Ford GT 2005–2022

Summary

8 model years in 2 generations, 14 owner complaints in total.
No model year holds enough complaints in its first three years to be compared with the others.
These are complaint counts, not failure rates: they are not divided by how many cars were sold, because no public source reports U.S. sales by model year.
Half of the complaints that give a mileage were filed by 6,000 miles (6 of them give one).
Owners reported 2 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury and 1 death across these model years.
6 recalls and 2 federal investigations cover these model years; 1 investigation is still open.

Why there is no page per model year

A model year earns its own page when four sources cover it, it holds at least 50 complaints, and it can either be compared with the other years of its generation or shows one system in 40% or more of the complaints that name a component. No GT year clears that bar: the highest count is 9 complaints, in 2006. Rather than publish a thin page for each year, everything known about this model is on this page.

2005–2006

Each year is counted over the same span: complaints received up to two calendar years after its model year. A year is compared only when that span is over and it holds at least 50 complaints. Fewer than three years of this generation are comparable, so no year is named.

Model year	All complaints	First three years	Most reported system	Note
2005	5	2	Airbags	not compared
2006	9	1	Airbags	not compared

2017–2022

Model year	All complaints	First three years	Most reported system	Note
2017	0	0		not compared
2018	0	0		not compared
2019	0	0		not compared
2020	0	0		not compared
2021	0	0		not compared
2022	0	0		not compared

Every model year

A model year gets its own page when four sources cover it, it holds at least 50 complaints, and it either compares with the other years of its generation or shows one system in 40% or more of the complaints that name a component. The rest are listed here with their figures.

Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins	Combined MPG	Page
2005	5	5	2	22	14	listed here
2006	9	5	2	9	14	listed here
2017	0	0	0	0	14	listed here
2018	0	0	0	0	14	listed here
2019	0	0	0	0	14	listed here
2020	0	0	0	0	14	listed here
2021	0	0	0	0	14	listed here
2022	0	0	0	0	14	listed here

What owners report across all years

System	Complaints	Share	Median mileage
Airbags	8	62%	83,000 mi
Engine	2	15%	479 mi
Suspension	2	15%	17,000 mi
Powertrain	1	8%	650 mi

Shares are over complaints that name a component; a complaint naming several systems is counted under each.

Airbags

Owner report TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD GT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V319000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER THREE YEARS AGO…

Owner report TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A RECALL NHTSA 17V-024 FORD RECALL 17S01 ON MARCH 2017 FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AFTER WAITING 1 YEAR FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE.FORD ADVISED ME TODAY THAT THE PARTS MAY BE AVAILABLE IN SPRING OF 2018. I'LL BE WAITING OVER A YEAR .I WANT THE AIRBAG REMOVED UNTIL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE BUT FORD WON'T DO…

Engine

Owner report I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE GOING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH WHEN MY CAR JUST DIED. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WERE I PLACED IT IN PARK AND THEN IT STARTED RIGHT UP. IT HAS RUN FINE BEFORE THAT INCIDENT AND HAS RUN FINE EVER SINCE. I PROCEEDED TO …

Suspension

Owner report TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD GT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 90 MPH ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO TWO PARKED VEHICLES. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCO…

Owner report TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD GT. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND IN A CIRCLE AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRME…

Largest recalls

Campaign	Component	Filed	Vehicles
16V384000 Do not drive	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2016-05-31	1,892,343
15V319000 Do not drive	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2015-05-28	1,018,622
17V024000 Do not drive	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2017-01-10	654,695
21V081000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE \| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2021-02-16	1,067
14V787000	AIR BAGS	2014-12-12	410

Whether a recall has been done on a specific car depends on its VIN; check it at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Open investigations

Action	Component	Opened	Subject
EA15001	AIR BAGS	2015-02-24	Air Bag Inflator Rupture

Service bulletins

Ford issued 31 service bulletins covering these model years, most often about structure.

A bulletin tells dealers how to fix a known condition. It is not a recall and not a defect finding. Most bulletins cover several model years at once, so a bulletin listed here may not be specific to one year. The number of bulletins tracks how long and how widely a model was sold, so it is not a measure of reliability.

Date	Component	Summary
2022-03-28	AIR BAGS	Certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2005-2006 GT, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion & MKZ/Zephyr, 2006-2011 Milan, and 2007-2010 Edge & MKX Vehicles Driver & Passenger Airbag Module Quality Control Inspection: Ford Motor Company has determined that…
2020-07-13	STRUCTURE	This article supersedes TSB 19-2026 to update the vehicle model years affected. Some 2000 and newer Ford/Lincoln/Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint wi…
2019-02-07	STRUCTURE	Some 2000 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended. Fo…
2016-09-21	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL	The Powertrain Control/Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic throttle bodies (ETBs). The ETC_ACT and ETC_DSD PIDs should not used to diagnose possible ETB concerns. The IDS has a limited refresh rate …
2014-12-17	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	FORD: SOME 2005-2006 FORD GT AND 2005-2008 MUSTANG VEHICLES WILL BE RECEIVING DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR REPLACEMENTS. *TA
2014-10-22	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	FORD: 2005-2006 FORD GT, 2005-2008 MUSTANG, AND 2004-2005 RANGER VEHICLES OPERATED IN FLORIDA, HAWAII, PUERTO RICO, OR THE U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS ARE IN NEED OF AN AIRBAG INFLATOR REPLACEMENT. 06/11/15 *TA.
2007-12-03	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT	FORD SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 07B49: ALL 2005 & 2006 FORD GT VEHICLES - OUTPUT SHAFT FLANGE BOLTS AND WASHER REPLACEMENT. CSC WAS RECEIVED. *NJ
2005-10-07	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	GAUGES ARE INOPERATIVE OR OPERATE ERRATICALLY. *TT
2005-06-07	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	ENGINE OIL LEAK FROM CRANKSHAFT REAR SEAL. *TT
2005-06-07	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY	TRANSAXLE OIL LEAK AT THE TRANSAXLE OUTPUT-TO-HALFSHAFT ATTACHING FLANGE. *TT

How to read this page

Complaint counts are not failure rates. A model that sells more cars draws more complaints, and owners file more after news coverage or a recall. That is why years are compared only with other years of the same generation, over the same span, and never with other models.

Sources

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation: complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications (data as of 2026-10-28).
U.S. EPA / DOE fueleconomy.gov: engines and fuel economy.

This page summarises public records; it is not a mechanical inspection.