Ford Mustang Parking Brake Problems
- 54
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 10
- Years with records
- 1999–2015
- 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 54 stored complaint records:
- 9 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- parking brake · 39 records
- emergency brake · 22 records
- brake engaged · 6 records
- brake does · 6 records
- down hill · 6 records
- rear brakes · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 12 |
| 1–30k mi | 11 |
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Exterior Lighting · Fuel/Propulsion System · Parking Brake
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford mustang. After refueling the vehicle, a fuel leak was discovered underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was examined by an independent mechanic who discovered that a rubber washer in the fuel system was faulty and needed to be replaced. The washer was replaced and the failure was remedied. While driving at night, the low and high beam headlights were very dim and the driver was unable…
ODI 11205578
Parking Brake
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford mustang. While the vehicle was parked on an incline with the emergency brake engaged, the vehicle rolled away in reverse into a ditch and crashed into a retaining wall. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed from the crash scene to a dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of…
Crash reported
ODI 10876743
Parking Brake
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford mustang. The contact stated that the parking brake failed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that an unknown part needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. The details of the repairs were unknown. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 25,000. Updated 09/09/15*lj the consumer stated the vehicle began rolling backwards…
Crash reported
ODI 10731122
Parking Brake · Service Brakes
The parking brake will not work therefore i can not get my vehicle inspected. It goes up and down, no cables are broken visibly, but if you pull the brake it does not stop the car. It is as though the brakes are seized. Clearly i am not the only one with this exact problem, and i almost ran over my wife when depending on the parking brake! How could ford not recall this part when they 'know" it is faulty! The rubber…
ODI 10464618
Parking Brake
Upon following the instructions in the manufacturer issued owner's manual which states "to set the parking brake, pull the parking brake handle up as far as possible", i experienced a loud popping sound followed by the inability to use previously mentioned parking brake since the cables had been snapped. I have seen that there are numerous issues and complaints pertaining to the parking brake/parking brake cables…
ODI 10407009
Parking Brake
My 2005 ford mustang failed virginia state safety inspection due to all 3 emergency brake cables needing to be replaced. This is a known defect by ford (tsb 0654) and no recall has been issued. Numerous owners found on the www have similar complaints and have faced large repair cost ($500-700) as well as vehicles rolling out into the street causing accidents when left unattended on inclines. The parking brakes have…
ODI 10384551
12v/24v/48v Battery · Fuel Pump · Latch · Parking Brake · Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. · Structure
2005 ford mustang with parking brake problems which caused the vehicle to be damaged after rolling down a hill. Consumer is also expressing discontent with the ford company. *kb the consumer stated the door handles were replaced three times, the convertible top had to be replaced, a new fuel pump was needed which was recalled, a new radio was installed, and the battery was replaced twice. *jb
ODI 10375776
Parking Brake
I have a 2005 ford mustang and went to go to work and my emergency brake will not release. I can not drive my car. Left it running for 20 minutes to let it warm up but it still will not release. This happened when i first got the car new and the dealership replaced the brake stating it was a defect. But now its doing the same thing. *tr
ODI 10370667