Vehicle speed controlPart report

2004 Ford Mustang GT Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints: 2about this part
Share: 14%of 14 total for the year
Median mileage: 28,000miles
Trend: Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2004 Ford Mustang GT, 14% of the 14 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 28,000 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 top of the clutch pedal assembly when depressed and released rubs the wiring harness to the brake switch, neutral safety switch and others shorting out the brake lights and making the cruise control inoperable. It works for a while but then it blows the fuse again and someone has to stop me and tell me my brake lights don't work. The dealer has replaced one of the wires for the brake switch which is in that same wiring harness and says the problem is fixed but sooner or later it will rub the rest of the wires bare too. …”

NHTSA complaint #10343764, filed 2010-07, 30,000 miles

“The contact owns 2004 Mustang Gt. The dealer confirmed that the cruise control deactivation switch caused the fuse for the brake lights to burn out, which made the brake lights inoperable. The fuse was replaced continuously and it continued to fail. The failure mileage on the vehicle was 26000 and the current mileage was 35000. Updated 06/03/10 the consumer stated the brake lights work, but not the cruise control has stopped working altogether. Updated 06/10/10.”

NHTSA complaint #10319950, filed 2010-03, 26,000 miles

Vehicle speed control: other model years

Year	Complaints	Share of year
2006	20	13%
2005	12	7%
2004	2	14%
2003	1	2%
2001	1	2%
2000	6	9%
1999	4	11%
1998	2	4%
1997	2	9%

Other parts of the 2004 Ford Mustang GT

Brakes
3 complaints Engine cooling
3 complaints Air bags
2 complaints Electrical system
2 complaints Other or unknown
2 complaints Engine
1 complaints Equipment
1 complaints Exterior lighting
1 complaints Fuel system
1 complaints Seat belts
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2004 Ford Mustang GT

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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