Check Engine Light On Problems of Ford Mustang

I bought a used 2013 v6 Ford Mustang used in August 2019. Almost since the begining I've had a problem with it stalling out. The engine itself doesn't stop running but the car loses acceleration and it does not accelerate when the gas is pressed. This has mostly happened when the car is in motion but has also happened when not moving. It has happened mostly while on city streets. This has today I had a problem with this and the check engine light came on. I put a code reader on the port and received the code "p2111 throttle actuator control system stuck open. " I believe this is the same problem that was alleged with the 2005-2012 Ford escape vehicle. . Read more...

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At approximately 61,000 miles, the original engine stopped working. Cylinder #3 gave out. Possibly a lspi condition. The engine was replaced under cpo warranty. My new engine has now given out at 36,000 miles. On the 1st engine, I came from Ford dealer after complaining of check engine lights coming on. Oil was changed, codes cleared. I drove approximately 4 city blocks, accelerated from a stop light, and the engine started blowing white smoke and I pulled it off the road. The engine was determined to have to be fully replaced, at 61,000 miles, a long block, not a short block. On my second engine, which has approximately 35,000 miles on it, I was driving the car and an engine light came on. The car was drivable. After parking it, the next time I started it up it was blowing white smoke again. I diagnoses at the dealer is underway.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2017 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that after fuel was put inside the vehicle it would stall once stopped at a stop sign or red light. The contact also mentioned that the check engine light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the purge value needed to be replaced. The tallahassee Ford Lincoln 243 n magnolia dr, tallahassee, FL 32301 (850) 877-1171 was called and the contact is waiting for a call back. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic test or repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN number was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was 55,000. Dr.

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While driving, at any spreed, without warning, the engine will just stop driving. The wrench light comes on, and you have to be lucky to not have traffic, as you have to pull over, turn off ignition, and restart. Check engine light illuminates. Code: p2111. This happened yesterday, and several times in the past 2 years.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that when the gear was shifted into third or fourth gear the transmission would make an abnormal. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to hodges Ford located at 13452 GA-251, darien, GA 31305 (866) 390-7709 where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 31,000. Aw.

Wrench light comes on, followed by check engine light. Car goes into fail safe mode, down to about 2 mph; rpms fluctuate dramatically. Happens on the highway, and during normal street driving. Seems to be in the throttle, the same thing as in the recalled Ford focus throttle plate actuator.

In city traffic at a stop light, went to step on the gas to accelerate, the engine started extreme shaking & the car would not go. Shut off the engine & restarted it. The wrench light & check engine light came on the dashboard and car went into limp mode & lost all acceleration. After multiple attempts at restarting, the car was not drivable. Had the car towed to the dealership, advised service rep of consumer satisfaction program 13n03 & was informed that Ford will not honor the program for 2006 Mustang.

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While entering the freeway in rush hour traffic, my car went into "limp mode", the wrench light came on as did the check engine light. I had to pull over on the shoulder of the freeway, turn the engine off and restart it. This has happened a couple of times in the past couple of days- mostly while driving on the freeway. It is very scary to be driving on a houston freeway, have this happen and need to safely maneuver a vehicle to the shoulder of the freeway, often crossing several lanes of traffic when vehicles are moving at 40-55 mph and I have no ability to accelerate. I have also had to stop in the middle of the freeway to restart my car because I was not able to safely change lanes. It was a terrifying experience and I was afraid I would be re-ended by motorist driving at posted speeds. When researching this issue, along with the mariner's, escapes, focus etc, I have found that many Ford Mustangs have this same problem. Given that this is a very dangerous condition, the cost involved in replacing the throttle body, and most importantly, Ford's long history of vehicles with defective throttle bodies, I do not understand why the 2012 Mustang or any other Ford product with this issue are not automatically eligible for the "customer satisfaction program" which fixes the problem. I do not trust this car and no longer feel safe in it.

6/22/2015: I was driving home from work and my car suddenly turned off and the check engine light turned on. It is very subtle when it happened; no jerky movement noticed. I realized what have happened after my failed attempts to accelerate. I was able to use the car's momentum to make it to a parking lot. I step out and examined my car but nothing was out of the ordinary. After 10 minutes, I attempted to start it up (first attempt after incident) and it started up normally. Everything functioned as normal and even the check engine light is gone. I thought it was a fluke incident so I drove home and forgot about it. 6/30/2015: I was driving on the highway and my engine cut off again. I was very scared because I was on the California 91 freeway and it was during traffic hours. I was able to draw experience from the last incident and cruised my car to the side of the highway. After I examined the car and once again wasn't able to find anything out of the ordinary. I started it back up on the first attempt and the car seemed to be operating normally. I was able to make it home safely but it was a very scary drive home. I will have to bring my car to a dealer and get it check soon and hopefully they will have a fix for this.

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Driving down the highway full speed in heavy traffic, and engine just shuts down. Wrench light and check engine light come on. Have to coast through traffic to pull off to the side of the road and stop. Restart the car a couple of times, and then it's fine. Took to Ford dealer, who said I had a bad throttle body. Charged over $800 to repair. Completely losing power while driving down the highway is definitely a safety issue! Ford has agreed to fix defective throttle bodies on other models, but not the Mustang. This really looks like the same problem, and should be addressed by Ford.

11/14/2014 - vehicle engine appeared to stall or shutdown (no power) with "wrench" displayed while exiting highway. Coasted to shoulder and restarted vehicle vehicle mileage approx 32,100. Re-occurred on 12/9/2014 while traveling on highway at 70 mph - was able to coast to shoulder and restart. Ford dealer ran complete diagnostics next day but could not identify a problem. Vehicle mileage less than 33,000. Occurred again on 1/27 on highway while travling on highway at 65 mph - coasted to shoulder and plugged in obd-ii diagnostic tool I have been carrying which displayed p2111 throttle actuator control system stuck open. Restarted care - occurred again 2 miles later this time - same code reading - and now check engine light also on. Vehicle mileage 34,650. Dealer replaced throttle actuator control on 1/28/15 at my expense (not under warranty / no manufacturer recall). This is a significant safety hazard - unexpected vehicle shutdown occurring at highway speed.

Vehicle experienced sudden and unexpected loss of engine throttle sometimes in high-speed situations, activation of limp home mode, check engine light, and engine malfunction indicator. Diagnostic code reported failure of electronic throttle body, code dtc p2111. Dealer confirmed electronic throttle body assembly fault basic part 9f991 and replaced, extremely similar to NHTSA investigation pe13-003.

2012 Ford Mustang throws check engine light and wrench going into "limp mode" (car cuts all acceleration, and just idles). I had to pull to the side of the road, and shut vehicle off. Vehicle returned to normal after one or two turn ons. This will occur every other day, and multiple times in a day. Very dangerous if it was to happen while merging in traffic. This is not covered under Ford powertrain or emissions warranty, they claim that it is an "attachment" to the engine, not a part of it. This issue has caused them to extend their warranties on the Ford escape and fusion, but not their other vehicles affected by this issue. They have quoted me $700 dollars to completely replace the throttlebody. This is a very dangerous issue, that is linked to more than just the Ford escape and fusion, and Ford has not given their other vehicles owner's the same warranty.

While driving my 2011 Ford Mustang down the road the check engine light and the wrench light came on and lost all power, the engine never died but would only idle very rough. I took it to have the code read out, it showed a code p2111 throttle body actuator wide open. It has done the same thing 2 times today. Once you pull over and cut the engine off then restart it will run fine, but not for long before doing the same thing again. I got online to see what the code p2111 means, to my surprise this seems to be a big problem on Mustangs, escapes, and fusions. Ford has issued an extended warranty on certain throttle bodies. This could potentially be a serious safety problem loosing power while driving down the high way.

In the middle of driving down the road, all of a sudden I lose power to the gas pedal and the wrench light comes on. I pull over and put it in park, it makes a horrible racket when in idle. So I have to turn the car off and back on. Sometimes it's okay for the rest of the day and other times it's not even a mile down the road and it's doing the same thing again. . . I checked to see if there were any recalls with the Ford company, and there were none. . . My check engine light has since come on and now I know for sure that it's the throttle actuator motor. . . Looks like there have been quite a few complaints of the same thing! I definitely think there should be a recall on this part!!.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Mustang gt. The contact stated that the check engine light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the vehicle had a defective after market programmer and as a result, the engine exhibited an internal motor failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance and voided the warranty. The VIN was not available and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 7, 800.

I own a 2002 Ford Mustang gt with a 2-valve 4. 6l engine with only 46k miles. Around 1 Apr 10 I started hearing a distinct ticking noise from the engine. Not being that mechanically inclined, I assumed some lifters needed adjusting; so, I brushed the noise off. On 10 Apr 10 I was driving on the interstate when I heard a loud bang and then sounds that patted like a harley running out of gas. My check engine light flashed several times. Fortunately, I was only 2 miles from home; so, I sputtered the rest of the way. As I have a diagnostic tool, I checked the code and it read the #3 cylinder was miss firing. I called my mechanic and he told me to change the spark plugs. Once I figured out how to get all that done, I removed the coil from the cylinder and it was shredded with the coil dangling. I extracted the spark plug with no resistance because it was just sitting in the hole. To my surprise, it was the original spark plug that came with the car. I tried to put in a new spark plug, but it would not tightened at all. I attempted several times and even tried to make it cross-thread, but it would not take. When I took a good look at the spark plug, I saw where the bottom three threads were smashed flat and the metal that you gap was mashed against the electric diode. I called bob moore Ford in okc and the service writer, gerry, told me there were no recalls for that event. I asked him what could have caused it and he responded improperly torqued spark plugs. When I told him it was the factory plug, he said then hot rodding must have caused it. I told him its my wife's car and the car doesn't take any abuse. I asked how much bob moore charges to do a helicoil and he said $500. I let him go. I ended up taking it to a mechanic shop and getting the cylinder re-thread for whole lot less and whole lot better attitude. Hopefully, it holds.

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The contact owns a 2010 Ford Mustang. While the contact was driving 5 mph she noticed that the check engine light appeared on the dashboard and within a few minutes the engine suddenly shut off; however, after the vehicle shut off all of the electrical components continued to operate normally. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 800.

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The contact owns a 2006 Ford Mustang. The contact stated as soon as she would release her foot from the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would sporadically stall and the check engine light would illuminate. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure and the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where the independent mechanic replaced the throttle. The failure continued to recur. The contact stated she was afraid to drive the vehicle. There were no further repairs. The failure mileage was approximately 6,000 and the current mileage was 6,046.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Mustang gt. The contact heard an unfamiliar noise and three of the four tires blew out. After a diagnosis, she was informed that the lower ball joints were faulty. The lower ball joints were repaired; however, the check engine light illuminated two days later. The vehicle was taken back to be repaired and she was informed that the throttle body sensor failed. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number 06e089000 (suspension:front). The current mileage was 38,000 and failure mileage was 25,000.

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Have had this car in the shop two times previously. One because the fuel pump was bad, the second because there was a throttle variance and a variance in the transmission and the wrench came on in the vehicle then disappeared. This was checked and supposedly nothing was wrong with the car, because the wrench light was off and never came back on. On Saturday Dec. 16, 2006 there was another transmission variance and throttle variance with the car. Today, Monday Dec. 18, 2006 on my way to work, the engine light flashed on and off then disappeared.

2 weeks after I bought the car, I had reported problems with engine and trans and rear-end. They knew about it, but said they did not have the knowledge to work on a seleen, which that is what I was told I was buying at the time. Come to find out it is no. Big difference in price. On or about Feb 15th 2006 the engine blew, I had parked it in their parking lot. They had my car for a total of 45 days. Still no trans work or rear-end, they said to bring it back in 30 days. Adding on the linkage was damaged when they had it. I had to pay other shop to fix. Along with engine problems, engine light was on. Since June of 2006 my car has been in the shop 10 times , totaling 55 more days. Rental car cost over 2500. 00 and time and mental anguish . Luzzi refused me the 2nd time engine blew because the fact I am married to david harding. He is not on any contract with me. They refuse to do any warranty work on the engine they installed 9 months ago. I paid for a warranty with them for 1800. 00 and I was cancelled because of the money already paid for the car. 10 months , where's the other 2 year prorated fees? the list goes on and on.

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Purchased vehicle in 4/05-problems started in 10/05. Engine light on and engine idle rough on 4 separate occasions. Two sensors, a solenoid, and spark plug replaced on those occasions. Now car is at dealer because it will stall when idle and lose power. This is really not safe when you are entering traffic! still waiting for the outcome of this. The fuel sending unit needed to be replaced due to erratic fuel gauge-the gauge would show empty when the tank was full.

While driving my 2005 Ford Mustang (v6 with 7,000 on the odometer) at approx. 40mph the gas pedal suddenly became totally inoperative. This occurred only once but was followed in two subsequent events with the check engine light coming on and the (yellow wrench light) for the throttle control. This then activated the "limp home" mode. Obviously loosing all gas pedal response while driving was the frightening part of all this.

Check engine light has come on 4 times since I have owned the car first time my machanic cleared p0460 code. 2nd time Ford cleared p0460 code 3 rd time I unhooked negetive battery post and cleared.

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While driving at an undetermined speed engine check light appeared. Consumer contacted dealership on four separate occasions, but problem recurred.

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The car dies unexpectedly. The check engine light comes on but the dealer says that they cannot find anything wrong with the car. This has happened on two different occasions, (while the car is idling and when the car is in gear moving). Ford said that this has been reported on numerous occasions but they cannot fix the problem because when the diagnostic check is done no problem codes are recorded. Have you heard of this problem occurring and what can I do to get the problem fixed.

This is the 2nd air pump to be replaced on vehicle. Engine check light illuminated, indicating a loss of performance. Engine was sluggish and idling high at stops. Ford was contacted. Please provide more information.

Engine light keeps coming on. People with 97 Mustangs are having problems all over the internet with there head gaskets cracking and engine lights coming on due to engine problems. Mine only has 44,900 miles! do something.

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Valve cover leak (twice), repairs were done. The camshaft position sensor was replaced which remedied the check engine light, due to failure.

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Suspension pulls to the left. Transmission would not go into reverse or grinds. Engine loses power with engine light on. Brakes pads on left side metal to metal. Second brake job. All problems still existas.

The check engine light stays on in the car, and the engine keeps missing, consumer took it to Ford 5 times and private mechanic 6 times, no one can figure out what's wrong with it.

Evaporator canister solenoid failed causing check engine light to be illuminated.

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