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Ford Mustang Power Train Safety Report | Jan 27, 2012
Reported on Jan 27, 2012
| THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO 4TH GEAR AND POPPED OUT OF GEAR APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS AFTER RELEASING THE CLUTCH PEDAL. (THIS HAPPENED ONCE) THE SHIFT FROM 1ST TO SECOND HAS NOT BEEN 100% RELIABLE, IT HAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOT BEEN GOING INTO 2ND GEAR UNLESS I RAPIDLY MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER VERY SLIGHTLY SIDE TO SIDE TO FIND THE GEAR. THIS IS NOT A 1ST TO 4TH (FUEL ECONOMY) SHIFT ISSUE. I READ AND EXPERIENCED THIS ENOUGH TIMES TO KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE SUGGESTS? THIS AT A LOW ACCELERATOR INPUT. I AM REFERRING TO KNOWING ABOUT THIS AND ACCELERATING ENOUGH IN 1ST GEAR AS TO NOT SEE THE DASH PROMPT FOR 1ST TO 4TH! ALTHOUGH YOU ARE ASSUMING THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU CALL A TRANSMISSION THAT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO A GEAR ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE TIME! YOU MAY ALSO ASSUME DRIVER ERROR FOR ONE OR MAYBE MORE OCCASIONS BUT NOT THE SAME ISSUE ON THE SAME CAR AFTER HAVING IT HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES AND CONSCIOUSLY TRYING TO AVOID IT ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. ALTHOUGH SEVERAL OCCASIONS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT INTO 2ND OUT OF 100 SEEM LOW, WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIME? I AM SURE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY DRIVER WITH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS TO START A REPORT. MY 2ND CAR CURRENTLY HAS OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NOT HAD ONE SINGLE ISSUE WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION OR THE CLUTCH. SAME TRANSMISSION AND SAME CLUTCH. NEVER BEEN WORKED ON. *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: | SIMI VALLEY CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1zvbp8cf5c5 |
| Mileage: | 301 miles. |
| Speed: | 35 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 8 |
| Vehicle type: | RWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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