2012 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

VEHICLE HAS NO SPARE TIRE. I'M TRYING TO PIECE TOGETHER A SPARE TIRE KIT FOR THE 19" WHEELS THAT GO WITH THE V6 PERFORMANCE PACKAGE. I'M GETTING WRONG INFORMATION FROM FORD ABOUT WHAT IS REQUIRED. BEING STUCK WITHOUT A SPARE CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT PUTTING THE WRONG SPARE WHEEL/TIRE COMBO ON THE VEHICLE CAN CREATE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *TR

PURCHASED 7/11 A 2012 MUSTANG WITH 9 MILES ON IT. IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS. WE HAVE HAD TWO FAILED TIRES. A LEAKING TRANSMISSION. NOW THE PLASTIC PART OF THE SEAT BELT THAT HOLD THE BELT OFF THE NECK IS BROKEN AND FORD REFUSES TO FIX IT. *TR

DURING AN EVENING RAIN STORM I EXPERIENCED THAT MY VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD WAS IMPAIRED DUE TO WHERE MY WIPERS STOPPED ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER STOPS DIRECTLY IN THE DRIVERS FIELD OF VIEW BEFORE RETURNING TO ITS PARKED POSITION. THE RAINWATER, WIPER BLADE, AND SKID RESIDUE FROM THE WIPER, CREATE A VISUALLY BLURRED AREA ON THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING AN UNCLEAR VIEW OF THE ROAD FOR A FEW SECONDS. I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS CONDITION IS UNCOMMON ON OTHER MAKES OF VEHICLES. TYPICALLY, PASSENGER SIDE WIPER BLADES STOP SEVERAL DEGREES SHORT OF THE POSITION DESCRIBED. THIS CONDITION CAN BE CORRECTED BY MODIFYING THE DEGREE OF TRAVEL PERMITTED BY THE WIPER. FROM MY INQUIRIES TO THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SEVERAL FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENTS NO CURRENT METHOD OF ADJUSTMENT IS AVAILABLE NOR ARE THERE ANY CONCERNS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE A TEST STUDY WILL REVEAL THERE IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO OBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THE ROAD DUE TO INCORRECT WIPER TRAVEL. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS SHIFTING ISSUES BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. ONCE SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND THE TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK UP AND NOT ALLOW ME TO SHIFT INTO ANY ADDITIONAL GEARS. MAJOR CONCERN IN TRAFFIC. THREE SEPARATE FORD DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVES SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED. FORD WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND SAID "TRY STARTING IN SECOND GEAR". MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN WORSENING WITH EVERY MILE I PUT ON THE CAR. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD. *TR

TRANSMISSION DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED AT TRAFFIC INTERSECTION. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO 4TH GEAR AND POPPED OUT OF GEAR APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS AFTER RELEASING THE CLUTCH PEDAL. (THIS HAPPENED ONCE) THE SHIFT FROM 1ST TO SECOND HAS NOT BEEN 100% RELIABLE, IT HAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOT BEEN GOING INTO 2ND GEAR UNLESS I RAPIDLY MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER VERY SLIGHTLY SIDE TO SIDE TO FIND THE GEAR. THIS IS NOT A 1ST TO 4TH (FUEL ECONOMY) SHIFT ISSUE. I READ AND EXPERIENCED THIS ENOUGH TIMES TO KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE SUGGESTS? THIS AT A LOW ACCELERATOR INPUT. I AM REFERRING TO KNOWING ABOUT THIS AND ACCELERATING ENOUGH IN 1ST GEAR AS TO NOT SEE THE DASH PROMPT FOR 1ST TO 4TH! ALTHOUGH YOU ARE ASSUMING THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU CALL A TRANSMISSION THAT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO A GEAR ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE TIME! YOU MAY ALSO ASSUME DRIVER ERROR FOR ONE OR MAYBE MORE OCCASIONS BUT NOT THE SAME ISSUE ON THE SAME CAR AFTER HAVING IT HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES AND CONSCIOUSLY TRYING TO AVOID IT ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. ALTHOUGH SEVERAL OCCASIONS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT INTO 2ND OUT OF 100 SEEM LOW, WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIME? I AM SURE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY DRIVER WITH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS TO START A REPORT. MY 2ND CAR CURRENTLY HAS OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NOT HAD ONE SINGLE ISSUE WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION OR THE CLUTCH. SAME TRANSMISSION AND SAME CLUTCH. NEVER BEEN WORKED ON. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH OVER A HUMP WHEN A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD BOTTOM OUT WHEN HE DROVE OVER A STRAIGHT PAVED ROAD. UPDATED 02/12/12

MY 2012 MUSTANG GT WAS MOST LIKELY TOTALED TONIGHT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ALLOW A SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR. IT SLID INTO 3RD GEAR AND CAUSED THE WHEELS TO SPIN RESULTING IN THE CAR FISHTAILING AND HITTING A TREE IN THE MEDIAN. IT HAD JUST STARTED TO RAIN WHICH WAS A FACTOR IN THIS AS THE ROAD WAS SLICKER THAN NORMAL, BUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BEEN REPORTED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP THIS PAST WEEK. THEY WERE TOO BUSY TO CHECK THE CAR WHEN REPORTED AND IRONICALLY, THE CAR WAS SUPPOSE TO BE LOOKED AT IN THE MORNING. WE HAD REPORTED TO FORD AN ISSUE WITH SHIFTING INTO 5TH GEAR. THEY TOLD US THERE WAS AN COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND LUCKILY THERE WERE NO DEATHS. THIS IS NOT A CASE OF CARELESS DRIVING. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE CARS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THERE WAS ALSO AN EYEWITNESS THAT REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT THERE WAS NO WRECKLESS DRIVING.

PREVIOUSLY FILED COMPLAINTS ODI 10432980 &10435461. PURCHASED VEHICLE- 8/16/11. 1ST REPAIR-VEHICLE WAS AT COUNTY FORD FOR 2 WEEKS (TOTAL) IN SEPTEMBER-OCT (THEY EVALUATED AND ORDERED PARTS. TOOK CAR BACK TO BE REPAIRED) 2ND REPAIR- 11/08/11 ' 12/23/11 (45 DAYS) **VEHICLE ON LIFT THE ENTIRE TIME. FOUND OUT WHEN WE PICKED IT UP THEY DAMAGED THE EXT HOUSING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE BEARING-HAD TO WAIT FOR PARTS SHIPPED FROM CHINA** 3RD REPAIR- 1/11/12-UNTIL? TRANSMISSION STILL HAS VIBRATIONS IN MULTIPLE GEARS AND RATTLING SOUNDS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAY GOING 55 MPH WHEN I DOWN SHIFTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO THE 5TH GEAR FROM 6TH GEAR. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL THEN PUT IT IN 5TH GEAR WITH NO ILL EFFECT. ALSO WHEN DRIVING ON THE LOCAL STREET SOMETIMES THE GEAR WOULD GRIND FROM 2 TO 3 AND A COUPLE OF TIMES FROM 5 TO 6 GEAR. *TR