1992 Ford Mustang electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 31 complaints for the 1992 Ford Mustang, 39% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 31 39% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 20
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 20 fires.
What owners wrote
Driving car, smoke started coming from steering column, kept driving, smoke became heavier, stopped car, jumped out, car caught fire, someone put fire out.
The ignition switch became very hot while driving and intermittently shorted out. Consumer had to "jiggle" ignition to make it function when starting vehicle. Also, consumer intermittently saw smoke emitting from steering column when starting car. Related recall 96v071000, however vehicle identification number was not included in the recall.