2012 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED SUNRISE FORD OF FONTANA AT 888-629-1239 (LOCATED AT 16005 VALLEY BLVD, FONTANA, CA 92335) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL - I CONTINUE TO RECEIVE RECALL NOTICES FROM FORD STATING THAT THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND THAT MY LIFE IS IN DANGER. HOWEVER, WHEN I CALL THE FORD DEALERSHIPS THEY ONLY TAKE MY NAME AND STATE THAT THEY WILL CALL. I HAVE BEEN ON THE LIST FOR MONTHS AND AM WORRIED ABOUT MY PERSONAL SAFETY.

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT APPROXIMATLY THIRTY M.P.H. STEERING WENT TOTALLY AWAY MID CORNER CAUSING THE CAR TO DRIVE ON CENTER DIVIDER ON A BLIND CORNER FOR TWO SECONDS UNTIL EPAS KICKED BACK ON AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK INTO MY LANE AND CONTINUE MAKING THE CORNER. THIS SEPOSEDLY AFTER PROGRAM UPDATE AND IN NORMAL STEERING MODE. I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO BLINK AND FORTUNATLY NO CAR WAS COMING THE OTHER DIRECTION.

MY 2012 MUSTANG LOOSE POWER STEERING MAKING CONTROL VERY DIFFICULT. THIS IS COMMON ON MUSTANG INTERNET FORUMS. DEALER SAYS INTERNAL ELECTRONICS FAIL. WHILE MY CAR IS A 2012 IT ONLY HAS 3500 MILES. MINE IS STATIONARY AND THEN AFTER THE CAR COOLS DOWN.

I HAVE BEEN TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP 4 DIFFERENT TIMES TO HAVE THE AIRBAG RECALL TAKEN CARE OF AND EVERY TIME I GO THEY SAY THE PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED. I DON'T BELIEVE FORD ANYMORE AND I DON'T BELIEVE THEY HAVE ANYMORE PARTS TO HANDLE THIS RECALL. I AM TIRED OF WAITING. THIS IS A CRITICAL RECALL THAT COULD KILL A FRONT PASSENGER IN AN ACCIDENT SHOULD THE AIRBAG DEPLOY. THEY ARE NOT TAKING THIS RECALL SERIOUS WHEN THEY STILL DON'T HAVE PARTS ALMOST 2 YEARS INTO A RECALL.

I OWN A 2012 FORD MUSTANG AND RECENTLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. IT WAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS OUTLINED IN FORD'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 16B23 (HTTPS://FORD.OEMDTC.COM/2670/16B23-ELECTRONIC-THROTTLE-BODY-REPLACEMENT-2011-2012-FORD-LINCOLN/5). I HAVE A 2012 3.7L V6 MUSTANG THAT I BELIEVE SHOULD HAVE FALLEN UNDER THIS PROGRAM. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY MAIL OR EMAIL NOTIFYING ME OF THIS PROGRAM, ALTHOUGH I HAD LIVED AT THE SAME ADDRESS FOR AS LONG AS I HAD OWNED THE CAR AND PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED AN AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE, SO I KNOW FORD HAS MY ADDRESS. I WAS ALSO AT MY DEALER FOR SERVICE APPOINTMENTS (THE SAME DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR) DURING THE PROGRAM TIME PERIOD AND THEY NEVER NOTIFIED ME EITHER. LONG STORY SHORT, I JUST HAD TO PAY A LITTLE OVER $400 TO HAVE MY LOCAL FORD DEALER REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I ASKED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE IT WAS OUTSIDE OF THE PROGRAM END DATE THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. MY QUESTION IS, WHY DIDN'T FORD CONTACT ME ABOUT THIS PROGRAM IF MY CAR WAS COVERED? IF MY CAR WASN'T COVERED, HOW DID FORD DISTINGUISH BETWEEN WHICH CARS WERE WORTHY OF BEING IN THE PROGRAM AND WHICH WEREN'T? THIS WAS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AS THE CAR RANDOMLY LOST POWER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. ONE TIME I WAS DOING 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH ALOT OF TRAFFIC AROUND ME. LUCKILY THERE WAS AN OPEN MEDIAN I COULD COAST INTO, BUT I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AS FORTUNATE AS OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT BELIEVE FORD'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 16B23 WHICH WAS ONLY IN EFFECT FOR A YEAR WAS ADEQUATE TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY HAZARD. I ALSO DO NOT BELIEVE THAT FORD DID THEIR DUE DILIGENCE TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF THIS PROGRAM AND THE ASSOCIATED SAFETY HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE CONTACT CALLED CAVALIER FORD CHESAPEAKE SQUARE AT 833-858-5801 (LOCATED AT 4021 PORTSMOUTH BLVD., CHESAPEAKE, VA 23321) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

MY CAR IS PART OF THE AIRBAG RECALL BUT I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD. I PREFER NOT TO WAIT ON FORD AS I AM DRIVING THE CAR. HOW DO I GET MY AIRBAG ADDRESSED BY FORD ASAP?

TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR INDICATOR IS FAULTY. IT DOES NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT GEAR WHEN DRIVING. FOR EXAMPLE, THE GEAR IS IN REVERSE BUT THE INDICATOR IS SHOWING PARKING. IT CREATES CONFUSION WHETHER YOU ARE IN RIGHT GEAR OR NOT. ESPECIALLY I THOUGHT YOU ARE AT P WHEN YOU ARE IN R.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED AND THE BRAKES SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE BCM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (GULLO FORD OF CONROE-THE WOODLANDS, 925 I-45 S, CONROE, TX 77301, (281)-367-0000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A MOLDED LEAD FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.