Mileage when the problem started
Owner reports
Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2014 Ford Mustang owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).
The contact's brother owns a 2014 Ford Mustang. While the owner was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle drifted over to the left, crossed into the other lanes, drove into a ditch, and crashed into an object at the end of the ditch, causing the vehicle to become airborne. The vehicle landed in a nearby field and came to a complete stop. The contact stated that after several impacts, the air bags deployed. The contact stated that due to the impact, the driver was unable to state what had caused the vehicle to drift over to the left before crashing into the ditch. The driver received injuries to the lower body, L1 vertebrae, chest, and a fractured back. Medical attention was needed, and the driver remained in the Intensive Care Unit. A Police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard and remained at the tow yard with extensive damage. …
I was going up a steep driveway. I made it to the top, then needed to get back down. I put my car in reverse and proceeded to back down the driveway. Suddenly and without warning, my brakes and steering went out. The whole car shut off and the battery light turned on. Not being able to brake or steer, my car rolled down the driveway into a fence before coming to a stop. This caused extensive damage to my vehicle.
I was driving down the road and just lost power steering , a message came on and said loss of power steering assist , I pulled o er cut the car off waited a few min then started it back up and it was working again , then about 10 miles down the road it did it again
Advanced track light kept coming on as well as traction control lights though car was fine then new years eve a driver caused me to have an accident and seconds before impact my brakes locked up, and steering wheel locked up. I then impacted and the front passenger and driver airbags did not deploy which could of killed me and my passenger as we were both severely hurt from slamming against the steering wheel and him the dashboard. This happened on a city street irving bolivard at a speed of 40mph. Currently the crash is being investigated by my insurance company my name is [redacted] and my number is [redacted].
I was going to work around 15:45 when I had to accelarate on a mountain while I was on the fifth gear. I gave enough gaz but the engine did not want to respond. After arriving at the top of the mountain, not being able to accelerate on the 5th gear, I downshifted to the 4th gear. Same result the engine did not respond. The engine then stalled, battery light came up, oil and engine light came up after. The road was turning radically so I told myself I will try to stop after the curve so I wont be dangerous to other cars in the curve. Problem is, steering box failed to fonction and I almost crashed in a light post. Even with my two hands forcing on the steering wheel it was very difficult to turn. I called Ford road assistance for a towing. It took around 40 minutes for it to arrive. For a 12th February in qubec, it is long and cold to wait in a car 40 minutes with no heating. …
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 Ford Mustang. While driving 20 MPH, the power steering ability failed. The contact stated that the power steering ability would come and go and the accutrax service warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to family Ford-Lincoln (909 pike st, marietta, oh 45750 [phone]) where it was diagnosed that the power steering box needed replacement. The contact mentioned that no reason was given as to why the power steering box needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. When the contact arrived home, he found water in the connector pins with the power steering box, and the pins were corroded. The manufacturer was notified, but did not assist. The failure mileage was approximately 21,600. Consumer stated electrical steering box, positive and negative terminal plug had water in it and the male terminal; spade is corroded causing loss of steering. …
This is a safety recall issue loosing power steering in my Mustang while driving. After further research on this problem Ford does have lots of recalls on this problem. But didn't find my year 2014 for a recall. The problem is I did loose my power steering while driving and this is unsafe since I do drive my car fast. My default light or warning light did come on as I pulled over and found it hard to steer my vehicle. This is the first time my car has done this and will monitor the problem. I tried to restart the car my turning the key off and on a few times but did not fix the problem. So I reset the system by disconnecting the battery cables and that did fix the problem and got back my power steering on my Mustang. There is no power steering pump on this car as the rack pinion is controlling the power steering.
While making a right hand turn the steering completely locked up. On my console a message stating that I had a power steering assist fault showed up. Since I could not turn the wheel I had to stop immediately since it was heading into the center median. I restarted the car couple of times but the steering would not budge. Had to have a tow truck pick the car up. Took it to my mechanic who informed me that the electronic steering was completely locked up and even when up on the rack it would not budge. Since I was turning I had slowed down otherwise this could have resulted in a serious accident since I could not move the wheel at all.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 Ford Mustang. While driving approximately 5 MPH and attempting to turn left, the vehicle's steering ability seized and the vehicle drove straight forward into an embankment. The contact immediately shifted into reverse and noticed that the power steering assist fault message appeared. The contact drove the vehicle to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer or independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 24,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 Ford Mustang. While driving 40 MPH, the steering wheel inadvertently maneuvered to the right and left. The contact had to manually steer the vehicle straight again. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to sam pack's five star Ford lewisville (1144 n stemmons fwy, lewisville, tx 75067, [phone]) for diagnostic testing, but the results were unknown and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 40,000.
Steering complaints in other Mustang years
Frequently asked questions
How common are steering problems on the 2014 Ford Mustang?
NHTSA has 22 complaints about the steering of the 2014 Ford Mustang, 6% of the model year's 359 complaints.
Is there a recall for 2014 Ford Mustang steering problems?
No. NHTSA lists no steering recall for the 2014 Ford Mustang, though it has 3 recalls for other components. If the problem is widespread, a repair may still be covered by an extended warranty or a manufacturer service bulletin — ask a dealer.
At what mileage do 2014 Ford Mustang steering problems start?
Half of the complaints with a recorded mileage happened before about 40,000 miles, and 44% before 25,000 miles.
Is it dangerous?
Owners linked 3 crashes, 0 fires and 3 injuries to steering problems on this model year. If you notice symptoms, have the car checked before driving further.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.