Ford Mustang Complaints (1988)

108 consumer complaints on file.

#820396January 9, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON. STATE TROOPER WAS BEHIND VEHICLE & GAVE OUT A TICKET FOR SPEEDING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524006October 28, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522192September 17, 1997
WHEELS
RIGHT REAR WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521822September 9, 1997
SEAT BELTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
SEAT BELTS DO NOT BUCKLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#520667August 6, 1997
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
PLASTIC PIGTAIL IN WIRING STARTED TO CATCH FIRE AND MELT, CAUSING HEADLIGHT FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814424July 25, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD : DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH AND THE HOOD FLEW UP ON THE VEHICLE. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND SLAMMED THE HOOD DOWN. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY, AND THE HOOD FLEW UP AGAIN JUST AS APPROACHING THE HOUSE. NOW IT WON'T CLOSE AT ALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521544July 20, 1997
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813235June 18, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE THROTTLE CABLE ASSEMBLY FOR THE THROTTLE VALVE CAME UNDONE WHILE DRIVING, AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, THE DRIVER WAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812552May 28, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ELECTRICAL: RECALL #96V071 IGNITION SWITCH. HAD RECALL WORK DONE IN MAY 1996. VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE MAY 18,1997 . FIREMAN SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514739February 26, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ALTERNATOR FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809109February 19, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
RECALL #96V071, ELECTRICAL IGNITION SWITCH: HAD RECALL WORK DONE IN AUGUST 96. VEHICLE PARKED IN LOT AND SOMEONE NOTICED IT WAS IN FLAMES. VEHICLE TOTALED,CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808733February 6, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE PARKED, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513009December 17, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806124December 10, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE LIGHT STARTED TO BURN . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511714December 2, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
FLOOR MATS WHEN PLACED TOO HIGH CAUSE ACCELERATOR TO STICK, RESULTING IN ACCELERATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512062November 27, 1996
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
SMELLED SMOKE WHILE DRIVING THEN FIRE STARTED COMING FROM STEERING COLOUM, ENTIRE CAR WAS ON FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805209November 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES IN THE OFF POSITION. A VEHICLE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THE CAUSE WAS A FAULTY ALTERNATOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804697November 7, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
GOING DOWN A STREET, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASH OF THE CAR, PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR , CHECKED THE HOOD OF VEHICLE, BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM INSIDE, BURNED THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511140November 6, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL DEFECT OR MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE DASHBOARD AREA, CAUSING FIRE. (INSURANCE AGENT FOR CLIENT)
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510707October 29, 1996
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL HOSE LEAK, CAUSING FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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