10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
27,000 miles

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problem #3

Jul 222002

Mustang 6-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 81,000 miles
Car was parked in first gear with parking break up. Car was hit with hardly any force and rolled back into another vehicle... did not know there was a recall on this until today March 8, 2003. Also numerous times car has been in shop for check engine light...no one knows what causes it come on.. spent $2000 so far.

- Danville, IL, USA

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problem #2

Aug 112001

Mustang

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
With parking brake in 1st and emergency brake up, car rolled into another car. I have had the car checked before at a Ford service dealership center and was told it was fine.

- Studio City, CA, USA

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problem #1

Jun 091999

Mustang

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Emergency brake failure resulted in accident.

- Silver Spr, MD, USA

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