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2001 Ford Mustang GT problems

NHTSA lists 59 complaints for the 2001 Ford Mustang GT, 11 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 5 complaints mention an injury, with 8 injuries and 7 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-10.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as FORD MUSTANG GT.

At a glance

Complaints
59
With crash
11
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
5
Injuries
8
Deaths
7
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
1
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
1

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1322.0%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE915.3%
AIR BAGS711.9%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC610.2%
SEAT BELTS58.5%
STEERING58.5%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM46.8%
POWER TRAIN46.8%
STRUCTURE46.8%
SUSPENSION46.8%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGENGINE6
AIR BAGSFRONTAL5
EXTERIOR LIGHTINGHEADLIGHTS3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINESTORAGE3
POWER TRAINMANUAL TRANSMISSION3
SEAT BELTSFRONT3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP3
STRUCTUREFRAME AND MEMBERS3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICFOUNDATION COMPONENTS2
SUSPENSIONREAR2

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

1 investigations; 0 open.

DP05005

Opened: 2005-09-22. Closed: 2006-01-04.

SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD

ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2005, ODI RECEIVED A PETITION REQUESTING THAT THE AGENCY INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF ENGINE SPARK PLUG EJECTION IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1997 THROUGH 2004 FORD VEHICLES WITH TRITON V-8 AND V-10 ENGINES.ODI RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 474 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WHERE THE COMPLAINANT, OR THE DEALER REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, REPORTED THAT A SPARK PLUG DETACHED FROM THE CY

Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

Linked campaign numbers: None listed.

Manufacturer communications

1 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1

10026389

Date: 2008-05-16. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

FORD: CERTAIN 1999-2001 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES UP TO 6000 LB GVWR REGISTERED IN NEW YORK AND CERTAIN 2001 VEHICLES UP TO 6000 LB GVWR REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF MAINE, CERTIFIED FOR SALE IN CALIFORNIA-FEDERAL EMISSION WARRANTY REFUND. *PE

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
MUSTANG GT59

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Other Ford models, 2001

Sources

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