KnownCarProblems2007 Ford Mustang Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 615 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Ford Mustang, most often about the air bags (57% of complaints, typically around 70,000 miles). It is the 2nd most complained-about Mustang model year since 2000 and has 5 recalls.
⚠ Safety advisory3 recalls for this car came with a do-not-drive warning. See below and check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Most common 2007 Ford Mustang problems
Air bags
348 complaints · 57%Half of these problems showed up before 70,000 miles. Parts named most often: frontal.
Takata recall - my wife is afraid to drive the Mustang so it has been parked since july 2017 - Ford dealership claims that Ford has not found a company to make the replacement parts.we still make payments and pay insurance every month on a car we cannot drive.
The contact owns a Ford Mustang. The contact stated that his vehicle air bag light had illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a air bag specialist. The specialist stated the air bags needed replacing. No repairs had been made at this time. The failure mileage was 71,000.
Body and structure
51 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 38,000 miles. Parts named most often: body, interior panels.
The paint on the hood of the car has rusted off at not even 40,000 miles of owning the car. Ford does not take responsibility for their faulty paint. Their warranty only covers bumper to bumper, including paint, up to 36,000 miles. I have owned cars where the paint remained intact well over 200,000 miles.
Tl contact owns a 2007 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that there was a water leak above the fuse box on the passenger side under the glove compartment. She noticed the leak whenever it rained. She heard a dripping noise when she was accelerating and noticed that the water was leaking onto the floorboard. She has not…
Speed control
43 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 55,000 miles.
The contact owns 2007 Ford Mustang gt. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal engaged independently. The contact engaged the emergency brake in order for the vehicle to stop. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. The failure…
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that the vehicle malfunctioned when accelerating over 55 MPH. The contact also stated that the brakes malfunctioned when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact used the emergency brake to slow down the vehicle and had to remove the key from the ignition to…
Wheels and tires
36 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 20,000 miles. Parts named most often: valve, pressure monitoring and regulating systems, sidewall, rim.
In early 2007, I experienced the first loss of a tire under mysterious circumstances. I was traveling along at about 60 MPH when I experienced sudden loss of pressure in a tire. This was not preceded by any "audible chime". Perhaps I could not hear same because of traffic noise. Over the next 3 months I went through a…
Valve stem failure in 2007 Mustang. On aug 3, brought Mustang into sears automotive in ocoee. Upon inspection of failed tire they found four valve steams failed on the car.
Transmission
35 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 16,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission, manual transmission, driveline, axle assembly.
While executing a left turn across a six-lane intersection, I noticed another vehicle approaching the left side of my vehicle at a speed of at least double the limit. I accelerated hard to get out of the way. The throttle "stuck" for an estimated two to three seconds which caused loss of control and impact with a foot…
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle felt like it was losing power and was not switching gears. The contact turned the vehicle off and once restarted, it was still difficult to shift gears and would not accelerate over 40 MPH. The problem…
Electrical
33 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 64,000 miles. Parts named most often: horn, instrument cluster/panel.
While sitting,with all doors closed,the door ajar light came on along with a chime and stayed on,drivers window wouldn't roll down and windshield wipers started moving by themselves,then the door ajar light went off for a split second,then came back on multiple times along with the chimes and wouldn't go off,at the…
I had a 2005 Mustang and could never figure out why it leaked everytime it rained , thinking it was just a problem with that car, I eventually went out and bought a 2007 Mustang, and the first heavy rain after I purchased the car, the same thing.. Water pouring out from under the glove box on to the floor board and…
Fuel system
30 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 10,000 miles. Parts named most often: storage, delivery.
Ford shelby gt500 2007, accelerator stuck! While going around some cars on a 4 lane highway at first I didn't bother to downshift and depressed the gas pedal to the floor. When I realized I needed to downshift and took my foot off the gas while depressing the clutch the RPM's went up and I immediately knew the gas…
I purchased my 2007 Ford Mustang gt in august of 2007. It was a floor model that the dealer had done modifications to. On 24 jan 08 I went to fill "top-off" the fuel which was below 3/4 of tank. After only getting about 1.87 gallons in, the pump clicked off. I tried to pump more gas into the tank and was surprised…
Suspension
25 complaints · 4%Half of these problems showed up before 18,500 miles. Parts named most often: front, rear.
At 18,000 miles the tires on my Ford Mustang shelby are showing the cord. They said the alignment is ok. They want me to buy new tires to solve the problem.
In traffic transmission intermittently locks you out of 2nd gear. Ford would not repair under warranty their tech said repair might not resolve the issue and might make the problem even worse. Vehicle is a bit dangerous and unnerving to drive in traffic, especially heavy traffic. Suspension bounces vehicle up and down…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2007 Ford Mustang recalls
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began march 17, 2021. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21s05.
Full defect summary
Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 mustang, 2004-2011 ranger, 2009-2011 mercury milan, 2006 ford gt, 2008-2012 fusion, 2007-2010 edge and lincoln mkx, and 2009-2010 lincoln mkz vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Interim letters informing owners of the recall and that parts are not yet available began mailing march 1, 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19s01.
Full defect summary
Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2012 ford fusion and mustang and lincoln zephyr and mkz vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in alabama, california, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u.s. Virgin islands, or "zone a." additionally, unless included in "zone a" above, ford is recalling certain 2009 ford ranger, edge, fusion and mustang, lincoln mkx, mkz and zephyr and mercury milan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, tennessee, virginia and west virginia, or "zone b." additionally, unless included in "zone a" or "zone b" above, ford is recalli
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Ford mailed interim letters informing owners that parts are not yet available on july 15, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19s01.
Full defect summary
Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 ford ranger vehicles, 2006-2011 ford fusion, mercury milan and lincoln zephyr/mkz vehicles, 2007-2010 ford edge, lincoln mkx vehicles, 2005-2006 ford gt vehicles, and 2005-2011 ford mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in alabama, california, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u.s. Virgin islands, or "zone a." additionally, unless included in "zone a" above, ford is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 ford ranger, edge and lincoln mkx vehicles, 2006-2008 ford fusion, mercury milan and lincoln zephyr/mkz vehicles, 2005-2006 ford gt vehicles and 2005-2008 ford mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana,
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver side air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on june 10, 2016. Even if interim repairs were performed under safety recall 14v-802, owners must bring their vehicles in for the final remedy. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15s21. Note: this recall supersedes safety recall 14v-802.
Full defect summary
Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2014 mustang vehicles manufactured april 6, 2004, to june 21, 2014, and 2005-2006 gt vehicles manufactured february 20, 2004, to september 22, 2006. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
Air bags: frontal
Risk: During an air bag deployment, if a small female in the front passenger seat is not wearing the safety belt, and has the seat in the full forward position, there may be an increased potential for a neck injury.
Fix: Dealers will reprogram the restraint control module free of charge. The recall began on march 3, 2008. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332 or through email to www.ownerconnection.com.
Full defect summary
Ford is recalling 434,593 my 2008 mustang vehicles for failing to comply with one of the neck injury requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection," for an unbelted 5th percentile female sitting in the passenger seat while it is in the full forward position.
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
Air bag inflator rupture
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe14-016 in june 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.all six vehicles were operated in florida or puerto rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were equipped with inflators produced by takata, a tier-one supplier of automotive air bag systems.during the course of pe14-016, odi determined that five additional vehicle manufacturers used inflators of a similar design and vintage also supplied by takata. No evidence of field failures was found in vehicles produced by these five additional manufacturers.nonetheless, at odi's in
Air bag inflator rupture
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe14-016 in june 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.all six vehicles were operated in florida or puerto rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were equipped with inflators produced by takata, a tier-one supplier of automotive air bag systems.during the course of pe14-016, odi determined that five additional vehicle manufacturers used inflators of a similar design and vintage also supplied by takata. No evidence of field failures was found in vehicles produced by these five additional manufacturers.nonetheless, at odi's in
Fleet vehicle recall completion audit
Summary
On november 18, 2010, NHTSA's recall management division (rmd) opened an audit query (aq10-001) to investigate recall remedy completion by rental car companies on safety recall campaigns.it was expected to provide the agency an indication of how completely and how quickly rental car fleets perform necessary recall-related remedies on the vehicles owned and then rented/leased for use on the roadways.rmd queried three (3) major motor vehicle manufacturers (ford, chrysler, and general motors) and requested data regarding completion figures for fifteen (15) discreet safety recalls.analysis of this data demonstrated that rental car recalls completion was neither complete nor consistent.the rental
Tire valve cracking
Summary
On october 14, 2008, odi opened pe08-060 to investigate allegations of cracked and leaking snap-in tire valves in model year (my) 2007 vehicles manufactured by ford motor company.the valves were supplied to ford by topseal auto-parts, a subsidiary of the shanghai baolong automotive corporation in china.valves made by topseal for aftermarket sale were the subject of two recent safety recalls by tech international (08t-018) and dill air controls (08t-028), the latter of which was investigated by odi in pe08-036 and ea08-022.the defect conditions addressed by the aftermarket tire valve recalls both involved inadequate resistance to ozone cracking due to issues with the supply of anti-ozonant ch
Questions about the 2007 Ford Mustang
- What are the most common problems with the 2007 Ford Mustang?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: air bags (348 complaints, typically around 70,000 miles); body and structure (51 complaints, typically around 38,000 miles); speed control (43 complaints, typically around 55,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2007 Ford Mustang have?
- 5 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from February 16, 2021 (air bags). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2007 a bad year for the Ford Mustang?
- It is the 2nd most complained-about Mustang model year since 2000, with 615 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.