2013 Ford Mustang VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SPEEDOMETER SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. THEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND CAR STARTED TO SWERVE AS THE TRANSMISSION RPM WENT INTO THE RED. I HAD TO HIT BRAKE TO GET CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS UNDER 80,000 MILES. I SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN CHECKED AROUND VEHICLE. I THEN GOT I. AND RESTARTED AND ALL GAUGES CAME BACK ON AND RESUMED CAUTIOUSLY TO MY DESTINATION AT A REDUCED HIGHWAY SPEED OF 45MPH RATHER THAN 65MOH. LUCKILY NO VEHICLE WAS BEHIND ME OR BESIDE ME WHEN THE VEHICLE SWERVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SPUTTERED AND HESITATED. THE SERVICE VEHICLE SENSOR DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAVID MCDAVID FORD FORT WORTH (300 W LOOP 820 S, FORT WORTH, TX 76108, (682) 200-1952) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND LATER TOOK IT TO CAPITOL FORD LINCOLN OF WILMINGTON (4222 OLEANDER, WILMINGTON, NC 28403 910-378-3858) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WAS AT FULL THROTTLE EVEN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK AT FULL THROTTLE AND WOULD EVENTUALLY DECREASE AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/13/16*LJ UPDATED 1219/16.*JB

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE CAUSED CAR TO GO INTO "LIMP HOME MODE" (5 MPH) WHILE DRIVING FORWARD AT NORMAL SPEED OF 45 MPH IN TRAFFIC ON A CITY STREET.