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2017 Ford Mustang latches & locks problems

Owners reported latches & locks problems in 29 complaints for the 2017 Ford Mustang, 8% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
29 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
60,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When latches & locks problems show up

Latches & locks complaints by mileage, 2017 Ford Mustang Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 60,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 60,000 miles
Based on 21 complaints that include mileage. 43% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 21 latches & locks complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 injury.

What owners wrote

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the front driver's side door or the front passenger's side door was inadvertently unlatched. The door lock chime reminder engaged and the door lock warning light illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road. The contact then opened the unlatched door and closed it again. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring on both the front driver's side and the front passenger's side doors.

Reported at 45,000 miles, May 2020 Injury

My wife is the primary driver of a 2017 mustang convertible. In the past month or so, while driving at normal highway speeds, the passenger side door will become ajar causing a noisy air leak and the door ajar light appearing on the dashboard. This has happeded at least ten times in the last month.

Reported at 88,000 miles, March 2020

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