2012 Ford Mustang fuel system problems
Owners reported fuel system problems in 22 complaints for the 2012 Ford Mustang, 4% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 22 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 57,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 57,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Takata my car has different manufacturing issues including the convertible roofing it does openly by itself, I got scared and chocked the first time it happened, also the transmission seemed to sent a lower speed to the motor. Airbag didn't explode in a crash. Driving is when it happens.
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.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Ford Mustang
- Air bags 158 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 157 complaints
- Cruise control 35 complaints
- Engine 33 complaints
- Body & structure 23 complaints
- Transmission 23 complaints
- Electrical system 21 complaints
- Steering 16 complaints