There are 12 stored owner reports matching the speed control & cruise leading-label group for the 2013 Ford Mustang in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)2013 Mustang V6, 6R80 Automatic Transmission. Lead frame is failing, I am getting code P0720. My vin falls outside of the recall, so I have to spend $850 to get lead frame fixed. Airbag light turns on, dashes through my odometer, and car stays stuck in 5th gear until I cycle key.
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.
MY 2013 FORD MUSTANG FEELS AS IF IT DROPS INTO 1ST GEAR WHILE AT A SPEED OF 40 TO 60 MPH FEELS AS IF THE CAR BRAKES ON ITS OWN RPMS WILL GO UP BUT SPEEDOMETER WILL BE ON 0 MPH. I THINK THE F 150 IS HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND MY MUSTANG DOES HAVE THE V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
THE ELECTRONIC THROTLE BODY CONTROL HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE ENGINE ACCELERATOR QUITS WORKING AND THE ENGINE RUNS AT IDLE BUT THERE IS NO ACCELERATION WHEN YOU STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN I STOP AT A SIGNAL OR STOP SIGN AND THEN ATTEMPT TO CONTINUE DRIVING, AND I HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION ON CITY STREETS. THIS HAS OCCURED ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH.
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 DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ORANGE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE ACCELERATION EVEN AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, RESTARTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES, AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO DAYS LATER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED IN JANUARY OF 2018 BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-14503496. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE REFUNDED IF THE FAILURE RESULTED IN A RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,700...UPDATED 01/04/17 *BF
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.
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
VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, MADE RATTLING NOISE BUT STILL IDLING. AFTER FULL SHUTDOWN AND RESTART, ENGINE APPEARED TO WORK FINE. DEALER DETERMINED THROTTLE BODY DEFECTIVE, SIMILAR TO OTHER FORD VEHICLE THROTTLE BODY ISSUES WHICH HAD RECENT RECALLS AND WARRANTY EXTENSIONS, HOWEVER THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND YEAR IS NOT COVERED. $1250 REPAIR BILL. *TR
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