2018 Ford Mustang drivetrain & axles problems
43 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2018 Ford Mustang, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 43 17% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 9,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 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 27 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 9,000 miles, and 89% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes.
What owners wrote
The transmission gets stuck in gear when you accelerate hard, you can't take the car out of gear and the clutch does not work. The engine continually revs/speeds up when no one is touching the accelerator. This is very dangerous and needs to be addressed right away. This was driving in sport mode, this has no happened in normal mode.
At acceleration the car won't shift when needed then it'll automatically down shift and stop accelerating. The RPM gage needle bounces up & down with & with acceleration imaged speed still decreases then something catches and it'll start accelerating & RPM going to high then starts all over before finally working right.
Other problems reported for the 2018 Ford Mustang
- Engine 67 complaints
- Electrical system 32 complaints
- Body & structure 15 complaints