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1ZVBP8CF0B5••••••2011 Ford MUSTANG
This build draws 2.4× more complaints than the average 2011 Ford MUSTANG build (17 vs 7).
17on this build
407on the model
58builds in total
Most reportedPower Train 11Air Bags 5Engine And Engine Cooling 1Wheels 1
What owners of this build wrote
EngineJul 2020
Vehicle has less than one year since it broke down last and now I have another problem. The secondary timing chain tensioner has failed and lead to secondary timing chain failure broken rocker arm and maybe damage to the piston it has been problem after problem this car is a…
Air BagsOct 2018
Defective airbag
Power TrainSep 2011
Faulty 6-speed manual transmission. Any time the vehicle is on an incline 20 degrees or higher and being shifted from 2nd gear (around 18-20mph) to any other gear the shifter gets stuck in neutral with inability to go to any other gear until the engine RPM drops. This shifting…
Engine And Engine CoolingApr 2011
Just a few of the issues I had while my car . I was told there was no problem with my car after I almost got killed twice because it would not down shift into lower gears at highway speeds. Trans will look up once shifter is in between gears and will not go into gears still…
Air BagsOct 2017
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 ford mustang. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V384000 (air bags); however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1ZVBP8CF0B5156755 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.