2011 Ford Mustang Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 3%of 466 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 25,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the brakes of the 2011 Ford Mustang, 3% of the 466 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 25,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Air fail to deploy when hit by a uninsured motorist who was speeding through a school zone did an legal lane change hit me while I was making a left turn seat belt on left turn bleaker on turning when safe bam!!! Never seen it coming my head slammed into the steel fame of my 2011 Ford Mustang v6 head neck back mid lower back every thing from head to toe on my left hurts like hell ribs on both sides knees hands feet as well.”
NHTSA complaint #10838848, filed 2016-02, 50 miles“When driving my vehicle on a strait level road doing 25 MPH I tapped the brakes then my traction control light came on and the car began to surge forward and back. I tried to accelerate but the car was having issues. When I went to pull over I pressed the brake and it was hard like a rock and was pulsating, I then kicked the brake pedal as hard as I could and everything returned to normal. I took it to my local Ford dealer for the 3rd time and they said no problem found.”
NHTSA complaint #10450701, filed 2012-03, 1,200 miles“The traction control energized and applied brakes temporarily while backing out of a parking space about may 20, 2014. Yesterday, it temporarily activated again during a u-turn on a city street. About a block later I entered the freeway and approached 70mph then it activated and kept pulsing the brakes causing the vehicle to slow quickly. I was in heavy traffic and had to move over 3 lanes to get to the shoulder. As I approached the shoulder the system disengaged and I had no other problems the rest of the day. I am having the system inspected at a local dealership. This is a dangerous issue.”
NHTSA complaint #10599177, filed 2014-06, 43,000 miles“When I am braking at about 3-5 MPH the car will lunge forward (feels like I was rear ended but no cars behind me) occasionally I will go to accelerate and can't get above 15 MPH I have to turn the car off and back on then it's fine. The air bag light off for the passenger seat will come on even with a 250 lb person sitting there, I have had people try to shift their weight but it still comes on after 5 minutes of driving it goes away. The peddle pressure to the brakes feel low and I have tapped my brakes and the ABS activated causing the brakes pulsate at 25 MPH. …”
NHTSA complaint #10426883, filed 2011-09, 700 miles“Approx. 1-2 times a month, after leaving my house and driving a short, paved street going to the main road, my advancetrac light on the dash will start blinking, indicating the stability control system has been activated. Along with this the right front brake will be activated by the ABS system. Typically will happen for 10-15 seconds then as I come to a stop to turn on to the main road it will stop. When I then turn on to the main road, as I am accelerating, this will happen again. Sometimes the brake pulsating the front right wheel is light and not too intrusive. …”
NHTSA complaint #10430166, filed 2011-10, 1,500 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10091151Oct 17, 2016Some 2008-2017 ford/mercury/lincoln vehicles equipped with sync may generate a vhr that identifies a concern with the brakes and suspension category indicating service is…
- 10090681Oct 17, 2016Some 2008-2017 ford/mercury/lincoln vehicles equipped with sync may generate a vhr that identifies a concern with the brakes and suspension category indicating service is…
- 10039053Mar 1, 2011Ford: if there is an intermittent lack of power, surge, or hesitation while driving the brakes will override acceleration.
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 25% |
| 2024 | 7 | 8% |
| 2023 | 4 | 27% |
| 2022 | 2 | 4% |
| 2021 | 5 | 9% |
| 2020 | 17 | 14% |
| 2019 | 5 | 3% |
| 2018 | 6 | 3% |
| 2017 | 6 | 2% |
| 2016 | 17 | 4% |
| 2015 | 51 | 12% |
| 2014 | 15 | 4% |
| 2013 | 5 | 2% |
| 2012 | 11 | 2% |
| 2011 | 14 | 3% |
| 2010 | 10 | 4% |
| 2009 | 7 | 4% |
| 2008 | 13 | 4% |
| 2007 | 24 | 4% |
| 2006 | 20 | 5% |
| 2005 | 36 | 5% |
| 2004 | 9 | 8% |
| 2003 | 7 | 5% |
| 2002 | 10 | 8% |
| 2001 | 23 | 13% |
| 2000 | 63 | 20% |
| 1999 | 44 | 21% |
| 1998 | 33 | 14% |
| 1997 | 35 | 20% |
| 1996 | 41 | 17% |
| 1995 | 40 | 7% |
| 1994 | 27 | 8% |
| 1993 | 8 | 8% |
| 1992 | 6 | 9% |
| 1991 | 5 | 6% |
| 1990 | 4 | 5% |
| 1988 | 1 | 1% |
| 1987 | 1 | 3% |
| 1986 | 1 | 3% |
| 1984 | 1 | 6% |
Other parts of the 2011 Ford Mustang
200 complaintsAir bags
125 complaintsEngine
48 complaintsVehicle speed control
39 complaintsFuel system
26 complaintsSteering
25 complaintsElectrical system
24 complaintsOther or unknown
19 complaintsElectronic stability control
14 complaintsBody and structure
10 complaintsSeats
8 complaintsEngine cooling
7 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Ford Mustang
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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