2001 Ford Mustang Reviews

140 000 km:

* Clutch and release bearing are really worn, but work after another 20 k kms.

* Exhaust manifolds are cracked.

* Left axle seal failed on my way home, just after I bought it.

143 000 km:

* Front brake calipers were wrapped, so I replaced them.

* The two other seals on my axles leak, but were never repaired.

* Oil leak between the engine and the transmission.

145 000 kms:

* Self-adjustable clutch cable became slack every morning, and needed to be tuned every day...

* O2 sensor went bad.

* Idle air control started to fail, especially on hot summer days.

150 000 km:

* Front calipers are wrapped as their rotor... Rear calipers need to be rebuilt...

* I change two rear shock absorbers.

* Oil pressure sensor sometimes stops working...

155 000 km:

* E-brake doesn't work.

* Dashboard sometimes shuts off.

* Clutch makes a metallic noise for about 1500 km.

160 000 km:

* MAF sensor diagnostic trouble code.

* Rust killed my fuel tank feed neck.

This Mustang is really fun to drive. The steering is firm and the car sticks to the ground. The performance is acceptable for a V6 with a manual trans.

The car is easy and fun to drive, but could be a nightmare under heavy rain, since the windshield receives all the water splashes of other cars. Mustang are low...

You better stay away from the snow with this car, mainly because it rusts like a Lada or Renault. Undriveable in a foot of snow...

Ford need to learn a lot about the human physiology and ergonomics... The clutch and brake pedal have too much travel, and are too high. The gas pedal is in the correct location, but heel & toe is barely impossible. The shifter is too far from the driver, and too close to the radio and drink holder... Every time I shift, my knee hits the dash.

Mustang are fun to drive, but they don't like bad weather, and repair cost a lot of money...

It's the funniest car to drive at this price!

I would maybe buy another one...

2 spark plugs blew up - both WELL OVER 100,000.

A/C went out around 130,000.

Brakes - numerous times - has been blamed on my driving habits...

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE MY CAR - guess others aren't keeping up their maintenance every 3,000 - I do, and haven't had any issues with mine!!!

Fuel pump needed replaced at 87k.

The plastic pieces inside your heating vent that direct the air toward you could be stronger. I hit a bad bump once, only damage to the car was that two of those plastic things came undone and fell down into the vent.

5spd clutch grinds a lot easier than any previous manual I've owned.

The V6 Mustang provides just enough power to make you feel like you are in a muscle car.

It won't run 12's at the track, but it'll still keep those hicks in their trucks or those ricer Civics from messing with you.

It's all in all a fun car to ride in. It has startling good 0-60 time for a V6.

I got 6.4 seconds on a 0-60 with a good launch without traction control and powershifting as best as I could, which is pretty good considering my only mods are a cold air intake and a GT take off catback exhaust system.

Although the car really does tend to lose power around 80+

She'll still pull up to around 105 though, and then start to feel ridiculously sluggish until it gets up to 115 and hits the limiter, although you probably don't go that fast often anyway :P.

My next car in line is going to be either a 04 Mach1 or a 05/06 GTO, and I feel I'm prepared for the step up to 400ish horsepower.

Driving my V6 like I stole it for about 10k has given me a good deal of experience with the ups and downs of rear wheel drive and the overall design of the muscle car. I've drifted it in rain for fun, slid on snow, and raced it at the track.

I feel it has really given me a good learning experience, so that I'm not as apt to not be able to handle the horsepower of a mach1 or GTO as are the typical highschool kids that get them for free from their parents and then wreck them.