Ford Mustang Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
- 64
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 14
- Years with records
- 1999–2014
- Stored years
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 64 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- spark plugs · 7 records
- spark plug · 6 records
- failure mileage · 5 records
- harmonic balancer · 5 records
- water pump · 4 records
- crankshaft pulley · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 25 |
| 60–100k mi | 13 |
| 100–150k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 6 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
My car has approximately 31000 miles on it. I"m the second owner of this vehicle. 18 days ago antifreeze was on my garage floor. My mechanic come over and explained to me that my water pump had gone bad. So i took my car to the dealership and they told me that it was still was under power train warranty. They diagnosed my car and verified that it was indeed the water pump and that there was another person that was…
ODI 10790271
Engine And Engine Cooling
When i first got the car in 2007 about a week later got off the freeway got to the stop light the car shut off no warning signs, i was able to start the right up. The car has done this a few times (6) no mechanic can tell why this happens. I'm afraid that one day i'm going to be on the freeway and the car is going to stop and their is going to be a deadly accident. *tr
ODI 10691282
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
From day 1 until present with 6400 miles, this car on hard acceleration, brings in exhaust fumes so severe that the fumes will make you physically sick and will even set off a carbon dioxide detector ( this happens with all windows shut and the air on recirculate). Normal driving, no problem if engine rpms are kept below 1500 rpm --- but---- don`t try to get up to speed merging on a freeway or any high revving…
ODI 10640558
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
I was traveling on a major highway at the speed limit (75 mph in this area of texas) and had just changed lanes when the car would not go, i kept pushing the accelerator and the car would not go. Fortunately, i was able to coast off the highway and was able to go up an off ramp and pull off the shoulder of the road. The mustang started to make a noise and shuttered, so i turned off the engine being afraid that the…
ODI 10567185
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
My 16 yr old son was driving and the speed gauge started reading 90 then 60 then 100 also the temp gauge went into the red. He panicked that car was going to blow up and pulled off the highway at night to call to see what he should do. I find this to be very unsafe in both aspects of not knowing if the car could of caused an accident and also the fact of him being on the side of the highway at night. I have read of…
ODI 10486136
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford mustang. The contatc stated that the vehicle would suddenly lose power whenever it accelerated above 4500 rpms. The engine would exhibit a loss of power, but would not stall. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 4,600. Sm.
ODI 10455762
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
My wife was pulling into a parking space--i was in the car as well. About half way into the parking spot, the engine suddenly began reving and the car jumped forward causing a head on collision with the truck in front of us. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10452146
Engine And Engine Cooling
4.6 liter v8. Spark plug blew out of cylinder head. Could have resulted in a fire but luckily did not. Spark plugs were last changed over 30,000 miles previously. *tr
ODI 10453263