NHTSA complaint: 2014 FORD MUSTANG — TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SWAYED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND INSPECTED UNDER THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THERE WAS NOT ANY IRREGULARITIES. THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLES WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT AWAITED APPRAISAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation