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2010 Ford Mustang
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Mustang years
Owner complaints for the 2010 Ford Mustang are substantially higher than the model-year median of 81.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
300–25K
2125–50K
2550–75K
875–100K
7100–150K
3150K+
94 reports with mileage · 167 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.
- Air Bags. Review the 179 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
13 crash reports2 fire reports9 injury reports
Service Brakes complaints
8 reportsPARKED ON INCLINE ROLLED BACK INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED. TOOK PICTURES. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY
FREQUENT EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE. USAGE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE (E-BRAKE) DOES NOT PROPERLY HOLD VEHICLE WHEN PARKED. THE VEHICLE IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND REQUIRES USAGE OF THE E-BRAKE ON INCLINED SURFACES. THE E-BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE ON INCLINED SURFACES, EVEN AFTER ADJUSTING THE E-BRAKE ADJUSTMENT BOLT IN THE CENT…
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FREQUENT EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE. USAGE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE (E-BRAKE) DOES NOT PROPERLY HOLD VEHICLE WHEN PARKED. THE VEHICLE IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND REQUIRES USAGE OF THE E-BRAKE ON INCLINED SURFACES. THE E-BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE ON INCLINED SURFACES, EVEN AFTER ADJUSTING THE E-BRAKE ADJUSTMENT BOLT IN THE CENTER CONSOLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THREE TIMES IN…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THREE TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
I WAS ON INTERSTATE 59 NORTH. I PRESSED THE BRAKES, THEY WERE LOCKED UP. CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. NEITHER WOULD FUNCTION. BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, ATTEMPTING TO SLOW IT AND DISTANCE MYSELF FROM ANY TRAFFIC THAT WAS NEARBY. ONCE I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, IT BEGAN TO SLOW, …
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I WAS ON INTERSTATE 59 NORTH. I PRESSED THE BRAKES, THEY WERE LOCKED UP. CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. NEITHER WOULD FUNCTION. BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, ATTEMPTING TO SLOW IT AND DISTANCE MYSELF FROM ANY TRAFFIC THAT WAS NEARBY. ONCE I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, IT BEGAN TO SLOW, ACCELERATOR AND BRAKES UNLOCKED, ALLOWING ME TO COME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CALLED FORD, THEY'VE TOWED IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I'VE READ SOOOOO MANY REPORTS ONLINE, BUT FORD IS GIVING EXCUSES AND BLAMING IT ON CUSTOMERS. THIS IS DEADLY AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE AS A RESULT OF IT! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!! *TR
I HAD JUST MADE THE FINAL PAYMENT ON THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE ABS ANTI-SKID LIGHTS CAME ON. A LOCAL MECHANIC TESTED IT, AND SAID THAT THE PROBLEMS WERE: A DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL VALVE RIGHT FRONT CIRCUIT FAILURE AND AN ABS UNIT MALFUNCTION. THE TOTAL COSTS FOR THE TWO PARTS WERE MORE THAN $1,100.00. *TR
WHILE DRIVING LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. SAM PACK FORD OF LEWISVILLE FIXED THE PROBLEM BY TIGHTENING THE BOLT AND BLEEDING BRAKES AND CHECKING OPERATION. OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS MAY NEED TO HAVE THEIR BRAKE LINES CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T LEAK. *TR
8/5/12 CAR TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE LOCKS UP WHEN IN PARK WHILE CAR IS RUNNING, CUT CAR OFF AND ENTIRE SYSTEM LOCKS UP AND CAR THEN WILL NOT START, TOW SERVICE SUGGECTED ANIT THEFT DEVICE ACTIVATED, DEALER SAID IT NEEDED NEW $133 BATTERY, INSTALLED ON 8/6/12, 8/10/12 CAR AGAIN SITTING AT LONG STOP LIGHT, PUT IN PARK,…
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8/5/12 CAR TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE LOCKS UP WHEN IN PARK WHILE CAR IS RUNNING, CUT CAR OFF AND ENTIRE SYSTEM LOCKS UP AND CAR THEN WILL NOT START, TOW SERVICE SUGGECTED ANIT THEFT DEVICE ACTIVATED, DEALER SAID IT NEEDED NEW $133 BATTERY, INSTALLED ON 8/6/12, 8/10/12 CAR AGAIN SITTING AT LONG STOP LIGHT, PUT IN PARK, LIGHT CHANGED, AND WENT TO PUT IN DRIVE SHIFTER LOCKED WHILE CAR RUNNING, CUT CAR OFF THEN CAR WOULD NOT START ENTIRE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM LOCKED CAR . *TR
Official recalls
521V081000 · Air Bags:frontal; Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module; Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
Feb 16, 2021
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.
Additional source detail variants (3)
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.
Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.
Air Bags:frontal
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.
19V001000 · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
Jan 7, 2019
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, Ford is recalling certain 2011 Ford Ranger and Mercury Milan vehicles, 2011-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles and 2011-2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Ford is also recalling certain 2010 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2010-2011 Ford Ranger and Mercury Milan vehicles, 2010-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, and 2010-2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 13, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall 19S01.
18V046000 · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
Jan 11, 2018
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, Ford is recalling certain 2010 Ford Edge, Fusion, Mustang and Ranger, Lincoln MKX and Zephyr/MKZ, and Mercury Milan vehicles ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Ford is also recalling certain 2009 Ford Edge, Fusion, Mustang and Ranger, Lincoln MKX and Zephyr/MKZ, and Mercury Milan vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.
16V384000 · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
May 31, 2016
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Ford Ranger vehicles, 2006-2011 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles, and 2005-2011 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Ford is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Ford Ranger, Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2006-2008 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles and 2005-2008 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Any vehicle not included in "Zone A", or "Zone B" is not included in the safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Ford mailed interim letters informing owners that parts are not yet available on July 15, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.
15V319000 · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module
May 28, 2015
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2014 Mustang vehicles manufactured April 6, 2004, to June 21, 2014, and 2005-2006 GT vehicles manufactured February 20, 2004, to September 22, 2006. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver side air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on June 10, 2016. Even if interim repairs were performed under safety recall 14V-802, owners must bring their vehicles in for the final remedy. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S21. Note: This recall supersedes safety recall 14V-802.
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
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.