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Ford Mustang Power Train Manual Transmission Safety Report | July 27, 2011
Reported on July 27, 2011
| LOUD WHINE FROM UNDER HOOD AREA, POSSIBLY MT82 MANUAL TRANSMISSION, HEARD FROM 2.5K-3.5K RPMS AND IN GEARS ONE TO FOUR WHEN UP SHIFTING. WHINE ONLY HEARD WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION. WHINE IS NOT HEARD WHEN IN REVERSE GEAR. CLUNKING NOISE CAN SOMETIMES BE HEARD WITH 1ST TO 2ND UP SHIFT AND IS SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT TO SHIFT AT TIMES. ENGAGEMENT OF GEARS CAN BE AUDIBLY HEARD AND 'FELT' IN THE DRIVERS SEAT DURING THE ROUGH 1ST TO 2ND SHIFTS. HAVE HAD THIS TROUBLE SINCE NEW WITH 112 MILES ON THE CAR STARTING OUT. NOW CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 275 MILES. WHINE NOISE HAS BECOME NOTICEABLY LOUDER OVER A SHORT PERIOD AND MORE FREQUENT ALREADY. 1ST TO 2ND HARD SHIFTS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT EVEN OVER SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. REGARDLESS WHETHER CAR IS WARMED UP OR NOT, WHINE AND HARD SHIFT FREQUENCY SEEMS UNAFFECTED. I HAVE NOT RAN THE ENGINE SPEED OVER 4K RPMS SINCE PURCHASED. HAVE REPORTED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT CAVALIER FORD OF CHESAPEKE, VA, LEFT CELL AND WORK NUMBER INCLUDING WORK TIMES AND HAVE HAD NO FEEDBACK AS PROMISED FROM ANY TECH AS OF THE TIME OF THIS WRITING. I HAVE READ AND HEARD OF MANY 2011 MUSTANG OWNERS WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAVING THESE SAME SYMPTOMS; SOMETIMES WITH DANGEROUS RESULTS ON THE ROAD. *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: | NORFOLK VA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1ZVBP8CF0B5 |
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| Number of cylinders: | 8 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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