2012 Ford Mustang Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 16about this part
- Share
- 3%of 469 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 37,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 16 complaints about the steering of the 2012 Ford Mustang, 3% of the 469 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 37,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While making a right hand turn at approximatly thirty m.p.h. Steering went totally away mid corner causing the car to drive on center divider on a blind corner for two seconds until epas kicked back on and I was able to pull back into my lane and continue making the corner. This seposedly after program update and in normal steering mode. I didn't have time to blink and fortunatly no car was coming the other direction.”
NHTSA complaint #11156687, filed 2018-12, 34,400 miles“My 2012 Mustang loose power steering making control very difficult. This is common on Mustang internet forums. Dealer says internal electronics fail. While my car is a 2012 it only has 3500 miles. Mine is stationary and then after the car cools down.”
NHTSA complaint #11153377, filed 2018-11, 3,500 miles“Driving and loss steering, service advancetrac light came on. After going to the dealer they found nothing and sent me on my. This has occurred several time since. I have read blogs and other owners are having this problem. Could be dangerous if driving at a higher speed and the loss of steering occurs.”
NHTSA complaint #10455297, filed 2012-04, 350 miles“We were driving on the freeway and the car started acting like it was running out off gas. The steering wheel jerked and the brakes locked up. We now know the problem occurs only when someone sits in the back seat behind the driver. We have duplicated the problem numerous times. Sitting it the back seat causes something to short out and the car dies. This was very dangerous in real driving conditions and we are lucky no one was hurt.”
NHTSA complaint #10558025, filed 2013-12, 37,000 miles“I was pulling into a parking space when the steering went completely out. When I would turn the steering wheel, it would keep turning. A week previous, I had found a bolt on my floorboard and I put it in my console. My husband saw it, asked where I had gotten it cause it had a red tight lock toward the top and he said where ever it had fallen out from shouldn't have come out. If I had been driving it could have been very bad, I am just thankful I was in a parking lot and not on a hwy.”
NHTSA complaint #10532128, filed 2013-07, 49,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10148735Oct 25, 2018Some 2011 - 2014 Mustang vehicles equipped with a 3.7L V6 engine and MT82 manual transmission may exhibit a vibration felt in the shifter, and/or the seat track and steering…
- 10095995Nov 17, 2016Some 2010-2016 epas equipped vehicles may exhibit steering related noises. The workshop manual (wsm) diagnostic procedures have been updated in section 211-02. When diagnosing…
Steering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 5% |
| 2024 | 4 | 5% |
| 2023 | 5 | 33% |
| 2022 | 8 | 16% |
| 2021 | 1 | 2% |
| 2020 | 2 | 2% |
| 2019 | 6 | 4% |
| 2018 | 4 | 2% |
| 2017 | 11 | 4% |
| 2016 | 12 | 3% |
| 2015 | 18 | 4% |
| 2014 | 22 | 6% |
| 2013 | 10 | 4% |
| 2012 | 16 | 3% |
| 2011 | 25 | 5% |
| 2010 | 3 | 1% |
| 2009 | 3 | 2% |
| 2008 | 6 | 2% |
| 2007 | 12 | 2% |
| 2006 | 2 | 0% |
| 2005 | 8 | 1% |
| 2004 | 3 | 3% |
| 2003 | 2 | 1% |
| 2002 | 1 | 1% |
| 2001 | 5 | 3% |
| 2000 | 13 | 4% |
| 1999 | 10 | 5% |
| 1998 | 22 | 9% |
| 1997 | 8 | 5% |
| 1996 | 12 | 5% |
| 1995 | 30 | 5% |
| 1994 | 9 | 3% |
| 1993 | 4 | 4% |
| 1992 | 5 | 7% |
| 1991 | 2 | 3% |
| 1990 | 3 | 4% |
| 1989 | 1 | 1% |
| 1988 | 4 | 4% |
| 1987 | 1 | 3% |
| 1985 | 1 | 6% |
| 1984 | 3 | 17% |
| 1983 | 1 | 20% |
Other parts of the 2012 Ford Mustang
177 complaintsAir bags
158 complaintsVehicle speed control
35 complaintsEngine
30 complaintsBody and structure
23 complaintsFuel system
22 complaintsElectrical system
21 complaintsOther or unknown
18 complaintsSuspension
16 complaintsElectronic stability control
12 complaintsBrakes
11 complaintsWheels
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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