Without warning my electronic power steering failed. this resulted in the steering shaking and then locking up while i was at highway speeds. i then only had manual steering. when i researched this online, it appears to be a common problem with mustangs of these years and adjacent years.
I'm a long time ford owner. in july, 2017 the electronic power steering on my 2013 mustang gt which had less than 40k miles, malfunctioned which in turn resulted in the loss of traction control, abs and other electronic assist functions. after being informed that my warranty was expire, i was quoted over $2.2k. annoyed that a low mileage car which was less than 4 years old could have an issue like this, i chose to drive it without power steering. fast forward to january 2018, i brought the car to the dealership for an oil change which happened to lose all steering function while in their possession. the dealership explained that the car was a ticking time bomb and that i should be grateful that the steering didn't go out while i was on the road. i was blown away because they never informed me that i would lose all steering in the original diagnosis 6 months earlier. i contacted ford consumer affairs and they just filed it away and don't want to acknowledge the issue due to the potential liability it can face for selling cars with faulty steering that are likely to fail on the road. ford's power steering issues are well-known, but the associated catastrophic steering failure is not. basically, if you drive a ford product and the power steering goes out, you are driving a death trap.
My mustang has the same exact same problem with the steering as the fusion and taurus which are currently on recall..... intermittent power steering loss due to an intermittent electrical connection in the steering gear...i would like the nhtsa to look into including the 2013 mustang in this recall.. my mustang only has 40,026 miles
Every morning when i turn on my car in cold weather i get the error message "power assembly fault" and an indicator that traction control is shut off. when this happens i no longer have power steering or traction control. this clears up once i warm up the engine and turn the car off and on. it happens every morning now that we are in colder weather and clears up once i heat up the car so it seems that these electronic components become faulty at 30-40 degree fahrenheit weather.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford mustang. the contact stated that while driving 7 mph, the brakes and steering wheel seized. as a result, the vehicle crashed into another vehicle and the air bags deployed. the contact sustained injuries to neck, left wrist and back which required medical attention. a police report was failed. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 18,000.