Ford Mustang Complaints (1993)

101 consumer complaints on file.

#833501January 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
STATE FARM REPRESENTATIVE TERRI BURNS REPORTS WHILE DRIVING THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE WAS IN THE FRONT OF CAR. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO PUT FIRE OUT. APPROXIMATELY $52 OF DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832477December 18, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH SYSTEM. WHILE VEHICLE WAS JUST SITTING, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE VENTS, AND NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. CORROLATES TO RECALL NUMBER 96V071000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701309December 13, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. EACH TIME VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR. THERE IS A BURNING SMELL, BEFORE THE CAR FAILS. EACH TIME CABLES TO THE ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN BURNED. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831555December 1, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AUTOMOBILE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY UP. ALSO, CAUSING DAMAGES TO TWO OTHER AUTOMOBILES PARKED ON EITHER SIDE. NO INJURIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831362November 25, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES THE SEATS WOULD WOBBLE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN GETTING IN OR OUT OF VEHICLE. MECHANIC CHECKED SEATS & NOTICE ELECTRICAL SEAT RAILING HAD SNAPPED IN HALF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831266November 24, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT AND FOG SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED THE SWITCH TO OVERHEAT AND BURN OUT. DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828373September 30, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED UNDER THE HOOD FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING WHILE DRIVING. PULED OVER AND FOUNDED ENGINE ON FIRE. AFTER FIRE WAS PUT OUT, CONSUMER NOTICED WIRING ON ALTERNATOR BURNED UP. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539738September 9, 1998
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
AIR BAG MONITOR ASSEMBLY FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827736September 9, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CUT OFF FOR ABOUT 10-15 MIN WHEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA AROUND THE ALTERNATOR. FIRE DEPARMENT CALLED, UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540112August 18, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT PEELED LIKE RAZOR SCRAPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826309August 5, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON . VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN AT DEALERSHIP. BY THE TIME THE VEHICLE REACHED THE DEALERSHIP THE LIGHT WAS OFF. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824302July 1, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
RECALL 93V-159.000. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FLAMES WENT OUT BY THEMSELFS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS TIGHTLY SEALED. WINDOWS, AND DOORS WERE CLOSED TIGHTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822322April 8, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
HAD PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY. AN HOUR LATER WAS INFORMED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED & PUT OUT FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE BATTERY'S ELECTRICAL CABLES. ENTIRE ENGINE BURNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524389February 11, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WILL NOT START/STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY SPEEDS. WILL RESTART AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530159February 9, 1998
AIR BAGS
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION RESULTED IN HEAD, NECK AND BRAIN INJURY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#522636August 14, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WIRES INSIDE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE INSULATION TO CATCH FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810502May 1, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE PARKED FOR HALF AN HOUR; NEIGHBOR NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERHOOD, MANAGED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE BEFORE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, REPAIRED BY DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809218March 25, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN TWO FRONTAL COLLISIONS, ONE AT 50 MPH AND ANOTHER AT 30 MPH IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#808612March 12, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING, NO WARNING, IMPAIRED DRIVER'S VISION; INFLUENCED CRASH; DEALER REPLACED MOTOR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515379March 6, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING RAIN STORM, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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