2003 Ford Mustang Problems

Below Average Complaints

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2003 Ford Mustang.

20022004
Complaints
177
Crashes
23
Fires
6
Injuries
11
Fatalities
Recalls
0

Worst 2003 Ford Mustang Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#123 complaints

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Avg mileage:13,018 mi
#214 complaints

SEAT BELTS

Avg mileage:56,993 mi
#311 complaints

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Avg mileage:36,938 mi
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2003 Ford Mustang.

ComponentComplaintsCrashesFiresAvg MileageVolume
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2313,018 mi
SEAT BELTS1456,993 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1136,938 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER10117,614 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL938,602 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM81350,775 mi
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL6432,468 mi
AIR BAGS5470,000 mi
EQUIPMENT517,655 mi
SUSPENSION512,683 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL5126,225 mi
ENGINE41131,775 mi
EXTERIOR LIGHTING41136,700 mi
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION41,190 mi
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION4122,222 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE311,225 mi
POWER TRAIN381,784 mi
STRUCTURE:BODY3140,050 mi
TIRES340,467 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM2150 mi
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE257,500 mi
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY29,855 mi
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR271,500 mi
SUSPENSION:FRONT2490 mi
SUSPENSION:REAR226,000 mi
TIRES:SIDEWALL2128,500 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL233,000 mi
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS25,000 mi
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION11,000 mi

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