1992 FORD MUSTANG Recalls, Complaints & Safety

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Remedy: DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.

42,540 vehicles affected

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Remedy: SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.

16,270 vehicles affected

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

K2 MOTOR IS RECALLING 1,921 AFTERMARKET HEADLAMPS OF VARIOUS MODELS SOLD FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS ARE MISSING THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTOR WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

Remedy: K2 MOTOR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMEBER 17, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT K2 MOTOR AT 1-909-839-2992.

1,921 vehicles affected

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Remedy: CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.

27,176 vehicles affected

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD EXPERIENCE AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH.

7,900,000 vehicles affected

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE THAT WAS HEARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE IN ADDITION TO THE VEHICLE STALLING SPORADICALLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT A CONNECTOR WIRE AND A FUSE LINK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 96V071000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE IGNITION AS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRE TO THE FUSE LINK WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,726.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR A SHORT CIRCUIT WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF AN EXISTING RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL #96V071000, REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

1992 FORD MUSTANG LX. CLOCKSPRING IN STEERING WHEEL JAMMED. STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD TO TURN. I COULD DO IT BUT IF MY DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING PERHAPS NOT. SAME FAILURE DISABLED CRUISE (NO BIG DEAL) BUT ALSO HORN AND DRIVER AIRBAG. WERE I AT HIGHWAY SPEED, PASSING, CHANGING LANE, ETC., MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE FAILED PART BOTH CAUSED THE ACCIDENT AND DISABLED THE ACCIDENT SURVIVAL FEATURES OF THE CAR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER. FLAMES ERUPTED FROM UNDER THE SEAT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC.

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2 SEPERATE TIMES MY SUMITOMO SRIX0N4 225/55HR 16 TIRES, WITH LESS THEN 2500 MILES ON THEM, THE SIDEWALLS COMPLETLY BLEW AFTER TREADWEAR WAS PUNCTURED BY ROAD HAZARD. COMPLETE COLLASP/DISINTEGRATION OF TIRES ON RIM. EXTREME HAZARD (TOTAL TIRE FAILURE) AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 55MPH. REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND.

NAR 6-03-2003 *MR ENCLOSED ATTACHED CRASH REPORTS THAT OCCURRED IN OHIO TURNPIKE. FEBRUARY 2003. STEERING MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE FORD MUSTANG TO SKID ACROSS THE LANES DAMAGING BUMPER, HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL, AND HOOD. *CB

Crash 1 injured

CONSUMER WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, SHE LIFTED UP THE HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT THE WIRE ATTACHMENT WAS UNRAVELING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. FIRE STARTED APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED. DRIVER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR, THAT WERE JUST RECENTLY INSTALLED, WERE LOST IN THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER OBTAINED A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT. *AK

Fire

UPON STARTING VEHICLE IGNITION FELT VERY HOT, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START.VEHICLE WAS TOWED. *AK

AUTOMOBILE TEND TO STOP WHILE IDLING AND GOING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE RPM INDICATOR JUMPS ALL AROUND DURING THIS PROCEDURE. CAR HAS BEEN TO VARIOUS MECHANICS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND CAUSE CANNOT BE DETECTED. * MR *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*740818

THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AT 29000 MILES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM

THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAME VERY HOT WHILE DRIVING AND INTERMITTENTLY SHORTED OUT. CONSUMER HAD TO "JIGGLE" IGNITION TO MAKE IT FUNCTION WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. ALSO, CONSUMER INTERMITTENTLY SAW SMOKE EMITTING FROM STEERING COLUMN WHEN STARTING CAR. RELATED RECALL 96V071000, HOWEVER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 96 V 071 000. IGNITION ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED IN TURN SIGNALS.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THERE WERE FIRE FLAME SPOTS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, SINCE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL SHORTAGES WITH THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER, CRUISE CONTROL, KEYLESS ENTRY AUTO TRUCK RELEASE, AND RADIO. *TT

Fire

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 96V071000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ,AND DEALER STATED THEY DID RECALL REPAIRS. CONSUMER FELT DEALER NEVER CHANGED DEFECTIVE PARTS BECAUSE CAR WAS RUNNING WHEN IT WAS TAKEN IN, AND CURRENTLY IT WAS NOT RUNNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE HAS A GAS LEAK DUE TO RUSTED GAS TANK. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

OIL INTAKE SCREEN CLOGS UP WITH SILICONE. OIL CANNOT FLOW THROUGH PUMP, CAUSING ENGINE TO BURN OUT.*AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE, AND HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN TURNED OFF A FIRE STARTED AFTER DRIVER EXITED VEHICLE WHICH CONSUMED THE ENGINE AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENTS. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE TO THE CAUSE OF THE FIR,E AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 96V071000 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

Fire

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON INTERSTATE ETC., ON WARM DAYS, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BUILD UP HEAT AND FLUID PRACTICALLY EXPLODES FROM THE TRANSMISSION DOUSING THE UNDERSIDE OF CAR AND EXHAUST. I AM AWARE OF THE EXACT SAME SITUATION HAPPENING ON ANOTHER FORD MUSTANG WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION. I CONTACTED FORD WHICH DENIES THAT THERE IS ANY TENDENCY IN THIS TRANSMISSION FOR A SUCH AN OCCURRENCE. FORD WANTS ME TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHILE I BELIEVE THEY MUST BE AWARE OF THE NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AT ANY TEMPERATURE, AND IT WILL WORSEN AT HIGHER ELEVATION. BUT, IT WILL STILL DO IT AT ANY LOWER ELEVATION. THERE IS NO PRIOR WARNING.DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK

FIRE BROKE OUT UNDER HOOD OF VEHICLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. CONSUMER WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MPH WHEN RADIO WENT OUT/BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, AND THERE WAS A SMOKING/BURNING SMELL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

Fire

FAULTY IGNITION MODULE CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING LEAVING THE CAR WITH NO POWER, IT WAS REPLACED TWICE IN 2 YEARS. NLM

CAR WAS PARKED. EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. CAR ROLLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY ,ACROSS STREET AND INTO DITCH.*AK

Crash

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 2 TIMES AND BOTH TIMES THE IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED, THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY. *SLC

IGNITION SWITCH IS NOT WORKING. THIS FAILURE IS SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM IN RECALL 96V71000. *AK

POWER STEERING LEAKS FLUID.ALSO BLOWER MOTOR SWITCH FAILED 3 TIMES.

3 injured

POWER STEERING LEAKS FLUID.ALSO BLOWER MOTOR SWITCH FAILED 3 TIMES.

3 injured

THE ENGINE HAS A GAS PROBLEM!(VERY BIG ONE) I GET 150 MILES TO 15 GALLONS, THE MUSTANG SHOULD BE RECIVING AT LEAST 270. I HAVE MODIFACATIONS, BUT THEY ONLY WOULD TAKE OFF ABOT 10 MILES. FORD HAS HAD THE CAR RAN EVERY TEST POSIBLE AND EVERYTHING COMES OUT OK, THEY DONT HAVE A CLUE WHAT IS WRONG. IVE SEEN OTHER RECALLS ON MUSTANGS THAT ARE FUEL REALATED AND IM STARING TO THINK MINE IS ALSO. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CAR PLEASE CONTACT ME, IM IN A POSITION NOW WHERE I NEED ANSEWERS WHERE THE MANUFACTURE CANT GIVE ME. THANX.

Crash 1 injured

WHILE DRIVING BATTERY EXPLODED AND WHOLE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW. *AK

Fire

ALTERNATOR OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT FIRE. MJS

Fire

LEFT LATCH ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD SNAPPED LOOSE.

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Fire

WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. MECHANIC REFUSED TO LOOK OR REPAIR AIR BAG LIGHT. WAS INFORMED POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORT.*AK

POWER STEERING PUMP IS NOISY AND LOSS OF STEERING ASSISTANCE OCCURS. DEALER STATES THE PUMP IS BURNED OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Crash

INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT, RESULTING IN A FIRE. IN ADDITION, HEADLAMPS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. *AK

Fire

INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT, RESULTING IN A FIRE. IN ADDITION, HEADLAMPS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. *AK

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OIL PUMP FAILURE, RESULTING IN ALMOST TOTAL OIL STARVATION TO THE UPPER ENGINE CYLINDER AREA. ALSO REPLACED CAMSHAFT AN DOIL PAN GASKET. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE IGNITION WAS OFF, AND THERE WAS AND ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE CONSOLE AREA OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

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OWNER WAS DRIVING AND LOST MOST OF HIS BRAKE FLUID. *AK

BRAKES FAILED.

WAS DRIVING AND THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE FRONT HOOD. *AK

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WAS DRIVING AND SMELLED RUBBER BURNING, RESULTING IN VEHICLE CATCHING ON FIRE . *AK

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WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO FAIL, IMPAIRING VISIBILITY. *AK