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2014 Ford Mustang Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
2%of 359 total for the year
Median mileage
45,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2014 Ford Mustang, 2% of the 359 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 45,000 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.

“I was driving straight on dry pavement at approximately 40 miles per hour (the speed limit) when the car suddenly started violently shaking from left to right. Imagine an excited dog wagging its tail and body. That was my car. A yellow light was flashing on and off, but I could not determine what it was under the circumstances. The car was making a grinding noise. I immediately started slowing the car down. The brakes were grinding when I depressed them. I pulled into a parking lot to see if I could see something wrong. I left the car running. There was nothing visible. …”

NHTSA complaint #11286880, filed 2019-12, 50,954 miles

“After making a right turn and attempting to accelerate into traffic, the car's advancetrac light flashed at about 40mph and the car began losing power and applying the brakes without reason. The advancetrac light continued to flash and the brakes and throttle continued to modulate as if the car were sliding on ice. This had happened before and once it has started will not stop until the car is stopped and placed into park. I drove approximately 1/2 mile with this issue occurring until I could safely pull over. This has now occurred 4 times in 23000 miles. Each time the same circumstances. …”

NHTSA complaint #10758915, filed 2015-08, 22,950 miles

“Tamara recall, the traction light come on and off the power steering failure light come on and makes a screeching noise, and the power steering gets extremely stiff in turns like it's about to lock up. The car only has 44,000 miles. All this happened while on a city street when turning. It's the electric power steering/ rack and pinion. There are a lot of post on youtube as well.”

NHTSA complaint #11163128, filed 2018-12, 44,000 miles

“The vehicle has under 7,500 miles and a service advancetrac warning just came up on my commute to work this morning. Was driving on a nice road in downtown riverside and had no impact or other events prior to the light turning on. The vehicle's braking is not apparently inhibited. Ford states that this is out of warranty.”

NHTSA complaint #11014661, filed 2017-08, 7,500 miles

“At startup, while leaving the neighborhood a dry clear day (no rapid acceleration) , experiences a loss of power. Traction control light comes on. When brakes applied, grinding sound occurs then normal driving resumes and light turns off. First occurred 2 years ago. Since brakes rotors changed, still occurs, much more often now, on date indicated, happened 3 times within 1/4 mile, less than 1 mile total drive.”

NHTSA complaint #11003858, filed 2017-07, 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 2014 Ford Mustang

Air bags
245 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
30 complaints
Steering
22 complaints
Engine
18 complaints
Other or unknown
17 complaints
Body and structure
17 complaints
Brakes
15 complaints
Electrical system
11 complaints
Fuel system
11 complaints
Vehicle speed control
10 complaints
Suspension
6 complaints
Wheels
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 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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