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2009 Ford Mustang Body and structure Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
3%of 181 total for the year
Median mileage
41,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the body and structure of the 2009 Ford Mustang, 3% of the 181 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 41,500 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, 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.

“Takata recall I was driving my 2009 Ford Mustang on a neighborhood street 30 MPH, when I turned a corner (10 MPH) I attempted to honk my horn and the passenger airbag deployed, my car accelerated with a hard right straight into a dumpster damaging the drivers side of the vehicle, the drivers side airbag did not deploy. I had purchased the car 6 months before this accident and the horn had not worked, we did not know there was a recall on the airbag at this time. …”

NHTSA complaint #10950118, filed 2017-02, 50,000 miles

“I have experienced problems with sensor faults prior to the first incident. Around may 22 I started experiencing water leaking under my dash board first when I thru a cawash. Then it rained and water came again. The tire pressure fault again came on and I was over due for an oil change so I took it in to have it looked at. The tech advised me to get the extended warranty and advised me the leak was a defrost evaporator and the tire pressure sensor was bad and would not be covered by warranty if extended. …”

NHTSA complaint #10531803, filed 2013-07, 43,000 miles

“Basically, I first noticed the paint bubbling up on the front exterior edge of my hood about 1 1/2 years after buying the car new. It was repaired under warranty but the gentleman at the body shop said that he'd seen it many times on mustangs and other Ford models and that the problem most likely would return and it did. After reporting it a second time, I tried to claim for a new hood from Ford but they flat out refused. I also reported it to military autosource on long island, new york (the boss actually) and he bent over backwards to help me get a new hood but they refused him as well. …”

NHTSA complaint #10821878, filed 2016-01, 17,000 miles

“My son was pulling the car into the garage which is a short distance from driveway into the garage. The car suddenly accelerated to a high speed. He stepped on the brake and pulled the emergency brake but the car would not slow down or stop. He rammed into a weight machine and cabinet in the garage which stopped the car. The car was put into park but the engine was still revving. There was front end damage across the entire front bumper and the air bag did not go off. …”

NHTSA complaint #10625973, filed 2014-08, 45,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2009 Ford Mustang. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed water dripping from the front passenger side glove box. In addition, the head lamps, interior lighting, driver side turn signal, and hazard lights illuminated independently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the generic electronic module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to parts being unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10763956, filed 2015-09, 40,000 miles

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Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202467%
2022510%
202112%
202065%
201996%
2018158%
20174115%
2016287%
20154510%
2014175%
201383%
2012235%
2011102%
2010177%
200963%
2008154%
2007518%
2006307%
2005568%
200443%
200343%
2002108%
200163%
2000186%
199994%
199883%
199753%
1996104%
1995193%
1994144%
199366%
199234%
199123%
199045%
198987%
198833%
198713%
198613%

Other parts of the 2009 Ford Mustang

Air bags
135 complaints
Vehicle speed control
22 complaints
Brakes
7 complaints
Electrical system
7 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
7 complaints
Suspension
6 complaints
Other or unknown
5 complaints
Engine
3 complaints
Steering
3 complaints
Exterior lighting
2 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 Ford Mustang

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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