Ford Mustang Electrical System Problems
- 354
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 21
- Years with records
- 1999–2019
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 354 stored complaint records:
- 11 indicate a crash
- 7 indicate injury
- 15 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Instrument Cluster/Panel · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 104 |
| 30–60k mi | 99 |
| 1–30k mi | 82 |
| 100–150k mi | 22 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Electrical System
While driving the 12" led instrument panel has gone dark for several seconds. This panels shows speed, tach, fuel gauge, temp, oil pressure, i found a recall for similar issue on the 2019 mustang and other ford autos. This may be just showing up on the 2018 mustang.
ODI 11308972
Electrical System
My icp in my mustang will randomly blank out while driving. This has happened while braking and driving down the highway. The car stays running, but i have no information. Since it is a digital screen i lose my speedometer, tachometer and everything else on the icp. It will boot back up after 10 seconds and work properly.
ODI 11301150
Electrical System
Seat warmer quit working. Upon inspection by mechanic, it was determined that the seat heater module shorted at module; melted connector. (owner also reported could smell an 'electrical burn' scent after using remote start where the seat warmer is automatically set.)
ODI 11287397
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Riding under normal driving conditions, car stalls from a v8 to a v2. No power at all, if you want to switch from normal, to any selectable driving modes from toggle switch or steering wheel, wont change. Turn of car, turn it back on and continued with same problem.
ODI 11287829
Electrical System · Steering · Wheels
Electric power streering wheel failure under cold weather condition
ODI 11268394
Electrical System
Car was taken to ford dealership on 09/04/2019, due to major corrosion on positive battery terminal, which had caused entire battery connector to crumble. Ford said it was a bad battery and replaced it at a cost of $209 to me. This morning, 09/19/2019,i walked outside and found orange liquid (assuming battery acid) on cement under where the battery is located on car. I opened hood and found that the new battery…
ODI 11256598
Electrical System
Since buying the car, it has been extremely problematic and has left me stranded at least four times. Just yesterday (the 4th time), the car literally shut off while on the interstate going 60mph and left me having to swerve two lanes over to the emergency lane to park. I have been driving the car just fine for the last 2 months, although i've had consistent issues since the day i bought the car. I have tried filing…
ODI 11255582
Electrical System
On saturday while cruising on the interstate at 60mph, my car suddenly engine braked and then shut off. I had to immediately move over to the emergency lane. The car never shut back on and neither were the windows able to be rolled up. I have dash cam footage to demonstrate the event, as well as me cruising 60mph in 6th gear leading up to the event. This is extremely unsafe and i have had numerous issues with this…
ODI 11255871