2012 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

FRONT HOOD HAS PAINT PEELING ISSUE WITHIN 2 YEARS OF PURCHASE. AUTO TRANS DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY IN AT LEAST 1 OF THE FIRST 3 GEARS. IT BUCKS WHEN COLD IN WINTER WEATHER UNTIL CAR WARMS FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES.. FORD HAS HAD THE CAR ON 3 OCCASIONS WITHOUT FIXING THE ISSUE. THEY REPLACED THE FIRST 3 SOLENOIDS IN TRANS WITHOUT SUCCESS. PURCHASED NEW. THESE 2 ISSUES REMAIN A BIG PROBLEM. ON ANOTHER NOTE, INTERIOR CABIN FLOODED DUE TO RAIN ENTERING THE COWL FROM A DESIGN FLAW. DEALERSHIP DETACHED A HOSE.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PANEL AND THE ENGINE DROPPED TO A ROUGH IDLE. I HAD TO ACTIVATE MY FLASHERS AND COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. TURNED OFF THE MOTOR AND RESTARTED THE CAR. OPERATED NORMALLY UNTIL I ACCELERATED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. SAME CONDITION HAPPEN AGAIN AND I HAD TO ACTIVATE FLASHERS AND TURN OFF THE MOTOR AND RESTART THE CAR AGAIN WHILE STUCK IN THE ROAD. OPERATED NORMALLY AGAIN AND MADE IT HOME. RAN A CODE SCANNER ON THE CAR AND IT REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE: P2111 FORD THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM ' STUCK OPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROLLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,500.

I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL FORD DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE MY TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL SERVICE AND THEY ALL SAY THERE ARE NO PARTS AND I HAVE TO WAIT FOR MONTHS TO GET AN AIR BAG PART. WHEN I CALL THE NATIONAL FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE, I GOT THROUGH THE PHONE TREE AND CHOSE TAKATA AIR BAG WHICH HUNG UP ON ME AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DEAD AIR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR FROM AN AUTO MANUFACTURER WITH A RECALL ONGOING.

NOISE IN THE BACK SUSPENSION- DRIVING ON NORMAL PAVEMENT MAKES CONTINUED SOUND. HAVE BEEN TOLD BUSHINGS HAVE GONE BAD. CURRENT MILES 43000 MILES. IS THIS A RECALL?

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT ENGINE JUST STOPS,A WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER A FEW SECONDS WILL START AGAIN,FEW MIN.LATER ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON.FEW MIN. WILL START AGAIN. ON I-95 WAS CRUISING ABOUT 70MPH AND IT ALSO DID THIS.ALMOST REARENDED.

TAKATA MY CAR HAS DIFFERENT MANUFACTURING ISSUES INCLUDING THE CONVERTIBLE ROOFING IT DOES OPENLY BY ITSELF, I GOT SCARED AND CHOCKED THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, ALSO THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SENT A LOWER SPEED TO THE MOTOR. AIRBAG DIDN'T EXPLODE IN A CRASH. DRIVING IS WHEN IT HAPPENS. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V319000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,198.

THE TRANSMISSION DOWNGEARS CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN MOTION. IT OCCURS AT LOW SPEED AND AT HIGH SPEED. ALARMING WHEN TRAVELING ON AN EXPRESSWAY AT 55 MPH.