NHTSA lists 118 complaints for the 2002 Ford Mustang, 19 of them mention a crash and 6 mention a fire. 8 complaints mention an injury, with 11 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-08.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as FORD MUSTANG.
At a glance
Complaints
118
With crash
19
With fire
6
With injury (complaints)
8
Injuries
11
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
1
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
72
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
22
18.6%
AIR BAGS
20
16.9%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
15
12.7%
SEAT BELTS
13
11.0%
STRUCTURE
10
8.5%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9
7.6%
TIRES
8
6.8%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
7
5.9%
POWER TRAIN
7
5.9%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
6
5.1%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE
15
AIR BAGS
FRONTAL
13
STRUCTURE
BODY
7
SEAT BELTS
FRONT
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WIRING
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EXHAUST SYSTEM
4
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DELIVERY
2
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.
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
72 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
23
POWER TRAIN
13
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
STRUCTURE
7
VISIBILITY
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
EQUIPMENT
3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2
10023943
Date: 2007-10-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
SOME 1997-2008 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.6L 2V, 5.4L 2V, OR 6.8L 2V ENGINE--SPARK PLUG THREAD REPAIR PROCEDURE--NOT COVERED UNDER NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY. *NJ THIS INCLUDES F-53 MOTORHOME CHASSIS. UPDATED 2/23/10. *PE
10014100
Date: 2006-01-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
LIMITED SLIP AXLE CHATTER, SHUDDER, BINDING SENSATION, OR VIBRATION DURING LOW SPEED TURNING MANEUVERS. *TT
10018745
Date: 2005-11-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
WDS COP KIT DIAGNOSTIC TIP - COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS - ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING. *TT
10014138
Date: 2005-06-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SEAT BELTS.
SAFETY BELT RETRACTION SPEED. *TT
10012954
Date: 2005-02-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SEAT BELTS.
SAFETY BELT WEB STOP BUTTON SERVICE. *EH
10014062
Date: 2004-12-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VISIBILITY.
Date: 2004-12-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STEERING.
STEERING RACK NOISE. *TT SQUEAK/CREAK NOISE FROM STEERING RACK WHEN TURNING. *SC
10014086
Date: 2004-12-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
GENERAL (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT
10013368
Date: 2004-11-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
EXHAUST LEAK - CRACKED OR SEPARATED RIGHT SIDE EXHAUST PIPE - 3.8L AND 3.9L ENGINES. *TT
10010718
Date: 2004-10-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
MANUAL TRANSMISSION HARD TO SHIFT INTO FIRST/REVERSE FROM A STOP. *TT
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.