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2015 Ford Mustang complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2015 record →

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Filed Apr 12, 2021120,000 milesGA

MY BATTERY DIED AND REQUIRED A JUMP THE NEXT MORNING. WHEN I BEGAN DRIVING, THE CAR WAS THROTTLING DOWN AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AS IF THE ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER. I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING SO I RETURNED HOME AND NOTICE THAT MY REAR LIGHTS INCLUDING THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS OFF. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO SAVE MY BATTERY FROM DRAINING AGAIN. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATING I FOUND THE BRAKE SWITCH PAD WAS BROKEN AND THIS IS WHAT WAS CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO BE ON ALL THE TIME AND CAUSING THE LACK OF ENGINE POWER. THIS ISSUE WAS NOT ALLOWING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE BECAUSE THE THROTTLE IS OVER-RIDDEN BY THE BRAKES. THE CAR WAS THINKING THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING PUSHED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE GAS PEDAL. THE BRAKE SWITCH PAD BREAKING AND CAUSING THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS. I'M SO LUCKY IT HAPPENED ON A LOCAL ROAD AND NOT THE HIGHWAY. I'VE READ MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND GET THIS FIXED TO AVOID MAJOR ACCIDENTS.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Mar 29, 202126,000 milesLA

2015 MUSTANG GT ANNIVERSARY EDITION. RIGHT TAILLIGHT FUNCTION ARE INTERMITTENT IN PART OR WHOLE. AFFECTED ARE TAILLIGHT, TURN SIGNAL, BRAKE, AND EMERGENCY FLASHER. THIS CURS WHETHER IN MOTION OR NOT. HAS BEEN IN EFFECT AT START OR DURING RUN WHILE DRIVING.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 22, 202161,000 milesAL

HEATED/COOLED SEAT MODULE SHORTED, BURNED, AND MELTED THE WIRING HARNESS. SEAT FUNCTION IS NO LONGER OPERATIVE.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 22, 20211,000 milesAL

WHEN USING DRIVER'S MEMORY FUNCTIONS, DRIVER AND PASSENGER MIRRORS TILT IN ONE DIRECTION TO IT'S LIMITS AND CLICKS MULTIPLE TIMES. DOES NOT GO BACK TO PRESET SETTING UNLESS THE MEMORY BUTTON IS PRESSED ANOTHER TIME.

Electrical SystemFire
Filed Mar 13, 202168,123 milesCA

I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 TWIN ECO-BOOST CAR ON A CITY STREET,WHEN I I HEARD SOMETHING UNDER HOOD.AND RIGHT AT THAT MOMENT SMOKE WAS ROLLING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD.WHEN I STOPPED AND GOT OUT,THATS WHEN A WITNESS TOLD ME SHE SAW FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR IT MELTED EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD.EVERY WIRE WAS EXSPOSED.I AM WAITING FOR REPORT FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT.I DO HAVE A PICTURE OF IT.FIRE CHIEF SAID BATTERY EXPLODED.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 11, 202190,000 milesLA

CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEATS STOPPED WORKING. WHILE DIAGNOSING THE ISSUE I FOUND THAT CONNECTOR C3265B ON THE FRONT SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE WAS BURNED SEVERELY AND MELTED.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Mar 9, 202145,000 milesFL

THE EVAPORATOR CORE HAS BEEN NOTATED IN A SERVICE BULLETIN AS BEING FAULTY. THIS MERELY CAUSES THE A/C TO NOT WORK EFFICIENTLY AT FACE VALUE. THE REAL ISSUE IS THE INABILITY TO PROPERLY DEFOG/DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY THAT IS NOT CONTROLLABLE BY THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE.

Engine
Filed Mar 4, 202143,000 milesCA

2015 FORD MUSTANG GT WITH ABOUT 43,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING CAR ON RESIDENTIAL STREET AT ABOUT 30 MPH, LOUD NOISE CAME FROM ENGINE, PULLED OVER AND TURNED CAR OFF. CAR NO LONGER CRANKED. TOWED CAR TO MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT LIKELY ENGINE SEIZED AND A FACTORY DEFECT. ENGINE WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND SHOWED NO SYMPTONS OF ENGINE PROBLEM PRIOR TO FAILURE. ATTEMPED TO CALL FORD MULTIPLE TIMES AT THE PHONE NUMBER (1-866-436-7332) ON NHTSA SITE AND PLACED ON HOLD FOR MULTIPLE HOURS WITHOUT ANY ANSWER.

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Filed Mar 2, 20211,857 milesFL

THE BRAKE PEDAL STOPPER FAILED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME, YOU ARE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE SAFELY. THIS IS A DRIVEABILITY AND SAFETY ISSUE AND POOR DESIGN. THIS OCCURED WHILE DRIVING ON STREET, WHEN I STOPPED IS WHEN I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON AFTER 15 MINUTES BEING STOPPED. I RESTARTED CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY. I HAD A VEHICLE FOLLOW ME AROUND BLOCK AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON ALL THE TIME. HAD VEHICLE TRAILERED TO THE FORD DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 1857 MILES ON IT.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 22, 202190,050 milesIL

THE CLUTCH PEDAL OF MY MUSTANG FAILED AT JUST OVER 90,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THE PEDAL WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE OPERATED SAFELY AND REQUIRED TWISTING MY LEG IN ORDER TO PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN. AFTER LIMPING THE VEHICLE HOME, I INSPECTED THE PEDAL AND FOUND THAT WELD THAT JOINED ONE SIDE OF THE PEDAL ARM TO THE PIVOT BAR HAD BROKEN OFF COMPLETELY, AND THE OTHER SIDE HAD CRACKED. THIS ALLOWED SIGNIFICANT LATERAL MOVEMENT OF THE PEDAL, WHICH CAUSED IT TO HANG UP IN THE ASSEMBLY WHEN PUSHING IT IN. THERE WAS NO ABUSE LOADING OF THE PEDAL THROUGH THE LIFE OF THE CAR. AS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER, I CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT THE WELD THAT BROKE OFF WAS BAD/COLD, AND THAT ONCE IT BROKE, SHIFTED ALL THE PEDAL LOADS TO THE OTHER SIDE, RESULTING IN ITS FAILURE. THIS DESIGN IS NOT ROBUST TO TYPICAL MANUFACTURING QUALITY VARIATIONS DUE TO THE WELDS BEING ONLY 90 DEG AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE. MY FAILURE IS ONLY ONE OF DOZENS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN MODEL SPECIFIC FORUMS AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I HAVE ENCOURAGED OTHERS WITH THIS ISSUE TO REPORT THEIRS.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Feb 19, 202124,000 milesLA

INTERMITTENT FUNCTION OF RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT, INCLUDING TAILLIGHT, TURN SIGNAL, BRAKING, AND EMERGENCY FLASHER UPON RUN AND DURING DRIVE. I SUSPECT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jan 28, 202125,000 milesLA

THE RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY FUNCTION (TAIL LIGHT, TURN SIGNAL, STOP LIGHT) AS A WHOLE WHILE IN MOTION OR STOPPED.

Engine
Filed Jan 20, 202190,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT MULTIPLE TIMES SOON AFTER START UP AS THE ENGINE AND SERVICE TIRE MOBILITY KIT WARNING LIGHTS WOULD APPEAR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHITE SMOKE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY EMIT FROM THE REAR EXHAUST PIPE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME WARNING LIGHT WOULD APPEAR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED HENRY CURTIS FORD(1120 AUTO CENTER DR, PETALUMA, CA 94952) WHERE THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY OR ON RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS THEN OFFERED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE WHICH SHE DECLINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND GAVE HER THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE DEALER;THEY OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 13, 202143,097 milesNC

THE A/C IS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR. IT SEEMS TO AN ISSUE WITH MUSTANGS 2015 AND UP. IT BLOWS AIR BUT IT IS NOT COLD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED.

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/DevicesCrash
Filed Nov 22, 202011,050 milesGA

THE REARVIEW CAMERA WILL INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAY A BLANK OR DISTORTED IMAGE. WHEN PLACING THE CAR IN REVERSE THE CAMERA WILL INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAY A BLANK SCREEN OR DISTORTED IMAGE WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE. THIS REDUCES THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF WHAT IS BEHIND THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THIS HAPPENS WHEN BOTH STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT MY 2020 FORD MUSTANG GT VIN [XXX] HAS JUST RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR. THE CAMERA BEGAN TO FAIL THE SUMMER OF 2020. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Power Train
Filed Nov 20, 202049,235 milesGA

THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY, GOT IT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW AGAIN WENT BAD BUT NO MORE WARRANTY. THE AC COMPRESSOR WENT OUT AND EVAPORATOR CORE IS BAD(VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 15-17 MODELS), IT CAUSES WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP BAD AND CAN BARELY SEE AT TIMES WHEN DRIVING, VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX TOO.

Structure › Body
Filed Nov 11, 2020TX

MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR KEEPS OPENING WHILE I AM DRIVING , IT'S REALLY UNSAFE AND REALLY WANT TO GET THIS FIXED. EVEN IF I'M NOT ON THE HIGHWAY EVEN SMALL ROADS WHERE I HAVE TO GO SLOWER IT OPENS. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THEN ONCE 11/10/2020 WAS THE MOST RECENT.

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Filed Nov 10, 202035,000 milesFL

SUDDENLY STARTED EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ONLY REMEDIED BY SLAMMING THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR WHICH THEN CAUSED THE CAR TO SURGE FORWARD. AFTER GETTING THE CAR HOME ALSO NOTICED THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ON AT ALL TIMES. THE TWIN PROBLEMS ENDED UP BEING CONNECTED. TURNS OUT THERE IS A SMALL PLASTIC/CERAMIC PIECE IN THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY THAT FAILS AND BREAKS APART WITHOUT WARNING - ALSO NO DASHBOARD WARNINGS AFTER IT FAILS. CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO THINK THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED AND CUTS THE POWER IN RESPONSE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEED AND WAS AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY ISSUE. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS SMALL PART IS VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLORIDA HEAT - UNFORTUNATELY THE WHOLE BRAKE ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED.

Structure › Body
Filed Nov 7, 202068,700 milesCA

2015 FORD MUSTANG ECOBOOST CONVERTIBLE - WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OVER 65MPH THE PASSENGER DOOR UNLATCHES AND A WARNING SIGNAL APPEARS ON THE DASH STATING THE PASSENGER DOOR IS OPEN. I HAVE TO EITHER PULL OVER AND CLOSE THE DOOR MYSELF OR MY FIANC PUTS THE WINDOW DOWN AND PUSHES THE DOOR CLOSED AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. FORD SANTA MONICA STATES THERE WAS NOTHING FOUND UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL 20S30/20V-331.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 27, 2020101,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER PUMPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DURING START-UP. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOGGUS FORD HARLINGEN (2521 S EXPRESSWAY 83, HARLINGEN, TX 78550, (956) 423-2580) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANIC RETRIEVED SEVERAL UNKNOWN FAULT CODES. THE DEALER BELIEVED THAT THE ECM NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V774000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

Structure › Body
Filed Oct 24, 202085,548 milesOH

WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND NOTICED THE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. WE HAD TO STOP AND KEEP OPENING UP THE DOOR TO SLAM IT CLOSE AGAIN TO MAKE SURE THE DOOR LATCH WAS SECURE AND WAS PROPERLY SHUT.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 5, 202040,000 milesFL

REAR BACK UP CAMERA WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SHIFTER PLACED IN REVERSE. SOMETIMES IT SHOWS DISTORTED IMAGES AND SOMETIMES IT JUST GOES BLANK WITH A MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN TO CONTACT YOUR FORD DEALER.

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Filed Oct 4, 202024,060 milesTX

VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. MY HUSBAND RETURNED FROM AN ERRAND AND NOTICED MY VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WOULD NOT TURN OFF, EVEN WITH THE VEHICLE POWER OFF. I FOUND BROKEN PLASTIC PIECES ON THE DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARD. WHEN I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM, RESULTS SHOW THIS IS A BROKEN BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH PAD. MISSING THIS PIECE MAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON AND THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 4, 202042,000 milesCO

BACKUP CAMERA FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY. OFTEN SHOWING AN ERROR MESSAGE, OF REAR VIEW CAMERA NOT AVAILABLE.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 2, 202033,763 milesWA

BACK UP CAMERA HAS SAME SYMPTOMS AS 2020 FORD MODELS BEING RECALLED.8/4/20

Air Bags
Filed Sep 21, 202055,000 milesCA

AIR BAG LIGHT WILL STAY ON DURING HOT DAYS OR IF CAR HAS BEEN LEFT OUTSIDE IN HEAT DURING INITIAL STARTUP. TURNING CAR OFF THEN ON SOMETIMES CORRECTS THE ISSUE. CAR HAD 55K MILES ON IT WHEN IT FIRST STARTED TO HAPPEN. SEEN ISSUE HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER 2015-17 MUSTANG OWNERS ONLINE

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 10, 202049,500 milesGU

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY ON THE ROAD, WHEN SUDDENLY MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. MY STEERING ASSIST WAS OFF, SO I FORCEFULLY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HILL ASSIST, SERVICE ASDVANCETRAC AND STEERING ASSIST CODES WENT OFF. LIGHTS FOR ADVANCETRAC AND HILL ASSIST ARE STILL ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH UNTIL TODAY. IT'S BEEN A WEEK.

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Filed Sep 9, 202094,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND THE SPEED DECELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CREATE A TEMPORARY FIX TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD MOBILE LOCATED AT 901 EAST INTERSTATE 65 SERVICE RD S, MOBILE, AL 36606, (251) 202-2016, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING RUBBER GROMMET BRAKE PEDAL TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.

Structure › Body
Filed Sep 2, 202068,000 milesFL

DOOR LATCH FAILURE AT 68K MILES,THIS CONDITION CAUSES THE PASSENGER DOOR TO UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING.

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Filed Aug 17, 20202,200 milesLA

THE PLASTIC BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH PAD LOCATED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM DETERIORATED AND FELL APART. AFTER THE PAD WAS GONE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OUT. IT MAY ALSO AFFECT THE TRACTION CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH STOPS WORKING.THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AFTER ABOUT FIVE YEARS. I NOTICED THIS DEFECT RIGHT AWAY, OTHERWISE THE BATTERY WOULD HAVE GONE DEAD. THE SPECIFIC PART IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM FORS SO THEY WANT YOU TO REPLACE THE WHOLE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY. THE NEW ONE HAS THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART INSTALLED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT. IT IS ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Aug 17, 202057,600 milesAZ

EVERY TIME AFTER I PUT GAS IN THE CAR, IT STRUGGLES TO START BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON AND NEVER TURNED ON. MY CAR HAS 57600 MILES ON IT AND I DO REGULAR ON TIME OIL CHANGES AND FULL INSPECTIONS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP .I HAVE RAN MY VIN FOR THE RECALL BUT MY CAR DOES NOT MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS . THIS IS THE RECALL NUMBERS THAT MIGHT BE , BUT IM NOT QUALIFIED>> RECALL NUMBER 14V774000 RECALL NUMBER 15V339000 PLEASE HELP

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Filed Aug 11, 202053,000 milesIN

THERE IS A SMALL PAD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BETWEEN THE PEDAL SHAFT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION SWITCH. THIS PAD SHATTERED INTO SMALL PARTS CAUSING MY BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN I WASN'T BRAKING. THERE WAS NO WARNING PROVIDED BY THE CAR THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ON. THE LIGHTS WERE ON WHEN DRIVING, WHEN PARKED WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING OR NOT RUNNING. I BELIEVE IT BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BUT I CAN'T BE SURE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE PADS WITHIN THE PEDAL CLUSTER ON THE CLUTCH AND OTHER PEDALS THAT ARE THE SAME PART AND MAY BE PRONE TO FAILURE. THE ATTACHED PHOTO INCLUDES THE BROKEN PART AND A PICTURE INDICATING THE EMPTY SPOT WHERE THE PART IS MISSING.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 10, 202014,000 milesGA

THE GETRAG MT-82 TRANSMISSION LOCKS ME OUT OF 2ND GEAR WHEN IM ACCELERATING HARDLY FOR EX. MERGING ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO MY MUSTANG IS PLAGUED WITH ELECTRICAL ISSUES RANGING FROM CONNECTING WITH BLUETOOTH, INOPERABLE BACKUP CAMERA, TAG LIGHT WIRE STRIPPED. SOMETIMES WHEN I START MY VEHICLE, BLUETOOTH WILL NOT CONNECT TO MY PHONE FOR REASONS I DONT KNOW. ALSO THE BACKUP CAMERA WORKS 10% OF THE TIME. IVE READ THAT FORDS WIRING IS BEING CRIMPED IN BETWEEN THE TRUNK LID. LASTLY THE REAR TAG LIGHT WIRES HAVE BEEN STRIPPED/CORRODED DUE TO POOR WEATHER PROTECTION.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Aug 9, 202028,145 milesSC

BACK UP CAMERA BEGAN WORKING SPORADICALLY, THEN QUIT COMPLETELY. DEALER WANTS $440 TO REPLACE CAMERA. VEHICLE HAD ONLY 28,145 MILES.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 6, 2020102,480 milesAR

BACKUP CAMERA AND TRUNK BRAKE LIGHT DO NOT WORK DUE TO KNOWN FLAW IN TRUNK WIRING HARNESS DESIGN. WIRES INSIDE THE HARNESS BREAK FROM OPENING AND CLOSING TRUNK DUE TO COMPRESSION. DEALERSHIP HAS REPAIRED ONCE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BY CHEAPLY REPLACING SECTIONS OF BROKEN WIRE AND CRUDELY WRAPPING THE ENTIRE HARNESS WITH BLACK ELECTRICAL TAPE, HOWEVER MORE WIRES HAVE BROKEN IN NEW LOCATIONS ALONG THE HARNESS. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH A TECHNICAL BULLETIN PUBLISHED BY FORD. HOWEVER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE COMMON WITH 15-17 MUSTANGS. DESPITE CLEARLY EXPLAINING WHAT WAS WRONG, THEY CLAIMED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $125 DIAGNOSTIC FEE BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW IF THE WIRING MIGHT HAVE BEEN CHEWED BY 'VARMINTS.'

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 3, 2020NC

I OWN A 2015 FORD MUSTANG ECOBOOST PREMIUM. I BOUGHT IT USED AND HAD IT A FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF. AT APPROXIMATELY 65000 MILES THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED TO NOT WORK FULLY. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR CONDITION WOULD TAKE LONGER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE TO COOL OFF. A SMALL HOLE IN MY AIR CONDITIONER'S EVAPORATOR HAS DEVELOPED. I SEARCHED AROUND AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN 2015 TO 2017 FORD MUSTANGS. I KNOW THIS ISN'T REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT JUST WANTED TO GET THIS OUT THERE BECAUSE I AM READING IT ON OTHER WEBSITES AND FORD HAS NOT RECALLED FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM.

Engine
Filed Jul 20, 202060,100 milesTX

THROTTLE BODY FAILING AT 60K, FORD HAS TSB FOR 2016+ MUSTANG THROTTLE BODIES WITH SAME ISSUE, NOT 2015. CODE P2112. VEHICLE RANDOMLY GOES INTO LIMP MODE AT ANYWHERE FROM 10MPH TO 60MPH. HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS INCLUDING TWICE IN THE LAST TWO DAYS.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jul 7, 202036,000 milesCA

BELOW ARE RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE WHICH IS PROBLEM MY CAR IS HAVING. AFTER I PUT GAS IN THE CAR STRUGGLES TO START AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. MY CAR HAS 36000 MILES ON IT AND I DO OIL CHANGES REGULARLY..IVE RAN MY VIN FOR THE RECALL BUT MY CAR DOES NOT MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL IS FOR MY EXACT MODEL? PLEASE HELP HTTPS://WWW.THECARCONNECTION.COM/NEWS/1095766_2015-FORD-MUSTANG-ECOBOOST-RECALLED-FOR-FUEL-SYSTEM-ISSUE HTTPS://LMR.COM/PRODUCTS/2015-ECOBOOST-MUSTANG-RECALL-FUEL-PRESSURE-SENSOR-LEAK

Engine
Filed Jul 7, 202023,000 milesAZ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FRACTURED PISTON ROD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

Fuel/Propulsion SystemFire
Filed Jun 22, 202056,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HIS DAUGHTER WOULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE COULD SMELL A BURNING RUBBER ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH, SHE NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY PULLED AND CALLED HER FATHER. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE VALVE COVER GASKET HAD CAUSED OIL TO SPILL OVER THE MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED ANGELA KRAUSE FORD (1575 MANSELL RD, ALPHARETTA, GA 30009) WHERE THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND REFERRED HIM TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE DEALER WOULD HAVE TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY MAY OFFER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IF THE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE LINKED TO NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10167184 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION NUMBER TSB 19-2309, WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.*DT*JB

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 15, 2020DC

PUEDA REVISAR TODOS LOS UNTOS DE MI CARRO SOBRE TODO EL SISTEMA DE TRACCION. I CAN CHECK ALL THE TOES IN MY CAR OVER THE ENTIRE TRACTION SYSTEM. *TR

Engine
Filed Jun 11, 202022,380 milesCA

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH V-6 ENGINE. TRANSMISSION FLEX PLATE AND TORQUE CONVERTER WAS FINALLY REPLACED BY COAST MESA FORD DEALER AFTER THREE YEARS OF COMPLAINING TO H.B. FORD DEALER. H.B. FORD ALSO HAS OVER SERVICED THE ENGINE OIL SEVERAL TIMES WHEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE NOISE. NO ROOT CAUSE WAS GIVEN FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF FLEX PLATE AND TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT. IS THERE A FORD RECALL TO GREASE TIP OF HUB OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER? END. *TR

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices
Filed Jun 8, 2020AK

MY 2015 MUSTANG GT IS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE REARVIEW CAMERA. SOMETIME IT IS WORKING, SOMETIMES IT IS NOT. I HAVE SEEN THAT MANY MUSTANG F/2015 T/2020 HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Filed Jun 7, 202050,000 milesLA

BREAK SENSOR PAD BROKE CAUSING LIGHTS TO ALWAYS STAY ON AND CAR TO BE IN LIMP HOME MODE

Electrical SystemCrash
Filed Jun 7, 202050,000 milesNC

BACK UP CAMERA REPEATEDLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING ME TO BACK UP INTO A POST, COSTING $1200 IN DAMAGES ELECTRICAL WIRES GOING TO TRUNK LID ARE INCREDIBLY THIN AND FLIMSY. THIS EFFECTS THE BACK UP CAMERA, TRUNK RELEASE, TRUNK LIGHT, ETC.; ALL OF WHICH HAVE FAILED AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. REPAIRED WIRING TWICE BUT THEY ARE SO FRAIL, THEY CONTINUE TO SNAP AND CAUSE MALFUNCTION THROUGHOUT THE CAR.

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Filed Jun 7, 202095,000 milesTX

BRAKE LIGHT STOP PAD BROKE INTO MULTIPLE PIECES WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH TO MALFUNCTION. BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ON EVEN WHEN PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, WHICH CAUSES VARIOUS PERFORMANCE ISSUES DUE TO THE ECU BELIEVING THE BRAKE PEDAL IS BEING DEPRESSED. BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ON WHEN CAR WAS TURNED OFF.

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Filed Jun 1, 202063,000 milesTX

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, I BRIEFLY LOST ACCELERATION. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER, AND REPEATED A COUPLE MORE TIMES. I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE BEFORE AND THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS, OR ANY OTHER SIGNS OF MECHANICAL FAILURE. AFTER HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES, LOSING ACCELERATION INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, A WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED "HILL ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE," AND THEN DISAPPEARED. NO OTHER WARNING MESSAGES OR DASH INDICATORS APPEARED, AND I COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING RELATING TO HILL ASSIST IN MY SETTINGS. AFTER PARKING AND SHUTTING OFF MY CAR, I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ON- I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO TURN THEM OFF. I SEARCHED ALL OF THESE ISSUES AND FOUND A BLOG POST WRITTEN BY ANOTHER OWNER EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. THE OTHER OWNER FOUND SMALL FRAGMENTS OF A BROKEN PLASTIC DISC ON THE FLOOR MAT, BELOW THE PETALS- I FOUND THE SAME THING IN MY CAR. I WENT TO A NEARBY AUTO ZONE FOR ASSISTANCE AND WAS ADVISED THE BROKEN PIECE WAS A "BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH PLUNGER." ONE OF THEIR ASSOCIATES QUICKLY INSTALLED A $3.00 REPLACEMENT FOR ME, WHICH SEEMED TO FIX ALL OF THE ISSUES. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN MY CAR TO FORD, BUT PLAN TO DO SO ASAP. EACH TIME I LOST ACCELERATION I WAS TRAVELING UP A HILL, AND IT WAS ONLY TEMPORARY- WITH NO OTHER SYSTEMS APPEARING TO BE AFFECTED. *TR

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Filed May 19, 2020TX

THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH PLUNGER BROKE OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR POOR DESIGN SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL. *TR

Structure › Body
Filed May 5, 202042,000 milesNE

TRUNK FAILS TO OPEN. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN OPERATING NORMALLY FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS, THEN SUDDENLY IS UNABLE TO OPEN. WHEN I USE MY FOB OR THE TRUCK RELEASE BUTTON, I HEAR THE ACTUATOR, BUT THE TRUNK DOES NOT UNLATCH. CONSIDERING SAFETY EQUIPMENT (SPARE TIRE ,FIRE EXTINGUISHER, FIRST AID KIT) IS STORED IN THE TRUNK, IT IS CRITICAL THAT IT OPENS WHEN NEEDED. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 5, 202076,000 milesFL

TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN I LOST ACCELERATION. THIS CONTINUED, STEP ON THE GAS AND NOTHING WAIT A FEW SECONDS AND THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE. CURRENT MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. *TR

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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