1996 FORD MUSTANG GT

0 recalls — 33 complaints — 4 TSBs

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

33 total complaints 1 crashes 2 fires 2 injuries

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE	10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM	5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	4
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR	2
SUSPENSION:REAR	1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN	1
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER	1
SEAT BELTS	1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	1

Incident date: Dec 1, 2012

CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSED VAR TO OVERHEAT. *TR

Incident date: Sep 16, 2010

ON MY 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT WITH THE 4.6L ENGINE 3 SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF AND THAT IT WOULD BE $1,341.98 TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND SAW THAT FORD BLAMES THE DAMA... Read more

Incident date: Aug 4, 2008

I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2008 AND TWO MONTHS LATER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD(OEM) DEVELOPED A CRACK AND HAS A RESULT ANTIFREEZE WAS BEING BURNT WHICH CAUSED A MISFIRE ON THE 3RD CYLINDER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN STARTED TO FLASH (INDICATED MISFIRE) DROVE IT HOME TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND INSTALLED A... Read more

Incident date: Aug 5, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT. WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE UP TO THE DASHBOARD WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FORD WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MI... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Apr 12, 2006

ON 4/12/06 I WAS GOING WESTBOUND TOWARD TACOMA, I MADE A LEFT TURN INTO A HIGHWAY DIVIDE TO CROSS TRAFFIC TO GO TO THE DOCTORS OFFICE. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY BECAUSE OF THE TIME OF DAY. SO I DECIDED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND GO ANOTHER DIRECTION. I WAITED FOR TRAFFIC SO I COULD PROCEED. I MADE A LEFT ... Read more

Crash 2 injured

Incident date: Apr 7, 2006

I BOUGHT A USED 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT, SOON AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE CAR RAN HOT AND COULD SOMETIMES SMELL COOLANT WHEN EXITING THE CAR, AFTER MY HUSBAND CHANGED MANY PARTS IN THE COOLING SYSTEM, WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE, WE CALLED A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE I... Read more

Incident date: Mar 1, 2006

THIS IS REGARD TO A 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT COUP WITH A 4.6L WITH THE NOW KNOWN FAULTY PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS CAR, IT WAS PURCHASED FROM CAR MAX IN EARLY 2000. SO FAR THE REPAIR COST IS JUST $1,000. I AM AWARE OF THE JUST FINISHED CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BUT MY CASE WAS N... Read more

Incident date: Nov 9, 2005

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 1996 FORD MUSTANG CRACKED WITH 48750 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS FAILUE OCCURED WITHIN A FEW MILES OF MY HOME AND I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE CAR BACK. THIS MANIFOLD IS KNOWN BY FORD TO BE DEFECTIVE AND WAS RECALLED IN FLEET CARS AND WAS ALSO THE SUBJECT OF LITIGATION (WHICH FO... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 2003

I OWN A 96 MUSTANG GT THAT HAS A CRACKED INTAKE. WHY IS THE 96 EXCLUDED FROM BEING REPLACED UNDER THE LAWSUIT, WHENEVER THE INTAKES ARE THE SAME? THERE SHOULD NOT BE SO MANY CARS EXCLUDED FROM THIS,THAT HAVE THE SAME INTAKE AS THE ONES INCLUDED, IF FORD REALLY CARES ABOUT ITS BUYERS! *JB

Incident date: Aug 15, 2005

WE OWNED A 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT THAT HAD A PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT CRACKED AND FAILED. THE MANIFOLD CRACKED ON THE COOLANT CROSSOVER PASSAGE, DIRECTLY BEHIND THE ALTERNATOR. THERE WAS NO CRASH OR INJURIES. I REPLACED THE MANIFOLD MYSELF BY PURCHASING A NEW ONE FROM AUTO ZONE ON 8/16/05. T... Read more

Incident date: Aug 12, 2005

HELLO PLEASE FORGIVE MY POOR ENGLISH BUT MY PROBLEM IS THAT I HAD JUST BOUGHT MY FIRST CAR FROM A CAR DEALER WITHIN 35 DAYS THE PLASTIC INTAKE STARTED SPRAY OUT OF THE ENGINE AREA EVERY TIME THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSH THEN CAUSING OTHER PROBLEM TO THE ENGINE. THE 1996 MUSTANG GT 4.6 HAS A CRACKED PLASTI... Read more

Incident date: Aug 2, 2005

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM I BOUGHT A LOT OF NEW PARTS FOR THIS CAR TO TRY AND KEEP IT COOLED DOWN EVERYTHING THERE IS TO BUY I WAS FINELY TOLD BY THE SHOP THAT WORKS ON THE CAR I SHOULD CHECK WITH FORD BECAUSE IF THEY DID ANYMORE WORK ON MY CAR IT COULD BECOME UP IN THE THOUSANDS AND THA... Read more

Incident date: May 18, 2005

WAS SITTING AT A HIGH TRAFFIC INTERSECTION WHEN CAR SHUT OFF AND WAS VERY HARD TO START BACK UP AND GET OUT OF THE WAY MY CAR HAS DONE THIS 5 OR 6 TIMES I HAD IT LOOKED AT BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM SAID THEY WOULD NEED TO KEEP IT AND DRIVE THE CAR TO SEE BUT WHEN I LET THEM HAVE IT FO... Read more

Incident date: Jul 1, 2005

SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT

Incident date: Mar 1, 2005

1996 FORD MUSTANG GT CONVERT. LEAKING COOLANT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I SERVICE IT REGULARLY SINCE 2001. CONFIRMED A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART BUT IT HAD EXPIRED. MY WIFE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY STATED IT WAS A COURTESY RECALL AND THE... Read more

Incident date: Jan 30, 2005

PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED FOR THE 2ND TIME. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET COVERED UNDER THE RECALL THE FIRST TIME, BUT THIS TIME I'M ON MY OWN. THIS IS ON A '96 MUSTANG GT WITH 100K MILES. BOTH CRACKS WERE AROUND THE TEMPERATURE SENDING UNIT AT THE FRONT/PASSENGER SIDE OF THE MOTOR.*JB

Incident date: Jan 15, 2005

INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED; I HAD TO PAY 589.17 FOR A NEW ONE AND 225.00 LABOR CHARGES; I WOULD LIKE A REFUND. *JB

Incident date: Nov 26, 2004

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD STARTED LEAKING COOLANT, RESULTING IN THE WINDSHIELD TO INSTANTLY BECOME FOGGED AND UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY FORD TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF MY VEHICLE. *AK

Incident date: Sep 17, 2004

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DRIVER OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Incident date: Jul 1, 2004

(1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. 2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT SOHC V8 ENGINE (85,000MILES). ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED OUT RENDERING CAR UNDRIVEABLE, AND ME STRANDED. (3) WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 25, 2004

CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD IN THERMOSTAT HOUSING. CAUSING TEMP TO RAISE SIGNIFICANTLY. FORD DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A GENERAL RECALL, NOT MANDATORY. HOW WHERE WE SUPPOSED TO BE MADE AWARE OF THIS? CAR IS 1996, 89000 MILES, OUT OF WARRANTY COVERED BY 'GENERAL RECALL... Read more

Incident date: Apr 26, 2004

DEAR FORD MOTOR COMPANY, WILL YOU PLEASE ASSIST IN GETTING MY CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD FIXED? I AM UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THERE ONCE WAS A RECALL ON THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS BUT I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NOW I FIND MYSELF IN THE POSITION OF NEEDING MINE REPLACED AS IT IS CRACKED. TH... Read more

Incident date: Apr 6, 2004

FORD MUSTANG GT 4.6L INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND FORD WILL NOT REPLACE/REPAIR. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART.*AK

Incident date: Jan 10, 2004

CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD NOT COVERED BY FORD,CAR HAS 38000 MILES. *LA

Incident date: Dec 15, 2003

YES I HAVE A 1996 MUSTANG AND MY INTAKE HAD CRACKED FOR THE THIRD TIME AND FORD IS NOT FIX IT THIS TIME TELLING ME THAT ITS OUT OF WARRANTY SO HOW CAN THEY KEEP PUTTING INTAKES ON IF THEY GO BACK THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTAKES FOR THE 1996 MUSTANG GT THEY SAY THERE IS A GENERA... Read more

Incident date: Oct 28, 2003

RE: SELECTIVE RECALL 97M91 FOR CRACKS IN INTAKE MANIFOLDS FOR: 1996-98 FORD CROWN VICTORIA THUNDERBIRD, COUGAR, AND MUSTANG.ITS SO UNFAIR THAT MANIFOLDS CRACKED AFTER DATE OF OWNER NOTIFICATION (MARCH, 1999) I AM A SUBSEQUENT OWNER; HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING UNTIL TODAY. *AK

Incident date: Sep 23, 2003

THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON MY INTAKE ON MY FORD MUSTANG 96, THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF. I RECENTLY HAD MY CAR SERVICED AND THEY FOUND A PROBLEM WITH MY INTAKE MY INFORMED ME THAT IT HAD BEEN RECALLED. NOW IT IS AT THE DEALER AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE RECALL EXPRIED 2 MONTHS AGO. HOW CAN A MANU... Read more

Incident date: May 6, 2001

SEATBELTS DON'T RETRACT. *AK

Incident date: Jun 3, 2003

THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE, MIXING WITH OIL, AND RESULTED IN ENGINE DAMAGE. DEALER REPLACED MANIFOLD, THERMOSTAT, HOSES, ETC.*AK CONSUMER WASN'T SURE OF ALL THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED. MECHANIC STATED THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT MAY SHUT OFF ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 3, 2003

Incident date: Jan 4, 1999

SEAT BELTS ARE LOOSE, TANGLED, AND DON'T WORK PROPERLY, WILL NOT PULL OUT AT TIMES. * JB

Incident date: Jun 30, 2001

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD, PULLED OVER, OPENED HOOD, AND SAW FIRE. FIRE PUT OUT BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED COOLING FAN CAUSED FIRE. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK

Fire

Incident date: Dec 8, 2000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HEARD METAL CLANKING SOUND, STOPPED AND NOTICED REAR SWAYBAR WAS BROKEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE. *AK

Technical Service Bulletins — 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT

4 manufacturer communications from 2 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
061110 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS	2
061100 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	1
061000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	1

061000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

SOME VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION OR WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE (FEAD) BELT THAT HAS BECOME BROKEN OR FRAYED AND / OR DETACH FROM THE ENGINE. *TT

061100 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE (FEAD) BELT THAT HAS BECOME BROKEN OR FRAYED AND / OR DETACH FROM THE ENGINE. *TT

061110 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

SOME VEHICLES WITH MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS MAY EXHIBIT A FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE (FEAD) BELT THAT HAS BECOME BROKEN OR FRAYED AND / OR DETACHED FROM THE ENGINE. *TT

061110 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

FORD MUSTANG GT — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the FORD MUSTANG GT across all model years (2000–2006).

3 Total Recalls

836 Total Complaints

0 Investigations

75 Reported Crashes

13 Reported Fires

7 Reported Deaths

FORD MUSTANG GT — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2006	1	178	View
2005	1	213	View
2004	0	21	View
2003	0	59	View
2002	0	59	View
2001	0	78	View
2000	1	71	View
1999	0	41	View
1998	0	58	View
1997	0	25	View
1996 (current)	0	33

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