KnownCarProblems2000 Ford Mustang Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 311 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Ford Mustang, most often about the brakes (20% of complaints, typically around 19,000 miles). It is 10th of 27 Mustang model years by number of complaints and has 2 recalls.
Most common 2000 Ford Mustang problems
Brakes
63 complaints · 20%Half of these problems showed up before 19,000 miles. Parts named most often: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, conventional, foundation components, pedals and linkages.
2000 Ford Mustang parked in driveway with emergency brake engaged. The driveway has a slight grade. Brake failed, and car backed out of driveway and across the road, striking a pole. Damage to left fender; broken taillight. The car was previously brought to dealer for the brake recall and supposedly repaired.
I 'm having problems with the brakes of my Mustang gt 2000. This car has only 13500 driving miles and for three occasions I had been with the brakes because its has the sticking problems (front left side and rear right side). Eventually the pads and calipers turned hot and brakes do not stop the car. The last time of…
Air bags
42 complaints · 14%Half of these problems showed up before 53,500 miles. Parts named most often: frontal, side/window.
While driving 35 MPH, the consumer rounded a corner near a hidden stop light. Another vehicle was at the stop light and the consumer collided with the vehicle. The left front of the vehicle hit the right rear of the other motorist. The air bags never deployed after the collision. There were no injuries involved with…
Consumer was driving and suddenly the air bags deployed. Consumer stopped suddenly, causing the vehicle behind to be involved in a crash. Manufacturer told consumer to report incident to the insurance company.
Transmission
40 complaints · 13%Half of these problems showed up before 79,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission, manual transmission, driveline, clutch assembly.
Hard to shift into first gear of neutral from a stopped position on the v6 manual transmission on the 2000 Ford Mustang, also paint is bubbling and cracking on roof in multiple spots, have seen same problem with paint posted for all models Ford from 2000-20005.
I bought a 2000 Ford Mustang and three days later I noticed the shift indicator position marker on the floor was not showing what gear the car was in. This could cause an accident during day and most likely during night driving and could also cause tranmission problems not being able to see the gear shift position. I…
Engine
37 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 75,000 miles. Parts named most often: engine, exhaust system, cooling system.
A/c condensation drain tube drips on exhaust manifold causing the exhaust to brake. Its an on-going problem that should be corrected. The only remedy is to weld the tube back together. From many shops I've spoken to this is a problem they see and know a lot about.
Vehicle was parked and turned off. Fire started in engine compartment. Witnesses said it sounded like the car was trying to start itself. Total loss. Damage was worst on the passenger side of the engine compartment centered in the area in front of the wheel. Security camera of incident shows smoke then fire starting…
Seat belts
36 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 72,500 miles. Parts named most often: front, rear/other.
Consumer complained that the front seat belts were stuck in the retractors. Dealer examined the belts and will not replace them for free. One of the belts broke a year ago, and the other one just recently.
The passenger seat belt will not retract from the retractor. Any one riding in the passenger seat is left unrestrained. The dealer was notified.
Fuel system
21 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 123,000 miles. Parts named most often: storage, fuel injection system, carburetor system.
Fuel filler neck leaks. This occurs directly over the hot exhaust pipe of the vehicle. The gasoline drips directly on the exhaust pipe under the bend. And next to the gas tank. This is a very dangerous situation as I had a long way to go home and didn't have any water to wash the hot pipes of fuel. The gas continued…
I have written to Ford concerning a fuel leak on my 2000 Mustang. I was advised to take it to my dealer to diagnose the problem. The service technician informed me that the fuel filler neck was rusted out and had a hole in it due to the placement of a shield on the tube. The shield held in dirt and water which allowed…
Speed control
19 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 57,000 miles. Parts named most often: accelerator pedal, cruise control.
Over the past year my 2000 Ford Mustang has accelerated by itself without my foot on the gas peddle..and its a 5 speed ...(stick shift) thank goodness I have been able to throw it into neuteral and then I have to slam the gas peddle down to the floor to get it to unstick ..both times have been on a busy highway during…
At times, my engine revs very high. I can actually continue to accelerate without depressing the gas pedal. When coming to a stop, the engine will rev up to nearly 4000 RPM with the clutch pedal pressed, and my other foot braking. Once I stop the car, the rpms then decrease but still stay on the high side (1500 rpms).…
Body and structure
18 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 35,000 miles. Parts named most often: body, frame and members.
After hearing a noise from the rear of the vehicle. The left rear unibody began to crack. The dealer stated that if the crack gets worse it will release the rear end of the vehicle.
I bought my Mustang in 2001 and the paint on the roof of my car is rusting/cracking from the inside out. There are several of these forming I went to koons Ford of falls church and talked to john morris ([phone] ext 1500 which got in contact with a Ford rep ray risano and they stated that there is nothing that they…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2000 Ford Mustang recalls
Brakes: conventional
Risk: This could result in unintended vehicle movement and a vehicle crash without prior warning.
Fix: Dealers will modify the parking brake control and install a plate or over-bracket to the control to lock the self adjust mechanism in position following adjustment.
Full defect summary
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with manual transmissions. If a vehicle is parked with the parking brake not fully applied and not in first gear, as directed in the owner guide, and the self adjustment pawl subsequently skips one or two teeth, the vehicle could move on some grades.
Seat belts: anchorage
Risk: If the mechanism malfunctions and does not allow the webbing to be extracted, the lap and shoulder belt could not be worn by a vehicle occupant. In the event that the mechanism does not allow the alr mode to be engaged, the operator may be unable to properly install a child seat in that seating position.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the lap and shoulder belt assemblies. Assemblies with julian date codes of 200 through 223 are suspect and will be replaced.
Full defect summary
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The seat belt retractor may have a pin shaft in the switchable elr/alr mechanism that is incorrectly formed. In some circumstances, the switching mechanism could become nonfunctional, preventing the seat belt webbing from being extracted from the retractor. It is also possible that malfunction of the mechanism could prevent the belt from being switched into the alr mode. The elr mechanism is not affected by this condition.
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 2000 Ford Mustang
- What are the most common problems with the 2000 Ford Mustang?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: brakes (63 complaints, typically around 19,000 miles); air bags (42 complaints, typically around 53,500 miles); transmission (40 complaints, typically around 79,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2000 Ford Mustang have?
- 2 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from October 30, 2000 (brakes). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2000 a bad year for the Ford Mustang?
- It is 10th of 27 Mustang model years by number of complaints, with 311 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.