2017 FORD MUSTANG
322 complaints filed with NHTSA.
NHTSA Safety Rating
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| BACK OVER PREVENTION | 45 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 34 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 34 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 30 |
| ENGINE | 24 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 22 |
| POWER TRAIN | 21 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | 17 |
| STEERING | 11 |
| AIR BAGS | 10 |
| SEAT BELTS | 10 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 8 |
| SEATS | 6 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 6 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 5 |
Recalls (6)
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 F-150 and Mustang vehicles. The air bag inflator within the passenger frontal air bag module may rupture in the event of a crash.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Mustang vehicles manufactured February 24, 2015, to August 30, 2016. A hose may separate from the engine oil cooler tube assembly causing an oil leak.
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Mustang vehicles. The rearview camera wiring may be loose or damaged, which can result in a blank or distorted image.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 Ford Mustang vehicles. The return spring for the driver side interior door handle may come loose, allowing the driver's door to unlatch in a side impact crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle
SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Mustang vehicles. Water and road salt may corrode the front seat belt anchor pretensioner cables.
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Lincoln MKC, Mustang, F-350 SD, F-250 SD, F-450 SD, 2015-2017 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, 2015-2018 Edge, Transit Connect, 2016-2019 F-550 SD, Transit, 2017-2019 Econoline, and 2019 Ranger vehicles. The rearview camera may display a distort
Recent Complaints
Was driving and the traction control light came on car started shaking, pulled over got out to look and the car was on fire. Fire started in the right rear of the trunk Where the backup camera wire harness is located. It has not been inspected. Car is currently at an impound lot but is available for inspection.
Was driving and the traction control light came on car started shaking, pulled over got out to look and the car was on fire. Fire started in the right rear of the trunk Where the backup camera wire harness is located. It has not been inspected. Car is currently at an impound lot but is available for inspection.
Was in the car during a very slow, around 5mph front end collision. The knee airbag went off at low speed. I. Exited the vehicle to look at damage and then I sat back in the driver seat. Upon sitting back in the driver seat I noticed the smoke that had cleared from the airbag had started to build back up and became more dense. I had my feet outside the door while sitting in the driver seat and when I when I looked around I noticed a fire getting larger and larger from the pillar to my left, betw
Was in the car during a very slow, around 5mph front end collision. The knee airbag went off at low speed. I. Exited the vehicle to look at damage and then I sat back in the driver seat. Upon sitting back in the driver seat I noticed the smoke that had cleared from the airbag had started to build back up and became more dense. I had my feet outside the door while sitting in the driver seat and when I when I looked around I noticed a fire getting larger and larger from the pillar to my left, betw
Was in the car during a very slow, around 5mph front end collision. The knee airbag went off at low speed. I. Exited the vehicle to look at damage and then I sat back in the driver seat. Upon sitting back in the driver seat I noticed the smoke that had cleared from the airbag had started to build back up and became more dense. I had my feet outside the door while sitting in the driver seat and when I when I looked around I noticed a fire getting larger and larger from the pillar to my left, betw
Car leaking Freon for years causing black mold throughout the car and directly in my face for years. Itâs otorless but does smell musky like black mold the technician said. Repair shop stated Freon leak but canât locate it resulting in me losing my job from being too sick to work from black mold overgrowth in my body from this car. My son and I have brain fog, digestion issues, clumsy, sinus and throat always has mucus, fatigue and overall feeling of being unwell. This has caused my now 4 ye
The 2015-17 all have the same issue with the ac system as a whole, it is very faulty and not safe. This is due to a manufacturing defect. The ac constantly blows hot air even when on cold and only on to the windshield which causes visibility issues which could be fatal for me or anyone on the road. I went to ford yesterday to ask about the issue which I was told âwe only have one person today that can look at itâ and was later told that he wouldnât take a look, without any reasoning. I ha
Mileage: 71,548
The 2015-17 all have the same issue with the ac system as a whole, it is very faulty and not safe. This is due to a manufacturing defect. The ac constantly blows hot air even when on cold and only on to the windshield which causes visibility issues which could be fatal for me or anyone on the road. I went to ford yesterday to ask about the issue which I was told âwe only have one person today that can look at itâ and was later told that he wouldnât take a look, without any reasoning. I ha
Mileage: 71,548
The 2015-17 all have the same issue with the ac system as a whole, it is very faulty and not safe. This is due to a manufacturing defect. The ac constantly blows hot air even when on cold and only on to the windshield which causes visibility issues which could be fatal for me or anyone on the road. I went to ford yesterday to ask about the issue which I was told âwe only have one person today that can look at itâ and was later told that he wouldnât take a look, without any reasoning. I ha
Mileage: 71,548
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 MPH and making a left turn the contact crashed into a vehicle going straight through the intersection. The contact's entire front end crashed into the other vehicle's driver-side front fender by the driver's front wheel. The contact's vehicle spun 180 degrees and the air bags deployed, however, the bags ignited and set the contact's clothes on fire. The vehicle stopped in the roadway. The contact exited and t
Mileage: 57,000
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the front driver's side door or the front passenger's side door was inadvertently unlatched. The door lock chime reminder engaged and the door lock warning light illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road. The contact then opened the unlatched door and closed it again. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring on both the front driver's side and the front passenger's side doors. The contact
Mileage: 45,000
2017 ecoboost mustang , 31k miles, 17 yr old daughter pulls out of neighborhood going to high school! 1/4 of a mile (4 houses) down she hears a loud boom then car bursts into flames under the hood near firewall or windshield wiper arms. Cause is coolant leaking into the cylinders, which in turn caused the misfires, and engine to catch on fire. Ford has been aware of this issue since 2016.
HELLO! FORD SHELBY GT 350'S HAVE A FATAL ENGINE FLAW THAT WILL LEAD TO THE DEATH OF MANY OWNERS. THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WHERE THE OIL FILTER SIMPLY FALLS OFF THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS PRONE TO A TON OF VIBRATION. AS A RESULT, OIL IS SPILLED EVERYWHERE AND CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO OIL HITTING THE TIRES. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE NOW, THANKFULLY THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED IT WHILE IN THE GARAGE AND THUS THERE WAS NO RISK WHILE DRIVING. HOWEVER THE SECOND TIM
Mileage: 50,000
I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH AND T- BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF US. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, AND SLOWED OUR SPEED DOWN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG KNEE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SIDE ATTEMPTED TO DEPLOY BUT DIDN'T.
Mileage: 73,444
I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH AND T- BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF US. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, AND SLOWED OUR SPEED DOWN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG KNEE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SIDE ATTEMPTED TO DEPLOY BUT DIDN'T.
Mileage: 73,444
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 MPH ONTO A RAMP, ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED INTO HER LANE AND HIT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE RAMP. THE DRIVER BECAME UNCONSCIOUS AND THE THREE OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE MANAGED TO GET HER OUR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, NO OTHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.THE CONTACT STATED HER NECK WAS
Mileage: 76,000
SUSPENSION MAKE A NOISE
2017 FORD MUSTANG GT PREMIUM WITH LESS THAN 20K MILES WHILE DRIVING STALLED AND ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. NO PRIOR WARNINGS, SMELLS OR LEAKS ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. I HAVE THE FIRE REPORT AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS BUT COULDN'T GET THEM TO UPLOAD.
Mileage: 19,400
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. ALL OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVER'S STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY A FRIEND FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW LOT BY THE POLICE. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER (FIVE STAR FORD STONE MOUNTAIN, 3800 US-78, SNELLVILLE, GA 30039, (67
Mileage: 9,067
I HAVE BEEN IN 3 DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS AND NOT ONCE HAS MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED, ONE ACCIDENT DID OVER $10000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND I WAS INJURED BUT NO AIRBAG WAS INFLATED. THE WORST ONE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE A CROSSED 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC DUE TO A STEERING ISSUE AND RAN INTO THE CEMENT DIVIDER, NO AIRBAG GOING 60, THERE WERE INJURIES TO DRIVER-MYSELF
Mileage: 16,000