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Ford Mustang Power Train Manual Transmission Safety Report | Feb 17, 2011
Reported on Feb 17, 2011
| I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2011 MUSTANG V6 EQUIPPED WITH A MT82 MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AT FIRST THE CAR WOULD RESIST SHIFTING INTO 1ST GEAR WHILE FULLY STOPPED, EVEN WITH THE CLUTCH PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. SOON AFTER 2ND GEAR BEGAN RESISTING SHIFTS AND I HAD OCCASIONAL LOCK-OUTS WHERE IT WOULD NOT GO INTO 2ND GEAR FREQUENTLY WHILE TURNING LEFT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I HAD TO UPSHIFT TO 3RD OF IF THERE WAS TRAFFIC IN FRONT I WOULD COAST UNTIL I CAN SAFELY DOWNSHIFT TO 1ST. I HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED AND SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FELT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY STRETCHED BOLTS IN THE PRESSURE PLATE THAT KEPT THE CLUTCH FROM DISENGAGING. UNFORTUNATELY THIS DIDN'T HELP AND THE SHIFT FEEL CONTINUED TO DEGRADE. TODAY I EXPERIENCED A NEW PROBLEM: I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO 1ST BUT THE SHIFTER ONLY MOVED 90% OF THE WAY FORWARD AND DIDN'T ENGAGE ANY GEARS. IT DIDN'T GRIND EVEN WHEN I LET THE CLUTCH OUT IT JUST WAS AS IF THERE WAS NO 1ST GEAR. I ATTEMPTED TO PULL IT BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND IT RESISTED; IT FELT LOCKED IN. EVENTUALLY I PULLED HARD ENOUGH THAT IT CAME BACK TO NEUTRAL BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN I TRIED TO SHIFT INTO 1ST AGAIN. IT WOULDN'T FIND THE GEAR AND GOT STUCK. ALL DURING THIS TIME OF ABOUT 30 SECONDS THERE WERE OTHER DRIVERS THAT HAD EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO STOP AND GO AROUND ME WHILE I WAS STUCK AT THE INTERSECTION. I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN REARENDED. I'VE HAD OTHER NEAR MISSES WHEN I'VE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC AND BEEN LOCKED OUT OF 2ND GEAR AS WELL. THE OFFICIAL WORD IS THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A FIX YET. I HAD BEEN BIDING MY TIME UNTIL A SOLUTION IS FOUND BUT IT APPEARS THAT THIS MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IF NOT RESOLVED SOON. *TR | |
| 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: | CARROLLTON TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1ZVBP8AM6B5 |
| Mileage: | 6100 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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