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2012 Ford Mustang Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
12about this part
Share
3%of 469 total for the year
Median mileage
19,750miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2012 Ford Mustang, 3% of the 469 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 19,750 miles. 1 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.

“I went to get a diagnostic in my car at the Ford dealership and they told me they had a recall on the air bag I paid for the diagnostic and they did the recall on my car then time passed and my air bag light came on and hasn't gone away ever since also I had my electrical power rack and steering changed months later from the previous visit! And my stability control lights are on I literally have the air bag ,stability control ,and engine light on ! I don't get it I do oil change on time I change my brakes I keep my car well maintained and keeps getting worser ! …”

NHTSA complaint #11343393, filed 2020-08, 100,000 miles

“Driving the vehicle in a straight line under dry conditions at about a constant 30 MPH, the car started pulsing the front corner brakes. At the same time, the vehicles traction control light was coming on and off. I was not applying the brakes at the time. It seems as though the car's traction control system thought my tires were spinning, but that was not the case. I stopped and inspected my front wheel and found no issues with the tire or its alignment or fender clearance. After restarting the car, the problem stopped. …”

NHTSA complaint #11032150, filed 2017-10, 69,000 miles

“I turned right at traffic signal into a merge lane and accelerated to approximately 45 MPH and merged left. At this point the car started jerking and making a loud noise. I placed my foot on the brake petal and could feel the brakes being activated, the car lost power and continued the jerking for approximately 200 yard. Other cars behind me began blowing their horns. I do believe some of the dash light came on but at the time I was concerned about staying on the road and was not looking too closely at the dash. The second incidence was on jan. 16, 2014. …”

NHTSA complaint #10563371, filed 2014-02, 20,500 miles

“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. …”

NHTSA complaint #10504639, filed 2013-03, 14,000 miles

“The 2012 Mustang is equipped with an system called advanctrac. It is an electronic stability control system that works in coordination with the electronic assisted power steering. This morning while driving my car totally shut down nose dived and turned right back on. When it returned to power the advanctrac system had totally shut. The wheel was impossible to turn due to the electronic system shutting down. Had this been in a corner at speed on a highway I would have certainly left the road. Upon investigating my car I found a blown 100amp fuse by my battery. This is extremely dangerous. …”

NHTSA complaint #10616512, filed 2014-07, 62,500 miles

Electronic stability control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202011%
201721%
201651%
201561%
201482%
201331%
2012123%
2011143%
201021%
200911%
200810%
200631%
200510%
200411%

Other parts of the 2012 Ford Mustang

Transmission and drivetrain
177 complaints
Air bags
158 complaints
Vehicle speed control
35 complaints
Engine
30 complaints
Body and structure
23 complaints
Fuel system
22 complaints
Electrical system
21 complaints
Other or unknown
18 complaints
Steering
16 complaints
Suspension
16 complaints
Brakes
11 complaints
Wheels
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2012 Ford Mustang

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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