2012 Ford Mustang Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 33
- 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 33 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 15 records
- failure mileage · 10 records
- repaired notified · 8 records
- notified failure · 7 records
- lost power · 7 records
- wrench light · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 16 |
| 30–60k mi | 11 |
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford mustang. While driving approximately 60 mph, the speed decelerated to 10 mph and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to be restarted and operated normally. The failure occurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who stated that the throttle body assembly was defective. The vehicle was repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 41,000.
ODI 10597619
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford mustang. The contact stated that while driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact also stated that while parked, the vehicle rolled away. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 11,293.
ODI 10545548
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I turned right at traffic signal into a merge lane and accelerated to approximately 45 mph and merged left. At this point the car started jerking and making a loud noise. I placed my foot on the brake petal and could feel the brakes being activated, the car lost power and continued the jerking for approximately 200 yard. Other cars behind me began blowing their horns. I do believe some of the dash light came on but…
ODI 10563371
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Upon taking off from a stop light car stalled and lost all engine power. Car started again but stalled just as guiding to breakdown lane on overpass. Had to have car towed to ford service where they determined it was a bad throttle body. Throttle body was replaced. Ford service spoke of known issues with the throttle body in focus models but was not aware of any throttle body issues with mustang. *tr
ODI 10552544
Vehicle Speed Control
In 2012 or 2013 i had an accident caused by unintended acceleration. The mustang ran into the back of semi truck. Unattended acceleration happened twice in the same day and the second time i could not get it to break free and stop until the last second but it was too late it hit the semi truck trailer in front of me. This was inspite of me having both feet pushing strongly on the brake pedal. We had started off…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11202665
Air Conditioner · Electrical System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
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…
Crash reported
ODI 10456973
Vehicle Speed Control
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…
ODI 10465661
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford mustang. The contact stated while sitting at a stop light the rpm suddenly started to increase as if the vehicle wanted to take off. The brake was being depressed firmly to decrease the rpm acceleration. The contact stated that this recurred at least four times at each stop light while his foot was on the brake. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who could not duplicate the failure…
ODI 10417004