2012 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

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  • 2012 FORD MUSTANG
    - CUMMING, GA

    VERY AUDIBLE THUMPING NOISE IN SUSPENSION, EITHER FRONT OR BACK (NOT SURE), AT SLOW SPEED, JUST PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, OR PARKING, DRIVING AND GOING OVER MINOR BUMPS ON THE STREET. VEHICLE IS BABIED, ONLY HAS 24,000 MILES, ORIGINAL OWNER. LIVE IN THE SE PART OF THE COUNTRY. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 FORD MUSTANG
    - KINGS PORT, TN

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND MERGING ONTO AN INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO FIFTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RESTARTED, AND DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,115.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2012 FORD MUSTANG
    - PROSPERITY, PA

    SINCE I'VE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW I HAVE HAD RANDOM ISSUES WITH THE CAR. FIRST I'VE EXPERIENCED A HUGE ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION, IT MAKES A VIBRATING/SHAKING PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING ON ANY STREET ANY SPEED. I HAVE OPERATED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE AND HAVE NEVER RAN ACROSS THIS. NO MATTER WHAT GEAR OR WHAT CONDITION IT CONSISTENTLY DOES THIS. FORD DEALER WAS TO NO HELP AT ALL. AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL START TO UNCONTROLLABLY SWERVE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STARTS BLINKING, THIS ISSUE IS UNKNOWN TO ME WHY THIS HAPPENS AND HAS ALMOST PUT ME IN AN ACCIDENT. SECONDLY, THE ENTIRE IGNITION TUMBLER JUST POPPED OUT. I CAN PULL THE IGNITION OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 FORD MUSTANG
    - HOUSTON, TX

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WRENCH SENSOR AND CHECK ENGINE SENSOR INDICATORS SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2012 FORD MUSTANG
    - OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

    TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V319000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2012 FORD MUSTANG
    - NEWTON FALLS, OH

    2012 FORD MUSTANG TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AT 61,499 THE VEHICLE AT A STOP ENTERING THE ROADWAY THE VEHICLE LURCHED AFTER A HARD SLAM IN THE TRANSMISSION THE RPMS WENT CRAZY AND THE VEHICLE SLOWLY ROLLED INTO THE ROADWAY. THE SERVICE WRENCH LIGHT UP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GO 20 MPH. TOWED TO DEALER AND TOLD THE REPAIR WOULD COST $5600 - $5900. SERVICE DID NOT NOTIFY US OF THE SERVICE RECALLS. WARRANTY ENDED AT 60,000.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 FORD MUSTANG
    - BOWLING GREEN, KY

    FORD REFUSING TO ACCEPT RECALL FOR CAR; CAR HAS ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME. THE CAR WILL BE DRIVING AND WILL "HARD SHIFT" RANDOMLY. THE SPEEDOMETER GOES CRAZY AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN OR TURN OFF THE CAR FOR IT TO GO AWAY. RECALL EXISTS FOR MY MODELS TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME ( I BELIEVE I MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS ) ISSUED IN APRIL 2016, BUT IT IS NOT APPEARING FOR THE VIN OF THE VEHICLE. IF I DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS IT SHOULD BE EXTENDED FOR MY CAR.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 FORD MUSTANG
    - HOUSTON, TX

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,999.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2012 FORD MUSTANG
    - PISGAH FOREST, NC

    2012 MUSTANG ONLY HAS 35,000 MILES AND WATER PUMP WENT OUT. DEALER STATES IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY! LUCKILY IT WENT OUT WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE AT HOME AND NOT ON A TRIP! ANTIFREEZE WAS EVERY WHERE WHEN I WENT TO GET IN THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING. THANKFULLY I SAW IT BEFORE OUR PETS DID!

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 FORD MUSTANG
    - ALEXANDRIA, VA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAD FRAME ISSUE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,646.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE