Dark horse traction issues and cutting power ?

[StangDang95]

Hey everyone,

I’ve been running into a weird issue with my 2024 Mustang Dark Horse (Handling Pack, 10-speed auto, 3.55 rear ratio) and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this.

When I’m doing roll races or digs with Track Mode and traction control fully off, the car sometimes cuts all power right as it shifts into 3rd gear. It feels like a complete throttle/fuel cut for a split second before coming back.

Scenarios where it happens:

1st-gear dig, Track Mode, TC off: Pulls hard through 1st → 2nd, but right as it goes into 3rd, the car cuts out briefly.

• 30 roll in 2nd gear, Track Mode, TC off: Same deal — pulls fine in 2nd, then cuts as soon as 3rd engages.

But here’s the confusing part:

I tried a brake-torque dig where I let the tires spin/burn all the way through 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, and the car never cut power. It roasted rubber all the way through without intervention.

could it be the tired I have and maybe needs to be warmed up ?

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[Zig]

Retry with tc enabled to determine if traction issue?

 

[Billycar11]

Just to confirm traction control fully off is holding the traction control button for 5 seconds or so?

 

[Neggytive]

My C4 would chop the throttle if it detected wheel spin unless the ASR (Acceleration Slip Regulation) was turned off.

Very unsettling when you are trying to get into traffic with a small window of opportunity and the car falls on its face.

The Mustang will do the same thing unless you either turn things off or go into one of the driving modes that turn the traction control off

Turn TCS and stability control off and the car will give new meaning to the term "letting it off the leash"

 

[Sofa King]

Just to confirm traction control fully off is holding the traction control button for 5 seconds or so?

Press and release the button to switch traction control off. The stability control system remains fully active, to switch it off, press and hold the button for a few seconds, then release.

 

[d4rkg04t]

Hey everyone,

I’ve been running into a weird issue with my 2024 Mustang Dark Horse (Handling Pack, 10-speed auto, 3.55 rear ratio) and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this.

When I’m doing roll races or digs with Track Mode and traction control fully off, the car sometimes cuts all power right as it shifts into 3rd gear. It feels like a complete throttle/fuel cut for a split second before coming back.

Scenarios where it happens:

1st-gear dig, Track Mode, TC off: Pulls hard through 1st → 2nd, but right as it goes into 3rd, the car cuts out briefly.

• 30 roll in 2nd gear, Track Mode, TC off: Same deal — pulls fine in 2nd, then cuts as soon as 3rd engages.

But here’s the confusing part:

I tried a brake-torque dig where I let the tires spin/burn all the way through 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, and the car never cut power. It roasted rubber all the way through without intervention.

could it be the tired I have and maybe needs to be warmed up ?

What kind of horsepower does it make? What kind of tires are you running? What is the average temperature where you're at when it breaks loose? Do you have any suspension mods on the car?

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