I ran into the existing issue described in "Part 573 Safety Recall Report" the federal safety agency Recall Number 22V‑011, but in a state not listed under the recall (vehicle purchased used in Pennsylvania in 2017). As a result of this part failing, my brake lights remained engaged permanently, and the car's engine power would increase and decrease rapidly (presumably because it thought I kept hitting the breaks). At time of writing I still have the broken pieces of the original part. I plan to take the vehicle into service within the week. There are no warning lights when this occurs since everything I'm the car is technically "operating correctly" - it just thinks the breaks are engaged constantly, and so has erratic behavior. The original recall lists high humidity as a cause, which Pennsylvania definitely has. I keep my vehicle outside 24/7, so it has definitely been part of many temperature swings.
2015 Ford Mustang brakes complaints
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This is a known issue on the 2015 mustangs. The recall only invlolves vehicles from certain states with high temps and or humidity but does not include the state of missouri which sees both high temps and high humidity. Dtc code p0504. Brake lamp switch has already been replaced and no issue with wiring. Positive the plastic stop bumper is the issue.
The little rubber pad that it attached to the brake pedal disintegrated. Without that pad the vehicle goes into limp mode and won’t drive over 40. Don’t know why the brake switch is connected to other electronics in the vehicle that would make it go into limp mode. Very unsafe while driving on the highway.
The brake pedal stop bumper has fallen off and causing the exact issues in safety recall notice 22S02; the federal safety agency recall 22V011. This vin and others should also be added to this recall. Pictured item was located on the floors.
The plastic break switch pad broke when I was driving on the highway. I lost engine power and RPMs were erratic. Brake lights would not turn off even when brakes were not applied. I could not excellorate normally or maintain speed. Upon examination the pad was brittle and yellowing. There is already a safety recall for this part but only in certain states that does not include Arizona.
What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? The break pedal stop pad broke into small pieces while I was driving today. My car suddenly would not go above 40 and while going up a hill I couldn’t go faster than 20. When I finally got home I realized that my break lights would not turn off. I did google and it said to look on the floor board and see if there was anything on the floor. The pieces I found were identified as the break pedal stop pad. Yes it is available for inspection and I took pictures of the broken bits from the floorboard. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? My car suddenly was unable to go the speed limit in 6 o’clock traffic putting me as well as those driving behind me in danger of a collision and physical harm. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? No Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? No Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? A message did pop up that said uphill break assist unavailable within 5 minutes of me getting in the vehicle. I had no previous issues or warnings before this incident.
Has two Recalls on my car
The contact owned a 2015 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while her son was driving approximately 30 MPH, as he tried to slow while following the road steering to the left, the vehicle's brakes failed. The vehicle left the roadway spun several times and crashed into a tree. The roadway surface was not dry, the contact's son said that the conditions had been misty. The driver's side door was crushed and the entire side panel to the rear wheel was crushed by the impact. The driver's side window, the rear windshield, and the passenger side window were shattered. The contact stated that additionally large branches from the tree had fallen off at impact and damaged the hood and trunk of the vehicle. The driver's side air bag and passenger side air bag, and driver's front air bag had deployed. The contact's son had sustained bruising and abrasions to the left side of his neck and forehead, he had bruising and abrasions to his shins and knees. The son also had abrasions to both his hands on the tops the hands. The contact stated that only an EMT squad had arrived and treated the son. The son had not been transported to the Emergency Room, the police were not on the scene. The vehicle had been towed to an impound lot and the contact's insurance provider declared the vehicle a total loss. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle in rush hour traffic, the vehicle experienced total brake failure and the brake failure message had displayed. The contact had to use the parking brake to stop the vehicle while in bumper-to-bumper traffic. The contact indicated that the vehicle had been serviced by the local mechanic on multiple occasions for the same failure and the brake master cylinder and brake booster were replaced. The vehicle was also taken to the local dealer who readjusted the brake pads but the failure continued. The contact also indicated that the failure had occurred during very hot temperature days. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 67,000.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V011000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, while driving with the cruise control activated, the brake pedal was depressed but instead the vehicle accelerated and failed to stop as needed. The contact stated that an excessive amount of pressure was needed to depress the brake pedal while stopping the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure only occurred while the cruise control was activated. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer and the mechanic was also able to duplicate the failure. The dealer diagnosed that the cruise control had malfunctioned and caused the brakes to not operate as needed to deactivate the cruise control. The dealer replaced the cruise control switch; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while attempting to drive the vehicle the brake pedal cushion was fractured. The contact stated that the brake light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and diagnosed with brake pedal failure. The contact stated there was previous recall for the failure and the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 81,000.
Rubber stopper on brake sensor dry rotted and broke off. This caused the car to think I was applying the brakes when I wasn’t. It would cut the throttle while trying to maintain speed and my brake lights were always on even though I wasn’t touching the brakes or in the car for that matter.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Mustang, The contact stated while the vehicle was parked in her driveway when the vehicle rolled forward and impacted her second vehicle. The contact stated no one was injured or sought medication. No police report was filed on the incident. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer and was informed her VIN was associated with the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V011000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired but was pending repairs. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 116,000.
There is a circular pin in the brake pedal that interacts with the brake switch sensor that basically disintegrated. Not having this part does not allow me to brake properly and caused me to get into an accident and would not allow my car to accelerate properly. Also, without this part the car will not turn off. The dealership told me that they had never seen this issue; however, I have found many incidents on the internet where this is a common problem in Ford vehicles. There were no warnings at all.
As I was driving on the freeway, out of nowhere my car started losing gas power which almost caused me to get rear ended. Later on that night I almost lost full control of the car when it lost power since I started swerving. through out the night it continued to lose power and then the "hill side assistance" light came on notifying me that it was not available/functioning and my break lights would not turn off at all, even when the car was off and locked. I took it to the dealer and they could not find the problem. Then I took it the a mechanic which he was able to temporarily fix it but it was not a permanent fix. we had to create the part, as the ford company did not have it anywhere. If I would have been on the street I would have lost control and who knows if a pedestrian could have been walking, It could have ended tragic. this is something that needs to be review and fix by ford company. This is a severe safety issues, it seems not only my car is having the same issue but other ford mustangs as well. Since the dealer did not have that small piece, they attempted to sale me the entire part which was $500. not every one can afford the entire part, and for a small piece which should cost no more than $20 that can cause injuries should not be ignored.
Brake switch pad on the break pedal failed and fell out
Cheap plastic disk between the brake pedal assembly and the plumber rod that should only control lights dried up and broke off. This issue has been reported many times and you have not handled it properly. Not only do the brake lights come on but the uphill traction control goes crazy and the vehicle begins to lose power without notice. This could result in an accident and death as the car could be on a highway and suddenly lose power. Ford doesn't offer a replacement part for this. Other car manufactures have a similar plastic part. Fords solution is to spend nearly $1000 for a > $10 item. This needs to be taken more seriously than some of your other recall items you report.
The clutch pedal of my mustang failed at just over 90,000 miles. I was driving in my neighborhood when the pedal was no longer able to be operated safely and required twisting my leg in order to push the pedal down. After limping the vehicle home, I inspected the pedal and found that weld that joined one side of the pedal arm to the pivot bar had broken off completely, and the other side had cracked. This allowed significant lateral movement of the pedal, which caused it to hang up in the assembly when pushing it in. There was no abuse loading of the pedal through the life of the car. As a mechanical engineer, I can say with confidence that the weld that broke off was bad/cold, and that once it broke, shifted all the pedal loads to the other side, resulting in its failure. This design is not robust to typical manufacturing quality variations due to the welds being only 90 deg around the circumference. My failure is only one of dozens that have been reported in model specific forums and on social media. I have encouraged others with this issue to report theirs.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford mustang. The contact stated that the brakes malfunctioned and would not hold when the vehicle idled too long especially in heavy traffic. The vehicle was taken to allan vigil ford of fayetteville (275 glynn st n, fayetteville, ga 30214, (770) 461-1151) several times, but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the contact stated that the failure occurred when the vehicle was warmed up rather than from a cold start. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 2,000. The VIN was unknown.
When traveling at 65 miles a hour the airbag light, traction control lights and ABS light came on the vehicle also lost power steering. I was told that because the airbag light was on the airbags would not function. Dealers report that rear driver hub driver side caused the issue. Dealer refused to cover under warranty even though airbag system was still under warranty.
For the past three years. When I go to work. Everything is fine. When I leave work. I back the car up about 15-30 feet. Then pull out of the parking lot. When I pull out. As I press the gas & start going faster. The car stalls, jerks as if the breaks are pushed, then starts driving as normal again. It happens all the time. But my ford place says it has to do it with them driving for them to know what to do or what the issue is. Then this past week. The same thing happened. But it happened for a longer time and the traction control light brinked the whole time I was trying to accelerate. So a friend at a ford body shop told me it was probably my ABS sensor. Also the hood of my car started to loose paint for no reason. No rust. It's just flaking off. The flacking started near the headlight underneath the top of the hood. & is slowly coming towards the top of the hood. My 36,000 mile warranty just expired right after I noticed the issue. And they wouldn't cover it. I don't think that's right!
After driving approximately 5 miles at highway speed, several warning indicators illuminate, including advancetrak unavailable, the ABS indicator, traction control indicator, and air bag indicator. All of these systems become unavailable.
The A/C system shut down while traveling on an interstate and only blew hot air. The entire A/C system and its components had to be replaced and the vehicle was only two years old. A leak was found under the vehicle as it was parked in a driveway. Upon further inspection, the leak was traced back to the master brake cylinder and brake booster. The master cylinder had to be replaced when the vehicle was only three years old.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford mustang. While operating the vehicle, the brake lights remained illuminated. The contact also indicated that the failure was present when the vehicle was turned off. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (mullinax ford of palm beach, 1210 northlake blvd, lake park, fl) where it was diagnosed that the brake pedal assembly was faulty and needed to be replaced. The brake pedal assembly was replaced and the failure was remedied. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 22,943.
I have a manual transmission. Vehicle was parked with the emergency parking brake fully engaged. Vehicle rolled downhill and crashed into a fence. Contacted dealer and they said vehicle was not covered by any recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford mustang. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the driver approached heavy traffic, but the brakes did not slow down the vehicle. The driver used the emergency brake to slow the vehicle down. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (fort mill ford in fort mill, sc, 803‑948‑8202) where it was diagnosed that the booster block needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was towed back to the contact's residence. The vehicle was later taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that there was a blown head gasket. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages). The failure mileage was approximately 66,000.
When the car is still silent for several minutes it run out of breaks and the sound when braking is dry and it seem to shave. The recommendation on the ford dealer was not much use of the breaks, in my impression this is was completely irresponsible
The break pedal is too close to the accelarator and if you press down far enough of the brake, your foot may also touch the accelerator, thus causing the car to accelerate while you are trying to slow down or stop. I contacted the dealer as well as the district office, but they found nothing wrong. Finally, they had someone ride with me and they noticed that at a certain point, my foot was coming in contact with the accerarator by maybe 1/8". The dealer said they couldn't do anything about fixing it because there had been no recall issued. I have had numerous occasions where I have almost been in an accident because of this, even after I became aware of the issue. I can't beleiev that I am the only one in the country who has had this problem, and my feet are not that big. I believe by moving the brake pedal to the left about 1/4" will resolve the issue. The dealer said they would do it when/if a recall was issued. As stated before, this happens when the brake pedal is depressed beyond a certain point, which is usually when hard braking, or a quick slowdown is required and there is no time to think about where your foot is in relation to the accelerator.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford mustang. While the vehicle was parked on an incline with the emergency brake engaged, the vehicle rolled away in reverse into a ditch and crashed into a retaining wall. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed from the crash scene to a dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 11,800.
Brembo brake kit squeals when driving at slow speed coming to a stop. My car as 13k miles on it
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