Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Jul 8, 1996PA
DRIVING CAR, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, KEPT DRIVING, SMOKE BECAME HEAVIER, STOPPED CAR, JUMPED OUT, CAR CAUGHT FIRE, SOMEONE PUT FIRE OUT. *AK
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1992 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 1992 record →
Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed May 29, 1996TX
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE IT WAS PARKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed May 4, 1996FL
IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE. *SD
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 22, 1996PA
FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION, THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT GO INTO GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
Electrical System › IgnitionFire
Filed Apr 22, 1996LA
IGNITION FIRE. *AK
Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Apr 12, 1996CA
FAILURE OF THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE RACK AND PINION, CONSUMER CANNOT STEER THE VEHICLE. *AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 26, 1996SC
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL COLLISION; VEHICLE HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE; IMPACT SEVERE ENOUGH TO PUSH VEHICLE 4O FT ONTO TRAFFIC; VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jan 2, 1996LA
FRONT BRAKES EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE WEAR W/REAR BRAKES SHOWING NO SIGNS OF USAGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Electrical System › IgnitionFire
Filed Dec 15, 1995MD
VEHICLE FIRE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A SHORT IN THE IGNITION. TT
Seat Belts › Front › WebbingCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 14, 1995VA
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER IN ACCIDENT. TT
Power Train › Axle AssemblyCrash
Filed Nov 17, 1995IL
AXLE SEPARATION AT BRAKE DRUM. RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. TT *SLC
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Sep 12, 1995GA
UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Sep 7, 1995MD
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TT
Power TrainFire
Filed Aug 24, 1995KS
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, NOTICE FLAME COMING OUT OF THE SPEEDOMETER AREA. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 5, 1995FL
OTHER: DRIVER'S AIR BAG SLOW TO ENGAGE, ALSO VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG, CAUSING BURNS/INJURY. *SKD
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Aug 1, 199500
REPLACED WARPED FRONT BRAKES 3 TIMES. PE94-058. TT
Power Train › Clutch Assembly
Filed Jun 14, 1995NC
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILED 4 TIMES. *SKD
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 8, 1995NC
(919-728-6925) AIRBAG DEPLOYED PREMATURELY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT 25MPH CAUSING FRONTEND COLLISION AND STEERING CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jan 13, 1995MD
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT HIGH SPEEDS. *AK
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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