1991 Ford Mustang Power Train
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
Complaint Timeline
Chronological view of owner reports
THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT THREE TIMES IN THIS CAR. THE FIRST TIME IT HAD 20000 MILES ON IT AND UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER SENT IT TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO REBUILT IT. ONE YEAR LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN. THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER FORD WOULD NOT COVER. I GOT STUCK REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF POCKET. NOW THE TRANSMISSION WENT AGAIN. *JB
I HAVE 1991 FORD MUSTANG WITH A NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 91V048000. FORD IS TELLING ME THAT THIERE IS NO SUCH RECALL IN THERE DATA BASE AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. THIS IS A BIG SAFTY ISSUE FOR ME CONSIDERING MY WIFE AND KIDS RIDE IN THIS CAR. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS A VALID RECALL AND IF FORD IS NOT RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR IT, THEN WHO?*AK
THE SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES AROUND NOT STAYING A SPEED DRIVEN. THE CABLE AND THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURED BEFORE AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. TS
DRIVER NOTICED THAT GEARS WERE DIFFICULT TO CHANGE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED AND TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED.*AK
VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO 4TH GEAR BECAUSE A PLASTIC FITTING BROKE WHICH FEEDS OIL TO THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER SAYS VEHICLE NEEDS REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, GOING ABOUT (5) OR (10) MPH, THE REAR AXLE BROKE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WAITING FOR INSURANCE COMPANY TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. *AK
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Quick Summary
The 1991 Ford Mustang has 6 Power Train complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.