2012 Ford Mustang Power Train Problems
- 137
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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 137 stored complaint records:
- 7 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- Manual Transmission · 3 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 81 |
| 30–60k mi | 26 |
| 60–100k mi | 17 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford mustang. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and idled, while the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact stated that the wrench warning was displayed (power train fault). The contact stated that he used a diagnostic machine and received an unknown code. The vehicle was taken to oxmoor ford lincoln [redacted], louisville,…
ODI 11012365
Power Train
My car has gone into 'limp' mode several times over the past couple of days. I took it to the dealer who advised me that the issue is the electronic throttle body, and it's not covered under the powertrain warranty. This part has been recalled for several other ford model vehicles - but not the mustang and they won't cover it. It'll cost me $570 to get the part replaced in my vehicle. This occurs while driving - at…
ODI 10884513
Air Bags · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford mustang. While driving 70 mph in the left lane, the vehicle shifted into first gear and seized the rear tires while on an incline. The contact crashed into a guard rail on the driver side. The air bags deployed. A police report was filed that accused the contact of careless driving. The contact sustained bruising on the left side of the ribs, but medical attention was not required.…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10906066
Air Bags · Power Train
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 ford mustang. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v319000 (air bags) and 16v248000 (power train) and stated that the parts needed for the repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a…
ODI 10876878
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford mustang. While slowing down and releasing the brake pedal from a stop, the vehicle failed to move. The accelerator pedal was depressed to the floorboard. Also, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to friendly ford (660 n decatur blvd, las vegas, nv 89107 [redacted]), but was not diagnosed due to the diagnostic fees. The dealer confirmed that the…
ODI 11002843
Engine · Power Train
While driving car suddenly loses power and shows wrench light and goes into limp mode. Trouble codes shown p2111 and p2112. This can happen any time during driving and has happened in heavy traffic potentially dangerous consequences.
ODI 10863896
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
I was driving down the street and when i shifted from 1st to 2nd the gear shifter got hung up and would not shift causing the car to downshift throwing me foward and hitting my head on the steering wheel.
1 injury
ODI 10872880
Engine · Power Train
During initial acceleration after a left turn, shifting from 1st into 2nd gear, the vehicle shook wildly and violently rocked side to side and lost power. This was the second identical occurrence on city streets while accelerating out of left turns. On both occasions, had to make immediate moves to the right lane before power was restored. Based on other reporting and research, it appears to be an issue of throttle…
ODI 10863229
Power Train · Seats
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford mustang. While the gear shifter was shifted into the neutral position, the front driver seat was lifted and collided with the parking brake. As a result, the parking brake was disengaged, the vehicle rolled away in the forward direction, and crashed into a fence. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was…
Crash reported
ODI 10860169
Power Train
While accelerating to get on the freeway, the transmission began to slip and the car began to jerk, then the transmission locked into 3rd gear, and would not shift out of 3rd gear until the vehicle was completely stopped, and the engine turned completely off. This is an intermittent problem, but an extremely dangerous one when it occurs. The ford dealership says i need a recall notice before they can fix it. I'm out…
ODI 10851848
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
My vehicle constantly goes into limp home mode while driving. Turns off all cylinders except 1 which let's you drive about 5mph. Also while my vehicle is at idle it begins to loose proper idle rpm and nearly stalls until revs back to a higher rpm. After some research i found that the issue is thought to be the throttle body and throttle body sensor. Currently mymy vehicle is at the dealership going through some…
ODI 10823168
Power Train
I have a 2012 mustang gt with 6 speed manual transmission. I bought the car as a certified pre-owned car at about 2,500 miles. The car at that point had a dealer re-built transmission and my understanding is that it has 2nd through 6th gear replaced due to a manufacturers defect. Since that time i've had multiple transmission issues and the car now has about 49,000 miles. In early january, it became almost…
ODI 10825084
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
My car has approximately 31000 miles on it. I"m the second owner of this vehicle. 18 days ago antifreeze was on my garage floor. My mechanic come over and explained to me that my water pump had gone bad. So i took my car to the dealership and they told me that it was still was under power train warranty. They diagnosed my car and verified that it was indeed the water pump and that there was another person that was…
ODI 10790271
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford mustang. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost power. In addition, the gear shifter was difficult to shift into various positions. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to multiple dealers who were unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.
ODI 10788352
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Was driving around 50mph on city streets when all of a sudden car lost power and went limp. Wrench light came on and car was making a weird noise under the hood like it was struggling. Couldn't accelerate and i had to coast to the right hand side of the road. Turned the car off and then back on and everything was okay. This has happened 3 times since within a 8 month time period driving at various speeds. Each time…
ODI 10811612
Power Train
After waiting at a light in the left turn lane, i started accelerating from a complete stop, slowly into my left turn. At almost completion of the turn, my tachometer went from 3000 rpms to over 6000 rpms. The car had a sudden jolt at this moment and the rear wheels locked up. I went into a slide and the car slid across 2 lanes into a tree filled median. The car was totaled by the insurance company. There were no…
Crash reported
ODI 10865515
Power Train
Open leaving work for the day my second gear synco in my transmission completely failed leaving the parking lot. Therefore i no longer had 2nd gear. So i took it to a ford dealer where they where to fix the problem but in turned fix 2nd gear but messed up my reverse synco gear now. The car has been in the shop for almost 4 weeks and ford wont make a surplus of part for this transmission that the parts needed are on…
ODI 10701980
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
Driving down the highway full speed in heavy traffic, and engine just shuts down. Wrench light and check engine light come on. Have to coast through traffic to pull off to the side of the road and stop. Restart the car a couple of times, and then it's fine. Took to ford dealer, who said i had a bad throttle body. Charged over $800 to repair. Completely losing power while driving down the highway is definitely a…
ODI 10668045
Power Train
As i was trying to put my car into 3rd gear it wouldn't go into gear. So i have to slow down in order to put it in 2nd gear. Another time i had to go into 4th. This is very concerning to me. *js
ODI 10690632
Power Train
On oct 30, 2014 i was shifting to 2nd gear and the engine bucked, lost speed, then the "wrench" symbol illuminated, indicating the limp home mode activated. I pulled into a parking lot, shut off the engine and restarted it and the light went out. I drove it to an auto shop and they could not detect a malfunction code. Today, nov 5, 2014 when leaving my neighborhood, the same loss of speed occurred in 2nd gear and…
ODI 10652914
Power Train
Today while trying to accelerate at a intersection and shift from 1st to 2nd gear the transmission wouldn't let me into 2nd. Now if this just happened once i would let it go but this has happened several times. This is a big safety issue considering it causes my car to slow while i'm trying to get into gear with traffic coming at me. This needs to be resolved before someone dies. I'm not the only person who has…
ODI 10640020
Electrical System · Power Train
Electronic throttle body failure. Dash light came on as vehicle started limping to stop in traffic. *tr
ODI 10639649
Power Train
I had just left my house and pulled out onto the road. As the vehicle started to accelerate, the car suddenly shook and shuddered and wouldn't respond to the gas pedal. The wrench symbol came on the dash. The car would not respond to pressing the gas pedal and wouldn't go over 3 or 4 miles an hour. I put on the hazard lights, as there were vehicles coming up behind me on the two-lane road and they had to go around…
ODI 10631956
Engine · Power Train
2012 ford mustang throws check engine light and wrench going into "limp mode" (car cuts all acceleration, and just idles). I had to pull to the side of the road, and shut vehicle off. Vehicle returned to normal after one or two turn ons. This will occur every other day, and multiple times in a day. Very dangerous if it was to happen while merging in traffic. This is not covered under ford powertrain or emissions…
ODI 10617374
Power Train
According to my ford dealership, the synchronizers between 1st and 2nd bears failed. I have had several issues with this transmission previously, causing the car to fail to shift while accelerating. This is incredibly dangerous, as failure to accelerate while merging into traffic would have been catastrophic. Thankfully, i was in a parking lot when my transmission failed. *js
ODI 10608776