2024 Mustang GT PP, had it for 6 days…

[DevilDog]

Glad you're okay. That really sucks.

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[DarkkMatter]

Damn man, sorry to see the car end up like that, but at least you are safe.

I believe that these cars send information to and from the cloud to some sort of Ford Server, but I'm not completely sure. Certain that I read that at least some vehicle functions are sent, and there might be even a log in the vehicle system that can be viewed. Although, I'm not sure how.

 

[kinelisch]

Oh man that sucks big time. I am glad you are OK, things can get replaced and you can buy another one.

Having said that, it's truly terrifying to think that a 'faulty' part or component might have been the cause. Imagine cruising down the highway at 60 mph, then downshifting and accelerating hard, only for something to go wrong. It completely undermines your trust in the car's capabilities and handling.

 

[Bikeman315]

Oh man that sucks big time. I am glad you are OK, things can get replaced and you can buy another one.

Having said that, it's truly terrifying to think that a 'faulty' part or component might have been the cause. Imagine cruising down the highway at 60 mph, then downshifting and accelerating hard, only for something to go wrong. It completely undermines your trust in the car's capabilities and handling.

We are certainly putting the cart before the horse here. A lot of assumptions being made without any proof of cause. Yes, maybe it was something in the electronics. Or maybe just something in the road. The on board diagnostics might be able to tell if it was the former. If not we will never know.

 

[young at heart]

You know, when I see a thread like this I find it amazing that cars could even be driven back in the ‘60s and ‘70s. You know, before nannies and driver assistance features took over. I mean really guys, come on…why bother to get a powerful, high spirited Mustang if you‘re afraid to actually drive it yourself? Where’s the fun in letting the car make it‘s own decisions?

As with many things it’s probably age related but good grief. There are a few improvements that are useful like ABS and airbags, but for the most part this stuff is just an irritant. I was driving my wife’s new Subie yesterday and I get a pop up screen telling me that Eyesight had failed to recognize the driver. I halfway expected sirens to go off and the vehicle to be immediately disabled.

And for those who often complain about weight, complexity and price of new cars…well, think about it a little.

 

[Bikeman315]

You know, when I see a thread like this I find it amazing that cars could even be driven back in the ‘60s and ‘70s. You know, before nannies and driver assistance features took over. I mean really guys, come on…why bother to get a powerful, high spirited Mustang if you‘re afraid to actually drive it yourself? Where’s the fun in letting the car make it‘s own decisions?

As with many things it’s probably age related but good grief. There are a few improvements that are useful like ABS and airbags, but for the most part this stuff is just an irritant. I was driving my wife’s new Subie yesterday and I get a pop up screen telling me that Eyesight had failed to recognize the driver. I halfway expected sirens to go off and the vehicle to be immediately disabled.

And for those who often complain about weight, complexity and price of new cars…well, think about it a little.

The majority of these nannies weren't made for you or me. They were made for the vast majority of drivers who can barely figure out which pedal is which. And that pertains to the majority of Mustang owners as well. The good new is to just turn them off if you do not want them. At least while we can!

 

[young at heart]

The majority of these nannies weren't made for you or me. They were made for the vast majority of drivers who can barely figure out which pedal is which. And that pertains to the majority of Mustang owners as well. The good new is to just turn them off if you do not want them. At least while we can!

You‘re right of course and I get it. It just seems to me that the concepts of “V8 Mustang“ and “nannies“ shouldn’t be used in the same paragraph. But I also think that “intelligent speed limiter” is an oxymoron so there’s that.

 

[gtstang462002]

You‘re right of course and I get it. It just seems to me that the concepts of “V8 Mustang“ and “nannies“ shouldn’t be used in the same paragraph. But I also think that “intelligent speed limiter” is an oxymoron so there’s that.

The intelligent speed limiter is awesome for those of us that drive on military installations. It keeps me out of a trouble with the MPs. That is the only place where I have found it to be useful.

 

[Cucurú]

I definitely had all the aids on, which is one of my suspicions on what could have caused the original loss of control. Having the car for less than a week, and two of those days sitting at a tint shop, and another day my girlfriend drove it. All that being said I really didn't even have a chance to really dig deep into the settings and how they affected how the car drove. Aside from a catastrophic failure of a part, it sounds like its possible that the dip in the road caused the LSD to send more power to the right wheel, causing the advancetrac and lane keep assist to pull the vehicle right, and at that point it was too far gone so letting off the throttle and trying to save it likely made it worse.

All in all I am just glad the car did it's job. Thank you all for the well wishes and I am truly grateful for modern safety standards that allowed me to walk away with nothing more than a smashed thumb, a small burn on my hand, and a bit of soreness.

Looking at copart auctions, the car is unfortunately likely totaled which is very sad. It was the perfect color, low mileage, and I got it for a steal at $40k + TTL with every option but the active exhaust. But if it is totaled, you can bet ill be looking again for a 2018+ mustang again, and if I get a 24, the damn safety systems will be severely looked at / turned off because as I said I never had a single close call in my 2015, and I can guarantee I drove that thing much closer to its limits than this 24 would have ever seen from me.

I'm glad you didn't get hospitalized. But at this moment Ford has $3000 incentives on 2024 GTs and GT-Premiums. 25s I believe are 4-6K higher than 24s.

 

[kinelisch]

When I press my intelligent speed limiter button, it does the speed limit but I programmed it to do +1 mph

 

[Dapsters]

You‘re right of course and I get it. It just seems to me that the concepts of “V8 Mustang“ and “nannies“ shouldn’t be used in the same paragraph. But I also think that “intelligent speed limiter” is an oxymoron so there’s that.

That intelligent speed limiter sucks. I tried it on a road with 35-45 limit but it kept reading random mile markers and setting my limit to 80+ same with the adaptive cruise

 

[gtstang462002]

That intelligent speed limiter sucks. I tried it on a road with 35-45 limit but it kept reading random mile markers and setting my limit to 80+ same with the adaptive cruise

I have never experienced this. An occasional missed sogn that left my adaptive cruise doing 45 in a 55.

 

[Dapsters]

I have never experienced this. An occasional missed sogn that left my adaptive cruise doing 45 in a 55.

It could have been fixed, this was like a year ago now before any OTA updates were released. I haven't used it since

 

[RLE55]

The intelligent speed limiter is awesome for those of us that drive on military installations. It keeps me out of a trouble with the MPs. That is the only place where I have found it to be useful.

Really!! I drove on military installations for over 20 years and never needed a speed limiter to help me obey the posted speed limits.

 

[young at heart]

The intelligent speed limiter is awesome for those of us that drive on military installations. It keeps me out of a trouble with the MPs. That is the only place where I have found it to be useful.

Well, there’s always that speed limiter that’s attached to the end of your right leg!

I‘ll never forget being stopped by a very young MP about four feet tall on Hwy 98 in the FL panhandle a few years ago. Now Hwy 98 is a major US route where the speed limit is up and down every few miles and I had just unknowingly slipped onto the Tyndall base part. The little MP said he had me going 3 mph over the limit and literally launched himself into a tirade about how I was endangering the fine fighting men and women of our country, yada yada yada. After about 7 or 8 minutes of self-important Caesar complex pontificating I politely asked the guy if he could just give me my 3 over ticket and skip the lecture. He looked shocked and finally let me off this serious offense.

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