10 complaints reported

2011 Ford Mustang UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
10
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

May 2021

Ford knew that the transmission was going bad on these Mustangs. When I attempt to accelerate my car does not move. Imagine this happening in traffic and me being killed

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2021
Jun 2018

I DECIDED TO DROP THE CONVERTIBLE TOP OF MY 2011 FORD MUSTANG WHEN THE WEATHER DECIDED TO CHANGE I WAS PRESSING THE BUTTON TO LET THE TOP UP. NOTHING IS HAPPENING ALL FUEL'S ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION BATTERY IS GOOD THE PUMP UNDER THE BACK SEAT IS AT IT'S RITE LEVEL. I HAD TO PARK FOR HOURS UNDER SHEAD UNTIL THE RAIN STOPS AN WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO A FRIEND HOUSE WHO WAS GLADLY TO LET ME PARK THE CAR IN HIS GARAGE. I WAS PARK AT A GAS STATION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jun 2018
Dec 2017 Crash Fire

WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 IN FT. LAUDERDALE, FLDURING RUSH HOUR I REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT, SPEED APPROXIMATELY 30MPH OR LESS BEFORE APPLYING BRAKES. CAR NOSE DIVED AND HIT REAR OF OTHER CAR GOING UNDER THE REAR BUMPER. MY CAR SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE OF BOTH FENDERS, HEADLIGHTS, RADIATOR. FRONT BUMPER WAS UNTOUCHED, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I TURNED IGNITION OFF, PUT CAR IN PARK, STEPPED OUT OF CAR AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 - 5 MINUTES FIRE WAS VISIBLE BELOW BUMPER THAT RAPIDLY TURNED INTO A FULL FLEDGED FIRE ENGULFING THE ENTIRE CAR. THE COLLISION CAUSED NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR PAST THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE, FLYWHEELS UNTOUCHED. FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED TO PUT OUT FIRE. NO EXPLOSION OCCURRED. THE COLLISION SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED A FIRE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Nov 2017
Jun 2017

WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON YESTERDAY AS WELL AS MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT AND I HAVE NO POWER IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. IT STARTS TO WORK AND WILL GO OFF FOR A BIT BUT DOES THE SAME AGAIN. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A CUSTOMER SATIS. PROGRAM 16B23 LETTER THAT WENT OUT TO FIX THIS THAT I NEVER RECEIVED. FORD NOW WILL NOT HONOR IT TO BE FIXED D/T THE LETTER EXPIRED 9/30/17. THE LETTER I NEVER RECEIVED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: May 2017
Jul 2016

I CAN BE DRIVING MY CAR AND IT WILL JUST LOSE POWER... I CAN BE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT...I CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT'LL JUST STOP PULLING... THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POP ON AND A WRENCH LIGHT POPS ON THE DASH....I HAVE TO PULL OVER OUT OF TRAFFIC WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD...I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A MINUTE.. START IT BACK UP...THE WRENCH SIGNAL IS GONE BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON...THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH THIS CAR FOR A WHILE NOW...AND I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE... THEY DID DIAGNOSTICS ON IT AND SAID IT WAS THE EIT OR THROTTLE BODY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jun 2015
Oct 2015

BODY CORROSION ON THE HOOD / DOOR CAUSING PAINT TO CHIP

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2013
Aug 2013

DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMPS IN MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND THE WRENCH LIGHTS COMES ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL HOWEVER, THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING IDLE BUT NOT THROTTLE WHAT SO EVER. IT IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM AND I FEAR FOR ME AND MY CHILD'S SAFETY SO FRIGHTENED THIS WILL HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE SOMEWHERE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR HARM TO MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY FORD AT NO COST TO CONSUMERS, WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME 850.00 TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. CLEARLY THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Aug 2013
Nov 2011

THE MUSTANG IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS SINCE THE 900MI (1.5 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE). THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY ARE HAVING TO BE REPLACED BY FORD BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ENGAGING CORRECTLY. FORD DEALERSHIP TRIED TO BLAME IT ON MODIFICATIONS DONE TO THE CAR. BUT AFTER GETTING AN ENGINEER ON SITE FROM FORD, THEY FOUND IT BE FAULTY CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FROM THE FACTORY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2011
Apr 2011

I WAS PROCEEDING FROM A STOP SIGN TO MERGE WITH ON-COMING TRAFFIC AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ENTER 2ND GEAR AND ONLY AFTER SHIFTING INTO 3RD INSTEAD WAS ABLE TO AVERT BEING HIT. IT WAS NOT DUE TO THE 1ST TO 4TH SKIP SHIFT FEATURE. THE CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN INTO FORD (FOR A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REPAIR FOR THE TRANSMISSION) TO FIX THE SHIFTING PROBLEM, BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL HARD TO SHIFT IN LOWER GEARS AND NOW HAS TRANSMISSION WHINE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! MANY OTHERS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Apr 2011
Apr 2011

THE CAR HAS A MANUAL 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. WHEN WEARING LOAFERS AND WITH DEPRESSION OF THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT, THE HEEL OF THE LOAFER UPON RELEASING THE CLUTCH WILL CATCH ON THE FLOOR MAT AND THE SHOE WILL DISLODGE FROM MY FOOT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES AND CAN/WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS HAPPENED WITH 3 DIFFERENT PAIRS OF SHOES. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED. THE EVENT DESCRIBED ABOVE WAS WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BUT IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE SHIFTING NORMALLY. I HAVE NOTIFIED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY AND THEY MAY PROVIDE ME WITH A DIFFERENT FLOOR MAT HOWEVER THIS IS A CONCERN WITH THE DESIGN OF THIS FLOOR MAT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Dec 2011

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Quick Summary

The 2011 Ford Mustang has 10 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.