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Ford Mustang Power Train Manual Transmission Safety Report | June 16, 2011
Reported on June 16, 2011
| I OWN A 2012 MUSTANG GT WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS EXHIBITED VERY ROUGH SHIFTING ABOUT A WEEK AFTER PURCHASE. ADDITIONALLY THE CLUTCH AND DRIVETRAIN ARE VERY NOISY - LOT'S OF CLANGS AND SEEMINGLY LOOSE PARTS. THE CAR WILL POP OUT OF GEAR OCCASIONALLY WHEN IN 1ST. SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND IS SOMETIMES SMOOTH, SOMETIMES VERY ROUGH AND SOMETIMES GRINDS. ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO 2ND WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN SEEMS TO MAKE ROUGH SHIFTING WORSE. I WAS AT A LIGHT MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A FOUR LANE ROAD. I WAS IN THE LEFT HAND LAND WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER TO MY RIGHT. THE LIGHT CHANGED AND WE BOTH STARTED MOVING. I TRIED TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ENGAGE THE GEAR AND LOST SPEED. THE TRACTOR TRAILER HOWEVER CONTINUED WITH THE TURN AND HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BREAKS TO AVOID SIDE SWIPING MY CAR. IF THE DRIVER HADN'T REACTED, HE WOULD HAVE HIT THE CAR. IF I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT AND HAD BEEN HIT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR WORSE. THIS CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH SKIP SHIFT TECHNOLOGY HOWEVER THE DASHBOARD MESSAGE THAT LIGHTS WHEN IT IS ACTIVE DID NOT LIGHT. THIS CAR HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH SEEMS TO BE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER WAS FOR THE NOISY CLUTCH/TRANS - THEY FELT IT WAS LOUDER THAN NORMAL AND AFTER DISCUSSING WITH THEM THEY FELT IT WOULD NOT BREAK DOWN. WITH THIS MOST RECENT ISSUE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND A NEAR-MISS ACCIDENT, I'M SCHEDULING THE CAR TO BE SERVICED. THIS IS IN MY OPINION PRIMARILY A MAJOR SAFETY FLAW AND SECONDLY A RED FLAG FOR DURABILITY FOR THE LIFE OF THIS DRIVETRAIN. A TRANSMISSION THAT IS GRINDING GEARS / GETTING LOCKED OUT OF GEARS AFTER A COUPLE OF HUNDRED MILES CAN'T LAST FOR WHAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY EXPECT A TRANSMISSION TO LAST FOR. OVER THE LIFE OF THE CAR, HOW MANY MORE SITUATIONS WHERE YOU NEED TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WILL ARISE. HOW MANY OF THOSE TIMES WILL THE TRANSMISSION NOT RESPOND? *TT | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | Mustang |
| Manufactured by: | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | DENVILLE NJ |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1ZVBP8CFXC5 |
| Mileage: | 1100 miles. |
| Speed: | 20 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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