general problems of the 2016 Ford Mustang

At about 75k miles my Mustang started misfiring at about 2,500 rpm’s and higher. Turns out it was a blown head gasket. This engine model is prone to what happened to it. Ford should have a recall for these engine and a solution as they’re ticking time bombs. I wish I could drive with the peace of mind of not worrying about it. I couldn’t drive my car for months because of the warranty not even wanting to cover it. The warranty from the used car dealership. Got unlucky.

2016 Ford Mustang v6 this is extremely concerning as it's a safety issue losing power features while the vehicle is in motion. While driving the car provides an error message with a wrench sign/icon stating the transmission is not in park, then it proceeds to shut down the car leaving us without power steering. The car need stopped, move the transmission to park, and start the engine. Doing this clears the warning and you are able to drive the car without any problem. The two incidents occurrences were about 1 or 2 months apart. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and shifting gear, there was an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall and referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.

The new purge valve is faulty in my car. It has been replaced once in 2017, and another time in 2022 (possibly 2021), due to a total engine rebuild under powertrain warranty. This valve is a known common issue on online forums. For the model cars 2018 and 2019, this is an open recall. I strongly believe this should be investigated. In the past, this faulty valve caused my car to stall and die on a busy road. Both Ford customer service and the dealer have given me conflicting information whether or not this part is covered under emissions warranty, causing a headache. The dealer stated that if given a sequence of codes, the dealer has been instructed by Ford to replace the part for free. This indicates that Ford is aware of the common hazard that the faulty purge valve is causing. Considering this part is less than 2 years old, it should at least be covered by the 2 year emissions warranty. However, I believe others, like me, have suffered the nuisance and safety risk of this faulty part, and have paid unnecessary expenses due to Ford's negligence to address this known issue.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the vehicle shifted out of gear and loss motive power. The “vehicle not in park" message was displayed and the service warning light illuminated. The contact engaged the manual transmission and was able to continue to drive the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission lead frame had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000.

Clutch pedal failed. Welds broke away from break clutch housing. Resulting in the inability to disengage transmission. I was forced to use the breaks to stall the vehicle. Towed to repair shop. Replacement part was not available. Had the shop weld clutch pedal back to the assembly. See pictures.

In my 2016 Ford Mustang eco-boost, I started my vehicle and noticed the air was not as cool as it was in the past. I did not pay much attention as I did not have far to drive. The next time I started the vehicle the air conditioning had started to blow warm air, after awhile I noticed a white film on the interior or the cabin. I looked up several forums on what this issue could be and there are multiple Mustang owners of this year that are experiencing the same thing and it seems to be the evaporator core. So I took it to a local mechanic and they informed me it would cost $1900 to fix the system due to the labor of taking out the dash. I have been a Ford owner all my life and this is ridiculous.

Transmission issues, evap sensor, low fuel pressure sensor.

2016 Ford Mustang gt 6 speed manual. Shifting gears clutch all the way in it has a harsh feeling notchy going into 1st 2nd 3rd gears the other gears feel smooth. I have talked to another guy and his only has 2k miles and he has the same problem. I love this Mustang but that just make it not fun to drive anymore. Ford needs to recall this problem ASAP.

Car in motion; on 10/09/2017 - I was driving 80 mph (which is the legal speed limit), on major texas highway 130 toll road, engine stalled, car hard to control, difficult to pull off the road to safety. Attempted to restart car several times, after 7 or 8 times it finally started. It had a rough idle, and continued to stall out 6 more times for the remaining 30 miles until I reached my home. There are no stores, or safe places to pull off of the road on this toll road, and it is a very long stretch of highway to be left stranded on. I've contacted Ford service and they said there is nothing they can do, my car is a 2016 Mustang which I bought brand new. . .

Clunking in shifting automatic transmission. Load clunk in rear of car when accelerating from standing stop. Problem appeared at 4,500 miles on new vehicle. Ford attempted to fix, took 3 visits and over one month. Problem still remains. Ford now tells me clunking is normal. I am afraid the car is not safe to drive.

Clunking when shifting. This appears to be widespread on 2015, 2016, and 2017 Ford Mustangs. After problem appears, Ford tells consumer it is normal. From internet research, this problem is widespread and Ford is not addressing it.

Periodically when shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear, with manual transmission, I am unable to engage 3rd gear, like I am locked out of 3rd gear. My safety (and vehicles around me) is at risk because I am unable to continue accelerating and have to either go back to 2nd gear or into 4th gear. This problem has not been addressed at service center as it is intermittent. I have had this happen dozens of times. There is no warning when this happens.

Recall issued, told not to drive. Sitting with car for months no extension of warranty, not driveable.

When putting the manual transmission in gear (1-5 and r) the transmission makes a clunk noise. The noise appeared when the car was less than one year old. Also experienced a few gear clash during shifting while clutch properly disengaged.

I bought a new 2016 Mustang in April. I was driving uphill at 40 mph. All of the sudden the engine cut off. When the engine went off a large wrench came up on the display and it said see manual. I tried pressing the start button but it would not start. I had to come to a complete stop, put the car in park and then was able to restart it. This could easily lead to death! if this would happen on the beltway or I-95 I could get killed. The car didn't overheat and all the gauges showed normal. Now I am afraid to even drive it; I don't want to be killed or kill someone if the engine stops.

The car suddenly lost power and no acceleration was possible. The trouble light came on. Car would only roll at 10mph with engine power. The gas pedal would not control the motor speed. Car would not shift. This happened when I just pulled in to a parking lot. I was able to use the emergency flashers to get the car home using side streets at 10mph. Last year a guy in his 2015 Mustang asked me if I had this problem as he explained the same situation when I also owned a 2015 Mustang. I didn't have that with the 2015, but I just bought it when we talked. I know what he means now. As my 2016 did what his 2015 did with a loss of power.

Electronic throttle body broke, was fixed by dealership and was informed that the original that is being put on 4 models from Ford have faulty ones, but since only 5,000-8,000 have broken, there was no need for a full scale recall. I pulled out in traffic and lost all power, only 1. 5 months after I drove off the lot with a brand new car. . . . Yes it is major.

I was driving on local city roads. I had just turned at a light onto a 4 lane road accelerating at a normal rate due to heavy traffic. The wrench indicator came on and I lost all power. Luckily, I was in the right lane and was able to coast into a parking lot. The dealership states that it's the throttle body and will take at least a week to get the part in. This is ridiculous for a car with less than 5000 miles.

I just purchased my brand new 2016 Mustang less than 6 months ago and have already been having issues with it. I was stationary waiting at the stop light and shifted into 1st gear 3 times and my car wouldn't budge. I turned off the engine and restarted it to move it out of the street. The engine light came on briefly then shut off. A week later I was driving approximately 60 miles per hour on the freeway and my vehicle suddenly stalled with no warning. I do not remember the engine light being on this time. I just took my car into the dealer and they said it was a bad throttle body.

Engine stalled out on twice on highway and local road. Wrench symbol appeared on dash board and message saying "see manual" then check engine light came on. Luckily I was able to get home safely. Had to have it towed to local Ford dealer and the throttle body had to be replaced.

While driving in rush hour traffic on my way to work, I attempted to change lanes, but the car stalled and started flashing the message "see manual". Thankfully, I was able to navigate at a very reduced speed (more like a coast) into a gas station parking lot. The car is only six (6) months old with a little over 8,000 miles. I had to have it towed into the dealership where it was determined that a new throttle body was needed. I am very disappointed in Ford as I learned that the throttle bodies have been going out for years in many of the Ford models and still the same problematic throttle bodies are being installed into new vehicles. I am thankful that I had already exited the interstate when this happened because the outcome might have been very bad had I been traveling at 70 mph when this occurred. Ford really should look into installing better throttle bodies onto their vehicles before someone is seriously injured or even killed.

Transmission overheats resulting in loss of power and reduced rpm. The loss of power is computer controlled. When the transmission hits a certain temperature the computer reduces the engine power and rpm. This is documented by my Ford dealer by finding transmission overheat codes when the cars computer is scanned. Loss of power is a dangerous situation.

6 speed manual transmission; clunks, grinds and difficult to engage in 1st-4th gears, happens under all driving conditions. Manufacturer refuses to address underlying cause.