IllustrationSTATE FARM REPRESENTATIVE TERRI BURNS REPORTS WHILE DRIVING THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE WAS IN THE FRONT OF CAR. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO PUT FIRE OUT. APPROXIMATELY $52 OF DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. *AK *ML
1993 Ford Mustang
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1993 Ford Mustang do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 81.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 9 of 101 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 31 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
22 crash reports28 fire reports14 injury reports
What owners actually said
101 reportsTHE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH SYSTEM. WHILE VEHICLE WAS JUST SITTING, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE VENTS, AND NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. CORROLATES TO RECALL NUMBER 96V071000. *AK
ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. EACH TIME VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR. THERE IS A BURNING SMELL, BEFORE THE CAR FAILS. EACH TIME CABLES TO THE ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN BURNED. *MJS
AUTOMOBILE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY UP. ALSO, CAUSING DAMAGES TO TWO OTHER AUTOMOBILES PARKED ON EITHER SIDE. NO INJURIES.
WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES THE SEATS WOULD WOBBLE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN GETTING IN OR OUT OF VEHICLE. MECHANIC CHECKED SEATS & NOTICE ELECTRICAL SEAT RAILING HAD SNAPPED IN HALF. *AK
THE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT AND FOG SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED THE SWITCH TO OVERHEAT AND BURN OUT. DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED UNDER THE HOOD FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING WHILE DRIVING. PULED OVER AND FOUNDED ENGINE ON FIRE. AFTER FIRE WAS PUT OUT, CONSUMER NOTICED WIRING ON ALTERNATOR BURNED UP. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CUT OFF FOR ABOUT 10-15 MIN WHEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA AROUND THE ALTERNATOR. FIRE DEPARMENT CALLED, UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
AIR BAG MONITOR ASSEMBLY FAILED.
PAINT PEELED LIKE RAZOR SCRAPS.
Official recalls
296V071000 · Electrical System:ignition
Apr 25, 1996
THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD EXPERIENCE AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING, SMOKE, AND POSSIBLY FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA OF THE VEHICLE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH.
93V159000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System
Sep 27, 1993
THE FUEL RAIL THAT PROVIDES THE FUEL SUPPLY TO THE FUEL INJECTORS HAS AN IMPROPERLY FORMED TUBE WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FRACTURE, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CANRESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL WILL BE REPLACED.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1PE94058 · Front Brake Rotor Failure
Opened Jul 25, 1994 · Closed Oct 11, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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