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Ford Mustang Power Train Safety Report | Oct 08, 2010
Reported on Oct 08, 2010
I TOOK DELIVERY ON MY 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT/CS IN LATE OCTOBER OF 2010. IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES ON IT. FROM THAT DAY FORWARD IT WAS A LITTLE STIFF TO GET IT TO GO IN TO ANY GEAR. I HAD GROWN A CUSTOM TO IT AND JUST ASSUMED IT WOULD SMOOTH OUT SINCE IT WAS A NEW CAR. NOW THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR AS A DAILY DRIVER FOR A YEAR THE ISSUES HAVE JUST INCREASED. SOMETIMES YOU CANNOT GET THE CAR TO SHIFT IN TO 1ST GEAR WITHOUT ATTEMPTING SEVERAL TIMES. IN EARLY SEPTEMBER 2011 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SHIFTED FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL REMAINED ON THE FLOOR. I HAD READ ABOUT THIS BUT IT HAD NOT HAPPENED TO ME YET. SO I WAS NOT TO SHOCKED WHEN IT HAPPENED. MY CURRENT INCIDENT AS OF 19 NOV 2011 WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM 4TH TO 5TH ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT TO SHIFT IN TO 5TH GEAR. I HAD SLOWED DOWN AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM 2ND THROUGH 6TH AND AGAIN, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT IN TO 5TH GEAR. ON 20 NOV 2011, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT IN TO ANY GEAR. I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS JUST THE TRANSMISSION OR CLUTCH, MAYBE IT IS BOTH OF THEM BUT IT IS FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU HAVE A NEW CAR AND PAY ALMOST $40,000 FOR IT AND IT DOES NOT WORK WELL. THIS IS SOMETHING I DEAL WITH ON A DAILY BASIS AND IT HAPPENS MORE IN COLDER WEATHER FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING IN TO THIS MATTER. *TR | |
Make: | Ford |
Model: | Mustang |
Manufactured by: | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
Year: | 2011 |
Was a crash reported? | N |
Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
Was a fire reported? | N |
Location: | APO AP |
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1ZVBP8CF5B5 |
Mileage: | 8 miles. |
Speed: | 0 MPH |
Number of cylinders: | 8 |
Vehicle type: | |
Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
Was a police report filed? | N |
Tire size: | |
Dealer name and location: | |
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