2011 Ford Mustang defect investigations
Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2011 Ford Mustang. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.
- Inability to shift gears on accelerationPreliminary Evaluation PE11024 · opened Aug 3, 2011 · closed Dec 14, 2011
The Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) analyzed complaint data provided by Ford as well as complaints submitted to ODI from consumers.In total, there were 364 unique reports indicating various shift quality issues while driving.Ford identified several factors that may contribute to shift quality concerns in the sub…