2012 Ford Mustang: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Nov 13, 2022 · Suspension, Transmission · CA

The rear end creaks and the 2nd gear grinds and pops out in the manual transmission

Filed Dec 5, 2014 · Steering · 24,000 miles · CA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford mustang. The contact stated that the vehicle was making a loud metal-on-metal grinding noise. The contact also indicated that the failure was progressing. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who diagnosed that the passenger's side ball joint, bushings, suspension, shocks and both control arms would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred three days later. The failure caused the contact to lose control of the vehicle, crashing into a curb. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The dealer was contacted and advised that a field engineer would further inspect the vehicle to determine the cause of failure. The dealer also advised that when the control arms were replaced, they were not replaced with the original equipment manufacturer part because they were found to be defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 24,000.

Filed Dec 26, 2013 · Transmission · 10,000 miles · MA

The manual transmission will grind when shifting between first in second gear until the car is fully warmed up. Sometimes it locks you out of second gear when you want to shift into it. A ford dealership has said this is normal operation but this is a safety hazard not being able to shift into gear. First and second gear do not work the same when cold and warm. First and second gear become almost impossible to shift between when it is below 30 degrees outside.

Filed Dec 20, 2013 · Transmission · 5,557 miles · AZ

Transmission pops out of gear at 1st and 4th gear. Transmission gears grind at random times when shifting into gears. Requires clutch to be pressed at least 1 second to be pressed and additional effort in order to shift into gear after grinding to make sure that the gears are into place. Makes driving uncomfortable and raises safety concerns while driving on the road. I was able to verify the issues with the dealership and took 40 days to complete repairs. The problem still exists at random times when driving. Currently dealing with lemon law case against ford for a replacement. Ford refuses to replace my vehicle. This is the one of 2 defects with my car. The second issue is with the rear axle differential (odi: 10556822). The second also has also been verified by ford dealer and repair attempts were made. Problem still exists. Raises major safety concerns while driving on high rate of speed on the road since my car is a rwd and the defect is in the rear axle differential.

Filed Sep 10, 2013 · Suspension · 20,000 miles · TX

Our 2012 ford mustang is under full warranty. When driving about 5 MPH in parking lots going over speed bumps we noticed there is a creaking/squeaking noise coming from the front suspension. We took our car to the dealer we bought it from which was north park lincoln and they cannot diagnose or find the issue. The first time we took it the mechanics said they could not diagnose the issue and they lubed the front suspension. Well the noise was still there and we took the car back to the dealer and they have yet to find an issue with the suspension. When we bought the mustang the exact same noise occurred in the rear and the dealer replaced the bushings and links and the noise went away. We are trying to tell the dealer it's the bushing, links, and sway bar but they refuse to do anything. We are going back to the dealer to see if we can get them to replace the components of the bushing and links.

Filed Jun 2, 2013 · Brakes, Suspension · 19,850 miles · TX

122512 when going over speed humps vehicle makes squeaking noise. Dealer changed oil, rotated tires, and completed a multi point inspection. Suggested rotating tires and changing air pressure should help the problem. The squeaking continued but did not occur all the time. When calling the dealership after it persisted they suggested it may be the cold weather. 042613 called the dealership because after having tire pressure and tires checked the noise continued & was occurring over every speed hump, when I attempted to break pedal would not go down on 3 occasions, & when making sharp left turns the car made a knocking sound. I was also due for an oil change 20,000 mile service. The dealership serviced my vehicle 042713 and replaced the left/right inner tie rods but when they returned my vehicle the wheel was not aligned. The service department said it was because their machine was broken and when I complained they asked me to bring it back the following tuesday (050213) to complete my service. They also made note there were unable to duplicate my brake pedal problems. In my service report they did not note the oil change, tire rotation, or service. When I mentioned this the advisor said it was completed. 052913 I returned my car to the dealer service department. I had my brake pedal stick 2 more times since my last visit, the noise going over speed humps returned, the knocked noise during hard left turns now also occurred during a right turn, & left side turn noise returned. Also oil setting reads only 86%. As of today (060213), I still do not have my vehicle or a clear answer as to what is wrong or will be repaired. After calling the service department on friday (053113) & saturday (060113), the service advisor only said they are ordering parts, the sales department would give me a call, & they may replace the swing arm.

Filed May 24, 2013 · Transmission · 73 miles · MA

Transmission whine/grating with clutch engaged traveling at speed. Frequent grinding heard/felt going into 3rd and 4th gears mostly when cold. Difficulty shifting into some gears. Clutch will not reengage over approx 4,000 RPM.

Filed May 1, 2013 · Transmission · 6,012 miles · NY

Gear grind in 5th, this transmission is inconsistent. Inconsistent engagement into 5th.

Filed Apr 8, 2013 · Suspension · 31,000 miles · FL

Upon going over small size speed bump, I noticed a clunking/grinding sound coming from the front end. I just had the bumper/quarter panel work done 2 days ago "first time hitting bumps". Was told today that there has been a lot of complaints with this type of issue. Will be seeing a dealership soon.

Filed Apr 6, 2013 · Suspension · 8,600 miles · RI

When traveling over large bumps in the road surface, the vehicle would emit an audible squeaking/groaning noise from the front end. It took multiple visits to the dealer in order for them to even acknowledge that the problem was even there. I was finally informed that there was a tsb for this issue and they replaced both lower control arms. On w/e march 23, 2013 this problem began to reemerge but the dealer has once again denied the existence of such noise. I have been told that I must wait for the problem to worsen before they do anything further.

Filed Apr 6, 2013 · Suspension · 15,000 miles · RI

The vehicle began to emit an audible squeaking/clunking noise from the rear end when traversing bumps or pot ridden roads. I took the vehicle to the dealer on 1/4/13 and they denied the existence of the noise and I was told that there was nothing wrong. Picked up the vehicle and identified that the noise was in fact there, so I returned the vehicle to the dealer where they did further diagnostics and determined the the problem lied with the rear lower control arms and the connecting rod. They replaced all three and when I got the vehicle back, I noticed that both noise persisted so I brought the vehicle to my mechanic. He determined that the problem originated from worn out sway bar bushings and he also found my rear axle to be leaking differential fluid. Went back to the dealer and they disagreed with my mechanic and found the problem to be with my shocks and the differential fluid leak was "normal". My mechanic once again reexamined everything and persisted that the problem was with my sway bar. The dealer finally agreed to replace the sway bar and bushings and they also replaced both rear shocks. After this, the problem went away and has not returned. No further information on the rear differential fluid leak.

Filed Mar 7, 2013 · Transmission · 3,500 miles · OR

Shifting into 1st, 2nd and 3rd gears has become more difficult over the past few months. Sometimes it grinds, and sometimes it won't even go into gear. I have been driving manual transmission cars for 15 years, and something is really wrong with this transmission that needs to be fixed. I had the vehicle at the dealer 3/4/2013, and all they did was change the transmission fluid and said it was resolved. Drove it home and the problem was not resolved, as it is still difficult to shift gears. Ford needs to come up with a fix immediately and fix our mustangs.