Consumer received 00v34900, regarding the emergency parking brake. Consumer took the vehicle for recall repairs and dealer confirmed that the problem had been corrected. While vehicle was parked on the driveway, which has a slight incline, with the emergency brake on and in the proper gear, the emergency brake failed and the vehicle rolled into the house causing several thousand dollars in damage. After inspection of the vehicle dealer said, the emergency brake failure had nothing to do with the actual faulty emergency brake. Consumer is concerned about the safety of the vehicle.
1997 Ford Mustang brakes problems
35 complaints (20% of all complaints for this car). 7 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 35
- of this car's complaints
- 20%
- crashes
- 7
- recalls
- 1
Which part fails
- Conventional13
- Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip9
- Foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings3
- Foundation components: disc: pads2
- Antilock2
- Power assist: vacuum1
- Foundation components: drum1
- Foundation components: disc: rotor1
At what mileage
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Ford Mustang brakes problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1997 Ford Mustang brakes
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
Parking brake: conventional
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with manual transmissions. If a vehicle is parked with the parking brake not fully applied and not in first gear, as directed in the owner guide, and the self adjustment pawl subsequently skips one or two teeth, the vehicle could move on some grades.
- Risk
- This could result in unintended vehicle movement and a vehicle crash without prior warning.
- Remedy
- Dealers will modify the parking brake control and install a plate or over-bracket to the control to lock the self adjust mechanism in position following adjustment.
Recall number 00V349000 · Recall details
Related investigations
Front brake hose
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What 1997 Ford Mustang owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Vehicle rolled back while parked, emergency brake was applied. Park brake recall 00v349000 repairs were done in december of 2000.
Car will pull from side to side under light braking if the road is rough. Must fight with the steering wheel to keep car straight under braking. Also, the car will also wander the road if it is uneven or rough. Again the driver must fight with the steering wheel to regain control. The dealer has not been able to locate problem.
With parking brake in 1st and emergency brake up, car rolled into another car. I have had the car checked before at a ford service dealership center and was told it was fine.
Vehicle rolled and hit another vehicle, while parked in first gear with parking brake up as per owners manual, possibly parking brake failure or transmission failure.
Parking brake does not always engage- manual cars were recalled but not automatics.
Intermittently when applying brakes ABS will take longer to activate, causing extended stopping distance. Dealer claims this is normal characteristic, and there is no fix.
Paint peels off down to bare metal and will rust if not replaced. No safety defect mentioned.
1/11/98 parking brake failed while parked on incline and in first gear. Car rolled down driveway into lawn and hit mailbox. Was towed to dealer and dealer could find no problem. Paid out of pocket for damages to bumper and to mailbox. 12/1/2000 recieved safety recall 00s37 which describes this situation exactly. Contacted ford rep kathy allen, " will not send a investigator, the incident is too old" thus denied the claim that the car rolling is related to the recall. I am now looking for others with similar issues to form or join a class action lawsuit against ford.
Parking brake failed, causing damage to the left rear panel, spoiler, and bumper, consumer was not aware of recall 00v349, and paid for the repairs himself, causing the trade in value of the vehicle to go down. *slc the vehicles tire tread appeared to be separating. Nlm
Questions about the 1997 Ford Mustang brakes
Does the 1997 Ford Mustang have brakes problems?
Owners have filed 35 complaints about the brakes of the 1997 Ford Mustang, 20% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1997 Ford Mustang brakes problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1997 Ford Mustang brakes?
Yes, 1 recall: 00V349000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.
What year does the Ford Mustang have bad brakes?
The Ford Mustang model years with the most brakes complaints are 2000 (63 complaints), 2015 (51 complaints) and 1999 (44 complaints).
Other 1997 Ford Mustang problems
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