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Ford Mustang Power Train Manual Transmission Safety Report | Sept 11, 2010
Reported on Sept 11, 2010
| VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 7 TIMES FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION GRINDING DURING GEAR CHANGES LEADING TO AN INABILITY TO ENGAGE GEARS WITH 1ST AND 2ND BEING THE MOST PROBLEMATIC. IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS WHEN YOU MUST ACCELERATE QUICKLY, VALUABLE TIME IS WASTED JUST TRYING TO GET THE CAR INTO GEAR...WHICH PROVES IMPOSSIBLE. THESE CARS ARE EQUIPPED WITH A SKIP SHIFT FEATURE THAT LOCKS OUT 2ND AND 3RD FOR FUEL ECONOMY AND A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. MULTITUDES OF OWNERS ARE REPORTING THEY ARE UNABLE TO ENGAGE 2ND GEAR WITH NO WARNING OF IT BEING LOCKED OUT ON THE DASH. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 2500 MILES AND THEN CHANGED THE VISCOSITY OF THE FLUID USED WHICH FORD CLAIMS IS THE SOLUTION. HOWEVER, I AND OTHERS GETTING THIS REPAIR ARE DISCOVERING IT DOES NOTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE. IN FACT, IT ONLY MAKES THE SHIFTING WORSE AND CAUSES WHINING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY 2011 MUSTANG OWNERS WITH THE MT82 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION (BOTH V6 AND V8). THERE ARE CLOSE TO 1000 POSTS FROM OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE ON THIS WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.ALLFORDMUSTANGS.COM/FORUMS/2011-MUSTANG-TALK/268693-OFFICIAL-2011-MUSTANG-MANUAL-TRANSMISSION-ROUGH-SHIFTING-THREAD-66.HTML#POST2429852 TO DATE, FORD HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *LN | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | Mustang |
| Manufactured by: | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | SAN JOSE CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1ZVBP8CF2B5 |
| Mileage: | 500 miles. |
| Speed: | 10 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 8 |
| Vehicle type: | RWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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| Dealer name and location: | |
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