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8.7

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
$450
Average Mileage:
67,250 miles
Total Complaints:
6 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. replace throttle body (3 reports)
  2. not sure (2 reports)
  3. its fix it was the electronic trottle body i paid for it (1 reports)
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2012 Ford Mustang Owner Comments

problem #6

Feb 062018

Mustang V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 180,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I called Ford and said there is no recall but I see on line in through Nccc OR NHTSA there is a petition for this. It seems like it's a problem with the Fords and Ford won't recall it because they say it's not life threatening, so they gave extended warranty. I don't have a extended warranty only had the car for about 6 months. This is wrong. They know it's an issue with Fords and they should fix it. Someone needs to look into this matter. This morning I was in busy traffic when this happened and could have caused an accident. I feel this should be looked into and someone needs to address it.

Update from Feb 25, 2018: Got it fix was the electronic Throttle body which I think ford should reimburse me for the cost because there are issues with that part on that specific year of mustang and in 2017 they had a program for extended warranty for that part and my car only has 103thousand miles on it and it was warranted up to 150 thousand miles I feel that they should honor even though it happen not even a year since that program its a hazard to driving cause your car goes into limp mode and you are hardly moving and it can cause you to get hit in the behind fro the car behind cause they have no idea what is going on and your car is moving so slow And you can rear end the car in front of you so I feel ford should take responsibility for the part since they know there is a issue and a lot of complaints .

- Maryann B., Malabar, US

problem #5

Nov 102014

Mustang 3.7L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 45,000 miles

While driving home from work during rush hour my 'Stang stop accelerating and speed went from 65 to 25 almost instantly. The car would not accelerate. Seven cars had to swerve to avoid rear-ending me. After pulling over and waiting several minutes the car restarted. The car did this several times over the next few days. On last failure I was able to restart and get it in to my Mechanic - a Certified Ford trained Mechanic - there were no codes. He called the dealership and was told this most likely a bad throttle body and on restart the codes would have been cleared. With money tight the nearly $200 just for the throttle body was not possible. I purchased a used one from a junk that was from an early 2014 Mustang.

- wwcrist, San Antonio, US

problem #4

Dec 152016

Mustang Convertible V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 51,878 miles

Have taken car FOUR times to Ford dealerships with issue where car will suddenly decelerate and steering becomes difficult. Attempts to accelerate result in car shaking and almost stalling. Was so bad once I had to pull over and have the car towed. They kept it several days and reported nothing could be found. The issue occurred again several times. I was thinking it was the traction control system randomly activating, but on all occasions this issue happened on clear, dry days on smooth pavement. I am VERY concerned this will happen again while on the interstate and put my safety at risk. I contacted the "main" customer complaint system and was given a liaison and a case, but that did not help. All they did was call constantly to check to see if the issue had been resolved to my satisfaction. After I kept saying no, they closed the case saying nothing else could be done. I BEGGED the dealership to use my description of the issue to research any possible cause but I was told nothing was found. I also took in information I found online where multiple complaints were issued with the same symptom(s) and they basically told me they would not review it because "it would be like a sick person using WebMD to diagnose themselves". Their flippant disregard for my safety concern told me all I need to know about Ford. After reading about the ETB issues, I now wonder if THIS is the actual issue with the car.

I am seriously considering trading the car and avoiding Fords going forward.

- dood4bama, Birmingham, AL, US

problem #3

Jun 032015

Mustang V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 65,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While driving one day my car lost power, going into limp mode. (wrench symbol appeared) I pulled to side of road, restarted the car, and it seemed to be fine. A couple of days later, this happened again. The next day, it happened again. This day it happened continuously.(check engine light appears and remains on) I immediately drove to the nearest auto parts store to have them read the code.(two miles away) While driving to the auto parts store the car goes into limp mode about six times. I learn that there is a throttle body failure. So I have a mechanic check it out. They say it needs to be replaced.($600) Ended up Ordering aftermarket throttle body and replacing it on my own( was fairly simple).

- stang12, Houston, TX, US

problem #2

Sep 092016

Mustang

  • Automatic transmission
  • 33,000 miles

The wrench alarm came on, the car almost stopped, and the owners manual was no help. The dealer said there were no error codes stored.

I am glad it did not happen on the Interstate where someone may have crashed in to me. Car had no power and only moved about 5mph. Very hard to get to a safe place to pull over. This car should be added to the other FORD throttle body problems the NHTSA investigated. it was built mid 2011. I think the extended warranty should apply to the Mustang

- rbsmustang, Long Pond, PA, US

problem #1

Jul 112016

Mustang 3.2L V6

  • Manual transmission
  • 28,500 miles

My car has gone into LIMP mode 5 times in the past 3 days. I took it to the dealer and they told me there's a short in the electronic throttle body. It'll cost $570 to get fixed and it's NOT covered under the powertrain warranty. This is the same part that was recalled by ford for several other models - but not for the Mustang - and they won't even cover it under the normal warranty.

- Loreena M., Omaha, NE, US

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