2013 Ford Mustang drivetrain & axles problems
47 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2013 Ford Mustang, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 47 15% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 57,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 34 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 57,000 miles, and 53% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
My mother bought this car brand new, the neighbors hacked into the sync system once and had issues out of radio since, but she's not concerned over that, the 6speed transmission will shift on its on, be running 55 and downshift to first, and go to pull out in 6th and had almost got her hit more than once , I hooked computer to it reset everything to factory except the my key and bluetooth which neighbors hacked, but I took down the rd and driving normal to set shifting points, I was in a 60 MPH zone going 55 and…
Vehicle will suddenly not accelerate while driving - randomly. The car had no response. At times, wrench light will be on - other lights too. After turning off car, the problem seems to go away, but it has repeated and frequency seems to be higher. This is very dangerous as this happens in highways or exists, the car is basically with no response.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Ford Mustang
- Air bags 145 complaints
- Engine 23 complaints
- Cruise control 19 complaints
- Electrical system 18 complaints