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Ford Mustang Power Train Manual Transmission Safety Report | May 20, 2011
Reported on May 20, 2011
| I WAS TRAVELING ON A BUSY ROAD AND WAS MERGING ON TO A FREEWAY ON-RAMP THAT ALSO SERVES AS AN OFF-RAMP. WHEN I MERGED AND TRIED TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT IN TO 3RD GEAR. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY AND SINCE I WASN'T BRAKING, THE PERSON BEHIND ME COULD ONLY TELL BY HOW QUICKLY HE/SHE WAS GETTING CLOSE TO ME. NO BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED SO NO BRAKE LIGHTS WERE SHOWING. AFTER A FEW SECONDS I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN 3RD GEAR AND CONTINUE ON. LUCKILY THE PERSON BEHIND ME AND BEHIND HIM/HER WAS ABLE TO REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH AND NOT RUN IN TO MY REAR END. THIS OCCURS ON A VERY REGULAR BASIS. AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK WILL MY CAR NOT BE ABLE TO GET INTO A GEAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS CURRENTLY NO FIX FROM FORD. THE ONLY FIX IS TO CHANGE THE FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED TO NOT IMPROVE THE PROBLEM. *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: | LEESBURG VA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1ZVBP8CF6B5 |
| Mileage: | 14110 miles. |
| Speed: | 35 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 8 |
| Vehicle type: | RWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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