10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
22 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
21 / 0
Average Mileage:
14,433 miles

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problem #4

Nov 152001

Mustang

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
While driving 65 mph in wet road condition consumer applied brakes to avoid hitting another vehicle, and vehicle started to skid and hit guardrail/ front impact. Consumer hit his head on steering wheel. Neither airbag deployed. Damage to vehicle about $ $11000.

- Delano, CA, USA

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problem #3

Nov 122001

Mustang

  • miles
Vehicle was rearended and air bag did not deploy. Vehicle was hit on right rear side.

- Richmond, VA, USA

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problem #2

Jul 062001

Mustang

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Was traveling approximately 5mph when for no reason air bags deployed. Vehicle then bumped into wooden fence. Driver suffered burns on arms. Consumer wrote in stating "the car was parked and when I got out of the car it rolled forward bumping a wood fence post and both air bags deployed".

- Independence, MO, USA

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problem #1

Jan 282001

Mustang

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
While coasting out of car wash vehicle slid on ice, bumped into vacuum. At that time, both airbags deployed. There was no noticable damage to the vehicle or plat form. The consumer believes the air bag system must have been defective to have deployed without impact.

- Mokena, IL, USA

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