Ford Mustang Complaints (1990)

85 consumer complaints on file.

#821876March 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURSTED INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY LOST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820965January 27, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526872December 13, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525468November 26, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE PARKED, VEHICLE FIRE OCCURRED FROM UNDER HOOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525417November 25, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALTERNATOR FAILED 4 TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518809September 4, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ALTERNATOR FAILED FIVE TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN A FIRE. IN ADDITION, UNDER DASH ELECTRICAL WIRES SHORTED OUT, RESULTING IN A FIRE. ALSO REPLACED FUEL PUMP/ 2 COOLING FANS AND THROTTLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814117August 7, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
RECALL WAS DONE ON VEHICLE 3MONTHS AGO ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER SAID THAT FIRE STARTED BECAUSE OF THE IGNITION . OWNER THINKS THAT THE RECALL WAS NEVER DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808158February 26, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ALTERNATOR/CONNECTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WILL BE SEEN BY DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546752February 17, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED WHE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806847December 30, 1996
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PINS HAVE RUSTED AND NOW THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND MAY COME OPEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR JUST WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804718December 11, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING DIDEWAY COLLISION, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804072October 25, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CAR WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, RECEIVED RECALL LETTER ON THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION # 96V071000 . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510291October 18, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE CAR IS RUNNING IT SMOKES AND MAKES A CLANKING NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803726October 18, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING TURNED THE CORNER AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, WHICH AT THAT TIME ATTEMPED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, HAD TO HIT A TREE BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#800121July 29, 1996
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
POWER LOCKS FAILED, CAUSING DOORS NO TO LOCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#505219June 12, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FIRE. *DH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#505129June 6, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE BURNED UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#984045May 3, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND A FIRE STARTED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS PARKED HAD JUST BEEN DRIVEN A FEW HOURS PRIOR AND A NEIGHBOR NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD AND THE ENTIRE DASH WAS MELTED AND THE EXTERIOR.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#983199April 22, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THEVEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND THERE WAS A FIRE PRESENT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#983088April 19, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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