Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Ford Mustang has 41 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
41
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
18V213000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Ford F-150 and 2018 Ford Expedition and Mustang and Lincoln Navigator vehicles equipped with ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed,... |
| Sep 14, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The vehicle jolts when placed from park or reverse to Drive after being driven 30 or more minutes or... |
| Jul 12, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | I have a 2018 Mustang GT with the 10R80 transmission. The transmission started giving me problems li... |
| May 9, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while attempting to accelerate from a stop,... |
| May 6, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the cont... |
| Apr 25, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | For roughly 4mths beginning in April 2025, my 2018 Ford Mustang Ecoboost has been suffering from a s... |
| Mar 21, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | 2018 Ford Mustang Echo boost. Engine light came on code P0420 which is the Catalytic Converter and w... |
| Mar 13, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Car jerking,Rpm needle jumps alot,feel like im going to run into someone or something, not getting g... |
| Jul 14, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | transmission solenoid malfunction (p0757). car came to an abrupt stop in the middle of a speeding bo... |
| Dec 13, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES | I was driving down the road in my 2018 Mustang ecoboost. When all of the sudden slowing down it lock... |
| Nov 5, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while driving 5 MPH, the contact became awa... |
| Jun 8, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | When shifting into drive from reverse there's a two to 3 second delay and when it does go into drive... |
| May 20, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2018 Ford Mustang with 10R80 10 speed transmission. Bronco like action when slowing almost whiplash ... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while at stop light the rear end of th... |
| Oct 23, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that his son parked the vehicle and set the... |
| Oct 23, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | ******* DELETE VOQ ******* THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING MARKED FOR DELETION BECAUSE IT IS AN INADVERTENT... |
| Sep 24, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | My 2018 Ford Mustang with Automatic Transmisson recently(Sept) started having issues with the gear s... |
| May 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the reverse... |
| Apr 21, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Mustang. The contact stated when he had parked his vehicle at his resid... |
| May 30, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission failed while driving on a busy street making a left turn. My safety and my passeng... |