2003 Ford Mustang Convertible problems
The 2003 Ford Mustang Convertible has 42 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (19%) concerns engine. Next are body & structure (17%) and suspension (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 42 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 24,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 29 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 24,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 injury reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 91% of model years in our database.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Making a right turn in a residential neighborhood with a speed of aprox. 10 MPH the airbags suddenly deployed on the drivers side and the passengers side. There was no collision with any kind of objects (car,pets.varments,road debris etc;;... ) there was no damage whatsoever to the car. But my son was knock-out briefly and had injuries to his face, chin, and arms. Thankfully no other cars are people were in the path while he was turning.
Svt cobra is intermittently stalling while the clutch is fully depressed and decelerating to a stop. This intermittent stalling occurs most frequently at idle. The vehicle has stalled at least ten times in the first 1174 miles of ownership. Occurs with greater frequency in warm weather while the engine is hot. Two service departments checked the engine and one reset the idle controller. They could not reproduce the condition, however, the stalling persists with no change in symptoms.
The most recent being just a few days ago, my vehicle will sometimes have a problem in which it stalls while moving at a slow speed while a gear is not engaged. The car is a 2003 svt ford mustang cobra convertible. A call to ford's svt division had no solutions. Many people that I know with the same car are experiencing the exact same problem. It has occurred to me 4 times. Thank you so much! *nlm
2003 mustang svt cobra convertible. Rear wheel hop with traction control on or off. Dealer said this is the nature of the beast. I feel this could create a hazard or other damage to auto parts.
Puddle of water is formed in the "well" behind the back seat where the convertible top sits when lowered. I also notice moisture in the other areas such as rear floor mats and trunk. This happens after rain or after car wash. I've noticed hundreds of same issues all over the internet and forums and I have absolutely no idea why nothing is being done about this. This distracts the driver and causes safety issues.
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