2017 Ford Mustang problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Back Over Prevention (40) · Structure:body (37) · Power Train (18)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
144 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (6)
Seat Belts:pretensioner 2025-09-12 · campaign 25V614000 · 332,778 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Mustang vehicles. Water and road salt may corrode the front seat belt anchor pretensioner cables.
Risk: A corroded cable can break, preventing the seat belt from properly restraining an occupant, and increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace both front seat belt anchor pretensioner assemblies, as necessary. In addition, dealers will remove sections of the carpet and underlayment that contact the cables. Dealers will also inspect the A-pillar sealing patches, and as necessary, install A-pillar body plugs, and/or inspect and replace the front outboard seat bolts. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed October 20, 2025. Additional lett
Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera 2025-09-03 · campaign 25V572000 · 1,456,417 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Lincoln MKC, Mustang, F-350 SD, F-250 SD, F-450 SD, 2015-2017 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, 2015-2018 Edge, Transit Connect, 2016-2019 F-550 SD, Transit, 2017-2019 Econoline, and 2019 Ranger vehicles. The rearview camera may display a distorted, inverted, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse.
Risk: A rearview camera that displays an inverted, distorted, or blank image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the rearview camera as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 13, 2026. Ford owners will receive letters in phases, beginning January 2026 and June 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S89. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V270. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning September 8, 202
Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera 2022-02-16 · campaign 22V082000 · 330,784 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Mustang vehicles. The rearview camera wiring may be loose or damaged, which can result in a blank or distorted image.
Risk: A rearview camera that displays a blank or distorted image can reduce the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and repair the decklid wiring harness and/or replace the rearview camera, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 23, 2022 and June 26, 2023. Remedy parts are expected to become available in the 4th Quarter of 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S06.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2017-08-28 · campaign 17V529000 · 650 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 F-150 and Mustang vehicles. The air bag inflator within the passenger frontal air bag module may rupture in the event of a crash.
Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began October 11, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17S26.
Latches/Locks/Linkages:doors:latch 2017-03-13 · campaign 17V168000 · 5,470 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 Ford Mustang vehicles. The return spring for the driver side interior door handle may come loose, allowing the driver's door to unlatch in a side impact crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components."
Risk: If the door unlatches in a crash it can increase the risk of injury.
Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver-side interior door handle and repair the return spring, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began April 14, 2017. Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for the recall is 17C04.
Engine And Engine Cooling:cooling System:hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings 2016-10-26 · campaign 16V779000 · 6,582 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Mustang vehicles manufactured February 24, 2015, to August 30, 2016. A hose may separate from the engine oil cooler tube assembly causing an oil leak.
Risk: A sudden loss of engine oil may cause engine failure, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, an oil leak, in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the engine oil cooler tube assembly, free of charge. The recall began on March 23, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S40.
Service bulletins (155)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-04-20 · 25N15 S1 · Other
customer satisfaction program 25n15 - supplement #1 certain 2015-2019 model year multiple vehicle lines rear view camera inspection for one-time replacement
Unknown Or Other 2026-02-24 · SSM 54601 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with wired keyless entry keypad systems and accessory wireless keyless entry keypad systems may or may not come with a wallet card containing the master code. unlike the integrated wired keypad, the accessory wireless keypad master code cannot be retrieved from the
Visibility/Wiper 2026-01-05 · 25N15 · Other
certain 2015-2019 model year multiple vehicle lines rear view camera inspection for one-time replacemen
Visibility/Wiper 2025-12-22 · 25N15 · Other
certain 2015-2019 model year multiple vehicle lines rear view camera inspection for one-time replacement
Electrical System 2025-11-26 · TSB 25-2570 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this article supersedes tsb 24-2165 to update the tsb service procedure. some vehicles listed in the model statement above may exhibit various sync performance related concerns including but not limited to: display operation concerns navigation inoperative voice recognition concerns phone co
Power Train 2025-11-12 · SSM 54366 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2015-2021 ford and lincoln vehicles may exhibit an illuminated mil with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0011, p0012, p0014, p0015, p0016, p0017, p0018, p0019, p0021, p0022, p0024 and/or p0025. pinpoint test hk in the powertrain control and emissions diagnosis (pc/ed) or in section 303-14 of th
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What owners report
2026-10-19 · Structure:body“ my 2017 ford mustang convertible front door unlatched to the secondary safety position while driving at highway speeds. this became a huge issue on october 13, 2026 while taking a long-distance trip. the passenger door unlatched at least 10 times. during this trip, my car exceded the 150,000 mile limit to ford customer satisfication program 21n10.…”
2026-10-13 · Unknown Or Other“i have attached a complaint which sets for the odometer fraud resulting in severe damage to my engine. i have also attached mileage discrepancies and the documentation created and maintained by autonation ford valencia which records my odometer at 26,250 in september 2022 and after taking my vehicle in for service of the air condition, i received i…”
2026-10-07 · Structure:body“i have experienced a concerning issue twice while driving. on both occasions, i was traveling at approximately 72 mph with all doors closed and locked when the vehicle indicated that the passenger door was ajar. although the door did not fully open, it appears that the latch may not have remained securely engaged. my concern is that if i have a p…”
2026-08-31 · Back Over Prevention · 100,000 mi“the contact owns a 2017 ford mustang. the contact stated that while reversing, the third brake light failed to function as intended. in addition, the rear-view camera flashed on and off. the contact replaced the third brake light housing, but the failure reoccurred. the contact purchased and replaced the third brake light three times; however, the …”
2026-07-24 · Seats · 🔥 fire“was driving, all the sudden i heard a pop and a little bit of smoke and the smell of burning plastic came from under passenger seat. pulled over, noticed it was coming from electrical harness under seat that controls the heated and cooled seats. disconnected plug and saw that it had burnt out & caught fire. have left it unplugged with no incident s…”
2026-07-22 · Electrical System:wiring: Rear Compartment/Trunk · 120,000 mi · 🔥 fire“the contact owns a 2017 ford mustang. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact noticed smoke on the interior of the vehicle. the contact stated that the smoke became heavy on the interior of the vehicle. the contact stopped the vehicle and became aware that the heavy smoke was coming from the trunk of the vehicle. …”
2026-07-15 · Electrical System“horn when first pushed does not work....push it 3-4 times rapidly and it works fine...intermittent....yesterday a kid not paying attn pulled out in front of me on a bicycle....i hit the horn, horn did not work, came sooooo close to hitting him......with a horn operating properly it would not have been as nearly deadly as it was......took it to my d…”
2026-07-10 · Structure:body“our 2017 has had an ongoing problem through the years with the passenger door opening at speed. sometimes going 70 mph on the interstate. lately it has happened more and more. yesterday, my wife called me at work, very upset saying that the passenger door popped open again on her way to work. i have read that ford has had some issues with driver si…”
2026-06-25 · Seat Belts · 27,000 mi“the contact owns a 2017 ford mustang. the contact stated that the driver's and passenger's side seat belts were seizing. the occupants were concerned about being stuck inside the vehicle. there were no warning lights illuminated. the mechanic removed the inside panels of the seat belts and greased and cleaned the parts. the contact stated that the …”
2026-06-22 · Structure:body“this is a mustang convertible. the doors would be open all of the sudden when the car is running especially on highway. it's not wide open but ajar. the wind would blow into the car, noisy and scary. both doors have this issue, mainly on driver side. the passenger side also happened once on highway when my daughter was there. this typically happen …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.