1997 Ford Mustang Cobra Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 33%of 6 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 93,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the brakes of the 1997 Ford Mustang Cobra, 33% of the 6 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 93,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The contact owns a 1997 Ford mustang, cobra. While the contact was parked in his driveway he applied the emergency brake and the vehicle suddenly began to coast down his driveway. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed NHTSA recall #00v349000 parking brake: conventional did not apply to his vehicles VIN number. The current and failure mileages were 93000.”
NHTSA complaint #10319350, filed 2010-03, 93,000 miles“Consumer started the vehicle to warm it up, the emergency brake was fully engaged from the night before, while exiting the vehicle it began to roll backward but before the consumer could hit the brake it had already hit another vehicle. Nlm”
NHTSA complaint #559719, filed 2001-02Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | 7% |
| 1997 | 2 | 33% |
Other parts of the 1997 Ford Mustang Cobra
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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