Major Problems with 2004 Ford Mustang Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2004 Ford Mustang

2004 Ford Mustang RECLINER Victims: 1 Mileage: 1340 miles

2004 Ford Mustang AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 12500 miles

2004 Ford Mustang MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Victims: 1 Mileage: 13000 miles

Browse 2004 Ford Mustang complaints by category

Problems with ACCELERATOR PEDAL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL and SUSPENSION are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Ford Mustang owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i own a 2004 ford mustang cobra. on the day listed below i entered a very busy freeway in phoenix...	26 ~ 10891 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER while driving my 2004 ford mustang gt convertible with the top down and the boot fastened as instructed in the	15 ~ 8780 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL dt: the accelerator became stuck on the consumers 2004 mustang svt cobra while driving at a low speed. when the...	5 ~ 89073 miles
TIRES dt: the consumer states that 2004 ford mustang was having mechanical problems. the transmission fluid was gushing out and the...	5 ~ 48160 miles
AIR BAGS malfunction in deployment of the air bags on 2004 ford mustang.*mr the vehicle was involved in a single car accident	5 ~ 65500 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS dt: the caller's son pulled into a gas station when both front air bags deployed. he was going about 2...	4 ~ 15500 miles
EQUIPMENT i have a 2004 mustang cobra with 18000 miles on the odometer. the issue i have is the the gas...	3 ~ 7227 miles
SUSPENSION while driving 5-60 mph steering wheel would pull to the right. dealership was notified but did not resolve the problem.	3 ~ 9205 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford mustang. the contact stated that while driving a loud noise was heard coming...	2 ~ 83000 miles
SEAT BELTS if you recline the seat back and the seatbelt is through the plastic loop attached to seat it looses tension	2 ~ 111000 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM a few weeks ago i had to drive across town to pick up my sister from work (ironically she was...	2 ~ 53500 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford mustang. the vehicle has goodyear eagle ls size p225/55/r16 (na) tires. while driving approximately...	2 ~ 20000 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC dt: 2004 ford mustang. the consumer stated that while traveling 15-20 mph the brakes did not let go the road...	2 ~ 6395 miles
MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 1) we purchased a 2004 ford mustang convertible. the vehicle was parked in our garage. the exhaust tail pipe has...	2 ~ 12750 miles
STRUCTURE i own a 2004 ford mustang v6 40th anniversary edition vin [xxx]. the carpet is coming up on the drivers...	2 ~ 20000 miles
PARKING BRAKE (1) cold weather in michigan. dry car no additional frozen water on vehicle. (2) parking brake does not release when...	2 ~ 47213 miles
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL there was no indicator light when the cruise control was engaged. dealer stated that this was the way vehicle was	2
PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) > CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN when consumer applied the clutch pedal it caused the engine to rise up from 100 to 3000 rpms. vehicle...	2
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i have manual transmission. when you put it in reverse it would not go backward. i took it to the...	2 ~ 45500 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING repeated intermittent fuel smell during operation of vehicle in interior compartment. *la...	2 ~ 10050 miles
DIFFERENTIAL UNIT > DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN i bought a 2004 ford mustang on 9/15/03. the rear differential was faulty causing me to take it to the	2 ~ 9400 miles
SERVICE BRAKES abs brake light is on this is unsafe in wet or snowy conditions...	1 ~ 69000 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford mustang. the contact stated that headlamps failed to respond intermittently. the failure recurred...	1 ~ 110000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford mustang. the contact has a cooper master-craft sensys01 tire size 205/65r15 dot #2402...	1 ~ 64000 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION september 18 2011: while exiting an interstate i began to go around the cloverleaf of my exit less than 15...	1 ~ 95000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE car stalling while idling and decelerating. *tr...	1 ~ 171000 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford mustang. the contact stated the headlights were very dim and the high beams...	1 ~ 63125 miles
VALVE > TIRES 1. front driver side tire flattened on the way to work...i filled it up and proceeded to work and had...	1 ~ 103000 miles
CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS 2004 ford mustang rear brake caliper/piston failure. the failure resulted in a near fire on the right rear of the	1 ~ 54687 miles
PUMP > HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST > STEERING power steering unit was excessively noisy and distracting... locks up on hard turn. dealer says nature of the beast won't...	1 ~ 27985 miles
AXLE ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN a few days prior my car made a squealing noise when i stopped. on dec 25 2006 i was traveling...	1 ~ 17800 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES dt*: the contact stated there were two separate blowouts on same type of tire while driving at 80 and 50...	1 ~ 33000 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING in the morning after driving my car approximately 10 minutes (before entering the freeway on ramp) the engine just shut...	1 ~ 23250 miles
AUTOMATIC (ASC) > ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL anti-locking braking system (abs) and traction control failed. the service light went on and i immediately took the car in...	1 ~ 12789 miles
ANTI-THEFT DEVICES > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT 2004 ford gt mustang would not start after short trips or after it had been sitting for an extended period...	1 ~ 5714 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY was driving on open freeway at approximately 7:30pm on 10/17/05 when driver heard loud "pop". shortly afterward drivers vision was...	1 ~ 18571 miles
LINKAGES > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while driving my 2004 mustang cobra the gas pedal became stuck at wide open throttle. i shifted the car into...	1 ~ 4500 miles
CARBURETOR SYSTEM > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE gas pedal stuck with throttle open. carpet (not the floor mat but the carpet) had come unhooked from its hold	1 ~ 9800 miles
MACPHERSON STRUT > FRONT > SUSPENSION popping/ metallic sound similar to sound when crunching a soda can a metallic popping sound from passenger floor board area....	1 ~ 500 miles
STEERING i was making a turn around a corner from a stop going at approximately 7-10 mph when my 2004 ford...	1
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN dt: the consumer states that 2004 ford mustang was having mechanical problems. the transmission fluid was gushing out and the...	1 ~ 800 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING dt: the consumer states that 2004 ford mustang was having mechanical problems. the transmission fluid was gushing out and the...	1 ~ 800 miles
DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE while driving service engine light came on. the gear shift lever vibrated all the fluid levers went to empty and...	1 ~ 1000 miles
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS rear brakes grab and grind if wet worse in reverse. *ak...	1
LOWER ARM > CONTROL ARM > FRONT while driving the accelerator got stuck i applied the brakes when the car spend out of control and hit the...	1 ~ 62 miles
HOOD > BODY > STRUCTURE i brought this car on 07/07/04. at three months that i brought the car i notice that the car wasn't...	1 ~ 1600 miles
POWER TRAIN in 2004 my mom bought a new 2004 ford mustang with the 3.9 v-6 motor and within a couple of...	1 ~ 20000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER second time this happened...throttle pedal stuck under carpet of vehicle causing vehicle to accelerate continuously and hit rev limiter while...	1 ~ 9000 miles
RECLINER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS consumer's vehicle was involved in a four cars rear end collision in which the driver's seat totally collapsed backward. consumer	1 ~ 1340 miles
FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i have manual transmission. when you put it in reverse it would not go backward. i took it to the...	1 ~ 15000 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE gap on lower passenger door. excessive road noise where convertable top meets pilar on passenger side.*ak...	1 ~ 75 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC rear brakes 2004 makes a noise when wet idle is to high when you push in clutch. *jb...	1 ~ 33 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY while driving at any speed heard a grinding sound coming from the steering column. the noise sounded like there was...	1 ~ 13892 miles
POWER STEERING FLUID > HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST > STEERING while driving at any speed heard a grinding sound coming from the steering column. the noise sounded like there was...	1 ~ 13892 miles
HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS the head rest only adjust up to one inch. the consumer is concerned that anyone who drives these vehicles will	1

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