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Ford Mustang Power Train Manual Transmission Safety Report | May 06, 2011
Reported on May 06, 2011
| OUR 2011 MUSTANG GT WITH 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS A TERRIBLE NOTCHY SHIFTER THAT I'VE COMPLAINED ABOUT 2 TIMES TO MY DEALER. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH, AND THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ACCORDING TO A TSB FROM FORD. I READ THE TSB ONLINE AND IT SAYS IT'S FOR CARS WITH DIFFICULT SHIFTING IN COLD TEMPERATURES (WHICH ISN'T MY ISSUE) BUT THEY INSISTED THIS WOULD FIX IT. IMMEDIATELY, THE SHIFTING WAS WORSE AND I'M HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE, SECOND AND THIRD. WHEN YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY QUICKLY, YOU CAN'T GET THE CAR IN GEAR AND THIS IS REALLY STARTING TO SCARE ME. THE DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO OTHER FIX AVAILABLE SO I ASKED THEM TO GIVE ME A NEW CAR (MINE ONLY HAS 1400 MILES ON IT) AND THEY SAID NO, THEY ALL DO THIS AND IMPLIED I'M NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY, I'VE BEE DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS FOR 40 YEARS. I KNOW HOW TO SHIFT. THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. WHY AREN'T THEY RECALLING THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT? *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: | PORT CHESTER NY |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1ZVBP8CF6B5 |
| Mileage: | 1500 miles. |
| Speed: | 30 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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