PARKED AT A CURB AND TURNED OFF WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES. THERE WAS NO CRUISE CONTROL USED. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD THAT INDICATED A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS FAIRLY NEW AND IN GOOD CONDITION. THE AREA AROUND THE BATTERY AND WIRING WAS BURNT. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD MELTED AND WAS DESTROYED. THE INSIDE OF THE CAR DID NOT LOOK BURNED BECAUSE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS SO QUICK TO RESPOND. THE OWNER USUALLY KEPT THE VEHICLE PARKED IN THE GARAGE OR UNDER HIS PINE TREES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10125880
- Incident
- Jun 18, 2005
- Mileage
- 40,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Mar 20, 2005
Fire reported
THE CAR HAD UNDER 38000 MILES ON IT BUT I HADN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE 4:30 PM BUT AT ABOUT 5 AM WOKE UP TO THE EXPLOSIONS AND THE CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FORD HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO THIS SAYING THERE IS NO DEFECT, BUT IT IS SIMILAR TO THE EXPEDITIONS EXPLODING IN FLAMES FOR NO REASON THERE WERE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE CAR OR ANY REASON FOR IT TO CATCH FIRE BY ITSELF THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND I DID NOT HAVE INSURANSE TO COVER IT BECAUSE I AM A SINGLE MOM AND WAS TRYING TO SAVE A FEW PENNIES AND HAD NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT NEW OF A CAR WOULD GO UP IN FLAMES. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10114364
- Incident
- Jan 12, 2005
- Mileage
- 38,000 mi
ElectricalEngine
Filed Jun 19, 2002
WHILE TURNING AT 30MPH, VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK THIS VEHICLE LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL POWER INCLUDING THE IGNITION. THIS VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE POSESSION OF THE DEALER. *JG
- NHTSA ID
- 8012173
- Incident
- Jun 22, 2001
Electrical
Filed Jun 5, 2002
WHILE DRIVING AT 25MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE, PULLED OVER TO CHECK. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8011148
- Incident
- Apr 20, 2002
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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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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