1999 Ford Mustang Conventional Problems
- 14
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 14 stored complaint records:
- 9 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- parking brake · 13 records
- emergency brake · 9 records
- brake engaged · 4 records
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Conventional
Consumer had taken vehicle to dealership for recall nhtsa 00v349000/ manufacturer's recall 00s37 repairs. After vehicle was repaired, consumer noticed that windshield was damaged. Manufacturer replaced windshield at no charge. Vehicle was parked on a slight incline with emergency parking brake on for fifteen minutes, and vehicle began to roll forward with parking brake engaged, eventually hitting a parked car.…
Crash reported
ODI 892728
Conventional
Parking brake released, causing vehicle to roll down into an embankment, resulting in a minor collision. Vehicle has been repaired under recall for parking brake. Dealer inspecting vehicle .*ak
Crash reported
ODI 889527
Conventional
Vehicle was parked in by driveway when emergency brake slipped and the car rolled hitting a tree. Ford refuses to reimburse me for damages and the car rental. I was never contacted about the open recall on my vehicle.*ak
ODI 751126
Conventional
Vehicle was parked with emergency brake, then it rolled down driveway. Consumer had just taken it in on 5 february, 2001 for parking brake recall. Dealer was suppose to correct problem, and look what happened. *ak the dealer failed to properly fix the emergency brake, whic was on recall. The dealer was unwilling to return consumer's phone calls. *yh
ODI 886019
Conventional
Vehicle was parked in front of consumer's home and vehicle was warming up. Emergency brake was engaged, and vehicle rolled down a hill, and hit a tree several minutes later, no one was hurt. *ak the manufacturer had recalled defective brakes but declined to pay for consumer's brake job. However the dealer paid for the damages after maufacturer refused recall # 00v349. *yh
Crash reported
ODI 879789
Conventional · Frontal
I put the car in neutral and pulled the emergency brake. I then waited to make sure the brake was going to hold the car and then i ran in the house. 3-4 minutes later the emergency brake gave way and the car rolled into a tree. Airbags did not deploy. *ak
Crash reported
ODI 736204
Conventional
Vehicle experienced two separate unoccupied movements, and involved in a crash. First occurred while running in neutral with parking brake on, and second occurred while parked in gear with parking brake engaged. Vehicle been in dealer's shop, and dealer informed consumer that problem could not be duplicated. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter. *ak
Crash reported
ODI 877383
Conventional
Hand applied parking brake does not fully engage and at time does not engage at all after several attempts. On 11/11/99 while parked on a mild grade i exited the vehicle with the parking brake apparently engaged but with the transmission out of gear. Returning to the vehicle 10 minutes later i found that it had rolled back about 100 feet, jumped a curb and come to rest against a heavy rubber trash can. The hand…
Crash reported
ODI 722356
Conventional
Consumer parked vehicle in parking lot with manual transmission in neutral and parking brake set. Consumer's brother informed consumer that vehicle had rolled down the parking lot and into the grass. Consumer then notified the police. Upon arrival of the police, consumer entered the vehicle and verified to the officer at the scene of the accident that the parking brake had been set. Upon releasing the brake, the…
Crash reported
ODI 724396
Conventional
The emergency brake failed, resulting in the car rolling down a driveway into a brick barrier, causing $1000 damage to front end. Subsequently, emergency brake has randomly operated by pulling to a 90 degree angle, with no tension at all, to pulling with a definite ratcheting sound. It has been sporadic enough that there is no rhyme or reason to when it will fail. I have made extra effort to avoid parking on any…
Crash reported
ODI 735955
Conventional · Fuel System, Gasoline · Manual Transmission
Prior to recall 00v349, vehicle crashed twice, rolling out of consumers driveway, after recall was announced, incident happened on two more occasions. *slc
ODI 564838
Conventional
Car was parked on a hill in gear with the emergency brake engaged. Approximately 15 minutes after leaving the car it rolled 200 feet down a hill and into a tree. Contacted the dealer only to find the part that was ordered to correct the problem that had previously been reported was on the shelf and not installed at the last service. *ak
Crash reported
ODI 708330
Conventional
When vehicle is parked on a slight incline with parking brake applied vehicle will roll forward. Please give any further details.*ak
ODI 898581
Conventional
Prior to recall 00v349, vehicle's parking brake failed causing it to roll out of a parked position and sustain minor damage, consumer is requesting that ford accepts responsibility. *slc
ODI 559589