# 2012 FORD MUSTANG — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `951957` · 2012-12-02 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** MUSTANG
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- **Miles at failure:** 10,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
MY NEPHEW LOST CONTROL OF HIS SIX SPEED 2012 MUSTANG WHILE DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN ROAD AND WAS KILLED. HE WAS DOWNSHIFTING INTO LEFT CORNER OR ROAD THEN ROAD TURNS RIGHT UPHILL (LIKE AN "S" SHAPE).  PERHAPS THE POWER TRAIN HAD AN ISSUE.?  *TR
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