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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1ZVFT80N455••••••2005 Ford MUSTANG GT
This build draws 10.3× more complaints than the average 2005 Ford MUSTANG GT build (32 vs 3).
32on this build
134on the model
43builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedElectrical System 15Air Bags 8Vehicle Speed Control 5Fuel System 4
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashNov 2015
The contact owned a 2004 ford mustang. While driving approximately 15 mph, a vehicle ran a red light and crashed head on into the contact's vehicle. The contact's vehicle was turned sideways and crashed into a pole. The frontal air bags failed to deploy. The contact was pinned…
Fuel/propulsion SystemMay 2022
While driving home just as I was switching lanes, the car sputtered badly and a wrench light appeared on dash. Since then, the car did not exceed 20 miles per hour. As I conducted research, a lot of mustangs have this issue and it is theorized to be the throttle body
Electrical SystemFeb 2015
Speedometer not functioning. While driving 30mph will register as 50mph or while driving 60pmh will register as 120mph. Emissions trouble light will periodically go on
Vehicle Speed ControlJan 2013
The contact owns a 2005 ford mustang. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently to 115 mph. The contact had to shift into neutral in order to slow down the vehicle. In addition, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to respond. The…
Engine And Engine CoolingJan 2011
The car's instrument cluster suddenly completely malfunctioned, the "fail-safe" engine system light came on, causing the engine to shut down and to suddenly stop the car in moving traffic. This was truly a life-endangering situation. The speedometer and the engine temperature…
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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 1ZVFT80N455143665 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.