2013 Ford Mustang UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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The failed Transmission Lead Frame is causing the car to shift to first gear unexpectedly which can lead to a crash
While driving my vehicle on the freeway at a speed of 60 miles an hour my vehicle seemed to downshift into first gear. This nearly caused me to crash. In addition, those driving behind me almost rear-ended me.
UNDER MEDIUM TO HARD ACCELERATION EXHAUST FUMES ENTER THE CABIN, POSSIBLE EXHAUST DEFECT IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD, SMELLS LIKE RAW FUMES NOT PASSED THRU CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WIDOWS ARE CLOSED DURING ACCELERATION.USUALLY WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO HIGHWAY ETC. IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. NOT AN OCCASIONAL THING ALWAYS.
FOR 5 MONTHS OUR 2013 FORD MUSTANG HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF IN TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES AND NOT FIXED YET. THE MECHANIC PUT THE CAR ON THE COMPUTER AND ERROR CODE P2111 SHOWS UP, BUT WHEN TAKEN BACK TO DEALER THEY CLEARED THE CODE AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG.
MY VEHICLE HAS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. ONCE THE VEHICLE FAILS IT IS IN A NO-START CONDITION. FURTHERMORE, THERE IS RANDOM STALLING WHEN I'M DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE HAS BEEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME. ONCE IN THE VEHICLE FAILS IT WILL NOT RESTART. THE FIRST TIME MY CAR FAILED WAS UPON STARTUP WHEN I WAS AT WORK FOR 4 HOURS. I CAME OUT TO MY CAR TO START IT AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE SECOND TIME MY VEHICLE FAILED IT WAS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, AGAIN WOULD NOT START. THE THIRD TIME MY CAR FAILED WAS LIKE THE FIRST TIME AFTER BEING AT WORK FOR 4 HOURS, UPON TRYING TO START MY CAR, IT WOULD NOT START. THE 4TH TIME MY VEHICLE FAILED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING AND THIS TIME I WAS MERGING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. PER THE MECHANICS DIAGNOSTIC - CODE P025A FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE OPEN CIRCUIT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (SPIKES FORD LOCATED AT 805 E INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 2 MISSION ,TX 78572) WHO INFORMED HIM TO BRING THEM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
NO ACCELERATION POSSIBLE. FUEL CUT OUT. PULLED OVER CAR SHOOK. TURNED OFF. BACK ON 15 MINUTES LATER. HAPPENED 5 MORE TIMES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP SAID TGEY FIXED IT, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. SAME CODE: CHECK FUEL FILL INLET. CAR ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. WHAT A JOKE. NO MORE FORDS FOR ME AND THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS BEEN TERRIBLE!
WHEN I TOOK MY KEY OUT LAST NIGHT THE IGNITION SWITCH CAME OUT ALSO.
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The 2013 Ford Mustang has 8 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.