BrakesEngine
Filed Jul 16, 2026
Breaks went out
- NHTSA ID
- 11750915
- Incident
- Jun 3, 2026
2003 Ford Mustang Brakes Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Brakes 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 Jul 16, 2026
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 145 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.
2
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 service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2003 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 brake
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
BrakesEngine
Filed Jul 16, 2026
Breaks went out
- NHTSA ID
- 11750914
- Incident
- Jun 3, 2026
BrakesElectricalFuel system
Filed Mar 14, 2023
Flooded salvage title not listed
- NHTSA ID
- 11511835
- Incident
- Dec 23, 2022
BrakesSuspension
Filed Aug 15, 2011
UPPER RETAINING NUT CAME OFF RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING ARM CAUSING POOR HANDLING AND A CLICKING NOISE OVER BUMPS AND DURING PARKING LOT MANEUVERS. A HOLE FORMED ON THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10419418
- Incident
- Aug 13, 2011
BrakesElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Jan 3, 2011
BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH HARNESS CONNECTOR DEFORMED RESULTING IN INOPERATIVE BRAKE LIGHTS. WIRES NO LONGER FIT WITHIN PLASTIC CONNECTOR. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10373955
- Incident
- Jan 10, 2010
- Mileage
- 95,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Nov 8, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING THAT LEADS TO THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH CONSTANTLY FAILS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE AND WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE, HE CANNOT SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. NEW TERMINAL ENDS WERE PLACED ON THE SWITCH; HOWEVER, THE WIRING CONTINUES TO FAIL. THE REPAIR USUALLY LASTS SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10208451
- Incident
- Oct 12, 2005
- Mileage
- 36,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jan 16, 2004
Crash reported
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT ROLLED ACROSS THE PARKING LOT WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. *PH *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10056021
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1901
Brakes
Filed Dec 20, 2002
Crash reported
CAR WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AT 15 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE(BRAKES DID NOT FEEL RIGHT) TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT THE CAR KEPT RIGHT ON GOING. THERE WAS NO PULSATION FEELING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT GO TO THE FLOOR. TS
- NHTSA ID
- 10000332
- Incident
- Dec 20, 2002
- Mileage
- 1,837 mi
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
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