Engine Shut Off Without Warning Problems of Ford Mustang

I bought my 2015 Mustang premium edition with 200 miles on it in 2016. During the last few years, there have been numerous times when the engine has shut off while driving, and stalled twice while waiting at a light. It goes into aux mode. But restarts right away I have not had the problem for quite some time but this past Saturday, it shut down again, while turning and this time a light came on that said run power active. This is a serious and dangerous condition which happens randomly, but usually while turning. Fuel level was 1/4 this past time. Ford must find the cause and recall ASAP. It has never happened while parked to date. Only 6600 miles on the car. Similar reports are posted on this site.

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Today I was driving my 2015 Ford Mustang when suddenly the car began to lose speed. The car was slowing down and wouldn't let me accelerate. Eventually while wanting to check if my car was okay I tried to make a left turn into a parking lot and the car engine shut off but the lights and everything were still on. I had to wait awhile and eventually I was able to turn the car back on and safely move into a walmart parking lot.

Driving on the dallas, TX highway 35- rlthornton headed sound in the peak of traffic in the fast lane (far left hand lane) going about 35miles and car stops. My feet was pressed on the acceleration but the car would not move. No engine warming or lights came on. The cars behind be began to swerve and brake to keep from hitting me. The abrupt engine shut off could have caused accidents or even worse fatalities. (my life) because the car was unmovable and failed to start, 911 had to be called for assistance with getting me out of arms way of other drivers and on the right side of the highway. I called the dealership, to inform them of the matter. Had the car towed at the expense of $120 dollars. 2 days have passed and my car hasn't been looked it. I was told that they might get to my car by Friday, 8/31 and that no rentals were available. My biggest concerned is the safety of my life and others. After researching around it appears that others have also experienced this problem. The Mustang is Fords biggest seller but consumers have the right to know of any issues such as this being reported. Why, because lives matter.

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Vehicle shut down 2 times, once in traffic, did restart, seemingly because of low system voltage caused by a parasitic draw on the battery which has been present since new. Multiple dtc's in history which I can supply, Ford of course knows nothing, but I have seen many complaints on web pages about s550 battery draw.

I have a 17 Mustang gt with manual within the first 1000 miles the engine has automatically turned it self off after getting on a interstate or any time extra power is needed. I would want to stop speeding up I would push the clutch in and put it in 6th and wait for my mph drop to desire speed, during this time is when the engine turns off. I have went to a Ford dealership in richmond, va and they basically said they can't find any issues because their are no codes (the car didn't leave the property). So this issue is a hard to find a fix and most likely won't get fixed till people start getting in accidents or death by accident because of the unpredictable engine shut off.

Car engine shut off completely while disengaging the clutch coming to a stop on busy roads with my child in the car.

Purchased 2015 Mustang 5. 0 with only 6000 miles. And numerous times I tried to register my Mustang with Ford sync vehicle health report but said my vehicle wasnt compadable, which I didnt understand. When I hit 13000miles. . . I noticed vehicle ac was not cooling for a couple days. I made an appointment with dealership but day before I was driving on the freeway checking if maybe the ac would work all of a sudden, the engine shut off. . . . I pushed the clutch back in and started it as I was in neutral. Engine turned back on and I turned off the radio and ac. Thank god I made it back home.

The engine shuts off while driving after it heats up. This has happened several times in these last couple of months after purchasing the used vehicle. I took it to the dealership to fix. They replaced O2 sensors and I got it back last night and today I was driving on the freeway when the car just shut off on me again and the rpms dropped to zero. I was able to pull the car off to the side safely. I put the car in park and restarted it. I drove for about a minute or two and it shut off again, so again I pulled over and restarted the car. This happened about three or four times before I was able to reach my final destination.

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My engine has randomly shut off three separate times now. I have about 12,000 miles on mt 2015 Mustang gt w/pp manual transmission. The first time I was parked and it was idling, my friend and I both witnessed the idle dip, then 3-5 seconds later the engine shut off. The second time (was much more dangerous) I was changing lanes because of a car fast approaching from behind, I downshifted from 3rd to 2nd gear (30-40mph), let out the clutch smoothly, pressed the accelerator and the car did nothing, I looked down and the rpm was at 0 and "press clutch to start" was displayed on the gauge cluster screen. I quickly depressed clutch and restarted engine and took off to avoid an accident. The third time happened today 3/15/2016 I was again at idle and the engine just shut down without me touching anything, it again displayed "press clutch to start". I've read in forums that many people are having this issue intermittently, this could be a serious safety issue that can have deadly consequences. Please address this issue correctly rather than sending everyone home with the "we didn't find any issue" go-to response. Hopefully people don't have to get injured, or god forbid die, before this issue is taken seriously.

With only 500+ miles on my car to date, I have experienced multiple occaisions where my 2015 Mustang gt's engine shuts off without warning when I am approaching a stop and disengage the manual transmission to coast to a stop. The car does not give any indication that it is experiencing any issues prior to or during the shutdown. The engine simply dies. This latest incident nearly caused an accident because when I was approaching the red light I put the car in neutral while slowing down and the light subsequently changed quickly to green--and my engine died. The car behind me had already accelerated expecting me to proceed but I was coasting while trying to restart the car. Fortunately, there was no rear end impact and I restarted the car and proceeded. This is a serious safety issue and what makes it worse is how random it is. Ford needs to figure this out quick before somebody gets hurt or killed in an accident related to this issue. For the record, there are many others with this same model car that are experiencing the same dangerous issue and are posting their experiences online at the Mustang generation 6 forum.

Vehicle just dies (engine shuts off) with the clutch in while slowing to a stop. Could possibly cause an accident.

While driving car shuts off. No steering. Harmonic balancer fail off. Hit a ditch.

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Increasing speed to merge onto kellogg in wichita, kansas westbound from oliver and transmission began to jerk, then in a very short time span, about 2-3 seconds, entire vehicle shut down. Dealer did some repair work but the car has had numerous electrical incidents including failing to start, shutdowns, failure of pass side window to go all the way down, failure of climate control causing fogged windows, speakers shorting out, trunk opening on its own, and so forth. Numerous, but still small percentage of automatic transmission (6r80) issues that seem to match mine. No error codes suggest intermittent fail of contacts at passthru connector, possibly related to poorly seated connector insert. Bare wire was discovered in pass door when windows was serviced. Vehicle should be investigated for the transmission failure to issue TSB as needed to correct aws well as investigation into wiring harness. Note - we have had 3 incidents where the problems cound have caused crash.

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I have a 2006 Mustang with only 7500 miles on it and I have owned it now for about two weeks. Today I was driving on a residential street and the engine just turned off. I pulled the car over to the side and turned the car back on and it was fine. I drove home with no issues. I was almost on the interstate when this happened and it could have been very dangerous. If you complete a google search on 2006-2009 Mustangs, this issue seems to be listed several times. When the engine shut off, I checked all the fluids in the car and they were all fine. It did not sound like their was an issue with the engine; this seems more like a glitch in the system, something that Ford should recall and fix. Because the engine was turned off, the steering was hard to control, if I was going at a faster speed, I may not have been able to pull the car over to the side of the interstate. This could have created a serious accident.

In the morning, after driving my car approximately 10 minutes, (before entering the freeway on ramp) the engine just shut off. I was able to turn the key to the off position, and while still moving (in second or third gear) I was able to restart the car on the first attempt. I did use the vehicle mid-day without any mishaps. Later that evening after driving home approximately 40 minutes, (after exiting the freeway) the engine shut off again (while in third gear). I was able to again turn the key to the off position, and while in motion I was able to restart the car on the first attempt. On the drive home that evening and the next morning there were no further mishaps. I contacted the Ford dealer that evening, and was advised to bring in the car the next morning. I was not advised to have it towed or that it would be unsafe to operate. The mechanics drove the vehicle for 12 miles, and were unable to duplicate the motor turning off. They advised me that they had thoroughly checked the car, but were unable to find anything wrong, and the car was ready to be picked up. I was expressed my concern repeatedly about driving everyday on the freeway to their representative, but was offered no explanation as to why the engine just turned off. At this point I continue to be concerned about the safety of driving this vehicle.

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While slowing down, downshifting or switching gears, the car engine will just fail and shut off/stall without any warning. The car will not "buck" or shake, it will just turn off, causing the power steering to stop operating. I have had two close incidents where I was turning into a parking lot and almost hit a car because the power steering shut off when the engine died without warning. I am afraid this problem will cause a bad accident, especially when I have two young children riding in the vehicle most of the time. I took the car to Ford dealership they stated that they did a full inspection but did not find anything wrong. I am still experiencing the same problem at least several times a day when my engine will just shut off without any warning or notice while I am operating it. Both my husband and my father have driven my car and experienced this problem so I know that it is not the way I am driving it.

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After driving my Mustang approximately 1 to 1 1/2 hours at highway speeds, I exited the interstate. At the top of the ramp I attempted to merge into traffic but when I pushed the accelerator the car shut off right in the path of oncoming traffic. It did restart so I avoided being struck. Since then it has done it several times even while driving along then accelerating. I have had several close calls due to this problem. I have returned the car to the dealership on three different occasions. The first time, they replaced a O2 sensor. The last two times they said they can not find a problem.

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If the vehicle shuts off while moving it will lose power steering and braking causing the vehicle to swerve.

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While traveling on the highway and without prior warning vehicle shut down and will not restart.

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Driving down the road about 35 mph and put on the brakes and the car shut off (shutting off the power steering and power brakes). This has happened to me twice. The second time was a couple of days ago I was getting off the interstate and when I applied the brakes the car shut off, I was lucky there was nobody in that intersection. . .

While traveling on highway and without prior warning vehicle shut down, causing the vehicle to run into a guardrail.

Car stalls when starting on a cold engine regardless of outside temp. Something sticks under hood. If you hold your foot on accelerator, it will stay running but will abruptly die when let off pedal. Even if you start driving, it can still stick, causing engine shutoff while moving resulting in loss of p. Steering, brakes, etc. , has been in under warranty once, was not fixed. Does this on about 1 out of 10 cold starts randomly. Have heard numerous complaints about this from other Mustang owners. Needs to be a recall !.

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While traveling at approx. 25 mph driver proceeded to make a right hand turn when in the curve vehicle suddenly lost all power. Engine quit, driver had no control over steering or brakes. Accident occurred striking two vehicles. 2 cars determined to be totalled, 3rd car being evaluated for loss. Outdoor temps were noted to be in high ninety's to low 100's. Cause of engine shut down unknown at this time, but possible vapor lock problem may have existed.

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While driving at any speed vehicle completely shutdown without warning, nearly causing several collisions. Cause unknown. Dealer cannot identify cause. Please give any further details.

Consumer was driving at 20-25 mph and suddenly vehicle lost all power. Engine just shut down, leaving consumer with no control of the steering/ abs system. Went to stop by applying the brakes and crashed over some bumps in the street. Dealer has been contacted.