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2005 Ford Mustang GT problems

NHTSA lists 163 complaints for the 2005 Ford Mustang GT, 9 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 7 complaints mention an injury, with 8 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-10.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as FORD MUSTANG GT.

At a glance

Complaints
163
With crash
9
With fire
1
With injury (complaints)
7
Injuries
8
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
0
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
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5835.6%
AIR BAGS4930.1%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE127.4%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL127.4%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM84.9%
PARKING BRAKE84.9%
STRUCTURE84.9%
POWER TRAIN74.3%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING63.7%
VISIBILITY63.7%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMINSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL12
VISIBILITYWINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINESTORAGE3
STRUCTUREBODY3
POWER TRAINMANUAL TRANSMISSION2
AIR BAGSFRONTAL1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM12V/24V/48V BATTERY1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROLAUTOMATIC (ASC)1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGCOOLING SYSTEM1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGENGINE1

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

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

1 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
AIR BAGS1

10240415

Date: 2023-07-27. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: AIR BAGS.

Certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2005-2006 GT, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion and MKZ/Zephyr, 2006-2011 Milan, and 2007-2010 Edge & MKX Vehicles Driver & Passenger Airbag Module Quality Control Inspection REASON FOR THIS SUPPLEMENT A A?A A A A? Updated Ranger Technical Information to include images

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 GT163

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