CASUAL DRIVER. NOTICED ACCELERATION AND COASTING/ROLLING WERE SLUGGISH. MECHANIC NOTED BRAKE AREA TEMP ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WAS OVER 400 DEGREES. THE BRAKES ON THAT WHEEL WOULD NOT RELEASE COMPLETELY AND CAUSED CONTINUOUS FRICTION PRODUCING OVERHEATING. (I NOTICED I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO SUBMIT THIS BRAKE PROBLEM TO THIS BOARD. ) THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TOTAL FRONT BRAKES AND MASTER CYLINDER SYSTEM. COST OVER $1100 TO DO THIS BACK IN 2013. IT IS NOW JAN 2021 AND I STILL HAVE LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON MY BABY MUSTANG.
- NHTSA ID
- 11387317
- Incident
- Jul 31, 2013
ABS BRAKE LIGHT IS ON THIS IS UNSAFE IN WET OR SNOWY CONDITIONS
- NHTSA ID
- 11197105
- Incident
- Apr 13, 2019
- Mileage
- 69,000 mi
2004 FORD MUSTANG REAR BRAKE CALIPER/PISTON FAILURE. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN A NEAR FIRE ON THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. END RESULTS IN REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTOR, CALIPER, AND BRAKE PADS. THE LEFT REAR BRAKE SYSTEM WAS UNAFFECTED. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10222080
- Incident
- Mar 7, 2008
- Mileage
- 54,687 mi
BrakesTransmission
Filed Dec 27, 2007
CAR WAS PARKED ON HILL WHILE IDLING WITH PARKING BRAKE ON, WHEN THE CAR ROLLED DOWN THE HILL, RESULTING IN OVER $5,000.00 IN DAMAGES. THE BREAK HANDLE WAS STILL IN THE UP POSITION. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10213004
- Incident
- Dec 12, 2007
- Mileage
- 76,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jan 22, 2006
ANTI-LOCKING BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILED. THE SERVICE LIGHT WENT ON AND I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR. THE FIRST REPAIR TOOK PLACE BETWEEN NOV. 11, 2005 AND NOV. 18, 2005. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED IN DECEMBER 2005. THE SECOND REPAIR TOOK PLACE BETWEEN DEC. 21, 2005 AND DEC. 30, 2005. THE SAME SYSTEMS FAILED A THIRD TIME. (JAN. 21, 2006) I AM IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING ANOTHER APPOINTMENT. ON THE FIRST REPAIR, THEY REPLACED PART # FMC 2R3Z 2C219 CA (CONTROL) ALSO FMC 2R3Z 2C219 CA (CORE CHG) DURING THE NEXT REPAIR THEY REPLACED PART # FMC F7ZZ 2C204 AB (SENSOR ASY). DURING THESE REPAIRS, THE DOWN TIME ON MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN A TOTAL OF 4 DAYS AND COUNTING. THE LAST INCIDENT ON JAN. 21, 2006 WAS FRIGHTENING. THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ENGAGING DURING NORMAL BRAKING. (STOPPING AT A LIGHT) I COULD FEEL THE SYSTEM TURNING ON AND OFF. I FELT AS IF THE CAR MIGHT NOT STOP. I TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME. I FEEL THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I DO NOT HAVE ANY OF THE ORIGINAL PARTS FOR INSPECTION. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10148327
- Incident
- Nov 7, 2005
- Mileage
- 12,789 mi
DT: 2004 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 15-20 MPH THE BRAKES DID NOT LET GO, THE ROAD WAS WET. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 22,2005. VEHICLE HIT A CURVE, NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER,AND VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN REPAIR SHOP BEING FIXED. DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY WERE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM FORD. THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL FORD CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, INCLUDING RIMS, FRONT BUMPER, AND ALIGNMENT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10138010
- Incident
- Sep 22, 2005
REAR BRAKES GRAB AND GRIND IF WET, WORSE IN REVERSE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10110639
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2005
(1) COLD WEATHER IN MICHIGAN. DRY CAR, NO ADDITIONAL FROZEN WATER ON VEHICLE. (2) PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT RELEASE WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXIST. UNABLE TO MOVE IN REVERSE WITHOUT HEAVY ACCELERATION. FREE PLAY IN PARKING BRAKE HANDLE EVENTUALLY GOES AWAY AFTER SITTING ( 3 - 10 MINUTES ), OR DRIVING FORWARD WITH THE VEHICLE FOR ROUGHLY .5 MILE. (3) DEALER COULD NOT VERIFY CONCERN, I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AGAIN TO LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM, BUT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE APPOINTMENT. NO SERVICE BULLETINS IN REGARD TO THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOT CURRENTLY USING PARKING BRAKE AS I DON'T WISH TO BREAK ANYTHING, OR PREMATURELY WEAR ANYTHING OUT. THIS VEHICLE WAS A FLEET VEHICLE PURCHASED WITH 17,210 MILES ON IT. DEALER IS VERY CORDIAL, AND APPEARS TO BE VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, BUT HAS NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM PRESENTED TO THEM PREVIOUSLY. NO SERVICE BULLETIN FROM FORD REGARDING THIS PROBLEMI PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT (ODI ID NUMBER : 10106576), AND HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. IT APPEARS THAT THE SERVICE WORK THEY HAVE SINCE PERFORMED HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM (HOPEFULLY FOR GOOD). THE FOLLOWING WARRANTY SERVICES WERE PERFORMED: "REPLACE BOTH REAR E-BRAKE CABLES, REPLACE REAR BRAKE PADS DUE TO HOT SPOTS AND RT REAR INNER AND OUTER PADS HEAT CRACKED. USE ON CAR BRAKELATHE MACHINE BOTH REAR ROTORS BEFORE SPEC .550 AFTER CUT SPEC. .530 INSTALL 4 NEW STAINLESS SLIDES, LUBE COMPLETE ASSEMBLY AND ROAD TEST. ALL OK" . *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10106576
- Incident
- Jan 6, 2005
- Mileage
- 18,425 mi
REAR BRAKES 2004 MAKES A NOISE WHEN WET IDLE IS TO HIGH WHEN YOU PUSH IN CLUTCH. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10056619
- Incident
- Dec 10, 2003
- Mileage
- 33 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.