NHTSA Complaint #10504639 — 2012 FORD MUSTANG

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10504639
Vehicle 2012 FORD MUSTANG
Component ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 14,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CO

Consumer Description

IT WAS A CLEAR AND WARM DAY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. ROADS HAD NO DIRT, WATER, DEBRIS, ETC..I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35-40 AND HAD JUST GONE IN TO 4TH GEAR. MY 2012 V6 MUSTANG SUDDENLY SWERVED TO THE LEFT REALLY HARD FORCING ME IN TO THE LEFT LANE AND ALMOST IN TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THEN TO THE RIGHT WHICH ALMOST MADE ME LOSE CONTROL. FELT LIKE EACH TIRE WAS LOCKING UP INDEPENDENTLY. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS FLASHING. FELT LIKE I GOT A FLAT AND THAT MY CAR WAS BRAKING ALL BY ITSELF. I TRIED TO THROTTLE UP A SECOND LATER TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND IT HAD NO RESPONSE. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PULLING OVER I HIT THE BRAKES AND THEY SOUNDED LIKE METAL ON METAL, FELT ROUGH AND LIKE THE ABS WAS ENGAGING. ONCE STOPPED I CHECKED THE TIRES AND ALL WERE FINE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED A SECOND. TURNED IT BACK ON AND ALL SEEMS FINE. THIS MADE ME ALMOST CRASH IN TO ANOTHER CAR!!!! THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON FORUMS LIKE THIS ONE HTTP://WWW.ALLFORDMUSTANGS.COM/FORUMS/2011-MUSTANG-TALK/352383-ADVANCTRAC-ALMOST-CAUSED-MAJOR-WRECK-9.HTML COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

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