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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

20 crash reports1 fire reports10 injury reports

What owners actually said

466 reports

46,500 miles · Jul 26, 2014

Power Train

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AT HIGH RPM'S IN 2ND GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD TWICE THIS HAPPENED. ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS NOTICED 3RD WAS LIKE NEUTRAL SO I WOULD HAVE TO GO FROM SECOND TO FOURTH THEN IN DOING THAT 4TH GEAR WAS HAVING ISSUES WHETHER I'M UP SHIFTING OR DOWNSHIFTING 3RD AND 4TH NO LONGER WORK UNDER ANY CONDITION THEY FEEL LIKE NEUTRAL SO NOW I ONLY CAN US 1,2,5,6 I NO LONGER HAVE A 3 AND 4 . SO WHILE AT TRACK CAR NEVER WENT PASSED SECOND AND THE DRIVE HOME WAS MISSING 2 GEARS JUST LIKE THAT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10616480

21,150 miles · Jul 19, 2014

Vehicle Speed Control

FOUR INCIDENTS OF "LIMP HOME" OPERATION IN THREE CONSECUTIVE OUTINGS WITH AN OBD-II DIAGNOSTIC ON THE FINAL DRIVE INDICATING P2111--A FAULT WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND THEIR OFFICIAL WORD WAS "THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY ISSUES LIKE MINE." THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY (ETB) WAS REPLACED…

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NHTSA ODI #10614707

52,000 miles · Jul 17, 2014

Power Train

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE. THE CAR LOSES POWER AND NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS, BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OFF. I HAVE PULLED OVER AND THE CAR SHAKES PRETTY VIOLENTLY. ONCE I TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE FOR A WHILE BUT EVENTUALLY DOES IT AGAIN. GOT THE CODE P2111. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10611312

50,076 miles · Jul 16, 2014

EngineFuel/propulsion SystemVehicle Speed Control

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WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 FORD MUSTANG DOWN THE ROAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST ALL POWER, THE ENGINE NEVER DIED BUT WOULD ONLY IDLE VERY ROUGH. I TOOK IT TO HAVE THE CODE READ OUT, IT SHOWED A CODE P2111 THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR WIDE OPEN. IT HAS DONE THE SAME THING 2 TIMES TODAY. ONCE YOU PULL OVER AND CUT THE ENGINE OFF THEN RESTART IT WILL RUN FINE, BUT NOT FOR LONG BEFORE DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. I GOT ONLINE TO SEE WHAT THE CODE P2111 MEANS, TO MY SURPRISE THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM ON MUSTANGS, ESCAPES, AND FUSIONS. FORD HAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON CERTAIN THROTTLE BODIES.THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM LOOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10611083

68,000 miles · Jul 10, 2014

Electrical SystemFuel System, GasolineVehicle Speed Control

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MY WIFE ,WHO IS THREE MONTHS PREGNANT, WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WENT INTO WHAT I AM HEARING IS "LIMP MODE". THE CAR LOSSES POWER , NEVER SHUTS OFF, IT REDUCES THE RPMS TO ABOUT 600 AND SPEED TO ABOUT 10 TO 12 MPH. WHEN THIS HAPPENED TO HER SHE JUST BARELY GOT OFF THE ROAD BEFORE AN 18 WHEELER HIT HER FROM BEHIND. WHEN I ARRIVED ON SCENE I CUT THE VEHICLE OFF FOR ABOUT 10 SEC. THEN STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT RAN FINE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE MORE BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I SCANNED THE CAR TROUBLE CODE P2111 DISPLAYED SAYING FAILED THROTTLE BODY. I RESET THE COMPUTER WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE ABOUT $170.00 ANDTHERE WAS ABOUT A 50% CHANCE THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM SO I KEPT MY MONEY AND LEFT. DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND MANY DIFFERENT FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE WITH MUSTANGS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR ETB ( ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY) ON THEIR VEHICLE BUT FORD SAYS THERE IS NO ISSUE. WHILE DOING MY RESEARCH I FOUND WHERE FORD ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM NO. 13N03 ON FUSIONS, ESCAPES, AND MILIANS FOR A DEFECTIVE EBT BUT THE MUSTANG IS NOT COVERED OR ACKNOWLEDGED EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IS THE SAME EXACT ISSUE THAT IM HAVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US ABOUT 10 DIFFERENT TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INSTANCE. IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10609585

39,000 miles · Jul 6, 2014

Fuel/propulsion System

2011 MUSTANG 3.7. AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. DISPLAYED CODE P2111. *JS

NHTSA ODI #10608476

68,450 miles · Jul 3, 2014

SteeringCrashInjury

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WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE INDICATOR CAME ON ALONG WITH THE SERVICE ADVANCE-TRACK INDICATOR AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED COMPLETELY. THIS FORCED ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND WITH NO ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR AT ALL. I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE I COULD NOT CHANGE DIRECTION AT ALL AND ENDED UP HITTING MY HEAD, ELBOW AND KNEES. AFTER CALLING THE FORD DEALER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A "TSB" ABOUT IT BUT NO RECALL. THE DEALER THEN WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT ALMOST ALL THE FORD VEHICLES HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, EXCEPT THE MUSTANG EVEN THOUGH THEY SEE MORE OF THIS PROBLEM IN MUSTANGS THAN ANY OTHER MODEL. THEY THEN QUOTED ME OVER $3,000 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THIS PROBLEM, IN MY OPINION, COULD'VE KILLED ME AND I'M SHOCKED THAT IT HASN'T COST ANY ELSE THEIR LIFE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10608174

31,000 miles · Jul 2, 2014

Vehicle Speed Control

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE …

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NHTSA ODI #10607793

22,436 miles · Jun 30, 2014

Power Train

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VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 11/29/2013/ WITH 21851 MILES ON IT . I QUESTIONED THE FUNCTIONING OF MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITHIN 2 DAYS OF DELIVERY WITH PROBLEMS SUCH AS NOTCHINESS IN GEAR SHIFTER / REVERSE, 1ST, 2ND AND GRINDING INTO 3RD GEARS. VEHICLE SENT TO FORD. I RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK ON 12/02/13, 25978 MILES; WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER FORD TSB- TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE DID PRESENT WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT. JANUARY 11 2013, RETURNED THE VEHICLE BACK TO FORD/ PROBLEMS AGAIN WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I EXPERIENCED GEARS GRINDING FROM PARK POSITION IN ATTEMPT TO SHIFT GEARS FROM REVERSE TO 1ST TO 2ND, MAJOR GRIND FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEARS. FURTHERMORE; DUE TO AWKWARDNESS OF THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE CLUTCH PEDAL ( I AM 5'3 ) THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY FUNCTION WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DISPLACED COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOOR BOARD WHICH MAKES MY SAFETY VULNERABLE CONSIDERING I HAVE TO ELECTRONICALLY ( ELECTRIC SEATS) PLACE MY SEAT FORWARD RESULTING IN BODY POSITIONED TOO CLOSE TO PROXIMITY OF THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY KNEES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 INCHES FROM THE DASH BOARD. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT MUST BE POSITIONED BACKWARDS IN ORDER TO EXIT .TRANSMISSION ISSUES WAS ADDRESSED BY FORD/ EXTENSIVE TRANSMISSION WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. AGAIN THE VEHICLE WAS IN FORD'S SHOP FROM 1/11/14 TO 3/10/2014...ALMOST 8 WEEKS!!. JUNE 28, 2014 APPROXIMATELY 32300 MILES ON IT, MY VEHICLE IS ONCE AGAIN BACK TO FORD DUE TO NOTCHINESS OF REVERSE, FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD GEARS/ CLOSE SEATING ISSUES ADDRESSED. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10607146

67,000 miles · Jun 26, 2014

Power Train

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE ROUGHLY AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO RESTART. THE PROBLEM RECURRED APPROXIMATE FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

NHTSA ODI #10606118

Official recalls

21V081000 · Air Bags:frontal; Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module; Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module

Feb 16, 2021

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.

Additional source detail variants (3)

Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.

Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module

Air Bags:frontal

19V001000 · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module

Jan 7, 2019

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, Ford is recalling certain 2011 Ford Ranger and Mercury Milan vehicles, 2011-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles and 2011-2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Ford is also recalling certain 2010 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2010-2011 Ford Ranger and Mercury Milan vehicles, 2010-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, and 2010-2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 13, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall 19S01.

16V384000 · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module

May 31, 2016

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Ford Ranger vehicles, 2006-2011 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles, and 2005-2011 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Ford is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Ford Ranger, Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2006-2008 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles and 2005-2008 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Any vehicle not included in "Zone A", or "Zone B" is not included in the safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Ford mailed interim letters informing owners that parts are not yet available on July 15, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.

15V319000 · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module

May 28, 2015

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2014 Mustang vehicles manufactured April 6, 2004, to June 21, 2014, and 2005-2006 GT vehicles manufactured February 20, 2004, to September 22, 2006. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver side air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on June 10, 2016. Even if interim repairs were performed under safety recall 14V-802, owners must bring their vehicles in for the final remedy. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S21. Note: This recall supersedes safety recall 14V-802.

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NHTSA investigations

PE11024 · Inability To Shift Gears On Acceleration

Opened Aug 3, 2011 · Closed Dec 14, 2011

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train:manual Transmission

The Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) analyzed complaint data provided by Ford as well as complaints submitted to ODI from consumers.In total, there were 364 unique reports indicating various shift quality issues while driving.Ford identified several factors that may contribute to shift quality concerns in the subject vehicles, including cold transmission, clutch stay-out at high engine speeds, gear clash or grinding, and gradual loosening of clutch plate bolts in some early production vehicles.The largest percentage of complaints indicated higher than expected shift efforts in cold ambient temperatures.These complaints were related to transmission fluid viscosity and the higher shift efforts resolved themselves with the drivetrain warming.Ford published technical service bulletin TSB 11-3-18 to inform technicians that a lower viscosity fluid was available for use to address the cold shift issues.The clutch stay-out condition typically occurs at engine speeds greater than 4000 rpm.It does not prevent the selection of any gear, but may delay clutch re-engagement depending on how long the driver maintains the higher engine speed.Ford identified rotating inertia of the clutch components as the root cause and replacement clutch pedal parts were made available under Ford TSB 10-19-4.A number of reports alleged increasing difficulty selecting gears along with gear clash or grinding.Grinding or notchy gear shifts may be caused by gradual loosening of clutch plate fasteners, which is promoted by certain aggressive shifting.This condition is progressive in nature and initially results in symptoms related to shift quality/feel.Clutch plate bolt loosening will not result in inability to select any gear unless the progressive symptoms are ignored until complete clutch failure occurs.ODI?s analysis identified only five complaints alleging an inability to shift into gear due to loose clutch plate bolts.None of these resulted in a stall and gear shifting could occur before engine start.A revised fastener was designed and implemented in production and is available for service through a special service message.There is no indication of loss of motive power or unreasonable safety risk associated with the alleged defect in the subject vehicles.This preliminary evaluation is closed.