2002 Ford Mustang engine problems
Owners reported engine problems in 27 complaints for the 2002 Ford Mustang, 17% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 17% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles, and 45% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire.
What owners wrote
My wife was pulling in to the drive way on her way from doing some errands a drive of less than 5 miles and its a rural road where you cant drive more than 30 miles an hour when she smelt like something was burning. She checked the gauges and everything seemed fine and then saw smoke coming off the hood. She only had time to park the car and get off as the whole engine bay got engulfed in flames.the fire fighters arrived and were able to control the fire from spreading but the front half of the car was totally…
The fourth spark plug on my 2002 ford mustang gt 4.6l vehicle blew out. This resulted heavy loss of power, shaking, and more importantly fuel fumes to come out. The incident occurred on an interstate at high-speed and I was very fortunate to safely make it over to the emergency lane. The cost to repair the damage to the car is estimated at $2500. This is a very common safety issue with the ford 8-cylinder engines for what I gathered through independent research after the incident.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Ford Mustang
- Air bags 20 complaints
- Cruise control 15 complaints