Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Dec 11, 1996MO
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING DIDEWAY COLLISION, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK
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1990 Ford Mustang complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1990 record →
Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Oct 25, 1996NC
CAR WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, RECEIVED RECALL LETTER ON THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION # 96V071000 . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 18, 1996CA
WHILE DRIVING TURNED THE CORNER AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, WHICH AT THAT TIME ATTEMPED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, HAD TO HIT A TREE BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 18, 1996NC
WHILE CAR IS RUNNING IT SMOKES AND MAKES A CLANKING NOISE.
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jul 29, 1996WA
POWER LOCKS FAILED, CAUSING DOORS NO TO LOCK. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Jun 12, 1996CA
ENGINE FIRE. *DH
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 6, 1996VA
ENGINE BURNED UP.
Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed May 3, 1996CA
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND A FIRE STARTED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS PARKED HAD JUST BEEN DRIVEN A FEW HOURS PRIOR AND A NEIGHBOR NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD AND THE ENTIRE DASH WAS MELTED AND THE EXTERIOR.*JB
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Apr 22, 1996KY
THEVEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND THERE WAS A FIRE PRESENT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Apr 19, 1996MA
ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Apr 18, 1996UT
ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Apr 17, 1996OH
IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED VEHICLE. *AK
Air Bags
Filed Apr 8, 1996CT
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY COMES ON. *AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Apr 3, 1996CA
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 35-40MPH, 3:00 ON FRONT BUMPER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › RetractorCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 27, 1996KY
DRIVING, VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY, HIT VEHICLE IN REAR, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Mar 27, 1996IN
IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle BarFire
Filed Mar 11, 1996FL
STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Feb 21, 1996MI
CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. FIRE STARTED IN THE IGNITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jan 31, 1996NY
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS AND FOGLIGHTS ON, ALL LIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OUT. *DSH
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Dec 27, 1995NY
PASSENGER SEATBELT BUCKLE COMES LOOSE. TT
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 21, 1995CA
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Dec 4, 1995NC
THE AIRBAG IS FAULTY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Nov 27, 1995WA
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SAW SMOKE COME FROM BEHIND THE SWITCH IT ALMOST BECAME A FIRE . TT
Seats › Front Assembly › Head Restraint
Filed Sep 21, 1995TX
DRIVER'S HEADREST TORN.
Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Sep 18, 1995OH
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE. TT
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Aug 31, 1995NY
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN SMOKE CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUNM AND CAUSE ON FIRE . *AK
Electrical System › IgnitionFire
Filed Aug 9, 1995AL
THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED A FIRE AND IT CAUSED THE WHOLE CAR TO GO UP IN FLAMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Fuel System, GasolineFire
Filed Aug 4, 199500
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, UNKNOWN CAUSE OF FIRE. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 25, 1995FL
ENGINE SURGES PERIODICALLY. *DSH
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 19, 1995FL
VEHICLE THROTTLE ADVANCES ON IT OWN, VEHICLE IS IN HIGH IDLE. TT
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 3, 1995CA
CONSUMER GOING 50 M.P.H., ACCELERATED TO CHANGE LANES, CAR WAS REARENDED, SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND IMPACTED CENTER DIVIDER AT 9:00 POSITION. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed Feb 13, 1995NY
MOVEMENT OF TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR WITHOUT KEY IN THE IGNITION. TT
Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/RegulatorFire
Filed Feb 2, 199500
NOTICE A FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DUE TO DEFECT IN ALTERNATOR. TT
Seats
Filed Jan 26, 1995CA
SEAT CAME UP THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARD. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jan 24, 1995AZ
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON HITTING A MEDIAN WALL. TT
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