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1991 Ford Mustang

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1991 Ford Mustang do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 81.

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77Owner complaints

Model-year median: 81

2Recall campaigns

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2Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
31Power Train
9Air Bags
7Engine And Engine Cooling
6Seats
4
All reported categories
Exterior Lighting
3Seat Belts
3Service Brakes, Hydraulic
3Fuel System, Gasoline
2Fuel System, Other
2Steering
2Structure
2Suspension
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Visibility
2Child Seat
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Parking Brake
1Service Brakes, Air
1Tires
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 16 of 77 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.

  • Electrical System. Review the 31 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports22 fire reports2 injury reports

Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

6 reports
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74,000 miles · Oct 10, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED UNDER THE OWNER'S NOTIFICATION CAMPAIGNS. HEAD GASKET BLEW AGAIN, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WAS REFUSING TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE IT WAS OVER THE 100,000 MILES OF THE CAMPAIGNS WARRANTY.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10042712

Mileage unknown · Dec 6, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling

TENSION REGULATOR FOR FAN BELT FLAPS LOOSE. THIS IS 4TH TIME THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #899929

Mileage unknown · May 25, 2000
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, Other

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE OIL PRESSURE. OIL GAUGE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE. AFTER PARKING VEHICLE, MADE CALLS TO MECHANICS. WAS INFORMED A COMPOSITE WAS REPLACED IN THE OIL PAN GASKET. THE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BE MESSED UP.

NHTSA ODI #862579

Mileage unknown · Dec 11, 1996
Engine And Engine CoolingPower TrainSuspension

FRONT SHOCKS FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #512550

Mileage unknown · Oct 21, 1996
Engine And Engine Cooling

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED UNTIL SYSTEM IS UPDATED WITH NEW EGR.

NHTSA ODI #510360

Mileage unknown · May 10, 1996
Engine And Engine CoolingFire

THE VEHICLE WAS UNATTENDED AND THE VEHICLE COUGHT ON FIRE (ENGINE COMPARMENT FIRE). *AK

NHTSA ODI #984404

Official recalls

2

96V071000 · Electrical System:ignition

Apr 25, 1996

THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD EXPERIENCE AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING, SMOKE, AND POSSIBLY FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA OF THE VEHICLE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH.

91V048000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission

Mar 18, 1991

THE PARK ROD ASSEMBLY CONTAINS A PARK CAM WITH INADEQUATE SURFACE HARDNESS, WHICH COULD LEAD TO PARK DISENGAGEMENT OR NO PARK ENGAGEMENT WHEN THE LEVER IS PLACED IN PARK.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF PARK IS NOT ENGAGED AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS OFF, AVEHICLE ROLL-AWAY COULD RESULT.

Remedy: REPLACE PARK ROD ASSEMBLY ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.

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

2

PE94010 · Fuel Line Routing

Opened Feb 2, 1994 · Closed Apr 19, 1994

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages

There is no summary currently available

PE91137 · Hood Latch Failures

Opened Oct 9, 1991 · Closed Feb 27, 1992

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure

There is no summary currently available