Front Suspension Control Arm problems of the 2012 Ford Mustang

Three problems related to front suspension control arm 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.

1 Front Suspension Control Arm problem

Failure Date: 05/05/2018

Left&right lower control arms has unseasonable amount of rust which is blistering from the inside-out, also is deep and progressing with time,which will become a safety factor,the car has only 3,300 original miles.

2 Front Suspension Control Arm problem

Failure Date: 09/10/2012

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.

3 Front Suspension Control Arm problem

Failure Date: 07/07/2011

While slowly driving around some pot-holes on a uneven pavement in a det. Mi. Area , I felt and heard some loud squealing from under the front of the car. Seconds later I noticed the manual gear shifts were very stiff and had use more effort to make manual shifts. Days later, I took the car to my local Ford dealer for my 5000 mi oil change and inspection. After ordering parts, I took the car back and both lower control arms and bushing were changed. I am not sure if the mechanic also worked on the gearbox or not. For about a week the gear shifts were very smooth, but they vary now , from smooth to stiff.


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