2006 Ford Mustang GT problems
The 2006 Ford Mustang GT has 178 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (36%) concerns air bags. After that come body & structure (12%) and cruise control (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 178 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 36% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 33,000 miles 115 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 | 45 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 22 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 14 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 115 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 33,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 75,000 miles (19 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Ford Mustang GT with enough data (80 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.
The vehicle is driven approximately 500 miles a month, 90% of the time by my wife. On may 24, 2007 my wife drove it to work as usual. When she arrived at work the parking space she usually parks in was occupied. She then proceeded to circle a small island to return to the entrance drive where the parking spaces are. Once one was located she had to make a right turn to access it.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford mustang gt. While driving 25 MPH across an intersection, the vehicle was struck on the front driver side door. None of the air bags deployed. The contact sustained three broken ribs, a deep thigh bruise, a flesh wound on his knee, and a sprained neck and shoulder. The insurance company stated that the vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. Ford filed case number 522283387. The current and failure mileages were 14,000. Updated 04/23/08
Our ford mustang gt that was purchased for our 17 yr old daughter was purchased 2-21-2006 it had its first problems at 629 miles on 3-4-2006 the dealership replaced some followers and some lifters and some camshaft parts. We've been told all should be replaced the whole bank. Dealer won't do anything about it car started smoking a week later and making ticking noise again. Dealer said it didn't do it there so nothing was done. Next, car started hesitating after driving on hwy couple hrs.
Front end noise when at 5 MPH over small bumps, from both sides passenger side and driver side. Took it to dealer and they said it was a loose stabilizer link and it was tightened. I drove of the lot with the same problem nothing was solved.