2014 Ford Mustang Driver assistance Problems

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and occupied or while driving, the vehicle accelerated independently. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was towed to the residence and then was towed the following day to a dealer to be diagnosed; however, the contact was unaware of the diagnostic result. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 175,000.

NHTSA ID

11686376

Incident

Nov 15, 2024

Mileage

175,000 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera turned blank. The contact also stated that while driving at 15-20 MPH, the beeping sound that the vehicle made while reversing activated independently. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact became aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V082000 (Back Over Prevention) and contacted the dealer. The dealer informed the contact that his vehicle could not be repaired under the recall as his VIN was not included. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA for assistance with including his VIN in the recall for NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V082000 (Back Over Prevention). The failure mileage was approximately 67,000.

NHTSA ID

11453877

Incident

Aug 24, 2021

Mileage

67,000 mi

ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY AT APPROX. 45,000 MILES. LOST POWER STEERING CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. MANUAL STEERING WAS LIMITED.

NHTSA ID

11350103

Incident

Aug 14, 2020

Mileage

45,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKES ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

NHTSA ID

11315584

Incident

Feb 29, 2020

Mileage

91,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON DRY PAVEMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR (THE SPEED LIMIT) WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. IMAGINE AN EXCITED DOG WAGGING ITS TAIL AND BODY. THAT WAS MY CAR. A YELLOW LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF, BUT I COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT IT WAS UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THE CAR WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED SLOWING THE CAR DOWN. THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING WHEN I DEPRESSED THEM. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO SEE IF I COULD SEE SOMETHING WRONG. I LEFT THE CAR RUNNING. THERE WAS NOTHING VISIBLE. I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND DROVE ABOUT A BLOCK AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN SO I PULLED OFF AGAIN, GOT OUT AND LOOKED AGAIN AND SAW NOTHING. I CANNOT REMEMBER IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF OR NOT. I WAS ONLY ABOUT 4 MILES FROM HOME, SO I DECIDED TO AT LEAST TRY TO GET CLOSER TO HOME BEFORE I CALLED SOMEONE FOR HELP. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I LOOKED IN THE MANUAL TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE LIGHT WAS AND IT WAS THE TRACTION CONTROL. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, IT WAS ACTING NORMAL. ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL, IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG, THE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR ABOUT 20-25 MORE MILES SINCE AND IT HAS NOT REOCCURRED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MANY YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR ACT LIKE THIS. I DID SOME SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE MUSTANG DRIVERS THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH YEARS 2011 AND NEWER. I ALSO READ THAT FORD HAS HAD OTHER MODELS RECALLED FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS, BUT NOT MUSTANG. I AM TAKING IT IN TOMORROW TO GET THE PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL SERVICED. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ARE GOING TO LOOK AT IT (FOR $112) AND TELL ME WHAT THEY FIND.

NHTSA ID

11286880

Incident

Dec 3, 2019

Mileage

50,954 mi

I WAS SHIFTING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE WRENCH ICON CAME ON ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE CAR SHUTTERED. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED IT OFF, LEFT IT OFF FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND STARTING IT AGAIN. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE, CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE CAME TO FOLLOW ME HOME IN CASE IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET. IT DID NOT. ABOUT 4 DAYS LATER I PULLED OUT OF MY GARAGE AND THE WRENCH ICON CAME ON AGAIN AND THE CAR SHUTTERED. I TURNED IT OFF AND PULLED THE CAR INTO THE GARAGE AGAIN. A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS ABLE TO GET IT IN WITH MY MECHANIC. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT ON THE DIAGNOSTICS AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAULT. I FOUND A LOT ON LINE ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS WITH FORD VEHICLES. MY BROTHER HAD THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN TO HIS CAR (SAME PROBLEM) AND HE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THEY TOLD HIM THIS HAPPENS A LOT. SO, I WILL BRING MY CAR HOME TODAY WITH NOTHING FOUND. HOW DO I TRUST IT TO DRIVE IT? THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

NHTSA ID

11286555

Incident

Nov 29, 2019

Mileage

31,000 mi

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 TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT BY PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, SINCE I WAS NOT SURE IF IT COULD ALSO BE A FIRE HAZARD. WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND LOOKED UP THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND IT WAS AS IF NOTHING HAD EVER HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD AND I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS JUST A MALFUNCTION. I WAS VERY SCARED BUT DROVE INTO WORK WITH NO IDLING ISSUES. SATURDAY 10/26/2019 I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE GROCERY STORE AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, NEAR MY HOUSE ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35-40 AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN SLOWED DOWN, THIS TIME TO ABOUT 10-15 MPH. ONCE AGAIN, I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED, I WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THIS TIME I CALLED A TOW TRUCK. I WAITED A FEW HOURS AND NOTHING. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND DROVE HOME, ABOUT HALF A MILE. ONCE AGAIN THE DASHBOARD CLEAR AND CAR DROVE OFF WITH NO ISSUE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON 10/26/2019. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING LOOKED AT BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11271441

Incident

Oct 24, 2019

Mileage

70,000 mi

TAMARA RECALL, THE TRACTION LIGHT COME ON AND OFF THE POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT COME ON AND MAKES A SCREECHING NOISE, AND THE POWER STEERING GETS EXTREMELY STIFF IN TURNS LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO LOCK UP. THE CAR ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES. ALL THIS HAPPENED WHILE ON A CITY STREET WHEN TURNING. IT'S THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING/ RACK AND PINION. THERE ARE A LOT OF POST ON YOUTUBE AS WELL.

NHTSA ID

11163128

Incident

Dec 21, 2018

Mileage

44,000 mi

THE VEHICLE HAS UNDER 7,500 MILES AND A SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNING JUST CAME UP ON MY COMMUTE TO WORK THIS MORNING. WAS DRIVING ON A NICE ROAD IN DOWNTOWN RIVERSIDE AND HAD NO IMPACT OR OTHER EVENTS PRIOR TO THE LIGHT TURNING ON. THE VEHICLE'S BRAKING IS NOT APPARENTLY INHIBITED. FORD STATES THAT THIS IS OUT OF WARRANTY.

NHTSA ID

11014661

Incident

Aug 11, 2017

Mileage

7,500 mi

AT STARTUP, WHILE LEAVING THE NEIGHBORHOOD A DRY CLEAR DAY (NO RAPID ACCELERATION) , EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF POWER. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, GRINDING SOUND OCCURS THEN NORMAL DRIVING RESUMES AND LIGHT TURNS OFF. FIRST OCCURRED 2 YEARS AGO. SINCE BRAKES ROTORS CHANGED, STILL OCCURS, MUCH MORE OFTEN NOW, ON DATE INDICATED, HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN 1/4 MILE, LESS THAN 1 MILE TOTAL DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

11003858

Incident

Jul 7, 2017

Mileage

62,500 mi

DRIVING HE CAR AT ABOUT 40MPH MOSTLY IN TRAFFIC I LOST COMPLETELY THE THROTTLE AND I CAN'T ACCELERATE AND SHOW THE WRENCH LIGHT IN THE CLUSTER. I HAVE TO COMPLETELY STOP PUT THE CAR IN PARK TURN OFF AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND THE CAR WILL WORK AGAIN FOR A FEW HOURS SOME TIME DAYS WITH OUT PROBLEM BUT THIS HAPPEN WITH OUT ANY WARNING. WHEN I GET THE CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP I FOUND THE DTC P2111. I DID A PCM REPROGRAM WITH THE LATEST CALIBRATION FILES FROM THE MOTORCRAFT SERVICE WEB SITE. BUT I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM, Y WONDERING THAT SOME DAY I WILL CAUSE A ACCIDENT TO ME AND SOME BODY ELSE. I HOPE SOMEBODY TAKE CONSIDERATION OF THIS PROBLEM IN MY CAR AND A LOT MORE THAT I WAS READING IN THE FORD FORUM. AS I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS KIND OF PROBLEM IN FORD VEHICLES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH *TR

NHTSA ID

10904218

Incident

Aug 20, 2016

AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC, THE CAR'S ADVANCETRAC LIGHT FLASHED AT ABOUT 40MPH AND THE CAR BEGAN LOSING POWER AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WITHOUT REASON. THE ADVANCETRAC LIGHT CONTINUED TO FLASH AND THE BRAKES AND THROTTLE CONTINUED TO MODULATE AS IF THE CAR WERE SLIDING ON ICE. THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE AND ONCE IT HAS STARTED WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE CAR IS STOPPED AND PLACED INTO PARK. I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE WITH THIS ISSUE OCCURRING UNTIL I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER. THIS HAS NOW OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN 23000 MILES. EACH TIME THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. A TURN FROM A START AND MODERATE ACCELERATION AND THE ISSUE BEGINS BETWEEN 30-40MPH AND LASTS UNTIL THE CAR IS STOPPED AND SHIFTED TO PARK.

NHTSA ID

10758915

Incident

Aug 12, 2015

Mileage

22,950 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD MUSTANG. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE AIR VENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE A SMOKE TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,400. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10745205

Incident

Oct 15, 2014

Mileage

36,400 mi

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. UPON STARTING THE CAR, THE MOTOR REVS UNCONTROLLED TO ABOUT 7000 RPMS. I HAVE TO TURN IGNITION OFF TO STOP THE MOTOR FROM DAMAGING ITS SELF. IF MY FOOT WAS TO EVER SLIP OFF THE CLUTCH, WE WOULD RACE UNCONTROLLED IN REVERSE! THE CAR IS ALWAYS PARKED AND STARTED WHILE IN REVERSE. ALMOST AFRAID TO START THIS CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10683969

Incident

Feb 16, 2015

Mileage

7,150 mi

WHEN DOWNSHIFTING IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VERSION OF THIS VEHICLE, THE CAR DOESN'T SLOW DOWN ON ANY DECLINE AND INSTEAD ACCELERATES (WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL). ALSO, WHILE SLOWING DOWN ON A FLAT ROAD (AT 1,500 TO 1,700RPM) THE CAR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF AND FIGHTS THE BRAKES WHILE IN GEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10670020

Incident

Jan 15, 2014

Mileage

500 mi

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL, BRAKES ACTED AS IF THEY HAD LOST POWER, AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE. THIS HAS SUBSEQUENTLY OCCURRED FOUR MORE TIMES, MOST RECENTLY IN EARLY OCTOBER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10653020

Incident

Jul 22, 2014

Mileage

2,500 mi

2014 FORD MUSTANG. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HEARD A TICKING SOUND, AFTER DRIVING FOR 15 MINUTES. THE DEALER STATED THE ENTIRE LONG BLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE LONG BLOCK WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, AND THE ENGINE WAS REVVING HIGHER THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING BY ITSELF IN GEAR AND THERE WERE PRESSURE ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE CONSUMERS CONCERN. THE NEXT TIME THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. THE RPM'S CONTINUED TO REV, IDLE WAS VERY ROUGH, EVEN WITH THE AC OFF. THE TICKING NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD TO THE TOUCH. *JB

NHTSA ID

10641001

Incident

Jul 17, 2014

Mileage

8,042 mi

FROM DAY 1 UNTIL PRESENT WITH 6400 MILES, THIS CAR ON HARD ACCELERATION, BRINGS IN EXHAUST FUMES SO SEVERE THAT THE FUMES WILL MAKE YOU PHYSICALLY SICK AND WILL EVEN SET OFF A CARBON DIOXIDE DETECTOR ( THIS HAPPENS WITH ALL WINDOWS SHUT AND THE AIR ON RECIRCULATE). NORMAL DRIVING, NO PROBLEM IF ENGINE RPMS ARE KEPT BELOW 1500 RPM --- BUT---- DON`T TRY TO GET UP TO SPEED MERGING ON A FREEWAY OR ANY HIGH REVVING SITUATION. FORD DEALER WON`T DO ANYTHING UNTIL IT THROWS A COMPUTER CODE, WHICH IT HAS NOT. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE IS A JOKE AFTER SPENDING HOURS ON THE PHONE. I THINK I BOUGHT A MODERN YUGO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10640558

Incident

Jul 15, 2014

Mileage

1,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED WITH THE VEHICLE ENGAGED IN THE ACCESSORY MODE, SHE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO REVERSE, CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THEY DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD BE INSPECTED BUT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,600. *TR

NHTSA ID

10546671

Incident

Sep 30, 2013

Mileage

1,600 mi