35 complaints reported

2000 Ford Mustang Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
35
Crashes
28
Fires
0
Injuries
19

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Mar 2001 Crash Injury

CONSUMER WAS BACKING UP, HIT A CURB, AND THEN WENT FORWARD ALL AT LESS THEN 10 MPH. WHEN VEHICLE WENT FORWARD, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. FORD INFORMED CONSUMER THAT AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN THIS CASE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Mar 2001
Mar 2001 Crash Injury

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35-40 MPH IN SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS CONSUMER HIT 2 TREES AND DITCH HEAD-ON. CONSUMER HIT HER HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND NEEDED 18 STITCHES. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Dec 2000
Dec 2000 Crash Injury

MY WIFE (DONNA) ON HER WAY HOME FROM WORK BECAME INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE. SHE WAS CLIPPED ON THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL WHICH SPUN HER AROUND CAUSING A SECOND SUV TO IMPACT THE DRIVERS DOOR PUSHING HER AND FLIPPING HER UNTIL SHE IMPACTED A CEMENT BARRIER BETWEEN OPPOSITE TRAVELED LANES. THE IMPACT AT THE BARRIER WAS STONG ENOUGH THAT IT PUSHED THE RADIATOR AGINST THE MOTOR AND THE MOTOR TOWARD THE FIREWALL. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT NEEDED, BUT WHAT IF THAT CEMENT BARRIER HAD NOT BEEN THERE AND SHE WOULD HAVE SKIDDED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHERE THE AIR BAGS WOULD HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN SAVING HER LIFE? *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Nov 2000
Sep 2000

GAS FROM AIRBAGS CAME THROUGH THE VENT AND MADE PASSENGERS ILL AND TEMPORARILY BLIND. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Sep 2000 Crash Injury

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER SWERVED AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WENT UP TO AN ENBANKMENT. THEN VEERED INTO A CONCRETE WALL, AND HIT A REFLECTOR SIGN. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER SUFFERED INTERNAL INJURIES. DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Apr 2000
Sep 2000 Crash Injury

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MPH, ANOTHER CAR COMING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION WAS MAKING A TURN AT ABOUT 20 MPH, AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON TOWARDS FRONT LEFT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: May 2000
Aug 2000 Crash Injury

VEHICLE WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT AT SPEED OF 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGD DID NOT DEPLOY. IT WAS A HEAD-ON COLLISION. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJUIRES.PLEASE FILL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jul 2000
Jul 2000 Crash Injury

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Mar 2000
May 2000 Crash

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 15 MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Apr 2000
Feb 2000 Crash

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH, TRAVELING UNDER 25 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. NOT SURE IF VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Apr 2000

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 2000 Ford Mustang has 35 Air Bags complaints on file. 28 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.