2003 Ford Mustang GT problems
The 2003 Ford Mustang GT has 59 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (20%) concerns transmission. After that come engine (15%) and seat belts (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 59 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 6,000 miles 43 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 | 26 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 43 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 6,000 miles. For transmission specifically, the median reported mileage is about 1,000 miles (10 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2003 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Ford Mustang GT with enough data (54 complaints in that window).
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.
I bought a 2003 gt mustang conv on friday april 15, 2005. The car had 14432 miles on it and as far as I know it was the original tires. On friday april 22, 2005 I left from work. I was driving down I-575 toward canton when I heard a loud noise. Then I heard a thumping noise and I realized that I had a flat tire. I tapped on my brakes to slow down and get over. I was going the speed limit of 65. Then I heard a loud pop. At that time my car fishtailed and I lost control of the car.
Inadvertant airbag deployment on my daughter's 2003 mustang gt convertible, while parking, caused her to jump the parking chock, causing damage to the underside of the car. There was no appearant damage to the car and the speed was less than 10MPH.
The intake manifold blow a hole at the crossover exchange, causing coolant to explode out like a guyser and got on my face when I opened the hood to see what the smoke was coming from! It is out of warranty and I was never notified about a recall or class action settlement in 2005. Can I be reimbersed the product has been knowingly and widely viewed be evrybody as defective.
In my 2003 mustang gt with tremec tranny...grinding type feeling going into second gear. Went to dealer, and they said feeling was normal,and it would go away,it has not. I only drive it once and a while but it is worse on colder days!!!
Takata recall passenger seat belt locked up now drivers side seat belt acting up and hard to retract in and out as well.