Ford Mustang Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 326
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 20
- Years with records
- 1999–2018
- 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 326 stored complaint records:
- 67 indicate a crash
- 27 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Accelerator Pedal · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 92 |
| 30–60k mi | 88 |
| 60–100k mi | 57 |
| 100–150k mi | 14 |
| 150–400k mi | 6 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Vehicle Speed Control
When backing out of the driveway, i had no control over the vehicle, even while pressing on the brakes. I lost control, went into a yard and hit a tree.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11307219
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
At acceleration the car won't shift when needed then it'll automatically down shift and stop accelerating. The rpm gage needle bounces up & down with & with acceleration imaged speed still decreases then something catches and it'll start accelerating & rpm going to high then starts all over before finally working right.
ODI 11301025
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving around our local lake doing 25 mph. I had just come around a curve and was headed for another curve pretty quickly. All of the sudden the car started speeding up on its own. I took my foot off the gas pedal and i hit the brakes to try to slow down and nothing happened. The car continued to speed up on its own. My speed got up to about 40 mph when i came up on a curve. I slammed on the brakes again and…
Crash reported
ODI 11297678
Service Brakes · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
My son was driving his 2009 mustang and after stopping at a stop sign in a residential neighborhood, he slowly accelerated and the car suddenly accelerated quickly on its own. He said the gas pedal went to the floor, he tried pushing brake and it was not stopping the car. It sent him through another intersection, he engaged emergency brake to no avail. Luckily his car went through an area of soggy grass that helped…
Crash reported
ODI 11278420
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving my vehicle on the highway (i-4) on my way to work on 10/24/2019, i was going about 65 mph and suddenly the vehicle decreased speed to about 35 -40 mph, on the instrument panel the wrench light or symbol came on, i was almost rear ended and hit by 2 vehicles traveling at normal speed. As i pressed on the gas pedal the car would not pick up speed, i believe this is called "limp mode'. I was luckily able…
ODI 11271441
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving my car it went into a "limp mode". It has happened several times but this particular day i was crossing an intersection and my car just lost power. I was almost smashed on each side. A wrench light popped up on my dashboard and the car would not move. I was literally stuck in the middle of the intersection. I had to place the car in park and turn it off for 3 minutes. It started back up but it still…
ODI 11242777
Vehicle Speed Control
Random acceleration. Backed out of parking space , put car in drive and pressed accelerator to move forward. Acceleration increased on its own. Removed foot from accelerator, pressed the brake. Acceleration continued to increase, hit the brake pedal hard.. Accelerator continued to increase on its own. (couldn't stop vehicle) hit a curb and flipped the vehicle.
Crash reported
ODI 11245164
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford mustang. While accelerating from a stop, the vehicle failed to accelerate and the wrench warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to john bleakley ford (located at [redacted], lithia springs, ga 30122, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the output shaft speed sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and…
ODI 11191325