1999 Ford Mustang problems
Owners have filed 281 complaints with NHTSA about the 1999 Ford Mustang. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 17% of complaints. Next are engine (12%) and air bags (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 281 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 63 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 26 and 3
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 39 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 39 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 60,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 63 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 26 injuries reported; 3 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 88% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1999 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Ford Mustang with enough data (184 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Dt: contact states that his son was killed in a car accident in 2003 while driving a 1999 ford mustang. The front air bags did not deploy. He contacted ford, and ford said it was not their fault. He tried to get ford to cooperate with him as to why the air bags did not deploy, and they have not responded.
Consumer was traveling about 35 MPH, went through stop sign and had a head-on collision with another vehicle. Neither one of the airbags deployed.
Vehicle was at a stop lightand was rearended by another vehicle at 45 MPH, pushed into vehicle in front. Upon impact, neither airbag deployed.
While traveling at 15 MPH, the consumer had to make a sudden stop. When the brakes were applied, the pedal went to the floor and the vehicle rear ended the vehicle ahead.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford mustang gt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, she smelled a strong odor of antifreeze. The contact pulled over and noticed a crack in the plastic manifold and coolant leaking from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis, who stated that the manifold would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that there was not a recall related to the defect.