1997 Ford Mustang Convertible Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 11%of 9 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 81,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the brakes of the 1997 Ford Mustang Convertible, 11% of the 9 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 81,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“Car was parked in first gear with parking break up. Car was hit with hardly any force and rolled back into another vehicle... Did not know there was a recall on this until today march 8, 2003. Also numerous times car has been in shop for check engine light...no one knows what causes it come on.. Spent $2000 so far.”
NHTSA complaint #10010172, filed 2003-03, 81,000 milesBrakes: other model years
Other parts of the 1997 Ford Mustang Convertible
4 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1997 Ford Mustang Convertible
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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