Owners have filed 7 complaints on the Ford GT, covering 2004–2006. The system named most often is Air Bags (4 reports). Worst years by volume: 2006, 2005, 2004; cleanest: 2004, 2005, 2006. On average the car was 7.7 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Ford GT
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 7 GT complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Air Bags 4 Read
The contact owns a 2006 ford gt. The contact received a recall notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V319000 (air bags); however, the part for the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of…
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 ford gt. The contact stated that the recall repair had been performed concerning the front driver and passenger side air bags. A month later, the contact received a notice for NHTSA campaign number: 16V384000 (air bags). The dealer (san tan ford 1429 e motorplex loop, gilbert, az…
Takata recall I received a recall NHTSA 17V-024 ford recall 17s01 on march 2017 for the passenger airbag after waiting 1 year for the driver's side.ford advised me today that the parts may be available in spring of 2018. I'll be waiting over a year .I want the airbag removed until parts are available but ford won't do…
Suspension 1 Read
The contact owns a 2006 ford gt. The contact was traveling 65 mph making a left turn when the contact lost control of the vehicle after driving over a speed bump. The vehicle spun around in a circle after the failure. The contact did not experience a crash. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was confirmed…
Power Train 1 Read
While the vehicle was at the dealer for other issue dealer informed the consumer that the cv bolts fell out
Engine And Engine Cooling 1 Read
While driving 10 mph, the driver heard a loud noise and the vehicle jerk. Suddenly the driver smell fuel and drove it to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic informed the driver that the head gasket needed to be replaced. Please provide further details
GT years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Air Bags | — | — | |
| 2005 | Power Train | — | — | |
| 2004 | Engine And Engine Cooling | — | — |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 6 |
| Average complaints per series | 1.2 |
| Worst single series | 2 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 7.7 years |
A model average of 1.2 hides a worst series at 2. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the GT?
By complaint volume, 2006, 2005, 2004 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which GT years are the cleanest?
2004, 2005, 2006 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Ford GT have?
7 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2004–2006. Of those, 0 describe a crash and 0 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.