FaultScore

1993 Ford Mustang airbag problems

16 of the 132 complaints about the 1993 Ford Mustang are about the airbag system — 12% of everything reported for this model year.

F

16

Complaints

13

Crashes

0

Fires

9

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Frontal 12 75.0%
AIR Bags 3 18.8%
Sensor/Control Module 1 6.3%

Airbags across every Ford Mustang year

1993 16 0.7%
1994 40 1.7%
1995 28 1.2%
1996 21 0.9%
1998 15 0.6%
1999 32 1.4%
2000 42 1.8%
2001 26 1.1%
2002 20 0.9%
2003 11 0.5%
2005 236 10.1%
2006 228 9.7%
2007 348 14.8%
2008 242 10.3%
2009 136 5.8%
2010 180 7.7%
2011 125 5.3%
2012 158 6.7%
2013 145 6.2%
2014 247 10.5%
2015 23 1.0%
2016 15 0.6%
2017 10 0.4%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Glendale, AZ Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

MY NAME IS [XXX] AS [XXX] I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN 1997 WHILE DRIVING MY SON IN LAWS FORD MUSTANG THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND SEAT BELT GRABBED WELL THE AIRBAG EXPLODED IN MY FACE CAUSE GREAT DAMAGE I LOST SITE IN RIGHT EYE BECAUSE OF IT PLUS THE SEAT BELT CUT ME INTO ON THE INSIDE AND I STILL HAVE MEDICAL ISSUES SON IN LAWS NAME IS [XXX] OF MUSK MICH HE HAD FULL COVERAGE THROUGH FARMERS GROUP BUT I RECEIVE NOTHING NOT EVEN MEDICAL CARE FROM THIS ACCIDENT OTHER THEN WHAT I PAID FOR. DO U HAVE ANY ADVISE ON THIS? I'M BLIND FOR LIFE I LOST GALLBLADDER AND STILL HAVE AN UNDERLYING PROBLEM IN STOMACH! I DON'T SEE HOW IT IS FAIR TO HAVE THOSE TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE STYLE OF AUTO AND ALL OF MY PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THEM PLEASE HELP INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10664922 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Coconut Creek, FL Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

FRONTAL COLLISION ON THE DRIVER SIDE AT A IMPACT OF 25-30 MPH,IN WHICH AIR BAGS DID DEPLPOY, AND DRIVER RECEIVED MASSIVE INTERNAL INJURIES. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA.

NHTSA complaint #865214 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Maryiln, OH Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY.

NHTSA complaint #838462 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Niceville, FL

AIR BAGS

AIR BAG MONITOR ASSEMBLY FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #539738 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Nicevillle, FL

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON . VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN AT DEALERSHIP. BY THE TIME THE VEHICLE REACHED THE DEALERSHIP THE LIGHT WAS OFF. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #826309 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Clearwater, FL Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION RESULTED IN HEAD, NECK AND BRAIN INJURY.

NHTSA complaint #530159 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Dale City, VA Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN TWO FRONTAL COLLISIONS, ONE AT 50 MPH AND ANOTHER AT 30 MPH IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES.

NHTSA complaint #809218 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Sunrise, FL

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

OTHER: DRIVER'S AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

NHTSA complaint #513284 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Tucson, AZ Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP SIGN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT; IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA complaint #809607 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Felicity, OH Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING 45 MPH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA complaint #806254 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hayward, CA Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DRIVING THROUGH GREEN LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE RED LIGHT AND WAS PLOWED BY MUSTANG, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG MODULE WAS CRACKED.

NHTSA complaint #986857 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Largo, FL Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DUP 530159, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98.

NHTSA complaint #800247 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SAN Antonio, TX Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS FROM THE REAR AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR DIDN'T DEPLOY . TT

NHTSA complaint #978935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Martin, TN Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CAME OPEN. TT

NHTSA complaint #976571 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Laverne, CA Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT THE DRIVER WAS INJURED DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED YET.

NHTSA complaint #974447 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Redmond, WA Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

INVOLVED INTO A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA complaint #968965 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1993 Ford Mustang problems

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