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2019 Ford Mustang engine problems

54 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2019 Ford Mustang cite engine, 36% of all 152 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
54
36% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the engine

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“A blank instrument cluster will not show important information like vehicle speed, fuel or temperature level, or safety system warnings. Gas pedal doesn't act and doesn't even effect the car's engine. And suddenly it catches up and jerks.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 28, 2026EngineODI 11774190
“My 2019 ford mustang egoboost with only 59,000 miles has a cylinder three coolant intrusion. This is disappointing, as the only right way to fix this according to Ford, is to replace the whole engine. Nobody should expect to have to fix their entire engine. Now on cold starts coolant is leaking in to cylinder three, which is causing misfires and could potentially lead to a safety, risk. Ironically, there’s a lawsuit currently in place for this exact problem. This is a problem, sudden engine failure or stalling due to severe coolant intrusion introduces a dangerous loss of power while operating the vehicle at speed and could lead to a blown or locked up motor. Ford has kept this under wraps since the release of this generation of vehicle.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 21, 2026EngineODI 11772794
“Known engine coolant intrusion problem with the Ford EcoBoost engine. It misfires and was confirmed by a service center that a whole new engine was needed. Car shaking and rumbling-- gas smell. Afraid of it catching fire.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 13, 2026EngineODI 11770802
“Engine coolant leaked into the cylinders. Overheating. Coolant leaked into catalyst. ODB Error codes attached . Independent service center replaced short block, see attached invoice. Engine light on.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 22, 2026EngineODI 11766185
“Head gasket blew, and car overheated immediately on the freeway, with no warning signs, and at only 43,000 miles when a failure like this should not occur. Had to find a place to pull over and be towed to avoid more engine damage. Both independent mechanic and Ford dealership has confirmed this. Official diagnosis is "Remove and replace cylinder head assembly and replace head gasket – coolant intrusion cylinder 1, P0316, P0301.” Apparently it's a known issue with this particular engine and has a pending lawsuit.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 14, 2026Power train, EngineODI 11764158
“The contact owns a 2019 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that upon start the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed and the contact was advised that the engine was faulty due to coolant intrusion and that the engine would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 27, 2026EngineODI 11760142

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Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

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