IllustrationSUDDEN FAILURE OF ONE- OF THE TWO MOUNTING STUDS WHICH SECURE THE SERVICE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER UNIT. LOSS OF STUD ALLOWED MASTER CYLINDER TO MOVE WHEN SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED - DIMINISHING BRAKING PERFORMANCE.*AK
1994 Ford Mustang
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Mustang years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Ford Mustang are substantially higher than the model-year median of 81.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Mustang years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 35 of 356 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 160 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 50 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 35 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 reports19 fire reports16 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
22 reportsTHE MAJOR PROBLEM WAS THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE (AFTER 100,000 MILES) WITH THE ENGINE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT ANY TIME REGARDING THIS RECALL. FORD DENIES THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS A RECALL AND THAT IT WAS MY FAULT THAT THE ENGINE WENT SINCE I DO NOT DO ALL MY REPAIRS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND IF I HAD, I WOULD'V…
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THE MAJOR PROBLEM WAS THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE (AFTER 100,000 MILES) WITH THE ENGINE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT ANY TIME REGARDING THIS RECALL. FORD DENIES THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS A RECALL AND THAT IT WAS MY FAULT THAT THE ENGINE WENT SINCE I DO NOT DO ALL MY REPAIRS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND IF I HAD, I WOULD'VE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY MAIL OR BY PHONE OF THIS PROBLEM, FORD TOLD ME THAT SINCE THE CAR WENT OVER 100,000 MILES AND WAS THREE MONTHE PAST THE DEADLINE DATE THAT I WAS OUT OF LUCK AND THAT THERE WOULD BE NO EXTENSIONS OR EXCEPTIONS. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT I HAVE IS THAT I DID NOT EXPERIENCE A HEAD GASKET FAILURE DURING THEIR SO CALLED WARRANTY EXTENSION PERIOD AND THAT MY 1994 FORD MUSTANG ONLY FAILED SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXTENSION EXPIRED. A DEFECTIVE PART IS A DEFECTIVE PART FROM THE DAY OF MANUFACTURE TO THE DAY THE CAR IS JUNKED UNLESS THE PART IS REPAIRED OR REPLACED. SO MUCH TIME AND MONEY WAS PUT OUT BY ME BECAUSE OF FORD'S LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE. I DESERVED TO HAVE BEEN REIMBURSED BY THE FORD MOTOR CORPORATION BUT IN TURN I RECEIVED NOTHING. I COULD GO ON BUT THIS IS VERY UPSETTING TO ME. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
CAN FORD DO ANYTHING RIGHT CAR HAS BROKEN DOWN MORE THAN I CAN REMEMBER! *AK
ROTORS WARP PREMATURELY. NLM
I HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO SEPARATE PROBLEMS WITH MY FORD MUSTANG GT. BOTH PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN "REPAIRED" WHILE THE VEHILCE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT THE ACTIONS TAKEN WERE ONLY SUFFICIENT TO CARRY THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE LARGEST PROBLEM THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED HAS BEEN WITH MY ANTILOCK BRAKES. …
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I HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO SEPARATE PROBLEMS WITH MY FORD MUSTANG GT. BOTH PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN "REPAIRED" WHILE THE VEHILCE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT THE ACTIONS TAKEN WERE ONLY SUFFICIENT TO CARRY THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE LARGEST PROBLEM THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED HAS BEEN WITH MY ANTILOCK BRAKES. ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP AT FORD DEALERS FOR REPAIRS TO MY ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE TYPICAL PROGNOSIS WAS THAT A SENSOR NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. IRONICALLY, ONCE THE VEHCILE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, DUE TO AGE, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE REQUIRED A NEW MODULE COSTING APPROXIMATELY $1,200. I PLEADED MY CASE WITH FORD ON THIS EXPENSE AND THEY AGREED TO PICK UP THE COST OF THE REPAIR. NO LATER THAN 4 MONTHS HAD PASSED AND THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. I PROCRASTINATED SOME FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS PRIOR TO HAVING THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS TO THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THIS TIME THE PROBLEM WAS DIFFERENT AND WOULD COST $1,100. AGAIN I PLEADED
UPON CROSSING A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY, BRAKE LINE SEVERED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE.
ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON/OFF, SOMETIMES IT WILL STAY ON. DEALER REPLACE SENSOR/BAD GROUNDING/BAD CONNECTING WIRE. SAID CANNOT REPLACE WHOLE ABS SYSTEM. HAS BEEN TO DIFFERENT DEALER, DEFECT STILL REOCCURRING. *AK
BRASKE PEDAL MAKES A LOUD CREAKING NOISE WHENEVER IT IS DEPRESSED. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE BOOSTER TWICE, BUT NOISE CONTINUES. *AK
WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER IS DEPRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DUE TO THE LOCATION, CAUSING UNWAITED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKING CAR IN GARAGE. REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO WARPING. ALSO, AIR BAG SENSOR HAS COME ON TWICE. DUP OF 517543, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
Official recalls
401V318000 · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module
Oct 3, 2001
EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MODULE REPLACED AFTER APRIL 5, 2000. THE REPLACEMENT DRIVER'S AIR BAG MODULE INFLATOR MAY HAVE INSUFFICIENT WELDS THAT COULD PREVENT PROPER INFLATION OF THE AIR BAG.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MAY NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN LESS THAN THE INTENDED LEVEL OF OCCUPANT PROTECTION.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 5, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
00V349000 · Parking Brake:conventional
Oct 30, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. IF A VEHICLE IS PARKED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE NOT FULLY APPLIED AND NOT IN FIRST GEAR, AS DIRECTED IN THE OWNER GUIDE, AND THE SELF ADJUSTMENT PAWL SUBSEQUENTLY SKIPS ONE OR TWO TEETH, THE VEHICLE COULD MOVE ON SOME GRADES.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL AND INSTALL A PLATE OR OVER-BRACKET TO THE CONTROL TO LOCK THE SELF ADJUST MECHANISM IN POSITION FOLLOWING ADJUSTMENT.
97V180000 · Structure:body:hood
Oct 20, 1997
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS. TEARING OF THE BOND BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER HOOD PANELS DURING MINOR FRONT END COLLISIONS CAN RESULT IN A GAP AT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE HOOD. AIR FORCED BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER PANELS CAN PRODUCE ENOUGH PRESSURE TO FORCE THE OUTER PANEL UPWARD.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN TOTAL SEPARATION OF THE OUTER HOOD PANEL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HOOD AREA FOR ANY DAMAGE ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE HOOD. IF THERE IS ANY EVIDENCE OF BOND SEPARATION, THE HOOD WILL BE REPLACED. IF THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF BOND SEPARATION, ADDITIONAL ADHESIVE WILL BE APPLIED BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER HOOD PANELS.
95V062000 · Seats
Mar 27, 1995
THE WIRE HARNESS ON THESE SEATS IS BANDED TO THE FRONT SEAT CUSHION SUPPORTS. THE END OF ONE OF THE SUPPORTS CAN PUNCTURE THE HARNESS, RESULTING IN A HIGH RESISTANCE ELECTRICAL SHORT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: OVERHEATING CAN RESULT, AND MELTING, SMOKE AND POSSIBLE IGNITION OF THE SURROUNDING MATERIALS CAN OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE TIE STRAP FROM EACH OF THE FRONT SEATS.
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
4EA98013 · Parking Brake
Opened May 27, 1998 · Closed Oct 31, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available
PE97051 · Parking Brake Failure
Opened Dec 23, 1997 · Closed May 27, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THE NUMBER OF CRASHES REPORTED TOT HE MANUFACTURER WARRANTS FURTHER THIS INVESTIGATION
EA97018 · Outer Hood Panel Detachment
Opened Sep 30, 1997 · Closed Oct 22, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure
There is no summary currently available
PE97011 · Outer Hood Panel Detachment
Opened Mar 13, 1997 · Closed Sep 30, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION HAS RECEIVED 6 REPORTS INDICATING THE OUTER HOOD PANEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLES AS THEY WERE BEING DRIVEN.FORD HAS PROVIDE 39 ADDITIONAL REPORTS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH ODI REPORTS.FORD INDICATES THAT THE LIKELY CAUSE IS PRIOR COLLISION DAMAGE.THIS INVESTIGATION IS BEING UPGRADED TO FURTHER STUDY THIS ISSUE.