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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
22,008 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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1996 Ford Mustang brakes problems

brakes problem

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1996 Ford Mustang Owner Comments

problem #4

Dec 312010

Mustang 6-cyl

  • 17,033 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I purchased a 1996 Ford Mustang from auto credit #3 in airway heights, Washington. On 1/2/2011, I receive the vehicle and after three hours of driving, the driver side rear emergency brake locks up. This puts me into an uncontrolled 180 degree spin. On 1/3/2011, I take the vehicle to a les schwab tire center. I told the mechanic to check the brakes. After a few minutes of waiting, I am called into the work area, and I see the front passenger tire is clearly needing to be replaced, as it had the appearance of having been shredded. The same mechanic then tells me that both rear brakes must be replaced, as the emergency brake was frozen in the on position. While the work was being done, I managed to take a few pictures of the brake pads and rotors, but unfortunately, not of the tire in question. In addition, when I received the vehicle, the headlights would not stay lit, and would turn off and on at random. When I complained to the business on 1/5/2011 around 3:00 pm, they said they could not take the vehicle back as I signed a contract. What I signed was a loan agreement. Even when I told them that the vehicle was received in these conditions, they still did nothing. Finally, I told them to take a look at the vehicle and to tell me what was wrong with it the next day, referring to 1/6/2011.

- Spokane, WA, USA

problem #3

Feb 071999

Mustang 6-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 71,000 miles
I have a 1996 Ford Mustang LX. I was driving my car at night and I had it on cruise control and it blew up.I took care of my car and checked the engine and the antifreeze before I leave my house.I gave my car a 15 minute warm up period before I leave my house.the engine overheated and blew up due to faulty engine gasket. I have had to change the starter, the water pump(2X), radiator, and pistons because of that. I am very mad at Ford and I told them so in dearborn mi. I will not buy a Ford in the future and I tell everyone that asks me about my bad experience w/ this car and I tell them to not buy Ford cars or trucks. Thank you for reading this.

- Huntsville, AL, USA

problem #2

Dec 012000

Mustang

  • miles
With the emergency parking brake engaged, vehcle rolled down hill and crashed into a neighbor's mailbox, owner received recall (00V-349), after the fact and would like to be reimbursed for insurance cost deductible.

- Moseley, VA, USA

problem #1

Jul 232000

Mustang

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Had vehicle parked on a grade/incline. Put emergency brakes on. Emergency parking brakes slipped, and vehicle started moving backwards. Door hit owner on hip. Consumer's muscles were sheared and the ligaments torn due to accident.

- Boca Raton, FL, USA

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