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2013 Ford Mustang Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
1%of 271 total for the year
Median mileage
61,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2013 Ford Mustang, 1% of the 271 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 61,000 miles.

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.

“Loss of power to the engine while driving. When this happens, the service wrench and check engine light comes on. Also, a sort of shuddering noise comes from the engine. When this occurs, I can not accelerate. The car pretty much goes limp and I have to pull over and restart my car. It could be from an electronic throttle body failure. This has happened five times.”

NHTSA complaint #11013322, filed 2017-08, 61,000 miles

“I'm a long time Ford owner. In july, 2017 the electronic power steering on my 2013 Mustang gt which had less than 40k miles, malfunctioned which in turn resulted in the loss of traction control, ABS and other electronic assist functions. After being informed that my warranty was expire, I was quoted over $2.2k. Annoyed that a low mileage car which was less than 4 years old could have an issue like this, I chose to drive it without power steering. …”

NHTSA complaint #11063515, filed 2018-01, 42,000 miles

“My mother bought this car brand new, the neighbors hacked into the sync system once and had issues out of radio since, but she's not concerned over that, the 6speed transmission will shift on its on, be running 55 and downshift to first, and go to pull out in 6th and had almost got her hit more than once , I hooked computer to it reset everything to factory except the my key and bluetooth which neighbors hacked, but I took down the rd and driving normal to set shifting points, I was in a 60 MPH zone going 55 and luckily no one was behind me it decided that 1rst gear was nessasary gear at 55…”

NHTSA complaint #11364730, filed 2020-10, 202,000 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 2013 Ford Mustang

Air bags
145 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
48 complaints
Engine
22 complaints
Vehicle speed control
19 complaints
Electrical system
18 complaints
Other or unknown
14 complaints
Fuel system
11 complaints
Steering
10 complaints
Body and structure
8 complaints
Suspension
6 complaints
Brakes
5 complaints
Seat belts
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2013 Ford Mustang

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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