2011 Ford Mustang

WHEN CAR STARTED AND I PUT IT IN GEAR IT STARTED GOING BUT STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN( IT WAS NOT IN LOCKED MODE.)IT FLASHED CHECK TRAC SYSTEM -CHECH ENGINE CUT CAR OFF THEN BACK ON IT WAS OK. LATER I TRIED TO CRANK IT , IT WOULDNT START READ WHERE IF YOU GOT OUT LOCKED WITH KEY WAITED TILL LIGHTS WENT OFF UNLOCKED IT WITH KEY IT WOULD CRANK DID THIS AND IT CRANKED TOOK IT TO FORD PLACE PUT IT ON COMPUTER SAID WAS A PROBLEM DIDNT KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE TO CHECK EVERY WIRE IN CAR COULD COST UP IN THE $3000 OR MORE. STILL DOING THE DANCE TO CRANK CAR. WORKS MOST OF THE TIME SOMETIMES HAVE TO DO IT TWICE. THE STEERING HAS DONE THE NOT WORKING THING LIKE 3 MORE TIMES JUST HOPE THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT LOCK UP WHILE I"M DRIVING I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY SUGGESTED ON LINE BUT IT HASNT FIXED THE PROBLEM THERE ARE A LOT OF CARS THAT ARE DOING THE NOT STARTING SEEMS TO BE THE SECURITY SYSTEM CAUSING THE PROBLEM LIKE THO THE FORD PLACE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. SUGGESTED I GET RID OF THE CAR WHICH I CANT AFFORD TO DO

COMPLETE POWER STEERING FAILURE. RESEARCH ON FORUMS INDICATES THAT THIS IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD, HIGH IMPACT, AND UNSAFE ISSUE. MANY OTHER MODELS FROM COMMON YEAR HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR STEERING ISSUE. THIS IS ALSO A VERY COSTLY FAULT. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN. SHUT DOWN AND DISCONNECT THEN RESTART DID NOT CLEAR THE FAULT. DEALER ONLY SAYS STEERING COLUMN, I'D LIKE TO TRACK WHAT IN THE STEERING COLUMN (WHICH SENSOR) FAILED AND IS THERE A TREND WITH A COMMON SENSOR OR ASSY IN THE OTHER MODELS THAT WERE RECALLED.

MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING HAS FAILED 3 TIMES-THE CAR ENGAGES THE BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING AND PULLS TO ONE SIDE.THEN THE "SERVICE THE ADVANCE TRAC WARNING LIGHT "COMES ON. I HAVE READ THAT THERE ARE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES WITH THESE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING RACK ASSEMBLIES.I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE MY SAFETY.I HAVE READ OF TOTAL FAILURES THAT HAVE RESULTED IN CRASHES AND INJURIES.FORD HAS REFUSED TO GIVE ME ANY HELP-THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME ABOUT $3500.00 FOR THE REPAIR.I FILED MY COMPLAINT EARLIER TODAY VERBALLY WITH YOUR TEAM-COMPLAINT NUMBER-10967970

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ABS INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE ADVANCETRAC (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM) INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR FAILED AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE ADVANCE TRACK LIGHT AND SERVICE STEERING NOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS LATER TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED A LOCAL DEALER AND SECURED A REPAIR APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TO CONSTANTLY TRY TO TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART TO GET THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING TO WORK AGAIN. LOST POWER STEERING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH KIDS IN THE CAR AND ENDED UP IN THE GRASS, ALMOST TAKING OUT THE GUARDRAIL. FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN 450,000 2011-2012 VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND PART, YET SOMEHOW THE MUSTANGS WEREN'T IN THE RECALL. DEALERSHIP QUOTED $1500 TO REPLACE THE SAME PART THAT IS BEING RECALLED ON OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MUSTANGS. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY KIDS AND FAMILY ANYWHERE IN THIS CAR! IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOST POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HOME. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER AND WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE DEALER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

WHEN THE CAR WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD, I STARTED TO FEEL A QUICK LOSS OF POWER IN THE STEERING WHEN MAKING A TURN. IT HAD ONLY LASTED A SECOND AND ONLY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED IN PARKING LOTS BUT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING SO I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER IN FULLERTON CA. THEY SAID IT WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM AND THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE. THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED BUT THEN REAPPEARED ABOUT A YEAR LATER. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT CAUSE IT WAS ONLY OCCASIONALLY AT LOW SPEED FOR A HALF SECOND IN PARKING LOTS. THEN IN THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 16, 2015, THE STEERING OF THE CAR LOCKED WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. TWO YELLOW WARNING LIGHTS THEN CAME ON IN THE DASH AND THE STEERING RELEASED. ONE WARNING LIGHT SAID "SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC." I SLOWLY DROVE IT TO THE FORD DEALER IN FULLERTON ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS SINCE IT WAS NEARBY. I NO LONGER FELT SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR. I TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. THEY KEPT THE CAR UNTIL OCTOBER 20. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE HAD TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM BECAUSE OF AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND THE CHARGE TO ME WAS $1733. I COMPLAINED BUT HAD NO CHOICE SINCE I NEEDED THE CAR REPAIRED. I HAVE SEEN VERY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT OTHER MUSTANGS. FORD RECALLED SEVERAL OTHER MODELS EARLIER THIS YEAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM; 'A POTENTIAL INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN THE STEERING GEAR' THAT FORD SAYS 'MIGHT RESULT IN THE LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER-STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING.' THESE MODELS INCLUDED 2011'2012 FORD FUSION, 2011'2013 FORD TAURUS, 2011'2013 FORD FLEX, AND 2011'2013 LINCOLN. I BELIEVE FORD KNEW OF THE PROBLEM BUT DECIDED TO PASS THE COST OF REPAIR TO AFFECTED CUSTOMERS RATHER THAN DO THE RECALL OF THAT MODEL. THIS RISKED THE LIFE OF MYSELF AND OTHERS BECAUSE IT RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. I BELIEVE I AM ENTITLED TO THE COST OF THIS REPAIR FROM FORD. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 7/28/15*CN UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN