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2001 Ford Mustang GT Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 59 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Ford Mustang GT, most often about the engine (25% of complaints, typically around 69,500 miles). It is 4th of 7 Mustang GT model years by number of complaints.
Most common 2001 Ford Mustang GT problems
Engine
15 complaints · 25%Half of these problems showed up before 69,500 miles. Parts named most often: engine, exhaust system.
I don't know much about the mechanics of cars, but a spark plug blew out of my 2001 Mustang GT causing a loud repetitive noise and a notable loss of power. It was still under the 30 day/3000 miles used vehicle warranty and it was fixed at no charge to myself. The same thing happened again a week later and I was told…
Blown Ford spark plug! I drive a 2001 Ford Mustang GT, 4.6l v8, and one night I was sitting at a red light and as soon as it turned green I stepped on the gas like any other light and I blew a spark plug. I bought the car used with 10k on it and it blew at 56k. I never replaced the plugs so im guessing they were…
Fuel system
10 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 68,000 miles. Parts named most often: storage.
Fuel neck began to leak, within 2 weeks it was loosing almost a gallon of fuel on a $20.00 fill. I contacted Ford twice, I was told to take it to a Ford dealership, I got an attitude from the dealership so I spent the $110.00 on a Ford part and $180.00 on the labor at another service station. Advised Ford of the…
I was losing a large amount of fuel every time I filled up. The leak starts immediately upon turning on the fuel nozzle. I am also experiencing a check fuel cap warning and a low pressure in the fuel system. This has caused the car to not start and several backfires when it does turn over. There is also fuel leaking…
Brakes
7 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 25,000 miles. Parts named most often: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, foundation components.
The rear tires of my 2001 Ford Mustang GT convertible began to skid, since the road was wet. This is understandable, so I eased off the gas to allow the tires to catch, but the traction control must have turned on, and caused my car to begin spinning in circles. This made my car go off the road and into a tree. I…
Dt: 2001 Ford Mustang GT, air bags did not deploy and the brakes would not work, causing consumer $6,840.60 worth of damage to front of vehicle, bumper and other materials was replaced.
Air bags
7 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 40,000 miles. Parts named most often: frontal.
While driving 25 MPH consumer turned left on a road under construction and vehicle rolled across a stretch of gravel, it lost control and collided with a beam protruding from a retainer wall. Seat belts were worn, but the front air bags did not deploy. Consumer sustained minor back and head injuries. Police did arrive…
Tl contact owns a 2001 Ford Mustang GT. While driving 45 MPH, the contact swerved to avoid a dog in the road. The vehicle skidded into the grass, rolled over twice, and landed upside down. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact sustained knee injuries and an injured back. He has not yet…
Steering
5 complaints · 9%Parts named most often: steering wheel/handle bar.
Seat belts
5 complaints · 9%Parts named most often: front.
Drivers side seat belt gets twisted in wall, and does not retract properly as a result. Thoroughbred Ford untwisted, and then the seat belt twisted up again. Thoroughbred Ford states is under warranty, not defective, however state Ford refuses to replace unit as this is not a defect. Even refused after reminding them…
Driver's side seatbelt keeps tangling within the trim panels preventing proper deployment or retraction of the belt. I had to remove the trim panels and manually twist the belt through the b post guide to straighten, as well undoing and redoing the anchor bolts on the b post and driver lower door sill several times…
Body and structure
4 complaints · 7%Parts named most often: frame and members.
Right rear bracket which is welded to floor pan and connects rear axle has had a weld fail and subsequently cracked the bracket. Ford waiting for factory service rep to visit to determine failure cause and repair process. Car may be unavailable for over a week.
Suspension
4 complaints · 7%Parts named most often: rear.
: the contact stated while driving 55 MPH the rear end of the vehicle fishtailed from side to side which made the vehicle difficult to control. It was taken to the dealership for inspection; however the problem could not be duplicated. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop. The mechanic determined the…
2 weeks after I bought the car, I had reported problems with engine and trans and rear-end. They knew about it, but said they did not have the knowledge to work on a seleen, which that is what I was told I was buying at the time. Come to find out it is no. Big difference in price. On or about feb 15th 2006 the engine…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2001 Ford Mustang GT recalls
NHTSA lists no recalls for this model year.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Spark plug ejection from cylinder head
Summary
On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehi
Questions about the 2001 Ford Mustang GT
- What are the most common problems with the 2001 Ford Mustang GT?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: engine (15 complaints, typically around 69,500 miles); fuel system (10 complaints, typically around 68,000 miles); brakes (7 complaints, typically around 25,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2001 Ford Mustang GT have?
- NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2001 Ford Mustang GT. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls in case one is issued later.
- Is the 2001 a bad year for the Ford Mustang GT?
- It is 4th of 7 Mustang GT model years by number of complaints, with 59 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.