2012 Ford Mustang complaints

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. WHEN I WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WOULD KEEP TURNING. A WEEK PREVIOUS, I HAD FOUND A BOLT ON MY FLOORBOARD AND I PUT IT IN MY CONSOLE. MY HUSBAND SAW IT, ASKED WHERE I HAD GOTTEN IT CAUSE IT HAD A RED TIGHT LOCK TOWARD THE TOP AND HE SAID WHERE EVER IT HAD FALLEN OUT FROM SHOULDN'T HAVE COME OUT. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD, I AM JUST THANKFUL I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT ON A HWY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2012 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED; WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK DUE TO PREMATURE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE ENGINE BLOCK CONTINUED TO CONSUME OIL PREMATURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY FORD MUSTANG AFTER A RAIN STORM I HEARD A VERY LOUD WATER SWISHING NOISE AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY. I QUICKLY ASCERTAINED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR. I WAS EXTREMELY SHOCKED AND CONCERNED AND HURRIED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DOOR WAS TAKEN APART IN THE SERVICE AREA AND A LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER POURED OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO! WHEN THE DOOR WAS APART I COULD CLEARLY SEE THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS WIRES AND CONNECTORS THAT COULD CLEARLY BE IN JEOPARDY FROM SPLASHING WATER AND THE DOOR INTERIOR WAS VERY WET. I NERVOUSLY DROVE THE CAR HOME AND COVERED IT AND HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE BECAUSE WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOT OF RAIN. I AM A DISABLED VETERAN WITH MEDICAL ISSUES NEED TO DRIVE MY CAR BUT I AM AFRAID TO. *TR

122512 WHEN GOING OVER SPEED HUMPS VEHICLE MAKES SQUEAKING NOISE. DEALER CHANGED OIL, ROTATED TIRES, AND COMPLETED A MULTI POINT INSPECTION. SUGGESTED ROTATING TIRES AND CHANGING AIR PRESSURE SHOULD HELP THE PROBLEM. THE SQUEAKING CONTINUED BUT DID NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME. WHEN CALLING THE DEALERSHIP AFTER IT PERSISTED THEY SUGGESTED IT MAY BE THE COLD WEATHER. 042613 CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE AFTER HAVING TIRE PRESSURE AND TIRES CHECKED THE NOISE CONTINUED & WAS OCCURRING OVER EVERY SPEED HUMP, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BREAK PEDAL WOULD NOT GO DOWN ON 3 OCCASIONS, & WHEN MAKING SHARP LEFT TURNS THE CAR MADE A KNOCKING SOUND. I WAS ALSO DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE 20,000 MILE SERVICE. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED MY VEHICLE 042713 AND REPLACED THE LEFT/RIGHT INNER TIE RODS BUT WHEN THEY RETURNED MY VEHICLE THE WHEEL WAS NOT ALIGNED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THEIR MACHINE WAS BROKEN AND WHEN I COMPLAINED THEY ASKED ME TO BRING IT BACK THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY (050213) TO COMPLETE MY SERVICE. THEY ALSO MADE NOTE THERE WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE MY BRAKE PEDAL PROBLEMS. IN MY SERVICE REPORT THEY DID NOT NOTE THE OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION, OR SERVICE. WHEN I MENTIONED THIS THE ADVISOR SAID IT WAS COMPLETED. 052913 I RETURNED MY CAR TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I HAD MY BRAKE PEDAL STICK 2 MORE TIMES SINCE MY LAST VISIT, THE NOISE GOING OVER SPEED HUMPS RETURNED, THE KNOCKED NOISE DURING HARD LEFT TURNS NOW ALSO OCCURRED DURING A RIGHT TURN, & LEFT SIDE TURN NOISE RETURNED. A

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS, THE VEHICLE GRINDED WHILE SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. *TR

TRANSMISSION WHINE/GRATING WITH CLUTCH ENGAGED TRAVELING AT SPEED. FREQUENT GRINDING HEARD/FELT GOING INTO 3RD AND 4TH GEARS MOSTLY WHEN COLD. DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO SOME GEARS. CLUTCH WILL NOT REENGAGE OVER APPROX 4,000 RPM. *TR

GEAR GRIND IN 5TH, THIS TRANSMISSION IS INCONSISTENT. INCONSISTENT ENGAGEMENT INTO 5TH. *TR

VEHICLE TURNED RIGHT FROM A STOP, ONTO A TEXAS STATE HIGHWAY. SHIFTING MANUALLY FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL (APPARENTLY DUE TO LOSS OF TRACTION BECAUSE THERE WAS A COATING OF FINE SAND ON THE TIRES). THE VEHICLE CROSSED 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND IN DOING SO, WENT INTO A ROLL-OVER, REPORTS STATING THE VEHICLE ROLLED 4 TIMES, AND STRIKING A UTILITY POLL THAT STOPPED THE ROLL. THE UTILITY POLL WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, BY THE WINDSHIELD PILLAR, CAUSING TERRIFIC DAMAGE AND CAVE IN. THE UTILITY POLL WAS BROKEN, ALMOST SNAPPED IN HALF (THE UTILITY POLE WAS REPLACED). WHILE THERE WAS NO PASSENGER OTHER THAN THE DRIVER, THE ONLY AIRBAG IN THE CAR THAT DEPLOYED WAS THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN. THE SEVERITY OF THE CRASH WOULD INDICATE THAT ALL OF THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, TO SHIELD THE DRIVER AND POTENTIAL PASSENGERS. DRIVER ALSO WENT INTO THE WINDSHIELD, THE STEERING WHEEL BAG NOT DEPLOYING. POTENTIAL BACK SEAT RIDERS SHOULD BE PROTECTED IN SUCH A DEVASTATING CRASH AS WELL. PHOTO EVIDENCE WOULD INDICATE ALL BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER HAD NOT DISENGAGED PASSENGER BAGS (DRIVER/OWNER DOESN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO DISENGAGE PASSENGER BAGS). ON ONE OCCASION A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THE CRASH, AN INFO LIGHT MESSAGE CAME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE OPERATING THE CAR, STATING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS WERE OFF. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY. I HAD NOT TURNED THEM OFF. I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR THE MESSAGE HA

VEHICLE HAS CONTINUAL ISSUES GOING INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AFTER 11 MONTHS OF THIS ISSUE THE CLUTCH BURNED OUT, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I AM NOT STUCK WITH A REPAIR BILL BECAUSE FORD OR THE DEALERSHIP WILL DO ANYTHING. *TR

UPON GOING OVER SMALL SIZE SPEED BUMP, I NOTICED A CLUNKING/GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END. I JUST HAD THE BUMPER/QUARTER PANEL WORK DONE 2 DAYS AGO "FIRST TIME HITTING BUMPS". WAS TOLD TODAY THAT THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. WILL BE SEEING A DEALERSHIP SOON. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING OVER LARGE BUMPS IN THE ROAD SURFACE, THE VEHICLE WOULD EMIT AN AUDIBLE SQUEAKING/GROANING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. IT TOOK MULTIPLE VISITS TO THE DEALER IN ORDER FOR THEM TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS EVEN THERE. I WAS FINALLY INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY REPLACED BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS. ON W/E MARCH 23, 2013 THIS PROBLEM BEGAN TO REEMERGE BUT THE DEALER HAS ONCE AGAIN DENIED THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH NOISE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I MUST WAIT FOR THE PROBLEM TO WORSEN BEFORE THEY DO ANYTHING FURTHER. *TR

THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EMIT AN AUDIBLE SQUEAKING/CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE REAR END WHEN TRAVERSING BUMPS OR POT RIDDEN ROADS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 1/4/13 AND THEY DENIED THE EXISTENCE OF THE NOISE AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND IDENTIFIED THAT THE NOISE WAS IN FACT THERE, SO I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DID FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS AND DETERMINED THE THE PROBLEM LIED WITH THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND THE CONNECTING ROD. THEY REPLACED ALL THREE AND WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK, I NOTICED THAT BOTH NOISE PERSISTED SO I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC. HE DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED FROM WORN OUT SWAY BAR BUSHINGS AND HE ALSO FOUND MY REAR AXLE TO BE LEAKING DIFFERENTIAL FLUID. WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY DISAGREED WITH MY MECHANIC AND FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE WITH MY SHOCKS AND THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID LEAK WAS "NORMAL". MY MECHANIC ONCE AGAIN REEXAMINED EVERYTHING AND PERSISTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH MY SWAY BAR. THE DEALER FINALLY AGREED TO REPLACE THE SWAY BAR AND BUSHINGS AND THEY ALSO REPLACED BOTH REAR SHOCKS. AFTER THIS, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AND HAS NOT RETURNED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID LEAK. *TR

ON FEBRUARY 16, 2013 ON A CLEAR SUNNY DAY, WITHOUT WARNING (NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR OTHER VISIBLE/AUDIBLE SIGNAL), MY MUSTANG BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND DIE WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON A LOCAL FREEWAY IN THE FAST LANE. EFFORTS TO DOWNSHIFT AND REV THE ENGINE TO KEEP IT ALIVE FAILED. I WAS FORCED TO PULL THE VEHICLE HARD OVER TO THE BREAKDOWN AREA IN THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY JUST AS THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED. EFFORTS TO RESTART IT FAILED - THE ENGINE CRANKED, BUT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. MY FAMILY (INCLUDING A 4 YEAR OLD) WERE WAS STUCK FOR 45 FRIGHTENING MINUTES WAITING FOR A TOW AS VEHICLES WHIZZED BY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE ERRATICALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP ACCELERATING AND INDEPENDENTLY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

IT WAS A CLEAR AND WARM DAY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. ROADS HAD NO DIRT, WATER, DEBRIS, ETC..I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35-40 AND HAD JUST GONE IN TO 4TH GEAR. MY 2012 V6 MUSTANG SUDDENLY SWERVED TO THE LEFT REALLY HARD FORCING ME IN TO THE LEFT LANE AND ALMOST IN TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THEN TO THE RIGHT WHICH ALMOST MADE ME LOSE CONTROL. FELT LIKE EACH TIRE WAS LOCKING UP INDEPENDENTLY. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS FLASHING. FELT LIKE I GOT A FLAT AND THAT MY CAR WAS BRAKING ALL BY ITSELF. I TRIED TO THROTTLE UP A SECOND LATER TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND IT HAD NO RESPONSE. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PULLING OVER I HIT THE BRAKES AND THEY SOUNDED LIKE METAL ON METAL, FELT ROUGH AND LIKE THE ABS WAS ENGAGING. ONCE STOPPED I CHECKED THE TIRES AND ALL WERE FINE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED A SECOND. TURNED IT BACK ON AND ALL SEEMS FINE. THIS MADE ME ALMOST CRASH IN TO ANOTHER CAR!!!! THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON FORUMS LIKE THIS ONE HTTP://WWW.ALLFORDMUSTANGS.COM/FORUMS/2011-MUSTANG-TALK/352383-ADVANCTRAC-ALMOST-CAUSED-MAJOR-WRECK-9.HTML COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I HAD TWO INCIDENTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN MY 2012 FORD MUSTANG GT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PREMIUM PKG. THESE TWO INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON THE SAME DAY MARCH 5, 2013. THE FIRST WAS AFTER I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM ITS GARAGE OF SEVERAL WEEKS AT LUNCH AND DROVE BACK TO WORK. I HAD GONE ABOUT TWO BLOCKS FROM MY GARAGE AND WAS BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THE CAR DOWN SHIFTED AND ACCELERATED BY ITSELF WHILE I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS GOING ABOUT 5 MPH WHEN THIS ALL STARTED. IT LASTED FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS AND THEN THE CAR RELEASED AND STOPPED THE ACCELERATION AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND MAKE MY RIGHT HAND TURN. I CONTINUED ON BACK TO WORK AND COMPLAINED TO MY CO-WORKER ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND HOW I WAS BEGINNING TO BECOME AFRAID OF THE MUSTANG. HE IS MY WITNESS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING BEFORE THE SECOND INCIDENCE OCCURRED. LATER ON I LEFT WORK TO GO HOME AND ON THE WAY HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN A SECOND TIME ONLY THIS TIME MUCH STRONGER. I WAS IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC GOING UNDER INTERSTATE HWY 820 BRIDGE IN FORT WORTH TO GO UNDER THE BRIDGE AFTER GOING THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON EACH SIDE TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN TO GET ON THE WEST BOUND IH820. WELL BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC YOU HAVE TO STOP AT ONE LIGHT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BRIDGE AND THEN AGAIN STOP TO GET THROUGH THE SECOND LIGHT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BRIDGE TO TURN LEFT. ANYWAY THERE WAS A LARGE SEMI-TRUCK HAULING ROCKS IN FRONT OF ME AND I STAYED BACK ABOUT 60 FEET SO AS NOT TO GET T

SHIFTING INTO 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD GEARS HAS BECOME MORE DIFFICULT OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. SOMETIMES IT GRINDS, AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T EVEN GO INTO GEAR. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS FOR 15 YEARS, AND SOMETHING IS REALLY WRONG WITH THIS TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I HAD THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER 3/4/2013, AND ALL THEY DID WAS CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SAID IT WAS RESOLVED. DROVE IT HOME AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED, AS IT IS STILL DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS. FORD NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A FIX IMMEDIATELY AND FIX OUR MUSTANGS. *TR

(2ND OWNER) EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE SHIFTER/ SHIFTER LINKAGE. THE VEHICLE MISSES SHIFTS AND WON'T ENGAGE MAINLY DURING 2ND-3RD SHIFTS. FOR A PERFORMANCE AUTOMOBILE THIS IS THE WORST CLUTCH AND SHIFTER COMBINATION I HAVE EVER SEEN. SHIFTER CONSTANTLY WILL NOT ENGAGE AND ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS HAS POPPED OUT OF GEAR DUE TO NOT BEING FULLY ENGAGED. LINKAGE SOUNDS CLUNKY AND IS NOT SMOOTH IN ANY WAY. *TR

V6 AUTOMATIC SHIFTING PROBLEMS. VEHICLES TRANSMISSION HAS HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION. OFTEN WHILE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY, OR CHANGING LANES TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. UPON ACCELERATION RPM'S WILL RISE BUT VEHICLE DOES NOT INCREASE SPEED. FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS IT SHOULD. *TR

TRANSMISSIONS 3RD GEAR SYNCHRONIZATION PLATE FAILED. THE CAR IS LOCKED OUT OF THAT GEAR. *TR

I DRIVE A 2012 V6 MUSTANG 2DR COUPE BASE .I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ONTO I40/I85 WHEN TRIED GO TO SECOND GEAR WHEN IT WOULD NOT GO. I TRIED FORCING IT BUT WAS AFRAID I WOULD SNAP THE SHIFTER SHAFT SO I WAS FORCED TO SLOW AND THEN IT FINALLY WENT INTO 2ND GEAR. THIS WAS THE OTHER DAY 1/12/13. SO THIS IS NOT FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SAME THING WHEN YOU GET ON THE PEDAL THIS HAPPENS AND ON OCCASION IT WILL GO INTO 2ND BUT WILL GRIND.THIS HAS HAPPENED MAYBE 10-20 TIMES BOTH GRINDING AND JUST NOT GOING INTO 2ND GEAR. SO I KNOW THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORD AND THE MUSTANGS OF 2011 AND 2012 FROM OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS I HAVE TALKED TO EITHER ON FORUMS OR IN PERSON. WHEN I ATTENDED MUSTANG WEEK IN MYRTLE BEACH SC IN 2012 SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD THIS ISSUE AS WELL. SO WHAT CAN I DO? THE DEALERS THAT I HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP TO IN MY AREA HAVE TOLD ME IT WAS THE WAY I PUSH IN CLUTCH ( CLASSIC RESPONSE) I FIND HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE I AM 34YR AND HAVE HAD 9 VEHICLES IN MY LIFE ALL MANUALS AND I SHIFT ALL THE SAME THROUGH EVERY GEAR. MY HANDS ARE TIED CAUSE NOW MY WARRANTY IS OUT. I HAVE MY 4YR SON WHO RIDES WITH ME ALOT AND I AM A DAILY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE AND I AM CONCERNED OF MY SONS AND MY SAFETY. PLEASE HELP. *TR

THE REAR DEFROST CABLE DETACHED FROM MY WINDSHIELD CAUSING ME NOT TO BE ABLE TO DEFROST THE REAR WINDOW. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE AS I LIVE IN A COLD WEATHER AREA AND I CANNOT KEEP THE BACK WINDOW CLEAR. I HAVE SEEN A FEW COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS ON FORD FORUMS. *TR

THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE STARTED WHEN I TRIED TO START IT. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY THE VEHICLE TOOK A FEW SECONDS LONGER THAN USUAL TO START UP. AS I BEGAN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT GEARS OUT OF 40MPH AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO HAVE HIGH RPM. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AT A GAS STATION AND TRIED TO START IT BACK UP. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND I HAD TO GET IT JUMPED. VEHICLE STILL DOESN'T SHIFT GEARS. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 1 YEAR AND 1 MONTH OLD SINCE I PURCHASED IT. *TR

MY NEPHEW LOST CONTROL OF HIS SIX SPEED 2012 MUSTANG WHILE DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN ROAD AND WAS KILLED. HE WAS DOWNSHIFTING INTO LEFT CORNER OR ROAD THEN ROAD TURNS RIGHT UPHILL (LIKE AN "S" SHAPE). PERHAPS THE POWER TRAIN HAD AN ISSUE.? *TR

TODAY IS NOV. 16, I HAVE MY CAR AT THE DEALER NOW BECAUSE IT WON'T SHIFT INTO 3 GEAR AT RED LINE AND THE FIFTH GEAR SYC IS OUT, FORD SAYS THEY CAN FIX PROBLEM, THERE PULLING THE WOOL OVER YOUR EYES, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAD MY CAR AT THE DEALER,THEY PUT ANOTHER CLUTCH PEDAL AND SPRING IN IT TO SOLVE 2 TO 3 SHIFT. TOOK IT OUT SAME PROBLEM, BOUGHT A EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT SHIFTER TOP BRAND STILL HAS PROBLEM,SO IT HAS TO BE THE TRANNY. DON' LET THEM BS YOU THERE IS A MANGER PROBLEM WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC OR TRYING TO PULL OUT TO PASS THIS TRANNY WON'T RESPOND AND YOUR IN TROUBLE WITH THE OTHER TRAFFIC.NOW THERE FIXING THE SYC AND THE 2 TO 3 SHIFT AGAIN, SOMEBODY HAS TO INVESTIGATE WHAT IS FORD HIDING. LOOK ON THE WEB SITES THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME 6 SPEED, THANKS FOR LETTING ME BLOW OF SOME STEAM, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND FROM THIRD TO FOURTH, THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD GET STUCK AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO DOWN SHIFT AND TRY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12.

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FROM BELL HOUSING. TRANSMISSION FLUID RUNNING ON EXHAUST SYSTEM CAN CAUSE FIRE. THIS PART IS MADE IN CHINA AND IS POORLY MADE. *TR

CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 3RD GEAR TO 4TH GEAR CLUTCH ACTED AS IF IT WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC CLOSE CALL ON ACCIDENT. *TR

CLUTCH WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO SHIFT THE CAR BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR I TRAFFIC. THIS IS NOT A NEW SITUATION THE CAR HAS DONE THIS ON AND OFF SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW I NOTICE IT AFTER DRIVING A LONG TIME OR IN FAST MOVING CITY TRAFFIC. *TR

I WAS COMPLETING A LEFT TURN WHEN POWER WAS NO LONG GOING TO THE BACK WHEELS WHILE RELEASING THE CLUTCH. IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I ARRIVED HOME WHILE PULLING IN TO THE DRIVEWAY BUT THIS TIME I SMELLED THE CLUTCH OVERHEATING. I LOST CONFIDENCE THAT THE VEHICLE WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY ACCELERATION THAT IS NEED WHILE CROSSING TRAFFIC AT AN INTERSECTION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A DRY, STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD AT 50MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL/STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM KICKED IN AND STARTED SLOWING THE VEHICLE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE SYSTEM PULSED THE BRAKES FOR ABOUT 1/4 MILE, THEN THE SYSTEM RETURNED TO NORMAL. DASH LIGHTS INDICATED TRACTION CONTROL WAS KICKING ON. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND ON MY 2012 FORD MUSTANG GT MANUAL, OFTEN TIMES I AM UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR AND THE VEHICLE MAKES ME SHIFT INFO 4TH GEAR. THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE TO GET BOGGED DOWN AND CAUSES ME TO LOSE ACCELERATION SPEED. USUALLY I HAVE TO THEN SHIFT AGAIN OUT OF 4TH AND INTO 2ND. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AS THE ENGINE GETS SO BOGGED DOWN IN 4TH THAT I CAN'T EVEN KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY WHEN MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY. THIS USUALLY OCCURS ONCE ABOUT EVERY 10 MILES OF CITY DRIVING. *TR

DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN ANY GEAR, WHEN GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, THE CAR WILL FALL ON IT'S FACE WHEN REACHING 3000 RPM'S AND UP AT ALL SPEEDS. IT MISSES AND THE TI-VCT ISN'T ENGAGING CORRECTLY. OIL LEVEL IS FULL, AND THE SPARK PLUGS LOOK GREAT. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT EVEN THROW AN MIL LIGHT. THE VEHICLE DRIVES FINE AT LOW RPM'S, BUT ONCE YOU DOWN SHIFT TO GO FASTER IT FEELS LIKE IT MISFIRES AND THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE TI-VCT IS COMING IN AND OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2012 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS SON WAS DOING A BURN OUT IN THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY SURMISED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN USED FOR RACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER, WHO AGREED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR A LESSER COST. THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT HE WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE MANUFACTURER NOT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT A DISCOUNT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 13,000.

I AM HAVING FREQUENT ISSUES WITH SHIFTING ON MY 2012 MUSTANG GT 6-SPD. IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR AT TIMES. SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND IS NOW PRODUCING A BRIEF GRINDING SOUND WITH EVERY SHIFT. AT TIMES, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ALLOW SHIFTING INTO 4TH ON THE FIRST TRY, AND THIS ALSO OCCURS FROM 4TH TO 5TH AT TIMES. A SECOND SHIFT ATTEMPT USUALLY WORKS BUT THERE IS THE LOSS OF GETTING UP TO SPEED IN EACH CASE. IN ADDITION, THE SKIP-SHIFT FEATURE OFTEN ENGAGES AT TOO LOW AN RPM RANGE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO 'LUG' WITH VERY LITTLE POWER. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT TWICE AS I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, SHIFT (BEING FORCED TO 4TH GEAR FROM 1ST BY THE SKIP SHIFT) AND LOSE POWER. ONCE, THE ENGINE DIED FOLLOWING THE SKIP-SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 4TH, CAUSING A SERIOUS RISK. AFTER HAVING THESE ISSUES WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION, I FOUND MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET FORUMS AND THIS NHTSA SITE AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NO ACTION TO ENCOURAGE FORD TO ADDRESS THIS WELL-KNOWN AND EXTREMELY WELL-DOCUMENTED ISSUE. THIS SITUATION IS GETTING CLOSE TO JUSTIFYING CLASS-ACTION ACTIVITY. *TR

MY CLUTCH IS SPONGY LIKE IT IS 10 YEARS OLD, AND VEHICLE SHIFTS LIKE CRAP AND HAS TROUBLE GOING INTO 2ND GEAR IN THE MORNING AND AT HIGH RPMS I HAVE TROUBLE GOING TO 4TH AND HAVE TO DROP TO 5TH CAUSING SERIOUS LOSS OF POWER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO THIRD OR FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENGINE STARTUP, WATER WAS SEEN LEAKING FROM THE DASH BOARD AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE WINDSHIELD SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,621 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,300. UPDATED 06/26/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WATER LEAKED AT THE FIREWALL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AFTER IT RAINED. THERE HAVE BEEN SIX REPAIR ATTEMPTS AND NONE WERE SUCCESSFUL. UPDATED 06/27/12

ISSUE # 1 BRAKES: UPGRADE "BREMBO" BRAKES SQUEAKED ABOUT 2 WEEKS OUT THE DEALERSHIP. TOOK IT A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE, THE 5TH TIME, I DROVE THE VEHICLE AND SHOWED SERVICE ADVISOR AND TECH. ACCORDING TO DEALER THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE NEXT DAY, BRAKES ARE STILL SQUEAKING, TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME, PICKED UP THE CAR, ON THE 4TH DAY, I WAS COMING TO SLOWING DOWN READY TO BRAKE, PUSHED THE CLUTCH AND CAR JOLTED FORWARD (AS IF I PUSHED THE GAS AND LET GO OF THE CLUTCH). I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT, 5 MINUTES LATER, THE CAR STARTED GRINDING, NOISE WAS ONLY HEARD WHEN DRIVING AND WOULD STOP AS THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. A FEW DAYS AFTER THAT I WAS MOVING CAR FORWARD, IN MY DRIVEWAY, PUT IN FIRST GEAR, CLUTCH IN , AS I SLOWLY RELEASED THE CLUTCH (NEVER TOUCHED THE GAS), AND AS I TRIED TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, CLUTCH ENGAGED, PUSHED THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD THE CAR KEPT MOVING AS IF THERE WAS PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL, ENDED UP HITTING OUR SUV PARKED IN FRONT, CAR STILL DID NOT STOP, ACTUALLY PUSHED SUV ABOUT 10 FEET FORWARD, UNTIL I TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND USED THE HAND BRAKE. ISSUE # 2 A/C - WHEN DRIVING THE AIR WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY, FULL BLAST, THE SCREEN WOULD SHOW EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE AT 00, 2 FANS WOULD COME ON, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE SCREEN DISPLAYING 88 DEGREES (VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH DUAL AIR CONTROLS ). THIS HAPPENS RANDOM AND IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS I'VE HAD THE CAR I HAVE EXP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTATC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER WHENEVER IT ACCELERATED ABOVE 4500 RPMS. THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOSS OF POWER, BUT WOULD NOT STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 4,600. SM.

MY MANUAL TRANS MUSTANG HAVE SHIFTING PROBLEMS JUST LIKE OTHER 2011 AND 2012 OWNERS. SOMETIMES IT HAS HUGE NOISE GOING INTO 2ND GEAR AND SOMETIMES IT SIMPLY REFUSES MY SHIFTING. PLEASE HAVE IT RECALLED AFTER INVESTIGATION, I AM SO FRUSTRATED. THANKS! *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-60 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000... UPDATED 05/09/12 *BF CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE THE ENGINE BOGGED DOWN AND LOST POWER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD ENGINE WOULD DIE OUT AROUND 5800 RPM OR LESS. CONSUMERS RPM WAS AT 7000 RPM. UPDATED 6/7/12 *SD

DRIVING AND LOSS STEERING, SERVICE ADVANCETRAC LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER GOING TO THE DEALER THEY FOUND NOTHING AND SENT ME ON MY. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIME SINCE. I HAVE READ BLOGS AND OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. COULD BE DANGEROUS IF DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED AND THE LOSS OF STEERING OCCURS. *TR

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