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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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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

Vehicle Speed Control complaints

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6,485 miles · Mar 27, 2008
Vehicle Speed Control

WHILE GETTING ON THE FREEWAY, THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK, TAPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY AND RELEASE IT ..STILL ACCELERATING. RPM'S WAS BURIED IN THE RED ZONE THE WHOLE TIME AND YOU COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. TRIED PRESSING ON THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESULTS. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO T…

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WHILE GETTING ON THE FREEWAY, THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK, TAPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY AND RELEASE IT ..STILL ACCELERATING. RPM'S WAS BURIED IN THE RED ZONE THE WHOLE TIME AND YOU COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. TRIED PRESSING ON THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESULTS. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE BERM ON THE FREEWAY, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND COAST TO A STOP. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO CLAIMS THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODES DURING DIAGNOSTICS BUT COULD RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT MY FLOOR MATS HAD GOTTEN UP UNDER THERE. NOT BUYING IT THE 2004 MUSTANGS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10222517

5,620 miles · Dec 4, 2006
Vehicle Speed Control

1ST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH AND AS I WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS, THE CAR JUST KEPT ACCELERATING BY IT SELF, I THEN BEGAN TO TAP THE GAS PEDAL WITH MY FOOT AND AS I GOT CLOSER TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME I HAD TO BRAKE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL,WHILE IN NEUTRAL THE VEHICLE IDLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. I THEN …

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1ST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH AND AS I WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS, THE CAR JUST KEPT ACCELERATING BY IT SELF, I THEN BEGAN TO TAP THE GAS PEDAL WITH MY FOOT AND AS I GOT CLOSER TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME I HAD TO BRAKE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL,WHILE IN NEUTRAL THE VEHICLE IDLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. I THEN WENT HOME AND AT THIS POINT BELIEVING IT WAS POSSIBLY BEING CAUSED BY THE FLOOR MAT I REMOVED SAME. THE 2ND TIME I HAD JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN AND GAVE IT A LITTLE GAS WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN, AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE DID A 180. WHILE I HOLDING THE BRAKE DOWN THE REAR WHEELS BEGAN TO SPIN, I WAS THEN ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN IT OFF. WHEN RESTARTED IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I THEN TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER THE NEXT DAY, THEY HOWEVER WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM DURING THE TWO DAYS THEY HAD IT, THUS NO REPAIRS WERE DONE , I WAS TOLD TO COME BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY CONTACTED FORD AND THAT THEY HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS. I THEN CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO, AND WHEN ASKED IF THEY COULD REPLACE ANY PARTS THAT COULD CAUSE THIS PROBLEM DUE TO THE EXTREME DANGER OF THIS PROBLEM THEY REFUSED. NOTE MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 5700 MILES ON IT. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10175133

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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