1999 Ford Mustang GT Convertible review from North America
"Very over priced for the problems you will have"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Received two recalls in less than 18 months after buying the car.
Broken stabilizer in rear end.
Loud noise coming from rear end, was told that it has major rear end differential problems.
Car has just died on me while slowing down approaching a red light.
The car refused to start on two separate occasions, but after 2 or 3 minutes of trying eventually started.
General comments?
At 50,000 miles the stabilizer in the rear end is broken and the Ford mechanic says that he has never seen a stabilizer break before. There is no other damage to indicate that something was hit to break it. It appears to have just broken due to poor workmanship.
Ford tells me that the rear end has serious differential problems and won't know to what extent until I pay them 250.00 to take the rear end apart.
I love the car but bought it new so not to have car problems. I was deceived thinking I would get a nice looking car with great performance.
My estimated cost for repairs $1500.00 to $2000.00 for a two year old car that has high mileage because of out of state family visits and other than that it goes to the supermarket and back.
I would not recommend owning one no matter how nice you think it looks.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 1999 |
| First year of ownership | 1999 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2001 |
| Engine and transmission | Manual |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 6 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 5 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 4 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 7 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 3 miles |
| Most recent distance | 50000 miles |
| Previous car | Toyota MR2 |
| Date of Entry | 17th July, 2001 |