Ford Mustang / 2004
2004 Ford Mustang problems
Owners have filed 130 complaints about the 2004 Ford Mustang with NHTSA. Vehicle speed control accounts for 26.2% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of power train at 8.5%.
Complaints130
Crashes21
Fires0
Injuries8
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Vehicle speed control 26.2% · 34
Unknown or other 11.5% · 15
Power train 8.5% · 11
Air bags 6.9% · 9
Tires 5.4% · 7
Suspension 5.4% · 7
Engine and engine cooling 4.6% · 6
Service brakes, hydraulic 3.8% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 21 describe a crash and 8 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 30 model years of the Ford Mustang in this data, 2004 draws comparatively few complaints; 2005 is the outlier year.
Filing volume has held steady, 6 in the last three years against 7 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 13,446 miles.
In owners' own words
I was driving my 2004 svt cobra, I was in a 55mph zone and went to pass a guy. My accelerator got stuck on the carpet and would not come up, I was forced to shut the car down and pull off to the side to figure out what was wrong. This has happened on 3-4 occasions while I revved my engine also, I have since cut the carpet all around the gas pedal so it will no longer stick. Mike zilinski Vehicle speed control · reported at 8,000 miles
I have a 2004 Mustang cobra and the gas pedal got stuck while I was on the freeway. I had to put the car in neutral and shut off the car. I almost got in an extremely severe car accident and think that Ford should have a class action law suit filed against them or there should be a recall on this problem. Evidently there are many others that have experienced the same problem. Vehicle speed control
I was driving the car on dragstrip and the gas pedal stuck underneath the carpet at full throttle I am not referring to a mat, the actual carpet I called my Ford dealer and they have no specfic fix I am cutting a slit in the carpet and glueing it down if this happened on the highway, who knows? Vehicle speed control · reported at 3,850 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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