Two problems related to driveshaft have been reported for the 2012 Ford Mustang. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Ford Mustang based on all problems reported for the 2012 Mustang.
The contact own a 2012 Ford Mustang gt. The contact stated that his son was doing a burn out in the vehicle and the drive shaft was destroyed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for repair. The dealer would not honor the warranty because they surmised that the vehicle had been used for racing. The manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. The vehicle was then taken to a different dealer, who agreed to repair the vehicle for a lesser cost. The dealer then stated that he was instructed by the manufacturer not to repair the vehicle at a discount. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 13,000.
Shifting from 1st to 2nd, during heavy acceleration merging into fast traffic, shift could not be made - skipped 2nd going to 3rd to avoid becoming an accident. Transmission shifts poorly from 1 - 2 as a rule and 3 - 2 on the down shift. Suspect this is due to the mass - stored energy in the mass of the 43lb two piece drive shaft, drifting the syncro's out of alignment when the clutch is engaged - the shaft pushes the output shafts one way while the engine/clutch assy takes the input the other - stored energy in a rotating mass. Additionally the inadequate design and construction of the shifter makes the "gates" vague to non-existent, and in the case of the 1st and 2nd, non-existent; I am frequently putting the transmission into 3rd vs 1st - no centering spring in the shifter itself, relying on the poorly designed components of the shift forks in the transmission. Aftermarket solutions are to install a much higher quality shifter and one piece al drive shaft at almost 1/2 the weight and a more appropriate fluid. Please get this one addressed - Ford has a problem!.