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2005 Ford Mustang Gt

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Mustang Gt years

Owner complaints for the 2005 Ford Mustang Gt are substantially higher than the model-year median of 51.

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163Owner complaints

Model-year median: 51

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
48
200251
200314
2004163
2005151
2006
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
58Air Bags
49Fuel System, Gasoline
12Vehicle Speed Control
12Fuel/propulsion System
8
All reported categories
Parking Brake
8Structure
8Power Train
7Engine And Engine Cooling
6Visibility
6Engine
4Exterior Lighting
4Service Brakes
4Suspension
3Unknown Or Other
3Equipment
2Seat Belts
2Electronic Stability Control
1Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Equipment Adaptive/mobility
1Fuel System, Other
1Interior Lighting
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Seats
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Tires
1Traction Control System
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

120 reports with mileage · 43 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 58 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 49 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

9 crash reports1 fire reports7 injury reports

Interior Lighting complaints

1 reports
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28,150 miles · Aug 17, 2008
Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Interior Lighting

MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED DUE TO THE WIRING IN THE DASHBOARD FROM THE FACTORY WAS CHAFING ON EACH OTHER AND SHORTED OUT. I FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FUSE BUT THEY KEPT BLOWING. SO I BROUGHT IT TO ONE DEALER THEY SAID THE CLUSTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO A SHORT IN IT AND WOULD COST $600.00 BECAUSE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT IN …

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MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED DUE TO THE WIRING IN THE DASHBOARD FROM THE FACTORY WAS CHAFING ON EACH OTHER AND SHORTED OUT. I FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FUSE BUT THEY KEPT BLOWING. SO I BROUGHT IT TO ONE DEALER THEY SAID THE CLUSTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO A SHORT IN IT AND WOULD COST $600.00 BECAUSE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT IN NOV. 2007 BUT THE CAR ONLY HAS 28K ON IT, IT'S A PLEASURE CAR. I CALLED FORD CARE AND THEY SAID SINCE I HAVE NO SERVICE RECORD WITH THEM THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I BROUGHT THE CAR NEXT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE ORDERED A NEW CLUSTER THROUGH FORD AND BROUGHT IT TO A SEPARATE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND THE WIRING PROBLEM AND ALSO REPLACED THE CLUSTER COSTING ME $591.00 PLUS THE COST OF THE DIAGNOSIS FROM THE FIRST DEALER OF $177.00. I FEEL FORD SHOULD STILL PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS DUE TO THE FACT IT CAME FROM THE FACTORY LIKE THIS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10238596

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.