2011 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

TRACTION CONTROL APPLYING WHEN PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC .THIS WAS NOT UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. *TR

RECEIVED ERROR CODE P2111, THE CAR WILL BOG DOWN WITHOUT NOTICE AND I CANNOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AND IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I AM GOING SLOW OR FAST. THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE SHOWS THIS TO BE A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. I FOUND A WEBSITE WHICH SHOWS "AFFECTED OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AND MENTION CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03." I PLAN ON CALLING JOE MYERS FORD IN HOUSTON, TX TOMORROW 3/5/14. *TR

CAR HAS A LONG CRANK TIME, BEFORE THE ENGINE STARTS. CAUSING WARE ON STARTER AND FLYWHEEL MAKING A NOISY START. THE HOOD HAS PAINT BUBBLES ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE AND NOW AT 70K MILES NEEDS A REPAINT. CAR WOULD STALL AT THE STOP LIGHT, OR WOULD NOT GO WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN OR MAKING A U-TURN. INTERMITTENTLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR A CAM POSITION SENSOR. CAR AT 70K MILES, WONT PASS AN EMISSION INSPECTION. CAR VALUE, WITH KNOWN PAINT PROBLEM IS DECREASED. DEALER WANTS $400 TO FIX HOOD SPOT ANOTHER $200 TO LOOK AT TRANSMISSION, $110 TO LOOK AT THE CAM SENSOR ISSUE. MY LAST NEW FORD! *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT (75 MPH IN THIS AREA OF TEXAS) AND HAD JUST CHANGED LANES WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO, I KEPT PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO GO UP AN OFF RAMP AND PULL OFF THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE MUSTANG STARTED TO MAKE A NOISE AND SHUTTERED, SO I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE BEING AFRAID THAT THE ENGINE WOULD BE DAMAGED. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND CALL FOR HELP. THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHUTTER AGAIN AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, LUCKILY A FORD DEALERSHIP WAS WITH A MILE SO I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO IT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A STUCK THROTTLE BODY AND CHARGED A DEDUCTABLE FOR A DEFECTIVE PART THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL ON A LONG TIME AGO. I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE ON THE BUSY HIGHWAY AND INJURED OR KILLED. ALSO MY TRANSMISSION FILLS VERY "JERKY" AT TIMES WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING AGAIN FROM A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I AM VERY GLAD THAT MY MUSTANG IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE COMPUTER CODES AND RECEIVED A P2111 CODE WHICH INDICATES A STUCK OPEN THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM. *TR

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT STALLS WHEN APPLYING THE GAS MILDLY. ERROR CODE P2112 THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR STUCK CLOSED. NO CARBO NO HIT, CLEAN THROTTLE BODY. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT FROM A BUSINESS ON TO A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS, SUDDENLY THE CAR JUST WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE, CROSSWISE OF THE ROAD. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO GO FORWARD IN LITTLE INCREMENTS UNTIL I GOT OFF THE ROAD. THE MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING BUT VERY LITTLE FORWARD MOVEMENT FROM THE CAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT HAD GONE BAD. IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY TRAFFIC, I WOULD BE DEAD, BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. *TR

THE FORD VEHICLE SHOWED THE FOLLOWING SIGNS AT THE TIME OF SHIFTING INTO HIGHER GEARS, TRANSMISSION FAILING TO SYNCHRONIZE, SLOW REACTION, HARSH SHIFTS, GRINDING GEAR NOISES AT LOW AND HIGH RPM. *TR

DOCUMENTATION ON THIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY POSTED ON 12/5/13. AS NOTED; ONGOING TO TRANSMISSION/ CLUTCH PROBLEMS POST TSB REPAIRS CONTINUE. MY VEHICLE REQUIRES THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO BE ENGAGED COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD DURING THE INITIAL KEY START PROCESS, THEREAFTER; THE CLUTCH PEDAL MUST BE ENGAGED AT A MINIMUM TO FLOORBOARD TO THE MAXIMUM OF APPROXIMATELY 1 -2 INCHES OFF FLOORBOARD. DUE TO MY HEIGHT ( 5'3"), I AM NOT COMFORTABLE SEATED SO CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE BODILY HARM OR INJURY DUE TO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT BEYOND POTENTIALLY COMMON INJURIES DUE TO AIR BAG BURNS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO EXPLORE THE OPTION OF CLUTCH PEDAL ADJUSTMENT, TO NO AVAIL . I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THE CLUTCH IS HYDRAULIC, THEREFORE CLUTCH PEDAL HEIGHT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO ACCOMMODATE. I PERSONALLY HAVE OWNED SEVERAL MANUAL TRANSMISSION DRIVEN VEHICLES WHICH INCLUDE PAST OWNERSHIP OF A FORD MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE WITHOUT THESE ISSUES OR PROBLEMS. *TR

VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT ( FEELS NOTCHY ) TO SHIFT GEARS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS NOT A FACTOR. THE PROBLEM IS CONSTANT REGARDLESS TO OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES. OCCASIONALLY GEARS GRIND WHEN SHIFTING AT HIGHER RPMS. VEHICLE DOES NOT SEEM TO GRAB INTO GEAR COMPLETELY ONE GEARS ARE SHIFTED FROM FIRST THROUGH THIRD GEARS. IN ADDITION TOO: VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO STEER/ VEHICLE SEEMS TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF ROADWAY. *TR