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. I could not accelerate when pulling over I hit the brakes and they sounded like metal on metal, felt rough and like the ABS was engaging. Once stopped I checked the tires and all were fine. I turned off the engine and waited a second. Turned it back on and all seems fine. This made me almost crash in to another car!!!! There are a lot of people on forums like this one http://www.allfordmustangs.com/forums/2011-mustang-talk/352383-advanctrac-almost-caused-major-wreck-9.html complaining about the same issue.
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My nephew lost control of his six speed 2012 mustang while driving on mountain road and was killed. He was downshifting into left corner or road then road turns right uphill (like an "s" shape). Perhaps the power train had an issue.?
While driving on a dry, straight stretch of road at 50mph, the traction control/stability control system kicked in and started slowing the vehicle for no apparent reason. The system pulsed the brakes for about 1/4 mile, then the system returned to normal. Dash lights indicated traction control was kicking on. This has occurred on three separate occasions.
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