Table 1 shows one common wheel related problems of the 2014 Ford Mustang.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Wheel problems |
The wheels are machined in a non-standard way on the bead surface and most replacement tires cannot be seated on the bead of the wheels. The oem wheels have machined slots in them near the bead seating area & the air leaks out these slots when you are trying to seat the bead to install the new tires. These wheels are 18" x 8" size and came on the fp6 appearance package with my vehicle from Ford. I spent 2 days at tire stores waiting for installation of new tires on my car. Several brands of tires were tried and most won't seat on the bead of these wheels. All of the tires tried are the stock oem size of 235/50r18. It appears that Ford choose to lighten the wheels by machining these slots in them, but the downside is that you cannot replace the tires since most brands won't seat on the bead when being installed. After trying several sets of tires, the tire store was finally able to get one installed, but it cost about twice what I planned to spend on the new tires.
Tl- the contact owns a 2014 Ford Mustang. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v319000 (air bags) however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph the traction control light illuminated and the vehicle began to violently jerk from left to right. The contact pulled the vehicle over and turned the vehicle off. The contact restarted the vehicle and noticed that the traction control light was no longer illuminated indicating that when the vehicle was off the traction control system reactivated on its own. The contact proceeded to drive and when at a complete stop the tracktion control light illuminated again at the same time the contact began to accelerate the vehicle the right front wheel locked and the vehicle began to accelerate at high speeds on its own causing the vehicle to swing aggressively to the right lifting into the air flipping at the same time and landing on all four wheels with the wheel still locked and unable to be moved. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact recieved injuries to their right shoulder. Medical attention was not needed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer did not diagnose the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and has opened a case. The approximate failure mileage was 87,000. Parts distribution disconnect. Gl.
Since aprox 500 miles I have noticed a very consistant knock knock knock noise coming from the right side rear wheel area. Ford dealer looked and has said its a normal operating noise for the car per for engineers. I do not agree. Its a knock knock knock at low, parking lot speeds and can be heard driving straight or a little easier to hear when turning. This is a new car that has not been raced, abused or modifyed at all and its completely wrong for them to say this noise is normal.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while driving at high speeds, the wheel stem valves would rupture and cause the tires to deflate. The contact stated that while driving approximately 140 mph on a racing track, the stem valve ruptured on two of the four tires, causing the tires to deflate. The contact indicated that the malfunction occurred on one front and one rear tire but was unable to indicate the position of the tires. The vehicle was diagnosed by the dealer and the stem valves were replaced. The contact indicated that in a separate incident, the stem valve on a rear tire rupture while traveling at high speeds over 120 mph. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 4000.