2011 FORD MUSTANG Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that the transmission, on occasion, did not shift into second and third gear. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with a failed clutch pad. The contact was informed that the clutch pad needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and did not assist. The contact was informed to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle was hard shifting with a delay while shifting gears. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the mechanic stated that there was no failure found and that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked the contact wife who was in the passenger heard a loud noise coming from the vehicle, when she noticed that the vehicle had shifted into driver and was rolling frontwards crashing into a boulder cause the vehicle to stop completely. No one was injured, a police report was filed. The dealer was contacted, and they stated there was nothing they could. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 68,000. VIN was not available.

Mileage: 68,000

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a sudden loss of power and hesitated to accelerate. The dealer was made aware of the failure and scheduled an upcoming appointment for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that the warranty had expired. The contact related the failure to TSB Number: AS-21687 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

MT82 TRANSMISSION IS HARD TO SHIFT INTO 1ST AND 2ND, ALSO GRINDS GOING INTO SECOND. STARTED TO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT DROVE NORMALLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE CAR LOST POWER AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO MOVE AT ABOUT 2-3 MPH. A 'WRENCH' WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DRIVING THE CAR AT THIS SPEED WAS UNSAFE AND IN HIND SIGHT I SHOULD HAVE PARKED IT AND TOWED TO A DEALER.

Mileage: 60,000

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. HESITATION WHEN UPON INITIAL TAKE OFF AND INCONSISTENT SHIFTING. CAUSES HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHEN YOU EXPECT THE VEHICLE TO GO AND THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE.

Mileage: 50,000

THROTTLE CONTROL TRANSMISSION LIGHT/ ILLUMINATES WHEN A POWERTRAIN FAULT IS DETECTED. IF THE LIGHT REMAINS ON OR CONTINUES TO COME ON CONTACT YOUR AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Mileage: 96,669

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

FORD RECALLED 202,000 VEHICLES AND HAS A TSB FOR THE BULKHEAD CONNECTION LEAKAGE IN TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER MY YEAR 2011 WAS NOT, HOWEVER I JUST PAID OVER 600 FOR THE REPAIR AND COULD'VE BEEN KILLED HAD ALL THE FLUID LEAKED OUT. I THINK FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL VEHICLES, NOT JUST CHERRY PICK PARTICULAR YEAR MODEL. MINE IS ONLY ONE YEAR OFF AND IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL OR PERHAPS ANOTHER INFAMOUS "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" SUCH AS THEY DID WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL BODY ISSUES. DANGEROUS! CAR DOWNSHIFTED WHILE I WAS DOING 70 ON I-12

Mileage: 59,930

2011 FORD MUSTANG. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNATTENDED VEHICLE ROLL-AWAY. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE. A FEW MINUTES LATER, HE HEARD A NOISE AND WHEN HE OPENED THE GARAGE, HE DISCOVERED HIS VEHICLE WAS TIGHT AGAINST THE GARAGE DOOR. WHEN HE OPENED THE DOOR TO THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND NOT IN PARK, ALTHOUGH THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. UPON FURTHER EVALUATION, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION IN ANY SHIFTER POSITION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FLOOR SHIFTER. *JB

I HAVE EXPERIENCED AT HIGH RPMS SWITCHING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO IN GEAR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.AND ALSO 3RD TO 4TH..DEALER SAYS IT'S COMMON AT TIMES.AFTER MONTHS OF DEALING WITH THIS ISSUES 5TH GEAR IS GRINDING AND IS AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AT MY EXPENSE.

Mileage: 45,000

2011 FORD MUSTANG, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 45-50 MPH CAR SHUTTERED. THEN NO POWER, NO THROTTLE RESPONSE WITH ENGINE HOLDING STEADY 1100 RPM. WRENCH LIGHT ON DASH LIT UP, RPM AT 1100RPM PRESS THROTTLE- NO RESPONSE AT ALL. STEERING, BRAKES ALL FUNCTIONING. TURNED KEY OFF AND RESTARTED, CAR RAN FINE AND HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN YET. CAR HAS LESS THAN 46000 MILES..

Mileage: 45,200

DRIVING IN CITY @ 35MPH, WENT TO ACCELERATE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THOUGHT ENGINE STALLED BUT STILL HAD PS & PB,S. CALLED LOCAL SHOP, SAID TO TURN OFF & RESTART. DID AND THROTTLE RETURNED. TWO DAYS LATER, HAPPENED AGAIN, ON COUNTY HIGHWAY @ ABOUT 60 MPH. PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF, RESTARTED, WENT TO LOCAL SHOP. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR WRENCH ?? LIGHT CAME ON. COMPUTER TEST ALL NEGATIVE,BUT PROBABLY A BAD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED @ $ 500. + . TOOK CAR AND GOT ON LINE, NOT GOING TO SPEND $ UNTIL SURE OF EXACT ISSUE. FOUND NHTSA CSP 13N03 , ADDRESSING MY IDENTICAL ISSUE FOR 2011 FUSIONS & ESCAPES WITH V6 ENGINES, BUT HAVEN'T FOUND FOR 2011 MUSTANG. THIS EXTENDS WARRANTY TO 150,000, AND 10 YEARS. I HAVE 109,879 MILES NOW, AND ISSUE HAPPENED TWICE TODAY ON INTERSTATE @ 75 MPH. POPPED TO NUETRAL, KILLED KEY, RESTARTED ON ROLL BOTH TIMES.AFTER PARKING CAR FOR SHORT WHILE AND RESTARTING, CHECK ENG INE LITE ON. WENT BACK TO SHOP & RE-TESTED, THIS TIME, THROTTLE BODY AND ASSOCIATED ISSUES DIGNOSED. SINCE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON OTHER MODELS, I NEED TO HAVE MY ISSUE TREATED EQUALLY. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?? HUMBLY, MELODY & KENNETH PITTS

Mileage: 109,623

I ARRIVED HOME FROM WORK AND NOTICED SOME COOLANT LEAKING OUT OF MY CAR. I POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW COOLANT SEEPING FROM THE WEEP HOLE. WHEN I CRANKED THE CAR BACK UP, COOLANT STARTED POURING OUT UNDERNEATH THE CAR, BAD WATER PUMP. I HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TODAY AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON THE HOSE LEADING TO WATER PUMP BECAUSE IT ALLOWS AIR IN AND CAUSES THE WATER PUMP TO FAIL. THE ENTIRE AREA HAS TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW HOSE THAT INCLUDES A CHECK VALVE, SO IT DOESN'T CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I WAS TOLD ANY CAR THAT CAME IN WITHOUT A CHECK VALVE HAS TO BE REPLACED WITH THE NEW HOSE INCLUDING A CHECK VALVE AND THAT I HAVE TO INCUR THE ENTIRE EXPENSE $486 PLUS TAX BECAUSE HOSES ARE NOT COVERED BY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I CALLED FORD AND WAS TOLD DUE TO NO RECALL, I WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS SERVICE. EVEN THOUGH, HE ALSO ADMITTED THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ISSUED BY FORD REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS AND THE SAME PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE MUSTANG FORUMS. FORD IS REFUSING TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. LUCKILY, I WAS AT HOME WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND NOT OUT TRAVELING THE HIGHWAY. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO OVERHEAT AND AN ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR. FORD IS REFUSING TO COVER ANY COST OF THE REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CONCERNS NUMEROUS CONSUMERS, NOT JUST ME.

Mileage: 57,800

MY VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION OF ANY KIND INTERMITTENTLY. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN MY FOOT IS OFF THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN I PULL OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK IT HESITATES LOUDLY. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT IT STARTS FINE AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO. THE TECH SAID IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 56,122

VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER SEEMS TO BE 8-15 MPH TOO FAST . DEFINITELY OFF . *TR

Mileage: 29,000

I'VE NEVER HAD SIMILAR ISSUE BEFORE THIS. I WAS ACCELERATING SLOWLY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH WHEN THE CAR LURCHED, THE "TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE THE CAR AT ALL. I WAS FORCED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR AND THE ENGINE TURNED A FEW EXTRA TIMES BUT DID START. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME (WITHIN 0.5 MILE) AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS. OVER THE NEXT DAY I TESTED THE CAR ON BACK ROADS: IT FREQUENTLY REQUIRED THE ENGINE TO TURN EXTRA IN ORDER TO START, AND IT SEEMED THAT WHENEVER I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TOO RAPIDLY THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND I WAS FORCED TO COAST/BRAKE TO A STOP AND RESTART THE ENGINE. IF I ACCELERATED VERY SLOWLY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BUT AT NO POINT COULD I PASS 20-30 MPH. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE BASED ON EEC TEST AND CODE P2112. THEY NOTED A STUCK ETB ACTUATOR AND ETB ACTUATOR BINDING CAUSING SYSTEM TO GO INTO FAILSAFE MODE. THE ETB ASSEMBLY AND FULL THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AND THE CAR DRIVES WELL NOW. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF I HAD BEEN ON A MAJOR FREEWAY OR A HILL (AS ARE FREQUENT IN MY AREA) I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS INJURY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT AWARE OF OR DID NOT OFFER ANY EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODIES OR SENSORS AND IF THIS EXISTS I AM INTERESTED TO PURSUE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE COST OF MY REPAIRS AND LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 58,490

WHEN SLOWING TO TURN LEFT INTO A PARKING LOT WAITING FOR TRAFFIC IN THE OTHER DIRECTION TO PASS SO THAT I COULD SAFELY TURN...ONCE IT IS SAFE TO TURN, WHEN I STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE IS A VERY SLOW RESPONSE TIME FOR THE VEHICLE TO START ACCELERATING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN THAT THE CAR WON'T GET OUT OF THE WAY QUICKLY. IT HESITATES FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS AFTER I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEFORE ANY ACCELERATION. THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN THE CONDITION THAT I DON'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE TURNING. IF I SLOW TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OR LESS AND THEN PRESS THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE INTO THE TURN, THAT IS WHEN THERE IS A DELAYED RESPONSE. *TR

Mileage: 9,000

THIS BEGAN AS OF LAST THURSDAY. I HAVE A 2011 FORD MUSTANG THAT I BOUGHT JUST LAST AUGUST. AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR SEEMED TO HAVE STALLED ON ME. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS POURING DOWN RAINING SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER INTO A PARKING LOT SINCE I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AFTER IT SEEMED TO VIBRATE A BIT, WAITED A FEW MOMENTS, TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT SEEMED FINE. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME AND PARK IT ONLY A FEW MILES FROM WHERE IT HAPPENED. I HAD A DOC APPOINTMENT LATER THAT DAY AND WAS ABLE TO GET THERE. IT WAS WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY HOME THAT IT HAPPENED AGAIN, ON THE FREEWAY! IT OCCURRED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY (FRIDAY) AS I WAS LEAVING FROM WORK. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AGAIN IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND IT HAPPENED TWICE EXCEPT THE SECOND TIME, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY DAD TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, IT WAS HOOKED UP TO THE COMPUTER AND NO CODE CAME BACK. COOLANT WAS PUT IN IT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED. EVERYTHING WAS FINE AFTERWARDS. TODAY, I'M DRIVING TO WORK AND IT GOES INTO LIMP MODE TWICE ON THE FREEWAY WHILE DRIVERS ARE SWERVING AROUND ME! THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL! I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY CAR SO THIS IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE FIXED ASAP. TO ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, PLEASE BE CAREFUL. ONCE IT GOES INTO LIMP MODE, YOUR SPEED WILL DRASTICALLY DECREASE AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE. IT IS SCARY BECAUSE NOT ALL PARTS OF THE FREEWAY HAVE A SHOULDER TO PULL OVER...THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. I'VE READ UP ON OTHER OWNER'S ISSUES AND SAW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN QUITE A FEW WRECKS BEHIND THIS. *TR

Mileage: 55,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND REAR WINDOW TINT WERE DETERIORATING. THE TINT WAS IMPACTING VISIBILITY AND WAS REMOVED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE REAR WINDOW TINT WAS NOT REMOVED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT NO REMEDY WAS PROVIDED. UPON MAKING A TURN OR WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED, THE GEARS DOWNSHIFTED TOO FAST. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

Mileage: 29,000

DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY (ETB) AS PER DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE IS EXCLUDING MUSTANGS FROM THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03 - WHICH CLEARLY STATES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ETBS DURING THIS TIME. LOOKING OVER THE INTERNET, IT IS CLEAR THAT SOME MUSTANGS WHERE BUILT WITH THE SAME TYPE OF ETB AS THE MODELS COVERED UNDER THE PROGRAM (FUSION, ESCAPE, MERCURY MARINER AND MERCURY MILAN). THE PROGRAM EXTENDS THE WARRANTY ON THE THROTTLE BODY TO A TOTAL OF 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES FROM THE WARRANTY START DATE, WHICH EVER OCCURS FIRST. THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS IT BASICALLY STALLS AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED WITHOUT TURNING THE IGNITION COMPLETELY OFF - WHICH IN TURN TURNS OFF POWER ASSET TO STEERING AND BRAKES. CAR MAY TAKE UP TO 3 OR 4 TRIES TO START NORMALLY. THIS STALLING CONDITION CAN OCCUR UP TO 5 TIMES IN AN 8 MILE TRIP. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

AROUND 17000 MILES THE VEHICLE CLUTCH PEDAL TOOK A FEW SECONDS TO DISENGAGE WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD ON HIGHER RPMS. ALSO, WHEN SHIFTING INTO 2ND AND 3RD AT 3-4K RPMS, I WOULD FEEL A NOTCHING FEEL ON THE SHIFTER FROM THE TRANSMISSION LIKE IF IT FEELING A FEW TEETH FROM THE TRANSMISSION'S GEARS OR SYNCROS. I AM STILL NOT SURE, DEALERSHIPS STILL HAVEN'T OPENED THE TRANSMISSION TO FIND OUT. CAR JUST HIT 36000 MILES, FOUND OUT THEIR WAS A RECALL OR WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE PEDAL ISSUE, IF CAR UNDER 36000 MILES. WAS NEVER INFORMED FROM PRECIOUS VISITS. DRIVER SEAT ALSO STOP WORKING COMPLETE, DOESN'T MOVE ANYWAY. *TR

Mileage: 17,000

VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 'WRENCH LIGHT ON" MEANING AN ELECTRICAL/ENGINE PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE SYSTEM. CAR WENT INTO 'LIMP HOME MODE'. DEALER SAYS THE TBS NEEDS REPLACING AND FORD IS HAVING ISSUES WITH SUCH SYSTEMS. *TR

Mileage: 104,500

AT HIGH RPM'S IN 2ND GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD TWICE THIS HAPPENED. ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS NOTICED 3RD WAS LIKE NEUTRAL SO I WOULD HAVE TO GO FROM SECOND TO FOURTH THEN IN DOING THAT 4TH GEAR WAS HAVING ISSUES WHETHER I'M UP SHIFTING OR DOWNSHIFTING 3RD AND 4TH NO LONGER WORK UNDER ANY CONDITION THEY FEEL LIKE NEUTRAL SO NOW I ONLY CAN US 1,2,5,6 I NO LONGER HAVE A 3 AND 4 . SO WHILE AT TRACK CAR NEVER WENT PASSED SECOND AND THE DRIVE HOME WAS MISSING 2 GEARS JUST LIKE THAT. *TR

Mileage: 46,500

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE. THE CAR LOSES POWER AND NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS, BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OFF. I HAVE PULLED OVER AND THE CAR SHAKES PRETTY VIOLENTLY. ONCE I TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE FOR A WHILE BUT EVENTUALLY DOES IT AGAIN. GOT THE CODE P2111. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 11/29/2013/ WITH 21851 MILES ON IT . I QUESTIONED THE FUNCTIONING OF MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITHIN 2 DAYS OF DELIVERY WITH PROBLEMS SUCH AS NOTCHINESS IN GEAR SHIFTER / REVERSE, 1ST, 2ND AND GRINDING INTO 3RD GEARS. VEHICLE SENT TO FORD. I RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK ON 12/02/13, 25978 MILES; WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER FORD TSB- TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE DID PRESENT WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT. JANUARY 11 2013, RETURNED THE VEHICLE BACK TO FORD/ PROBLEMS AGAIN WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I EXPERIENCED GEARS GRINDING FROM PARK POSITION IN ATTEMPT TO SHIFT GEARS FROM REVERSE TO 1ST TO 2ND, MAJOR GRIND FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEARS. FURTHERMORE; DUE TO AWKWARDNESS OF THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE CLUTCH PEDAL ( I AM 5'3 ) THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY FUNCTION WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DISPLACED COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOOR BOARD WHICH MAKES MY SAFETY VULNERABLE CONSIDERING I HAVE TO ELECTRONICALLY ( ELECTRIC SEATS) PLACE MY SEAT FORWARD RESULTING IN BODY POSITIONED TOO CLOSE TO PROXIMITY OF THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY KNEES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 INCHES FROM THE DASH BOARD. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT MUST BE POSITIONED BACKWARDS IN ORDER TO EXIT .TRANSMISSION ISSUES WAS ADDRESSED BY FORD/ EXTENSIVE TRANSMISSION WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. AGAIN THE VEHICLE WAS IN FORD'S SHOP FROM 1/11/14 TO 3/10/2014...ALMOST 8 WEEKS!!. JUNE 28, 2014 APPROXIMATELY 32300 MILES ON IT, MY VEHICLE IS ONCE AGAIN BACK TO FORD DUE TO NOTCHINESS OF REVERSE, FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD GEARS/ CLOSE SEATING ISSUES ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 22,436

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE ROUGHLY AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO RESTART. THE PROBLEM RECURRED APPROXIMATE FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WON'T ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. I HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. IT HAS BEEN DOING IT SPORADICALLY SINCE THEN BUT GOT SO BAD THE OTHER DAY I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. IF THEY HAD CAUGHT IT THE FIRST TIME WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO PAY $556.72 TODAY. LUCKILY THE SAFETY PROBLEM NEVER HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY! *TR UPDATED 012/24/2014 *JS

Mileage: 37,725

WAS ACCELERATING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MERGING AND LOST THE ABILITY TO SHIFT OR CONTROL WHY VEHICLE. IT CREATED A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION AND FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUES FOR EARLIER MUSTANG. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

CAR HAS A LONG CRANK TIME, BEFORE THE ENGINE STARTS. CAUSING WARE ON STARTER AND FLYWHEEL MAKING A NOISY START. THE HOOD HAS PAINT BUBBLES ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE AND NOW AT 70K MILES NEEDS A REPAINT. CAR WOULD STALL AT THE STOP LIGHT, OR WOULD NOT GO WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN OR MAKING A U-TURN. INTERMITTENTLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR A CAM POSITION SENSOR. CAR AT 70K MILES, WONT PASS AN EMISSION INSPECTION. CAR VALUE, WITH KNOWN PAINT PROBLEM IS DECREASED. DEALER WANTS $400 TO FIX HOOD SPOT ANOTHER $200 TO LOOK AT TRANSMISSION, $110 TO LOOK AT THE CAM SENSOR ISSUE. MY LAST NEW FORD! *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT (75 MPH IN THIS AREA OF TEXAS) AND HAD JUST CHANGED LANES WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO, I KEPT PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO GO UP AN OFF RAMP AND PULL OFF THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE MUSTANG STARTED TO MAKE A NOISE AND SHUTTERED, SO I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE BEING AFRAID THAT THE ENGINE WOULD BE DAMAGED. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND CALL FOR HELP. THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHUTTER AGAIN AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, LUCKILY A FORD DEALERSHIP WAS WITH A MILE SO I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO IT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A STUCK THROTTLE BODY AND CHARGED A DEDUCTABLE FOR A DEFECTIVE PART THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL ON A LONG TIME AGO. I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE ON THE BUSY HIGHWAY AND INJURED OR KILLED. ALSO MY TRANSMISSION FILLS VERY "JERKY" AT TIMES WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING AGAIN FROM A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I AM VERY GLAD THAT MY MUSTANG IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

Mileage: 60,800

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE COMPUTER CODES AND RECEIVED A P2111 CODE WHICH INDICATES A STUCK OPEN THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT STALLS WHEN APPLYING THE GAS MILDLY. ERROR CODE P2112 THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR STUCK CLOSED. NO CARBO NO HIT, CLEAN THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

THE FORD VEHICLE SHOWED THE FOLLOWING SIGNS AT THE TIME OF SHIFTING INTO HIGHER GEARS, TRANSMISSION FAILING TO SYNCHRONIZE, SLOW REACTION, HARSH SHIFTS, GRINDING GEAR NOISES AT LOW AND HIGH RPM. *TR

Mileage: 34,300

DOCUMENTATION ON THIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY POSTED ON 12/5/13. AS NOTED; ONGOING TO TRANSMISSION/ CLUTCH PROBLEMS POST TSB REPAIRS CONTINUE. MY VEHICLE REQUIRES THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO BE ENGAGED COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD DURING THE INITIAL KEY START PROCESS, THEREAFTER; THE CLUTCH PEDAL MUST BE ENGAGED AT A MINIMUM TO FLOORBOARD TO THE MAXIMUM OF APPROXIMATELY 1 -2 INCHES OFF FLOORBOARD. DUE TO MY HEIGHT ( 5'3"), I AM NOT COMFORTABLE SEATED SO CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE BODILY HARM OR INJURY DUE TO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT BEYOND POTENTIALLY COMMON INJURIES DUE TO AIR BAG BURNS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO EXPLORE THE OPTION OF CLUTCH PEDAL ADJUSTMENT, TO NO AVAIL . I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THE CLUTCH IS HYDRAULIC, THEREFORE CLUTCH PEDAL HEIGHT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO ACCOMMODATE. I PERSONALLY HAVE OWNED SEVERAL MANUAL TRANSMISSION DRIVEN VEHICLES WHICH INCLUDE PAST OWNERSHIP OF A FORD MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE WITHOUT THESE ISSUES OR PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT ( FEELS NOTCHY ) TO SHIFT GEARS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS NOT A FACTOR. THE PROBLEM IS CONSTANT REGARDLESS TO OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES. OCCASIONALLY GEARS GRIND WHEN SHIFTING AT HIGHER RPMS. VEHICLE DOES NOT SEEM TO GRAB INTO GEAR COMPLETELY ONE GEARS ARE SHIFTED FROM FIRST THROUGH THIRD GEARS. IN ADDITION TOO: VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO STEER/ VEHICLE SEEMS TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF ROADWAY. *TR

Mileage: 22,035

THE CAR LOST POWER AND A WRENCH ICON SHOWED UP ON DASHBOARD. I WAS DRIVING AND MANAGE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART IT THE START SWITCH GOT STUCK AND IT WOULDN'T START. I HAD TO TRY TWICE BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR TO MAKE IT HOME. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENS. I HAD BROUGHT IN THE CAR FOR SERVICE, BACK AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, MORE THAN FOUR TIMES TO THE DEALER WHERE I GOT IT FROM ROUNTREEMOORE IN LAKE CITY, FL. THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

BAD SHIFT QUALITY,RADICAL SHIFTING, TAKE OFF JERK OR TRYING TO STALL AT TAKE OFF ON 6R80 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FORWARD MOTION WITH BRAKE APPLIED AT STOP SOMETIMES. REAR END POPS AND JERKS LOUDLY WHEN THESE THINGS HAPPEN. BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW. HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR THESE REASONS 8 TIMES IN 2 YEARS AT 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS WITH NO FIX! EVERYTHING MOSTLY HAPPEN AT LOW SPEED BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS OR EVEN AT STOP.VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IS BUT FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS EVERYTHING IS NORMAL AND BLAMING DRIVING HABITS ON WIFE AND I, EVEN AFTER MANY PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED! IT IS NOT FIXED AND FORD WILL HELP! *TR

Mileage: 2,000

WHEN SLOWING DOWN I NOTICE THE CAR HAS A DELAYED DOWN SHIFT ALMOST LIKE A HIT FROM THE BACK, I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCE THIS TYPE OF RIDE UNLESS THE CAR HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES, I REALLY HOPE THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM THE CAR IS ONLY 2 YRS OLD AND THE WARRANTY IS GONE ON IT, I HAVE READ IN THE FORUMS ONLINE WHERE OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME UNEXPLAINED DOWN SHIFT. THIS APPEARS TO BE SOME TYPE OF FACTORY GOOF UP AND IT REALLY MAKES FORD LOOK BAD (THIS IS MY FIRST FORD). NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE HAVE SUCH LOW FAITH IN AMERICAN MADE CARS YOU GET A WARRANTY THAT'S OVER IN 3 YEARS AND YOU HAVE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS THIS THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND SERVICED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Mileage: 58,345

GETTING ON TURNPIKE I WENT THROUGH THE GEAR WHEN I WENT INTO IT GRIND REAL BAD. ALSO DOWN SHIFTING IT WOULD GRIND.IT WAS OKAY IN ALL THE OTHER GEARS. ALSO WHEN FIRST DRIVEN IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT UNTIL TRANS WARMS UP. *JS

Mileage: 4,007

THE CAR BEGAN SPUTTERING AND THEN THE ENGINE DIED AFTER PULLING OFF OF THE INTERSTATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT FLASHED AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE CAR WAS ANALYZED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY ACTUATOR AS THE PROBLEM. THERE CURRENTLY IS NO RECALL. THE LABOR AND PART WERE $430.16 I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY FORD FOR THIS SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS FORTUNATE THERE WERE NO CARS BEHIND ME. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THERE WAS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 37,909

WAS TRAVELING ON A FREEWAY WHEN A THE CARE LOST POWER AND BEGAN SLOWING DOWN. A LITTLE WRENCH ICON APPEARED. I THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PULL OVER SO I TURNED ON FLASHERS AND RODE ON THE HIGHWAY UNTIL THE CARE STOPPED. TRAFFIC BEHIND ME SWERVED TO AVOID MY CAR. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY. THE VEHICLE FAILED 3 MORE TIMES ON THE WAY HOME. *TR

Mileage: 79,800

IT'S KNOWN ON THE FORUMS AT THE INTERNET THE PROBLEM THAT THE V6 MUSTANGS FROM 2011 AND ON ARE HAVING. THE V6 MUSTANG'S WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ARE PRESENTING A PROBLEM WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR WHEN YOU PUSH THE GAS RAPIDLY, THE SHIFTING OF THE CAR HAS SOME KIND OF LATENESS RESPONSE CAUSING WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP TO FEEL LIKE A BANG IN THE CAR AFTER YOU HAVE COME TO A STOP OR WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS THE CAR WONT REACT RAPIDLY. THIS CARS ARE PRESENTING SOME KIND OF PROBLEM WITH SOME INTERNAL PARTS ON THE TRANSMISSION (SOLENOIDS) AND WHEN YOU TAKE THE CARS TO THE DEALERSHIPS FOR REPAIR THE EMPLOYEES ALWAYS SAYS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CARS. FORD IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS DEFECTS ON THE V6'S AUTOMATICS BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO MAKE A RECALL ON THE CARS AND THEY KNOW WHAT THE CARS HAVE. I'M ASKING FOR YOUR COMPANY TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS MATTER SINCE THERE ARE A LOT OF US OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND WHEN YOU TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIPS IS ALWAYS THE SAME THING. PLEASE CHECK ON THE FORUMS AND SEE HOW MANY OF US ARE PRESENTING THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. IT'S TIME THAT FORD COMES OUT AND ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY ON THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 6,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A DELAYED RESPONSE FROM THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 10-30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE OLD TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A HIGHER GRADE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: 1003914 (POWER TRAIN: MANUAL TRANSMISSION) THAT WAS POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.

Mileage: 10

MILD TO VIOLENT VIBRATION FROM MANUAL TRANSMISSION UPON DOWNSHIFTING FOR DECELERATION ON EXIT RAMP IN THE RANGE OF 5500-2500 RPM. MILD TO VIOLENT SHAKING FELT THROUGH CAR...STEERING WHEEL, SHIFTER, PEDALS...SEATS... ENGINE SPEED IS MATCHED TO TRANSMISSION SPEED PRIOR TO CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT. I'VE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL SHIFT CARS , MUSTANG GT, SMALL BRITISH AND AMERICAN CARS FOR OVER 35 YEARS. WHEN STAYING IN THIRD GEAR FOR EXAMPLE IN TRAFFIC THAT SPEEDS UP AND SLOWS DOWN, VIBRATIONS COME ON ABOVE 2500 RPM THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. MORE NOTICEABLE NOW IN THE WARM WEATHER. I DRIVE ABOUT 35 MILES EACH WAY TO AND FROM WORK. WHEN THE CAR IS THOROUGHLY WARMED, I EXPERIENCE IT EVERYDAY NOW IN THE WARM WEATHER. PLACED INTO FORD DEALER IN DECATUR, AL. HE KEPT THE CAR 4 COMPLETE DAYS AND AFTER WAITING FOR NEWS I WENT AND GOT IT BACK. AS I WAS LEAVING THE DEALER, THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO NEVER LOOKED UP FROM HIS PAPERWORK, SAID "WE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING". WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE IT HAD 34000 MILES ON IT. NOW IT HAS OVER 36,000. THIS IS GETTING WORSE WITH AGE AND MILEAGE. I WONDER IF AT 50000 MILES IF THE CAR WILL BE UNDRIVEABLE? *TR

Mileage: 34,000

2011 SHELBY GT500 - BROUGHT THIS CAR IN FOR GRINDING INTO 2ND GEAR (ALL OTHER GEARS SEEM FINE..AT THE MOMENT). WAS TOLD THAT ALL FORD WOULD DO IS REPLACE 2ND GEAR, WHICH THEY DID AND WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT WAS OUR DRIVING AND REPLACING 2ND GEAR IS ALL THAT THEY WOULD DO. WE WERE TOLD BY THE REGIONAL REP AND ENGINEER THAT...QUOTED - "WE HAVE TO HAVE THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR BEFORE SHIFTING (ENGAGED). THE REASON IT WILL GRIND BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND AND NOT INTO THE OTHER GEARS IS BECAUSE VEHICLE HAS BIGGER JUMP IN RPM FROM 1ST TO 2ND. VEHICLE IS SHIFTING CORRECTLY AS DESIGNED.". TOTALLY DISAGREE...VERY UPSETTING SINCE IT IS THEIR FLAGSHIP CAR AND AM TOLD THIS IS ALL THEY WILL DO. *TR

Mileage: 2,617

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 27,000.

Mileage: 27,000

AFTER I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE SHIFTER WHICH EMINATED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP APRROXIMATELY A MONTH OR MORE LATER AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, TO THIS DAY THERE EXISTS A VERY NOTICABLE VIBRATION WITH INCREASING EPISODES OF DIFFICULTY CHANGING GEARS BETWEEN # 5 TO 2, EITHER SHIFTING UP OR DOWN. IT IS MORE NOTICABLE WHEN DOWN SHIFTING. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION I HAD TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR ABOVE WHAT I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GO FOR BECAUSE THE GEAR WOULD NOT CONNECT INTO PROPER PLACEMENT. THIS CAUSED A BRIEF BACK UP WHEN GOING ONTO THE FREEWAY WITH SEVERAL CARS BEHIND ME DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION BEING STUCK IN A PARTICULAR GEAR SETTING (#3). THIS CLEARED ONCE I CHANGED TO A LOWER GEAR RATIO. *TR

Mileage: 13,750

WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT, IT MUST BE FORCE INTO 2ND GEAR. ALSO 5TH GEAR GRINDS AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE UNLESS ENGINE IS OFF, MUST SHIFT TO REVERSE, START ENGINE AND THEN VEHICLE WILL MOVE IN REVERSE. WHILE DRIVING THERE IS NO VIBRATION, NOR WHINNING NOISES. ONCE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN AND ENGINE IS COLD, CAN NOT SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR, AFTER VEHICLE HAS SET OVER NIGHT, CAN ONLY PLACE INTO 1ST GEAR BEFORE STARTUP. *TR

Mileage: 40,958

THE TRANSMISSION DISPLAYS GRINDING NOISES AND DIFFICULTY UPSHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD OR 4TH TO 5TH WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN. I HAVE ISSUES GETTING CAR INTO 1ST GEAR FROM NEUTRAL AT A RED LIGHT SOMETIMES. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO GO INTO REVERSE WHEN CLUTCH IS PUSHED DOWN TO FLOOR DURING COLD STARTS. TRANSMISSION FEELS AND SOUNDS CLUNKY WHEN SHIFTING INTO ALL GEARS. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE HAVE OUR TRANSMISSIONS MADE IN CHINA. SKIP SHIFT IS NOT CAUSING DAMAGED SYNCHROS, BROKEN SHIFT FORKS AND SHATTERED GEAR TEETH INSIDE THE NUMEROUS FAILED MT82'S; LOW QUALITY COMPONENTS AND MATERIALS IS CAUSING IT. *TR

Mileage: 350

UNABLE TO SHIFT CAR IN REVERSE AT FIRST ( TRYING TO BACK INTO PARKING SPACE. ) THEN COULD NOT GET THE CAR INTO ANY GEAR AT ALL FOR ABOUT 30 TO 60 SECS. *TR

Mileage: 1,400

I HAVE A 2011 FORD MUSTANG SHELBY GT500 AND I WAS WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT FINALLY I HAD A CLEAR SHOT TO GO I STARTED TO GO TURNING LEFT WENT TO SHIFT IT IN 2ND GEAR AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO 2ND IT JUST GRINDED FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN WENT INTO GEAR SECONDS BEFORE A CAR WAS COMING AND SLAMMED ON ITS BRAKES BARLEY HITTING ME. THEN ANYTIME AND EVERYTIME I MERGE INTO TRAFFIC GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY SHIFTING FROM 4TH TO 5TH GEAR MY 5TH GEAR GRINDS OR DISAPPEARS AND I SOMETIMES GET RAN OFF THE HIGH ONE TIME I ALMOST GOT REARENDED. MY REVERSE AND 5TH GEAR WERE GRINDING BAD AROUND 1700 MILES BROUGHT IT TO FORD THEY REPLACED 5TH REVERSE FORKS AND SYNCROS STILL DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM STILL DOES IT TODAY AT 2700 MILES. PLEASE HELP ME THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 35

UNSUSPECTING SHIFT ISSUE, SOME WHAT DANGEROUS. SHIFTING PROBLEM, ALMOST OVERNIGHT 24 HOUR PERIOD. DOES NOT WANT TO SHIFT, 6 SPEED MANUAL. REPEATED TECHNICAL SERVICE REPORTS FOUND ONLINE, ABOUT FLUID, ABOUT BOLTS LOOSING, SHEERING OF PINS AND SIMILAR ISSUES WITH 6 SPEED TRANS. FORD WON'T DISCUSS FIXING ANYTHING, I AM TOLD THAT "ABUSE" HAS CAUSED THE ISSUES. I AM LOOKING INTO REPAIRS AT PRIVATE SHOP. FORD NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THERE SHORT COMINGS, AND NOT DUMP IT ON CONSUMERS. *JS

Mileage: 22,000

MT-82 TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN TO WHINE . *TR

Mileage: 20,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT AT APPROXIMATELY 6PM ON 1 MARCH 2012. I SHIFTED FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND WHEN I DID, THE CLUTCH PEDAL STAYED ON THE FLOOR. I COULD SMELL EXCESSIVE CLUTCH WEAR AFTER THE INCIDENT. I AM THANKFUL THAT I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY. NOW THE CLUTCH STAYS ENGAGED AND YOU CAN NOT SHIFT IN TO ANY GEAR WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. FORD HAS REFUSED TO WARRANTY THE REPAIRS. MILEAGE AT THE TIME 27,000. *TR

Mileage: 27,179

I READ SEVERAL DETAILS ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING IN HIGH REVS OR WHEN DRIVING FAST BUT I DO NEITHER. I TRAVEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER AND END UP REDUCING MY SPEED IN ORDER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGE OR EVEN SPEED UP JUST TO "HUNT" FOR THE NEXT GEAR. ON THREE OCCASIONS THIS HAS CAUSED ME CONCERN WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS BECASUE TRAFFIC IS HEAVY AND SOME PEOPLE DRIVE VERY FAST AND CLOSE. I AM GETTING READY (NEXT WEEK) TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM EXAMINE THE PROBLEM BECASUE IT IS CAUSING ME CONCERN ABOUT MY SAFERTY AND THAT OF FAMILY MEMBERS. MY WIFE DOES NOT WANT TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE BECASUE SHE WAS ALSO EXPERIENCING SHIFTING DIFFICULTIES. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A VIBRATION OCCURRING WHILE SHIFTING OR GETTING READY TO SHIFT THAT HAS NEVER OCCURRED IN ANY OTHER MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,009 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,950.

Mileage: 6,009

THE CAR BEGAN TO HAVE INTERMITTENT SHIFTING PROBLEMS ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AND THEN LURCH AND MAKE A POPPING NOISE (FIRST TIME IT DID THIS, I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD BUMPED MY CAR IN TRAFFIC). I DISMISSED IT THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT HAPPENED. THEN IT BEGAN TO HAPPEN ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS, NOT AS BAD AS THE FEW PRIOR TIMES BUT MORE FREQUENTLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BACK IN JULY OR AUGUST 2011 AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER THAT I TOOK THE CAR IN 3 MORE TIMES AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. FINALLY THIS WEEK, I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND NOW THEIR CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT IS HANDLING MY CASE. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE TUESDAY AND I WAS TOLD YESTERDAY THEY THINK IT IS A BAD SHIFTING SOLENOID AND HAVE ORDERED THE PART. I'M NOT EVEN CONFIDENT AS THIS POINT, IF REPLACING THE SOLENOID IS GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. I WANTED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AS I KNOW YOU ARE INVESTIGATING FORD MUSTANGS FOR THE SHIFTING ISSUES. I AM CONCERNED AS THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND ACCELERATE. I BELIEVE THAT THE ONLY REASON THE ISSUES ON MY CAR HAVE FINALLY BEEN ADDRESSED IS BECAUSE I CALLED FORD DIRECTLY. IT APPEARS ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE ON LINE, FORD MAY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS SINCE MID LAST YEAR BUT THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN LEFT IN THE DARK ABOUT THE ISSUE . *KB

Mileage: 5,000

JUST A FEW OF THE ISSUES I HAD WHILE MY CAR . I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH MY CAR AFTER I ALMOST GOT KILLED TWICE BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT INTO LOWER GEARS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TRANS WILL LOOK UP ONCE SHIFTER IS IN BETWEEN GEARS AND WILL NOT GO INTO GEARS STILL SPEED AND RPM SLOW DOWN. MOST EVIDENT WHEN TRYING TO GO FROM 6TH TO 4TH. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT TWICE BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO DOWN SHIFT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAD A CRACKED RIM THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY A CASTING DEFECT. HAD A TICKING IN THE ENGINE AFTER LONG TRIPS. . 5.0 SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL. *TR

Mileage: 3,500

PURCHASED NEW 2011 MUSTANG GT. BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH GEARS BEING VERY NOTCHY AND DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. I HAVE HAD 2 ACCOUNTS WHERE I WAS NEARLY REARENDED WHILE COMING OFF A YIELD DUE TO THE FACT THAT 4TH GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT IN PLACE. 4TH GEAR CONSISTENTLY LOCKS AT HIGH RPM, 5TH GEAR GRINDS, AND ALL GEARS ARE HARD TO MANAGE IN BELOW 60 DEGREE TEMPERATURES. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A MONTH AND A HALF, GOT IT BACK AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS THE SAME PROBLEMS AROSE. CURRENTLY BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP. FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE THIS RECURRING ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR... FIRST AT A LITTLE OVER 1000 MILES THE CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO FIRST OR REVERSE WITHOUT A LOT OF FORCING AND DOUBLE CLUTCHING... LOCAL DEALER SAID OF WE NEED TO SWAP YOUR TRANSMISSION FLUID TO FULL SYTHETIC AND IT'LL WORK LIKE NEW. THAT DID NOTHING SOON THE CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO FOURTH GEAR AND WOULDN'T DOWNSHIFT TO THIRD GEAR EITHER. IT WENT BACK TO.THE SHOP THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT BUT EVEN THE TECH SAID IT WASNT 100% FIXED AND THAT IT MAY PERIODICALLY MESS UP. SOON THERE REPAIRS GOT WORSE THE CAR WOULD COMPLETELY LOCK REAR WHEELS DURING SIMPLE DOWNSHIFTS OR UPSHIFTS. THEY REPAIRED AGAIN. AT ONE POINT ON THE INTESTATE IT LOCKED UP AND THE PERSON BEHIND ME LOST CONTROLL AND SPUN INTO.THE GRASS OFF THE ROAD.. IT WENT IN AGAIN FOR REPAIRS THIS TIME THE CLUTCH NEEDED ADJUSTING AND THE FIXED SOME.FAILED PARTS... THEN THE REAR STARTED LEAKING THIS PAST THANKSGIVING AND I WAS STUCK.IN MYRTLE BEACH AND THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALER THERE AND THE PART THE NEEDED TO.FIX THE CAR WAS ON BACK ORDER. I'M A 22 YEAR OLD GUY WITH SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS TRYING TO.ENJOY.MYSELF BUT THE STRESS FROM THIS CAR IS KILLING ME AND THE CAR HAS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN IT... FORD SAYS THERE SORRY BUT WON'T REALLY DO.ANYTHING ITS SPENT OVER 80 DAYS IN THE SHOP. FOR SAID I NEED A LAWYER OR THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME. I HAVE FILED MULTIPLE CRC COMPLAINTS BUT.FORD CLOSES THEM WHEN THEY SAY THE CARS FIXED WHICH IT NEVER IS. CURRENTLY THE CARS BEEN IN THE DEALER THE LAST 10 DAYS AND THEY SAY ITS FIXED BUT ALSO. SAY ITS SHAKING CAUSE MY RIMS BENT FROM REAR END LOCK UPS AND I HAVE WHEEL AND TIRE COVERAGE AND THEY STILL WON'T FIX THE ISSUE L. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

Mileage: 1,200

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT AT APPROXIMATELY 8PM ON 6 JAN 2012. I SHIFTED FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND WHEN I DID, THE CLUTCH PEDAL STAYED ON THE FLOOR. I COULD SMELL EXCESSIVE CLUTCH WEAR AFTER THE INCIDENT. I AM THANKFUL THAT I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY. NOW THE CLUTCH STAYS ENGAGED AND YOU CAN NOT SHIFT IN TO ANY GEAR WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. MY CAR IS NOW PARKED AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR ALMOST ONE MONTH DUE TO WAITING PARTS COMING FROM THE STATES TO WHERE I AM STATIONED IN SOUTH KOREA. THE FORD SERVICE CENTER HERE HAS BEEN VERY FRIENDLY AND WILLING TO HELP RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THEY IDENTIFIED THE ISSUE AS MY CLUTCH. FINALLY, SOMETHING GAVE WITH MY MUSTANG AND HOPEFULLY CAN GET THE PROBLEM FINALLY RESOLVED AND CAN ENJOY MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 12,850

CONTACT REPORTS DRIVESHAFT FAILED. PART REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. REPLACEMENT DRIVESHAFT FAILED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. DRIVESHAFTS ARE RIPPING THEMSELVES IN HALF WHERE THEY ARE STAMPED FROM THIN SHEET METAL. IF THE DRIVESHAFT FAILS WHILE DRIVING, NOT ONLY WILL THE CAR NO LONGER HAVE POWER TO MOVE BUT MAY GO OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASH. *TR

BOUGHT THIS 2011 FORD MUSTANG ON APRIL 8 2011. EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR ABOUT THIS FIRST MONTH. CAR DID NOT WANT TO START WHEN CLUTCH WAS PRESSED DOWN HAD 800 MILES AT THE TIME, CLASSIC FORD 1ST DEALER SAID NEEDED A CLUTCH ADJUSTMENT? ITS HYDRAULIC THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT ON THEM! THEY HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS TO TELL ME THAT. CLUTCH STILL FELT FUNNY ,STARTED HEARING GRINDING, SHIFTER WOULD GET STUCK IN R,1,2,3,4 GEARS THEN IT WENT OUT STUCK IN 2ND GEAR! 2ND DEALER JIM HUDSON FORD TOOK IT TO HAD IT FOR 3 WEEKS BEFORE I GOT IT BACK CAR HAD 6,000 MILES ON IT NEEDED A BRAND NEW CLUTCH SYSTEM FROM WHAT FORD SAID. IT WAS NOT A RECALL ON THE CAR THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD DESIGN! STILL IS NOT RIGHT FOR FORD TO PUSH IT UNDER THE RUG LIKE ITS NOT A BIG DEAL. THESE CARS COST TOO MUCH FOR US TO BE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEM AND MOST OUR CHILDREN THAT RIDE WITH US. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE INFO ABOUT THIS PLEASE THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 800

MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM, MANY TIMES I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN 2ND AND 5TH GEAR THAT IT IS VERY HARD TO SHIFT WITH CLUTCH ALL THE WAY IN. IN SECOND GEAR I AM AROUND 10 MPH AND AT 5TH GEAR I AM AROUND 50 MPH - 60 MPH. DURING COLD START THE SHIFTING TO SECOND GEAR IS EVEN MORE IMPOSSIBLE AND IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SPECIALLY WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GO INTO 2ND GEAR RIGHT AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 500

SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR CLUNKING SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE TO GREEN. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT IN TO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT IN TO 3RD GEAR AND GET THE CAR MOVING BEFORE COMING A ROAD HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 12,024

?TRANSMISSION NOTCHINESS ?OCCASIONALLY UNABLE TO GET INTO GEARS (NOT DUE TO SKIP SHIFT) ?CLUTCH MAKES OCCASIONAL CLUNKING NOISES ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS ?COLD SHIFTING EXACERBATES PROBLEMS (WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF BY TSB) DANGEROUS EXPERIENCES: ?NOVEMBER 18TH: I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM THIRD GEAR TO FOURTH GEAR AS I WAS PASSING A SEMI. I WAS UNABLE TO GET INTO GEAR (SHIFTING CORRECTLY: CLUTCH DEPRESSED, CALM SMOOTH GEAR CHANGE), AND I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD AT 35+ MPH. THIS LIFE THREATENING EXPERIENCE MOVED ME TO TAKE THESE ACTIONS. ?DECEMBER 5TH: AS I WAS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR THE THIRD REPAIR ATTEMPT, I WAS TURNING LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION AND HAD TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND (AT 2000 RPM SO NO SKIP SHIFT ISSUE). I WAS UNABLE TO ENTER THE GEAR AND WAS VULNERABLE TO ACCIDENTS BEING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. I FINALLY SHIFTED INTO THE SECOND GEAR WITH A LOUD GRIND, AVOIDING A COLLISION WITH A BUS. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS AND INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH HAD BURNED OUT. AS A RESULT, THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,700.

Mileage: 12,000

THE CLUTCH MAKES A CRACKING NOISE. WHEN I SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST AND 3RD IT CAN BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES DEPENDING ON THE TEMPERATURE. THE SYMPTOMS ARE NOT CONSISTENT. *KB

Mileage: 8,000

THE CLUTCH MAKES A CRACKING NOISE. WHEN I SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST AND 3RD IT CAN BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES DEPENDING ON THE TEMPERATURE. THE SYMPTOMS ARE NOT CONSISTENT. *KB

Mileage: 8,000

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

Mileage: 8

INABILITY TO SHIFT INTO GEARS WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR WHILE TURNING LEFT ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER POWER SEATS WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACK. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

BRAND NEW MUSTANG GT/CS 2011 HARD SHIFTING IN 1ST, 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH. HARD SHIFTING INCLUDED GRINDINGS, LOUD NOISE AND SOME TIMES SIMPLY CAN NOT SHIFT. PROBLEM IS MORE EVIDENT WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED IN THE MORNING. OCCASIONALLY WHILE SHIFTING I COULD FEEL THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS PUSHING THE SHIFT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION I AM TRYING TO SHIFT. *TR

Mileage: 444

MANY TIMES UNABLE TO SELECT AND ENGAGE GEARS WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHILE ACCELERATING. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE MOST FREQUENT WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION BY PULLING OUT INTO FAST MOVING TRAFFIC, BUT UNABLE TO ACCELERATE DUE TO GEAR LOCK-OUT (USUALLY SECOND GEAR, BUT SOMETIMES THIRD AS WELL). *TR

Mileage: 2,000

MY 2011 MUSTANG HAS HAD SOME TRANSMISSION ISSUES FOR THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS. AFTER READING SOME OF THE FORUMS AND GETTING AN IDEA OF SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING (MANY OF WHICH I AM AS WELL), I CAN REPORT THE PROBLEM WHICH GOT NOTICEABLY WORSE OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, 1. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR (EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED YOU REALLY NEED TO EXERT A LITTLE STRENGTH). 2. 1ST TO 2ND SHIFTS VERY ROCKY, AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET A SMOOTH SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND WITHOUT THE CAR BUCKING. 3. WHEN SHIFTING AT A HIGHER RPM FROM THIRD TO FOURTH (SUCH AS WHEN ACCELERATING ON AN ONRAMP TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY WHEN THE RPM MAY BE EXCEEDING 3500-4000 RPMS), THERE IS A TREMENDOUS GRIND IN THE SHIFT, AND TO AVOID I MUST SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL FROM THIRD WAIT A SECOND AND THEN ENGAGE INTO FOURTH. 4. WHEN DOWNSHIFTING I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END SEEMS TO BE ALMOST LOCKING UP ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED (THIS IS WITHIN THE LAST WEEK), AND ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAVE EXACERBATED THEMSELVES SINCE THE COLD WEATHER HAS ARRIVED. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

2011 FORD, MUSTANG GT 5.0, MANUAL 6 SPEED: EARLY 2011 (JAN-FEB) I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN NUMEROUS TIMES TO THE RODEO FORD SERVICE REPAIR CENTER ABOUT THE GRINDING AND ROUGH SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD. A FORD SERVICE TICKET HAS BEEN OPENED TO TRACK THE ISSUE AND DEALER REPAIRS MADE. THE DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER HAS DRIVEN THE VEHICLE, WITH ME PRESENT, AND HAS NOTICED THE SAME GRIND AND ROUGH SHIFT PATTERN AS DESCRIBED. THE SERVICE CENTER IMPLEMENTED THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSB 11-3-18, 'THE INCREASED SHIFT EFFORT MAY BE THE RESULT OF THE INCREASED VISCOSITY OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IN COLD WEATHER'?. THE WEATHER IN AZ DOES NO''T GET THAT COLD AND IT CONTINUED EVEN DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. I HAD ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE 1ST TO 4TH SKIP SHIFT BE DISABLED, WITH NO CHANGE IN SHIFTING. I DRIVE THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES A DAY TO GET TO WORK, BUT I DO NO''T DRIVE IT LIKE I WOULD LIKE TO, I HAVE TO BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL NOT TO PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ANYONE. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 2,900 MILES. *TR

VERY NOTCHY TRANSMISSION AND CAN'T SHIFT GEAR AT CERTAIN RPM'S. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WOULD POP OUT OF GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY. ALL PROBLEMS STARTED APPEARING AFTER THE FIRST 1000 MILES. WHEN COMPLAINED TO FORD, I WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THOSE PROBLEMS ARE NORMAL. *TR

Mileage: 1,100

2011 MUSTANG GT WITH 6477 MILES, WITH 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR, RESULTED IN ONLY BEING ABLE TO SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR TO NEUTRAL. ONCE THE SHIFTER MOVED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION, THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER ABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOPPING POINT WITH NO ENGINE POWER AND TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER FOR REPAIR. THIS IS THE 2ND INCIDENT WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR, WITH THE PRIOR INCIDENT BEING A FAULTY SLAVE CLUTCH CYLINDER. (THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH THE 'SKIP SHIFT' FEATURE THAT IS MEANT TO INCREASE GAS MILEAGE BY LOCKING OUT CERTAIN GEARS.) *TR

Mileage: 6,477

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THERE WAS NO FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 455 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 11/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED FORD ENGINEERS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUNDS NOTHING WRONG. UPDATED 11/18/11*JB

Mileage: 455

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS MANUALLY FROM FIRST TO SECOND, THE VEHICLE WOULD SKIP SECOND AND SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR, DISTORTING THE VEHICLES SPEED. ALSO, WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A CLUNKING AND GRINDING NOISE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,500.

Mileage: 2,000

MY 6-SPEED TRANS WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR. FOR EXAMPLE, I ENTERED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR AND WHEN I WAS ABLE AGAIN THE CLUTCH MADE A "POP" NOISE AND RAISED 3-5 INCHES TOWARDS MY FOOT. AFTER THAT INCIDENT I CANNOT SHIFT OR ACCELERATE AND THE RIDE IS ROUGH NOW. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

ROUGH, IRREGULAR SHIFTING, MOST NOTICEABLE SHIFTING FROM 1ST GEAR ON THIS MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SEEMS TO LOCK YOU OUT OF GEARS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. ALSO WHILE DOWN SHIFTING, I.E. EXITING OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO AN EXIT RAMP, HAVE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM. FROM 6TH GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED ME OUT OF 4TH GEAR AND FORCED ME INTO 2ND GEAR. THIS CAUSED A MASSIVE AND SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED CAUSING THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES IN ORDER TO AVOID REAR-ENDING ME. PERSISTENT GRINDING NOISE AND FEEL WHILE THE CAR IS BEING SHIFTED, AS IF THE GEARS ARE NOT MESHING WHEN SHIFTED. NOTICEABLE IN THE FEEL OF THE STICK AND AUDIBLE AT TIMES AS WELL. THIS IS NOTICEABLE IN MOST GEARS IN PARTICULAR 2ND THRU 5TH. THE TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY MAKES A HARD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN IT IS PUT INTO FIRST GEAR FROM NEUTRAL. THIS CLUNK CAN BE HEARD AND FELT IN THE CAR CLEARLY. I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, KEEP GETTING THE RUN-AROUND, I.E., "THAT IS NORMAL", "OUR TECH'S COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM" ETC...STANDARD DEALER DEFLECTION. *TR

Mileage: 7,100

MT 82 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION FAILED TO DOWN SHIFT PROPERLY CREATING A NEAR MISS SITUATION DUE TO DRIVER NOT BEING ABLE TO SELECT LOWER GEAR TO POWER UP TO EXCEED OR AT LEAST MATCH THE SPEED OF ON COMING VEHICLE. THE ON COMING VEHICLE WAS A SEMI TRAVELING 55 MPH IN 55 MPH POSTED SPEED ZONE. HAD THE VEHICLE PERFORMED PROPERLY SUFFICIENT SPEED WOULD HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED AS TO NOT IMPEDE THE PROGRESS OF THE APPROACHING SEMI. A REASONABLE AND ACCEPTABLE AMOUNT OF DISTANCE WAS PRESENT PRIOR TO PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. DEALER WAS ADVISED AND PERFORMED A CHANGE OF FLUID TO A DUEL CLUTCH FLUID WHICH AND I INSTALLED AN AFTERMARKET SHIFTER (MGW SHIFTER) WHICH MADE A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT. I STILL BELIEVE A DESIGN ISSUE EXISTS. PLACEMENT INTO GEAR IS OFTEN DIFFICULT AND UP SHIFTING IS NOT SMOOTH AS IT SHOULD BE. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS DONE THIS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE HAVE BEEN BUT THIS TRANSMISSION DEFECT IN THE 2011 MUSTANG IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG MUSTANG WEB SITES AND FORUMS. THE GENERAL FEELING IS FORD HAS NOT BEEN AS AGGRESSIVE AS THEY SHOULD BE TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN MY 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS FOR THE PAST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO 2ND GEAR. THE GEAR APPEARS/FEELS TO BE "LOCKED OUT". THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE PULLING OUT ACROSS ON-COMING TRAFFIC, AND I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS. I ALSO HAVE HORRIBLE GEAR WHILE/NOISE, AND GRINDING SHIFTS ALMOST ALL THE TIME. FORD HAS REBUILT MY TRANSMISSION, BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH THE CAR. THEY CLAIM THAT THIS IS "NORMAL" FOR THIS CAR. MY WIFE DRIVES THE VEHICLE, AND I FEAR FOR HER SAFETY. PLEASE HELP ME! *TR

Mileage: 1,400

2011 MUSTANG GT WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING. I AM SOMETIMES UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO FIRST OR THIRD GEARS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK ME OUT. I HAVE TO SHIFT AROUND TO VARIOUS OTHER GEARS TO SORT OF "RESET IT" AND GET IT INTO GEAR, OR GIVE UP ON THE GEAR I'M TRYING TO GET INTO AND USE A DIFFERENT GEAR INSTEAD. SOMETIMES I'LL TRY TO PUSH THE SHIFTER INTO 1ST GEAR AND IT WILL RESIST GOING IN. IF I TRY TO FORCE IT, IT WILL GRIND, EVEN WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED. THIS HAS BEEN UNSAFE ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, AND I TRY TO NEVER SHIFT RIGHT BEFORE A LIGHT TURNS GREEN, BECAUSE I MAY BE LOCKED OUT OF FIRST AND HOLD UP TRAFFIC. I'M BASICALLY AFRAID OF SHIFTING INTO 1ST GEAR NOW. THIS STARTED AS SOON AS I GOT THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE A TSB PERFORMED AND THEY PUT IN SOME SPECIAL REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FLUID THAT IS FULLY SYNTHETIC. IT MADE THINGS MORE SMOOTH AND LESS KNOTCHY WHEN SHIFTING IN GENERAL, BUT THE LOCK OUT FEARS FOR 1ST AND 3RD GEAR PERSIST. *TR

Mileage: 200

FAULTY 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. ANY TIME THE VEHICLE IS ON AN INCLINE 20 DEGREES OR HIGHER AND BEING SHIFTED FROM 2ND GEAR (AROUND 18-20MPH) TO ANY OTHER GEAR THE SHIFTER GETS STUCK IN NEUTRAL WITH INABILITY TO GO TO ANY OTHER GEAR UNTIL THE ENGINE RPM DROPS. THIS SHIFTING DELAY CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FORM 3 TO 7 SECONDS, BEFORE ANOTHER GEAR IS AVAILABLE TO ENGAGE. *TT

Mileage: 280

MANUAL TRANSMISSION, 2ND GEAR OCCASIONALLY CANNOT BE SELECTED ON ACCELERATION EVEN WITH CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED. CAR COASTS UNTIL ANOTHER GEAR IS SELECTED OR FORCED INTO GEAR BY "DOUBLE CLUTCHING". DEALER REPLACED CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE BOLTS AND BLED CLUTCH LINES. PROBLEM OCCURS LESS OFTEN, BUT STILL THERE. BELOW 70 DEGREES AMBIENT TEMPERATURE 2ND GEAR GRINDS UNTIL UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND THIRD GEAR "KICKS BACK" THE SHIFTER. A YEAR AND 10000 MILES LATER NO CHANGE. PROBLEM IS SO RANDOM THAT DEALER CANNOT REPRODUCE ADEQUATELY TO GET FORD TO AUTHORIZE ANY REPAIR. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REPORTS IT IS "NORMAL" FOR A PERFORMANCE CAR TO CHANGE GEARS POORLY. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS CAR FOR 3 MONTHS. IT HAS 4400 MILES ON IT AND THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP. SOMETIMES I CANNOT GET IT TO GO IN TO GEAR, USUALLY 1ST, 2ND, AND REVERSE. IT WILL OCCASIONALLY JUMP OUT OF GEAR WITH NORMAL OPERATION. THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I LIVE IN THE DALLAS METROPLEX, WITH THE STOP AND GO TRAFFIC SOMETIMES A DRIVER DOESN'T SEE THE CARS IN FRONT STOPPED AND YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF THEIR WAY. WITH THIS PROBLEM I CAN GUARANTEE THAT I WOULD GET REAR ENDED IN THAT SITUATION. EVEN AFTER SITTING AT A LIGHT I SOMETIMES AM GETTING HONKED AT SINCE I CANNOT GET THE CAR INTO GEAR. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS A HUGE ANNOYANCE. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 4,400

(NOTE: CAR IS A MUSTANG GT 5 LITER) THIS INCIDENT FOLLOWED MY INITIAL DRIVETRAIN COMPLAINTS TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEIR REPLACEMENT OF MY CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY. ENTERING A HIGHWAY, I APPROACHED A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH IN 3RD GEAR, TAKING THE ENGINE CLOSE TO 6K RPM. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO 4TH WITH THE CLUTCH PEDAL FULLY PRESSED TO THE FLOOR, THE STICK WOULD NOT BUDGE INTO THE 4TH GEAR SLOT. AS THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN, I TRIED OTHER GEAR SLOTS: 5TH, THEN 6TH, 4TH AGAIN, TO 3RD. NOTHING. FINALLY, I REMOVED MY LEFT FOOT FROM THE PEDAL ALTOGETHER AND NOTICED THE PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR. AFTER PUMPING IT TO NO AVAIL, I WEDGED MY FOOT UNDER THE PEDAL TO KICK IT BACK UP. MY DRIVETRAIN WAS ONCE AGAIN RESPONSIVE. I WAS ALREADY AWARE OF A RUMOR THAT LATER MODEL MUSTANGS HAD HIGH RPM GEAR-SHIFTING ISSUES, BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST PERSONAL OCCURRENCE FOR ME. BASED ON THIS SUSPICION, I ATTEMPTED TO RECREATE IT ON THE WAY BACK HOME AND I WAS ONCE AGAIN ABLE TO FREEZE MY CLUTCH TO THE FLOOR. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN FOR REPAIR, AND I BELIEVE THEY ARE REPLACING THE CLUTCH AND PRESSURE PLATE FOR THEIR NEXT FIX ATTEMPT. *TT

Mileage: 10,800

AT 150 MILES ON THE ODOMETER THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO GRIND SECOND GEAR WHILE TURNING LEFT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY CHANGED THE FLUID AS PER T.S.B. THERE WAS ZERO CHANGE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL AND WAS A 'BREAK IN' ISSUE. DESPITE DISAGREEING I DROVE IT UNTIL THERE WAS AROUND 10,000 MILES ON IT. AT THIS POINT IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT INTO SECOND WHEN TURNING LEFT WITHOUT PHYSICALLY FORCING IT TO THE POINT I WAS SKIPPING TO THIRD. ALSO THIRD GEAR HAD DEVELOPED THE SAME ISSUES INTERMITTENTLY. I TOOK IT BACK IN, AND THEY BLED THE CLUTCH. AFTER RECEIVING THE CAR I TOOK IT BACK THE NEXT WEEK, AS OBVIOUSLY IT DID NOT FIX ANYTHING. FORD DECIDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE TECHNICIAN REPORTED ALL SYNCROS AND BLOCKING RINGS WERE EXTREMELY WORN AND SECOND AND THIRD GEARS SHOWED SIGNS OF WEAR. HE ALSO REPORTED THE INPUT SHAFT BEARING HAD SHOWED SIGNS THAT IT HAD BEEN VERY HOT. AFTER RECEIVING MY CAR BACK I NOTICED A DIFFERENCE, NOW THE SHIFTER LINKAGE HAD A NOTICEABLE POPPING/BINDING FEELING IN THE LINKAGE WHEN MOVING THE SHIFTER BACK AND FORTH IN THE NUETRAL POSITION. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS ABNORMAL, BUT THAT OTHER CARS ON THE LOT HAD THE SAME ISSUE. WHICH LATER I FOUND OUT TO BE A LIE. AFTER ABOUT 100 MILES IT HAS SHOWN THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS AS BEFORE INCLUDING THE NEW LINKAGE ISSUE. I DROVE THE CAR WITH THE TECHNICIAN WITH ME FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE WHEN TURNING LEFT. THE TECHNICIAN WAS ALSO ABLE TO NOTICE THIS ISSUE WHEN HE WAS DRIVING. EVEN THOUGH IT HAPPENS ONLY WHEN TURNING LEFT AND ONLY WHEN CHANGING TO SECOND GEAR, HE AGAIN LIED TO ME AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL, AND THAT IN ALL CARS YOU HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT FOR THE SYNCRO'S TO CATCH UP AND IT IS NORMAL TO HAVE TO WAIT A FEW SECONDS WHILE HOLDING IT UP TO THE SYNCROS FOR IT TO SLIDE IN. PLEASE CONTACT ME. *TT

MY 2011 MUSTANG JOINED THE LIST OF BROKEN 6 SPEED MANUAL CARS. WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 5 GEAR CAUSING A STALL AT 45MPH OR SKIP A GEAR AND THATS SAYING IT LETS YOU HAVE 3RD GEAR. THIS PROBLEM IS SO BAD THAT FORD IS PAYING FOR RENT CARS WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE TO. I'VE ALREADY TRADED 1 2011 MUSTANG IN FOR FOR THIS ONE WITH BOTH HAVING TRANSMISSON HAVING ISSUES AT 12,000 MILES. THIS IS BECOMING A BAD JOKE OF A CAR TO SAY THE LEAST. IT IS ALSO VERY EASY TO GO BACKWARDS WITH FIRST GEAR GOING INTO REVERSE INSTEAD. TRANSMISSON IS A BAD JOKE. *KB

Mileage: 11,900

2011 FORD MUSTANG 3.6L ,6SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 1ST AND 2ND GEAR IS HARD TO SHIFT INTO, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNINGS. I HAVE TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP AND LET THE RPMS DROP DOWN TO ALMOST A IDLE BEFORE SHIFTING INTO 2ND. IF I DIDN'T DO THAT AND DROVE IT NORMAL 2ND GEAR WOULD "RAKE" BUT I LOVE MY MUSTANG AND WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO IT. I JUST WANT THE ISSUE RESOLVED. *KB

Mileage: 8,200

6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION HANGS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST - 2ND OR 2ND - 3RD UNDER ACCELERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT BEGAN TO HAPPEN SOON AFTER PURCHASE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOPPED POSITION. BARELY AVOIDED BEING REAR ENDED DUE TO LOSS OF FORWARD MOMENTUM. *TR

Mileage: 1,500

I AM HAVING DIFFICULTY UPSHIFTING GEARS 2 TO 3 AND 3 TO 4 AND I AM AT TIMES UNABLE TO DOWNSHIFT WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER VEHICLES AND IT'S DISTRACTION TO ME DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN MY MUSTANG TO WINTER HAVEN FORD DEALER AND DESCRIBED IN DETAIL THE ISSUES I AM HAVING, THEY SAID THERE ARE NO ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION, I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL OTHER MUSTANGS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND HAVE NEVER HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS. I HAVE ASKED OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2011 MUSTANGS AND EVERYBODY SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT

Mileage: 2,309

HEADING UP A HILL AND HEARD A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. CAR STOPPED IN PLACE AND WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS. TRIED PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE AND WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. ALSO TRIED PUTTING IN NEUTRAL AND IT STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD CAR TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECKED THE CAR OUT AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION "GRENADED" AS IT STATED ON THE WORK ORDER. I GOT TO SEE WHAT THE TRANSMISSION LOOKED LIKE. IT HAD PIECES OF METAL EVERYWHERE AND THE LONG BEARINGS WERE ALL SHATTERED INTO PIECES. A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS ORDERED AND PLACED IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 1,500

IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS THE CAR SEEMS TO LOWER IT'S RPMS BY ITSELF ALMOST TO THE POINT OF IT FEELING LIKE IT IS BRAKING WITHOUT ANY HELP FROM ME. THIS HAPPENS PRETTY MUCH AT ANY SPEED. ALSO THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WHEN SLOWING/STOPPING AND ACCELERATING. WHEN I START SLOWING DOWN AND THEN HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS THE CAR JOLTS LIKE IT GOES FROM 1ST GEAR TO 4TH GEAR INSTANTLY. THIS IS NOT A GOOD FEELING AT ALL AND KIND OF SCARY. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO TAKE OFF WITHOUT ME. HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE AND AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 1500 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 1

OWNER OF A 2011 MUSTANG GT WITH 6 SPD MANUAL TRANSMISSION. HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ROUGH SHIFTING SINCE 2000 MILES. HAVE TAKEN IT INTO FORD DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES SO FAR. ONE TIME MY TRANSMISSION ACTUALLY STARTED LEAKING AND FORD WAS ABLE TO FIX THE LEAK BUT NOT THE SHIFTING. ROUGH SHIFTING OCCURS IN 1ST-2ND-3RD GEAR. SOMETIMES I GET STUCK AT LIGHTS TRYING TO FORCE IT INTO FIRST GEAR. FORD HAS HAD TECH'S DRIVE IT MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY TELL ME ITS NORMAL, THAT'S AS FAR AS THE INVESTIGATION HAS GONE. I HAVE 10,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE SHIFTING IS ONLY GETTING WORSE. TAKING IT INTO A NEW FORD DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY WILL BE MORE HELPFUL IN FINDING OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND ACTUALLY FIXING IT. VERY DISAPPOINTING WITH THE WAY FORD TREATS THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 2,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR A ROUGHNESS IN THE RESPONSE OCCURRED WITH AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION OPERATED PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75.

Mileage: 75

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,600.

Mileage: 12,600

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT, THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO SHIFT INTO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. I WAS TURNING LEFT INTO AN INTERSECTION AND WAS UNABLE TO POWER THE VEHICLE TO SAFELY MAKE THE TURN. AFTER MAKING THE VEHICLE COME TO A NEARLY COMPLETE STOP, I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO SECOND AND GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC WAS EXTRA FAR AWAY OR ELSE I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THE TIME TO SLOW AND FORCE THE CAR INTO 2ND GEAR. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE & THE CAR ONLY HAS 5K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

2011 FORD SHELBY MUSTANG GT500 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. GRINDING AND DIFFICULTY DOWNSHIFTING INTO 4TH AND 2ND. LOUD WHINING IN 1ST GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 1,600

2011 MUSTANG GT-500. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING SHIFTING UP AND DOWN WAS DIFFICULT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO 2ND GEAR FROM 1ST GEAR UNDER A MODERATELY HIGH RPM. *JB

HERE'S WHAT I'M EXPERIENCING. 1. CLUTCH PEDAL STICKS TO FLOOR AT HIGHER RPM SHIFTS (5000 PLUS) AND WILL NOT RELEASE UNTIL RPM HAS LOWERED TO LESS THAN 3500 RPM. DOESN?T MATTER WHAT GEAR I?M SHIFTING INTO. 2. I WAS LOCKED INTO 2ND GEAR WHEN CLUTCH PEDAL WAS STUCK TO FLOOR. THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO PULL OUT OF 2ND TO GO TO 3RD UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN (LESS THAN 3500 RPM) AND CLUTCH RELEASED. THEN ONCE I PUSHED THE CLUTCH BACK IN AFTER IT RELEASED I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD. 3. AT A HIGHER RPM SHIFT (5000 PLUS) I WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD. I WAS LOCKED OUT OF 3RD GEAR. I WAS GETTING ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN AT A LOWER RPM (ABOUT 3500-4000) THEN I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO 3RD. 4. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO GO INTO REVERSE AND 1ST GEAR SOMETIMES WHEN CLUTCH IS PUSHED DOWN TO FLOOR WHILE THE CAR IS AT A STOP. IF I LET THE CLUTCH OUT AND DOUBLE PUMP IT THEN IT WILL LET ME BUT THE TRANSMISSION FEELS AND SOUNDS CLUNKY. 5. NOT ALLOWED TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND SOMETIMES AND WHEN IT DOES FINALLY GO INTO GEAR, IT FEELS LIKE THE SHIFTER DOESN?T FULLY ENGAGE INTO 2ND. 6. REALLY HARD SOMETIMES TO DOWN SHIFT BACK TO 1ST FROM ANY GEAR WHILE DRIVING WITH CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED TO FLOOR. 7. SOMETIMES THERE IS A SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE GOING INTO 2ND WITH CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED TO FLOOR. 8. SLIGHT GRINDING INTO 3RD SOMETIMES WITH CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED TO FLOOR. 9. SLIGHT GRINDING INTO 5TH SOMETIMES WITH CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED TO FLOOR. 10. TRANSMISSION FEELS AND SOUNDS CLUNKY WHEN SHIFTING INTO ALL GEARS. *TT

Mileage: 6,200

DAY 1 (3/7/11) COMPLAINED TO SELLING DEALERSHIP ABOUT STIFFNESS / RELUCTANCE OF VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. SELLING DEALER ) ADVISED THAT THE SHIFTER WILL LOOSEN UP WITH SOME USE. APRIL / MAY / JUNE AND JULY PASS WITH NO REAL LOOSENING AND STILL THE OCCASIONAL REFUSAL TO GO INTO GEAR. DURING JUNE 2011 I START NOTICING A VIBRATION EMINATING FROM THE SHIFTER AT AROUND 2500 RPM'S ON DECELERATION. I MONITOR THIS ISSUE AS THE VIBRATION IS HARD TO REPLICATE CONSTANTLY. BY AUGUST 2011 THE TRANSMISSION IS VIBRATING EXCESSIVLEY IN 2ND,3RD AND 4TH GEARS AT 2500 RPMS. SERVICE APPOINTMENT IS SCHEDULED WITH LOCAL DEALER ( MARYLAND) FOR 15 AUG 11. VEHICLE IS SERVICED AND TO ADDRESS CONTINUED SHIFTING ISSUES THEY COMPLETE TSB BY REPLACING FLUID. TO ADDRESS THE EXCESSIVE VIBRATION THEY HAND ME A SHEET CALLED OASIS SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGE THAT STATES"SOME 2011 MUSTANGS EQUIPPED WITH 3.7L V-6 ENGINE AND MT82 MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION IN THE SHIFTER....BETWEEN 3500 AND 2000 RPM. THIS IS NORMAL OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND NO REPIARS ARE REQUIRED OR RECOMMENDED." I PICK UP MY VEHICLE AND NOT A BLOCK AWAY THE VIBRATION IS STILL THERE AND THE RESISTANCE TO SHIFT INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR IS STILL THERE. AS I HAVE READ UP ON THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING BOTH OF THESE ISSUES THERE WAS NO REASON TO RETURN IT TO THE SERVICING DEALER UNTIL FORD ADMITS AN ISSUE AND ALLOWS A REPAIR. YOUR ASSISTANCE AS A GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT IS REQUESTED. MILEAGE ON SERVICE DATE WAS 3,925. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 4,139. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

Mileage: 91

THIS VEHICLE HAS A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHICH IS UNUSUALLY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXT, IN BOTH UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT. AMBIENT AND VEHICLE TEMPERATURE ARE NOT FACTORS WHAT-SO-EVER. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN WITH THE CAR SINCE BRAND-NEW. SOMETIMES IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET INTO THE DESIRED GEAR AT ALL. SAFETY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED NUMEROUS TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN CROSSING TRAFFIC WHILE EXECUTING A LEFT TURN AT INTERSECTIONS, CAUSING DRIVER DISTRACTION AND VEHICLE SWERVING WHILE DRIVER IS STRUGGLING TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. ALSO WHILE MERGING WITH HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, ACCELERATION IS ABRUPTLY INTERRUPTED AND DRIVER IS DANGEROUSLY DISTRACTED WHILE STRUGGLING WITH THE UNCOOPERATIVE GEAR SHIFT. THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITS AN UNUSUALLY GREAT DEAL OF RESISTANCE TO GOING INTO THE NEXT GEAR IN SEQUENCE, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5 AND 5-6. THIS RESISTANCE IS SIGNIFICANT AT SHIFTS IN EVEN THE LOWEST RPM RANGE AND THE RESISTANCE INCREASES DRASTICALLY AND PROPORTIONATELY WITH THE INCREASE IN RPM OF THE ENGINE AT THE TIME A GEAR SHIFT IS ATTEMPTED. THE MOST DANGEROUS INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. USUALLY, I WILL DOWNSHIFT TO FOURTH GEAR AND ACCELERATE WHILE MANEUVERING AROUND THE CAR IN FRONT. AT THE POINT WHERE I AM COMMITTED TO MY ACTION, (BEING FULLY IN THE LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND PARALLEL TO THE OTHER CAR, I WILL EXPERIENCE AN UNSUCCESSFUL SHIFT AND BE FACED WITH HAVING TO EITHER ABORT MY PASSING ATTEMPT OR CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE TO ENGAGE THE GEAR SHIFT WHILE BEING DANGEROUSLY DISTRACTED BY THIS PROBLEM AT WHAT IS PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIMES FOR A DRIVER TO BE DISTRACTED. I DO NOT LOOK FORWARD TO EXPERIENCE THESE DANGEROUS DRIVING PHENOMENA WHEN COMPOUNDED BY COLORADO'S WINTER WEATHER.

Mileage: 500

ANYTIME THE ENGINE IS ROTATING OVER 4000 RPM'S THE 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION WILL RANDOMLY BE BLOCKED FROM GOING INTO GEAR(ANY GEAR), LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN A NEUTRAL STATE AND UNABLE TO ACCELERATE LIKE IT HAS STALLED. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING THIS CAR, BUT I DO NOT DRIVE IT LIKE I WOULD LIKE TO, I HAVE TO BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL NOT TO PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ANYONE. THIS IS EASILY DUPLICATED, AND TO ME IT FEELS LIKE THE EITHER 1, BAD CLUTCH NOT DISENGAGING ALL THE WAY, 2. TRANSMISSION/SHIFTER ARE OUT OF ALIGNMENT, 3. BAD SYNCHRO'S. I HAVE NOT HAD IT IN TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, BECAUSE FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE FORD CONSIDERS THIS NORMAL. IF IT'S NORMAL, THEN I'LL JUST SELL THE CAR THAT I PERSONALLY ORDERED 6 MONTHS EARLY AND THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE, AND MARK THIS ONE DOWN AS A LESSON LEARNED. *TR

Mileage: 13,600

2011 MUSTANG GT WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT COULD TAKE OVER A MONTH TO GET THE PARTS IN BECAUSE THEY ARE COMING FROM EUROPE. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

2011 MUSTANG GT 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO GO INTO 2ND GEAR.GENERALY HAPPENS DURING SHARP LEFT TURN. I CANNOT EVEN FORCE IT INTO 2ND. DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN BUT ENOUGH TO FRUSTRATE THE [XXX]OUT ME. I'M 62 YEARS OLD AND HAVE DRIVEN ANY NUMBER OF MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT'S A GREAT CAR OTHER THAN THIS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 1,100

ON A 2 LANE ROAD, SPEED LIMIT 45 MPH. BUS WAS PULLED OVER IN THE RIGHT LANE , SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH, AN APPROPRIATE GAP IN TRAFFIC WAS COMING UP. WENT TO PUT CAR INTO 3RD GEAR AFTER REV MATCHING AND 3RD GEAR WAS LOCKED OUT. HAD TO SWERVE BACK BEHIND THE BUS AND SLAM ON THE BREAKS. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME A GEAR HAS BEEN LOCKED OUT AND CAUSED ME TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR SHOULDER. *KB

Mileage: 4,800

2011 MUSTANG GT WITH MT82 MANUAL TRANSMISSION. ABOUT 2500 MILES. CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE TWICE FOR HARD, NOTCHY SHIFTING ACTION WHETHER WARM OR COLD AND GRINDING/POPPING OUT OF 6TH GEAR. IT IS VERY HARD TO GET INTO GEAR MOST TIMES WHILE ACCELERATING AND I BELIEVE IT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. CAR IS STILL CURRENTLY IN SERVICE AND HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST MONTH. PLEASE LOOK INTO A RECALL/FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. I KNOW THERE ARE MANY MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS BUT ARE PROBABLY NOT AWARE THEY CAN FORMALLY COMPLAIN. ALSO THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR NOT JUST ON THE DATE LISTED. *KB

Mileage: 2,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH,THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND STALLED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE AFTER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,500. UPDATED 09/15/11*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HE WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM, EVEN WHEN TWO MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO GET IT OUT OF 3RD GEAR. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/16/11*JB

Mileage: 4,000

NEW 2011 MUSTANG GT 1400 MILES MT82 TRANSMISSION IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS 2-3, AND 3-4 SHIFTS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I COULD NOT SHIFT THE CAR INTO GEAR AND HAD TO BYPASS 3 & $ GEAR AND SHIFT TO 5TH GEAR TO MAINTAIN MY SPEED. I RECALL IS REQUIRED HERE. *TR

Mileage: 500

2011 MUSTANG GT TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ISSUES. VERY HARD SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND SAME SHIFTING PROBLEM BACK FROM SECOND TO FIRST. THIS NOW TAKES MY ATTENTION OFF THE ROAD AS I?M NOW LOOKING DOWN AT MY SHIFTER TO SEE WHAT?S WRONG. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR BACK TO MY LOCAL DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. SHIFTING IS NOW BECOME A JOB AND DRIVING THE CAR MORE LIKE WORK THEN FUN, THE CAR IS NO LONGER A PLEASURE DRIVE AND SO SITS IN MY GARAGE. STARTED WITH 600 MILES ON THE CAR AND AS ONLY GOTTEN WORST. *TR

Mileage: 600

2011 V6 MUSTANG WITH MT-82 THAT HAS ABOUT 15K MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN NOTCHY IN 1ST-3RD SINCE THE FIRST FEW HUNDRED MILES, AND DURING COLD WEATHER IS VERY HARD TO GET INTO 2ND GEAR WITHOUT GRINDING AND POPPING BACK OUT FOR THE FIRST FEW SHIFTS OF THE MORNING. MOST DISCONCERTING WHEN MY 2ND TURN OF THE DAY IS THROUGH A BUSY 4 LANE INTERSECTION AND IT POPS OUT IN THE INTERSECTION. I HAVE STARTED NOT SHIFTING OUT OF FIRST TILL I AM THROUGH THE CORNER. BEEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WITH "NO ISSUE FOUND". *TR

I HAVE A 2011 MUSTANG GT 5.0L WITH 6-SPEED MAN TRANSMISSION WITH 3000MILES TO DATE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT OF 4TH WHEN TRYING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY BOTH HEAVY AND LIGHT THROTTLE . ONE SUCH INCIDENT NEARLY GOT ME REAR ENDED BY AN 18 WHEELER. I AM A ASE CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN AND FEEL THERE IS A SYNCHRONIZER ISSUE WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS SINCE MANY FRIENDS OF MINE HAVE HAD SIMILAR INCIDENTS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR I DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HEAR THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

I OWN A 2011 MUSTANG 5.0 COUPE. MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN SHIFTING AT HIGHER REV'S IT IS REALLY HARD TO SHIFT INTO 2ND AND 4TH GEAR WHEN TURNING OR ON A CURVE. I NOTICE THIS EVERY TIME I TURN LEFT OR SHIFT WHEN TRAVELING ON A CURVE TO THE LEFT. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP BUT WILL SOON. *TR

Mileage: 100

CAR HAS JUST OVER 2000 MILES AND SINCE THE FIRST WEEK I HAD THE CAR IT HAS SHIFTING ISSUES. GRINDS GEARS RANDOMLY AND WILL NOT GO INTO FIRST EASILY. SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO GEARS WHILE MOVING. FIRST GEAR FEELS LOCKED OUT SOMETIMES AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO GO IN FIRST WITHOUT A FIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 500

I HAVE A 2011 MUSTANG GT. STARTING AROUND 2K MILES I BEGAN HAVING NOTCHY SHIFTS. SINCE THEN (AROUND 5K MILES) A SLIGHT GRIND HAS DEVELOPED BETWEEN 1-2, 2-3 SHIFTS. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THE TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY HARD TO ENGAGE FIRST GEAR FROM A STOP AFTER THE CAR IS WARM. MY CAR WAS REPAIRED IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE NOTCHY SHIFTS. THE ENTIRE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS REPLACED PER GUIDANCE TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM A FORD TECH. AFTER THE REPAIRS THE SHIFTING WAS SLIGHTLY SMOOTHER BUT THE NOTCHINESS AND INTERMITTENT GRINDING REMAINS. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL GET WORSE OR WILL FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 100 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR ALSO PERIODICALLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,456.

Mileage: 4,000

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO 1ST, 5TH AND 6TH GEAR. FORD REPLACED 2000 DOLLARS WORTH OF EQUIPMENT IN MY MUSTANG AND IT IS MUCH WORSE THAN BEFORE. *TR

Mileage: 12

CAR HAS 8200 MILES ON AS OF 8-1-11.. MT-82 TRANSMISSION ISSUES.. GRINDING IN 1-3 GEARS SINCE 700 MILES, WITH OCCASIONAL LOCKOUT OF 2 GEAR AND NO INDICATIONS OF SKIPSHIFT SHOWING ON THE DISPLAY, THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WHEN TURNING LEFT.. WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP-SIGN UNABLE TO GET THE CAR IN ANY GEAR WHEN WITH THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR, THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST GET REAR ENDED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE PEOPLE ARE EXPECTING YOU TO MOVE AND YOU DON'T.. WHEN THE CAR IS COLD OR TEMP OUTSIDE UNDER 50* WILL BE EXTREMELY "NOTCHY" AND GRINDING IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND WILL FREQUENTLY PREVENT YOU FROM ENGAGING 1ST OR 2ND GEAR AT A STOP UNTIL SEVERAL MILES ARE DRIVEN. THIS AGAIN HAS ALMOST GOT ME REARENDED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.. THE SHIFTER ALSO VIBRATES IN YOUR HAND IN 3RD AND 5TH GEAR ALL OTHER GEARS ARE SMOOTH.. THIS WAS ALL BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT VISITS STARTING IN JAN '11. THE FIRST 2 TIMES INTO THE DEALER THEY DIDN'T EVEN PULL THE CAR INTO THE GARAGE AND TOLD ME THAT FORD IS AWARE OF AN ISSUE SINCE DEC. 2010 AND NO FIX AT THIS TIME. THE 3RD TIME IN LATE MARCH '11 I FINALLY CONVINCED THEM TO LET A TECH COME OUT FOR A RIDE, HE SAID "IT'S ALL NORMAL", SORRY A VIBRATING SHIFTER IN ANY GEAR IS NOT NORMAL, GRINDING IS NOT NORMAL. I REFUSE TO BRING MY CAR BACK INTO ANY DEALER UNTIL SOME REAL FIX IS FORCED UPON FORD THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THESE ISSUES, I'M AWARE OF THE TSB REGARDING CHANGING THE FLUID, FLUID WILL NOT FIX VIBRATIONS, OR THE ABILITY TO PUT A TRANSMISSION INTO A GEAR WHEN STOPPED NOR WILL IT FIX "GRINDING" WHICH IS SYNCHRO ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 700

PROBLEMS SHIFTING CAR INTO GEAR. GEARS ARE NOTCHY AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT INTO FIRST WHEN CAR IS COLD. TRANSMISSION MAKING WHINING NOISES IN 1-4 GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

CAR GET STUCK IN GEAR,CLUTCH WONT WORK SO YOU CANT PUT IN GEAR AT A STOPLIGHT OR SLOW DOWN!,ROUGH SHIFTS,TRANS WHINES REAL LOUD,CLUTCH PEDAL STICKS TO THE FLOOR! *TR

Mileage: 4,500

GOING ON 10,000 MILES ON 2011 MUSTANG GT WITH MANUAL 6-SPD. AT FIRST SHOWED VERY NOTCHY SHIFTING, AND GEARS WOULD GRIND WITH CLUTCH DEPRESSED COMPLETELY WHEN COLD. PROBLEM WENT AWAY ONCE THE TRANSMISSION WARMED UP. TOOK IT IN TO FORD DEALER, THEY CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, NOW YOU CAN FEEL A VIBRATION AND WHIRR/GRINDING NOISE SOMETIMES IN 1ST-3RD. EXTREMELY NOTCHY NOW, WILL FREQUENTLY NOT ENGAGE A GEAR IF UNDER ACCELERATION. I HAVE HAD 2ND AND 3RD GEAR REFUSE TO ENGAGE SEVERAL TIMES NOW WHILE ON A FREEWAY ONRAMP, WHEN PASSING, AND IN GENERAL HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LOAD CONDITIONS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 MUSTANG GT WITH A MT82 TRANS IT CONTINUALLY GRINDS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR EVEN IF YOU TAKE YOUR TIME AND FINESSE IT..IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH 400 MILES ON THE CLOCK, AND IN THE COLD WEATHER FORGET IT AS YOU WILL NEVER GET IT TO WORK, IT IS A SHAME I HAD TO PURCHASE A WINTER CAR TO DRIVE AND HAVING TO PARK A NEW CAR JUST IS NOT RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 400

DURING HARD ACCELERATION, WITH CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED AND FOOT OFF THE GAS, CANNOT SHIFT INTO SECOND AND SOMETIMES THIRD GEAR. MUST SKIP DIRECTLY TO 4TH. THIS OCCURS EVEN UNDER FULL ACCELERATION, BUT NOT DURING EASY ACCELERATION. HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY TO QUICKLY SHIFT TO SECOND OR THIRD. ALSO HAD ISSUES SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. *TR

Mileage: 6,200

SINCE THE CAR HAS BEEN IN MY POSSESSION, 3RD GEAR HAS ALWAYS HAD ISSUES. IT GRINDS FROM TIME TO TIME, AND THE TRANSMISSION PUSHES ME OUT OF 3RD GEAR WHEN MY FOOT IS COMPLETELY DOWN ON THE CLUTCH. IT HAS ALSO DEVELOPED AN INCREASINGLY LOUD WHINING NOISE THROUGHOUT ALL THE GEARS WHILE ACCELERATING. THE SHIFTS WHEN COLD ARE ROUGH, DOESN'T FEEL AS IT SHOULD. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

I PURCHASED MY 2011 FORD MUSTANG V6 IN SEPT 2010. WHEN THE WEATHER GOT COLD (APPROX LATE NOV), I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT SHIFTING THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR WHEN LEAVING HOME IN THE MORNING, OR LEAVING WORK AT THE END OF THE DAY, ENGAGING 2ND GEAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT. WHENEVER THE WEATHER WAS BELOW FREEZING, AND THE CAR WAS FIRST DRIVEN AFTER COLD START, IT WOULD EXHIBIT THIS BEHAVIOR. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO ME DEALER FOR THIS AND ANOTHER ISSUE (KNOWN AS "COLD ENGINE TICK" - UNIQUE TO V6). THE DEALER HAD DIFFICULTY SOLVING THE COLD TICK ISSUE, BUT ULTIMATELY DID. THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NO TSB OR SSM FOR THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND TO CHECK BACK PERIODICALLY. THOUGH I REQUESTED THE DEALER TO DOCUMENT THE COMPLAINT AT THAT TIME, THEY DID NOT. WHAT SCARES ME ABOUT THIS ISSUE IS THE LAG TIME REQUIRED TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A RED LIGHT WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. TWICE I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED AS A RESULT OF THIS (I CAN ACCELERATE WELL IN 1ST, THEN SUDDENLY, I'M COASTING TO A STOP WHILE FIGHTING TO GET THE CAR INTO 2ND GEAR - BY THE WAY, THE V6 DOES NOT HAVE A SKIP SHIFT FEATURE). ONLY 2ND GEAR EXHIBITS THIS ISSUE, AND ONLY WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMP IS BELOW FREEZING AND THE CAR HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN FROM MORE THAN ABOUT 5 MILES. AFTER ABOUT 5 MILES IT SEEMS THE TRANSMISSION WARMS AND THE DIFFICULTY SHIFTING IS REDUCED (THOUGH 2ND GEAR ALWAYS HAS MORE RESISTANCE THAN THE OTHER 5 GEARS). *TR

Mileage: 3,000

I ORIGINALLY TOOK MY 2011 MUSTANG TO THE FORD DEALER WITH A COMPLAINT OF VERY DIFFICULT 1-2 AND 2-3 SHIFTING IN COLD WEATHER (BELOW 30 DEGREES AMBIENT TEMPERATURE). FORD WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM (SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGE 21661) AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECOMMENDED SOLUTION. THIS WAS NOT A SATISFACTORY SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK ON MARCH 24TH, 2011AND REQUESTED THAT THEY CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MOTORCRAFT FULL SYNTHETIC TRANSMISSION FLUID, JUST TO SEE IF IT HELPED. IT MADE THE PROBLEM LESS PRONOUNCED, BUT DID NOT SOLVE IT. ON APRIL 4TH, 2011 THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT FORD FINALLY CAME UP WITH A RECOMMENDED SOLUTION FOR MY PROBLEM AND THAT I SHOULD BRING THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED TO MOTORCRAFT DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE FLUID, BUT I CAN'T SAY FOR SURE IF THE PROBLEM HAS GONE AWAY BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE MORNING TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW 30 DEGREES, WHICH HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE THE FLUID WAS CHANGED THE SECOND TIME. *TR

Mileage: 7,847

2011 MUSTANG GT WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION- INABILITY TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS STUCK SLOWING DOWN INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE CAR IS BEEN IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES. ALSO HAS SEVERE KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE THAT GOES WAY AFTER 5 MINUTES. FORD STATES THIS IS PISTON RATTLE AND THEY TRIED A SOFTWARE FIX. NOTHING HELPED.I'M AFRAID OF THE ENGINE DAMAGE OR CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THERE ARE YOUTUBE VIDEOS POSTED LABELED 2011 MUSTANG KNOCK. FORD IS AWARE... THEY REFERRED ME TO IT(AT LEAST THE SERVICE TECH DID. FORD IS DOING NOTHING!!! THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5-6 TIMES AND THERE IS UNDER 5000 MILES. THE CAR HAD ONLY 300 MILES ON IT WHEN THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK PUMP BECAUSE IT DROPPED TO ZERO AT WITH A HALF TANK OF GAS LEFT. THERE IS A BULLETIN ON THIS. HELP BEFORE SOME GETS HURT BY THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OR THE ENGINE BLOWING OUT!!!! *TR

Mileage: 4,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO PUMP THE CLUTCH SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO FIRST, SECOND OR THIRD GEAR AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE AT ALL UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING A SUITABLE REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,600.

Mileage: 8,000

SEVERE GRINDING AND NOTCHINESS WHEN TRANSMISSION IS COLD. SECOND GEAR WILL NOT ENGAGE AT ANYTHING GREATER THAN 1500RPM. ENTERING A 50MPH ROAD REQUIRES SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 3RD WHEN TRANSMISSION IS COLD. OFTEN TIME VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO GET BACK INTO 1ST GEAR AT A STOP LIGHT, EVEN AFTER 40 MINUTES OF STRAIGHT DRIVING - ISSUE NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO COLD WEATHER. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED ROUGH ALMOST FROM THE START BUT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. CURRENTLY HAVE 15,000 MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION IS OFTEN SLOW TO UPSHIFT AND FREQUENTLY SLAMS INTO LOWER GEARS. MOST DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN ACCELERATING BACK UP FROM A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN TRANSMISSION DELAYS SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE ENGAGING WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WHEN THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO ME GIVING IT GAS. FORD DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM OR FIND ANY CODES. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

2011 FORD MUSTANG 6 SP MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SPORADIC PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO AND FROM HIGHER GEAR. CAR HAS A TENDENCY TO ALMOST STALL FROM STOP. I HAVE LONG EXPERIENCE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. VEHICLE DELIVERED 09/10/2010-SPECIAL ORDER MUSTANG PREMIUM V-6. *TR

Mileage: 9,500

2011 MUSTANG GT, MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WITH 11,000 MILES ON IT. STARTED HAVING SOME TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS WITH GRINDING NOTED AROUND 10,000 MILES AT 11,800 MILES WHILE ON VACATION, CLUTCH LOCKED UP COMPLETELY AND WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR AT ALL. THE PRESSURE PLATE BOLTS HAD WORKED OUT AND SHEARED OFF VARIOUS PIECES. THE ENTIRE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. MUSTANG FORUMS HAD WARNED US THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN. DEALER TOLD US ALL THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER FOR UNKNOWN TIME BUT WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE PARTS SHIPPED FROM ANOTHER DEALER 1500 MILES AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 11,800

TRANSMISSION GRINDS 1-2, 2-3,3-4 SHIFTS INTERMITTENTLY. OCCASIONALLY LOCKED OUT OF GEARS. TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT FORD DEALER ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RETURN. AFTER MY TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT IT SHIFTED NICELY FOR ABOUT A MONTH. NOW IT IS BEGINNING TO GRIND AGAIN AND TODAY I WAS LOCKED OUT OF SECOND GEAR AND THIRD GEAR. I WAS LEAVING A LIGHT ON A HILL IN FIRST GEAR, WENT TO SHIFT INTO SECOND AND COULDN'T ENGAGE IT (NOT SKIP SHIFT RELATED AS I WAS OVER 3000 RPM), WENT FOR THIRD AND NO LUCK THERE, BY THIS TIME THE CAR WAS ALMOST BACK TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PEOPLE WERE SWERVING AROUND ME (VERY FRIGHTENING WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR). I PUT THE CAR BACK IN FIRST GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFT NORMALLY THROUGH 6TH GEAR. SINCE REBUILD DEALER CLAIMS TO BE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS APART I WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT 2ND GEAR WAS MISSING MORE THAN HALF OF THE DOG TEETH ON THE SYNCHRO RING. *TR

Mileage: 20,100

CAR: 2011 MUSTANG V6 WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION MILES: 3600 THE PROBLEM: THE GEAR SHIFT IS VERY NOTCHY AND ROUGH, ESPECIALLY FROM 1-2 AND 2-3. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I WANTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT A LIGHT AND MISTAKENLY GONE INTO THIRD GEAR FROM NEUTRAL BECAUSE THE GEAR REFUSES TO GO INTO 1 EASILY. SO I END UP NOT HAVING ENOUGH ACCELERATION TO BEAT ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE ALMOST HAD THREE CRASHES THIS WAY. OTHER TIMES SHIFTING FROM 1-2 OR 2-3 CAUSES AN INCOMPLETE SHIFT BECAUSE OF SOME RESISTANCE IN THE GEAR BOX. THIS LEADS TO A JARRING, LOUD GRINDING NOISE EMANATING FROM THE GEAR BOX. THIS ALSO LEADS TO LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND I HAVE BEEN ALMOST REAR ENDED A FEW TIMES. THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR ON AND OFF MOSTLY WHEN STARTING OFF FROM A STOP (FROM NEUTRAL) AND AT HIGH RPM GEAR CHANGES. RESOLUTION: I'VE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AS PER THE FORD TSB. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR A MILE AND THE PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN ON THE INSISTENCE OF THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE DROVE IT AROUND AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE AS WELL. HE SAID HE WOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH FORD TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY FIX. HE GOT BACK TO ME A FEW WEEKS LATER AND SAID THAT FORD DOESN'T HAVE ANY RESOLUTION AND DOESN'T SEEM TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. FINAL THOUGHTS: I THINK THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT A NEW CAR HAS THESE ISSUES. IT IS A GREAT CAR OTHERWISE. FORD NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE AND FIX IT SOON. I'VE ALSO FOUND THAT SOME 2012 MUSTANGS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE GEAR BOX. IT IS APPALLING TO THINK THAT THE COMPANY WOULD CONTINUE TO USE THE SAME TRANSMISSION PARTS IN SPITE OF THE ISSUES IN THE 2011 MODELS. THIS IS AMOUNTS TO A BLAZEN DISREGARD TO CONSUMER SAFETY AND EXPERIENCE. I STRONGLY SUGGEST THE NHTSA PRESSURES THE CAR COMPANY TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND IF NO SUCH RESOLUTION IS FORTHCOMING TO FORCE THEM TO ISSUE A RECALL. SINCERELY AN UNHAPPY FORD DRIVER *TR

Mileage: 3,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AT 25 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT SEIZED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SHIFT HAD TO BE FORCED INTO GEARS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,200.

Mileage: 10,200

6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFTING, ALSO PRONOUNCED VIBRATION ON DECELERATION AT APPROX 2500 RPM - 2200-RPM. DEALER CLAIMS IS NORMAL. *TR

Mileage: 1

NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING, MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND AT THIS TIME IT HAS ABOUT 10K MILES. SINCE I BOUGHT IT I NOTICED IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT INTO GEARS. OVER TIME IT GOT WORSE. IT GOT TO THE POINT THAT I COULD NOT PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND FIRST GEAR, I HAD TO START OUT IN SECOND GEAR. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE SHOP TO REPAIR THE ITEM AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE CLUTCH PLATE. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT IT WAS A BRAND NEW CAR AND SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. I ALSO FEEL THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH THE DEALER WILL NOT ADMIT TO. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

TRANSMISSION GRINDS FROM 1ST-2ND WHEN COLD AND INTERMITTENTLY WHEN AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE. TSB FOR "ROUGH SHIFTING" HAS BEEN PERFORMED. WHINING FROM TRANSMISSION STARTED AROUND 800 MILES AND STILL REMAINS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR VEHICLE FREQUENTLY LOCKS ME OUT LEAVING ME SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC TO FIND A GEAR THAT WILL ENGAGE. ALSO EXPERIENCE LOCK OUT WHEN DOWN SHIFTING INTO EITHER 2ND OR 1ST GEAR. THESE ERRATIC SHIFTING ISSUES ARE A DAILY OCCURRENCE AND I'M CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 800

TRANSMISSION IN MY 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT 6-SPEED MANUAL, (PRESENTLY @ 4900 MILES)HAS ISSUES OF TRYING TO ENTER SECOND GEAR ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. AS WELL AS A TERRIBLE WHINING NOISE STARTED AROUND LATE 3000MILES. *TR

Mileage: 3,800

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION REFUSES TO GO IN TO REVERSE AT TIMES. ALSO GRINDS EVERYTIME WHILE SHIFTING IN TO 2ND GEAR FROM 1ST GEAR, MAINLY WHILE TURNING CORNERS BUT ALSO WHEN GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. TRANSMISSIONS PERFORMANCE DOES NOT IMPROVE AFTER COMING TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. TRANSMISSION IS CLUNKY AND JUST DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. NOT SMOOTH, NOT NEW CAR LIKE. *TR

Mileage: 976

I OWN A 2011 MUSTANG GT WITH THE MT-82 TRANSMISSION. I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 10 MONTHS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED VERY UNUSUAL SHIFTING BEHAVIOR FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF OWNING THIS CAR. THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THE SHIFTING ACTION IS THAT IT IS REALLY NOTCHY, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS AND IT SOMETIMES TAKES QUITE A BIT OF EFFORT TO GET THE CAR TO GO INTO ANY GEAR. NOTE THAT THIS HAPPENS NO MATTER THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND NO MATTER HOW LONG THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING. I HAVE VISITED THE DEALER THREE SEPARATE TIMES AND BEEN TOLD THAT, ACCORDING TO FORD, THE OPERATION OF THE TRANSMISSION IS "NORMAL." THIS, TO ME IS ANYTHING BUT NORMAL AS I HAVE 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS EXCLUSIVELY, HAVING OWNED 14 CARS DURING THAT SPAN, ALL OF THEM WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. *TT

Mileage: 100

DURING THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING (BEFORE THE CAR HAS HAD A CHANCE TO REACH ITS OPERATING TEMPERATURE), THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND SOMETIMES 2ND TO 3RD. TODAY WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR OR BACK INTO 1ST LEAVING ME COASTING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHILE TRYING TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION. FINALLY I SKIPPED INTO 4TH GEAR AND ACCELERATED MUCH SLOWER THAN EXPECTED NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 4,713

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION DURING DECELERATION - SPECIFICALLY WHEN LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR, BUT NOT PRESSING THE BRAKES. THE VIBRATION IS STRONG ENOUGH TO VIBRATE THE CENTER CONSOLE AND THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER. THE CONCERN IS THAT THIS EXCESSIVE VIBRATION COULD DAMAGE PARTS OR LOOSEN COMPONENTS, EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION OR DRIVELINE FAILURE. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN WHILE DECELERATING. THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS BEEN REPLACED, WHICH VERY BRIEFLY SEEMED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, BUT IT THE VIBRATION RETURNED IN JUST A FEW DAYS. *KB

Mileage: 1,500

I AM INTERMITTENTLY UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO 1ST 2ND AND NOW 3RD GEAR. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE ALMOST REAR ENDED ME WHEN I COULD NOT GET THE CAR INTO 1ST GEAR AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT. THIS ISSUE IS POTENTIALLY A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMEONE WERE TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY NEEDED TO MOVE THEIR CAR QUICKLY AND COULD NOT GET THE CAR IN GEAR TO MOVE. THE CAR ALSO HAS A VIBRATION WHEN RUNNING BETWEEN 2500-3000 RPM. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY DRIVING THIS CAR. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE DEALER DUE TO THEIR OWN AMBITION THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND THERE IS NO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

2011 MUSTANG V6 MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION REFUSED TO GO INTO 2ND GEAR DURING A SLIGHT LEFT TURN. ANOTHER CAR HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID RUNNING INTO THE BACK OF ME. IF HE HAD IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS FAULT BUT THAT'S NOT MUCH CONSOLATION. *TR

Mileage: 5,500

MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE MT-82 TRANSMISSION. FIRST ONE FAILED WITHIN A BLOCK FROM DEALERSHIP, THE CAR WAS MISSING A 2ND GEAR. EACH TIME THE 2ND GEAR WAS ENGAGED DURING ACCELERATION, THE GEAR WOULD POP OUT TO NEUTRAL. VERY DANGEROUS IF IN TRAFFIC AND HILLS. TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONLY TO HAVE SERIOUS GRINDING ISSUES IN 2ND GEAR. FLUID SWAP DONE, GRINDING WORSE IN 2ND-4TH GEARS. 2ND GEAR LOCKOUT IN LEFT TURN AT 45 DEGREES. 4TH GEAR RATTLE UPON WOT. VEHICLE NO LONGER FUN TO DRIVE, WAITING TO GET RID OF IT AS LEMON. *TR

Mileage: 200

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN A LOW GEAR, A TICKING SOUND COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE SOUND WAS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND FILED A REPORT, BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1,800.

Mileage: 1,800

THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ROUGHLY 6 MONTHS (I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR ALMOST A YEAR AS OF THIS WRITING) WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, SHIFTING FROM 4TH TO 5TH GEAR CAUSES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED AT THIS TIME. THIS OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. ALSO, AT ONE TIME THE SHIFTER GOT STUCK BETWEEN TWO GEARS WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT FROM NEUTRAL TO FIRST. AT THIS TIME A CAR COULD HAVE RUN INTO ME WHILE I WAS TRYING TO GET THE CAR INTO GEAR. SO FAR I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE SHOP TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, AS I HAVE LEARNED FORD DOES NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT IT. ALL THEY DO IS REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART AND/OR PUT NEW FLUID IN. I AM WAITING TO SEE IF THEY WILL ISSUE A RECALL AND PERFORM A PROPER REPAIR FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE RUNNING INTO THESE SYMPTOMS ON THE 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT'S. *KB

Mileage: 5,978

SINCE THE FIRST DAY THAT I BOUGHT THIS NEW MUSTANG, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEN STARTING TO PICK UP. ALSO WHEN JUST SLOWING DOWN AND THE CAR SHIFTS TO 1ST GEAR. THE SHIFTING IS ERRATIC AND NOISY. WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD, IT ALSO BANGS INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THAT THIS IS PART OF THE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND IS THE WAY THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESIGNED, UNTIL IT GETS USED TO MY DRIVING HABITS. THAT WAS 17, 000 MILES AGO. THEY SAID THERE MIGHT BE A COMPUTER UPGRADE IN THE FUTURE. IN THE MEANTIME I FEAR A REAR END COLLISION WHEN I AM UNABLE TO PICK UP SPEED BECAUSE OF THE HESITATION AND CLUNKING. *TR

Mileage: 25

SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW, MT82 TRANSMISSION IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT IN COLD WEATHER. FREQUENT SYNCHRO GRINDING IN 1-2, 2-3, AND 3-4 SHIFTS. NOW GETTING WORSE IN SUMMER CONDITIONS. STARTING TO GRIND DURING THE 1-2, AND 2-3 SHIFT. ESPECIALLY WHEN TRANSMISSION IS COLD, WHEN TURNING LEFT (1-2), AND WHEN SHIFTING ON ROUGH PAVEMENT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE SHOP FOR A FLUID CHANGE (TSB), WHICH DID NOT HELP. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE OR IMPLEMENT FURTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION. I AM CONCERNED THE CONDITION WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP INTO THE DANGEROUS FAILURE MODE OTHER OWNERS ARE BEGINNING TO SEE (FAILURE TO ENGAGE GEAR). A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED ON THE MT82 TRANSMISSION IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Mileage: 50

THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON MY 2011 FORD MUSTANG HAS ERRATIC SHIFTING WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO NEARLY BE REAR-ENDED TWICE NOW AND HIT BY ON-COMING TRAFFIC AS IT FAILS TO GO IN GEAR, EVEN WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY ENGAGED. THERE APPEARS TO BE PROBLEMS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM 2ND TO 3RD. THE GEARS WILL NOT ENGAGE AND THE TRANSMISSION REMAINS IN NEUTRAL. THE LATEST INCIDENT FOR ME WAS WHEN I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPLIGHT THAT TURNED GREEN, I SHIFTED FROM 1ST TO 2ND BUT COULDN'T GET THE TRANSMISSION INTO 2ND OR 3RD WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED. BECAUSE I WAS IN NEUTRAL, I LOST MOST ACCELERATION AND THE SUV BEHIND ME NEARLY REAR-ENDED AS I WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL AND NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I WAS ABLE TO AT LEAST REV THE ENGINE ENOUGH TO GET IT INTO 4TH TO GET ENOUGH POWER TO THE WHEELS TO AVOID BEING HIT. *TR

Mileage: 6,100

I OWN A 2011 MUSTANG GT 5.0. MY CAR IS NOT A DAILY DRIVER AND IS ONLY DRIVEN ON WEEKENDS. THIS CAR IS 100% STOCK EXCEPT FOR DIFFERENT MUFFLERS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE MARCH, 2011 AND ONLY HAVE 950 MILES ON IT AS OF TODAY. THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR IS GARBAGE AND LITTLE SCARY. I'M 34 AND HAVE GROWN UP DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, BUT THIS MT82 HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. THE PAST FEW DAYS, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS ENGAGING INTO 1ST GEAR AND GRINDING INTO SECOND. AT ONE POINT I COULD NOT SHIFT AND FEARED THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME WAS GOING TO REAR END ME. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, FORD HAS HAD THESE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE NEW MUSTANGS FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF NOW. HOWEVER, FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A TSB FOR A LIGHTER TRANSMISSION OIL, BUT THAT IS IT. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS MT82 BEFORE I GET REAR ENDED AND HURT!!! FORD NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND LET NEW OWNERS KNOW THEY CARE ABOUT THEIR SAFETY. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN, FORD IS TIGHT LIPPED AND THAT TELLS ME THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT MINE OR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 900

I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT WAITING FOR IT TO CHANGE AND WHEN IT DID I WASN'T READY. SO I TRIED SHIFTING INTO FIRST QUICKLY AND IT WOULD NOT GO IN, I BACKED OUT INTO NEUTRAL AND TRIED AGAIN, ONCE AGAIN IT WOULD NOT GO IN. MEANWHILE A TRUCK WAS COMING UP BEHIND ME RATHER QUICKLY. THE THIRD TIME I TRIED IT WAS STILL VERY TOUGH BUT IT LOOSENED UP ENOUGH FOR ME TO FORCE IT INTO GEAR, AND AS I BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD I SAW THE LIGHTS ON THE TRUCK DIP HARD TOWARDS THE GROUND AS IT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID REAR ENDING ME. *TR

Mileage: 5,700

1. THIS EVENT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE 3 WEEKS I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED IN A NORMAL DRIVING SITUATIONS. NO EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES. 2. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO FIRST GEAR. I CAN'T GET OUT OF SOMEONE'S WAY AT A LIGHT. IT ALSO WILL NOT TRANSITION INTO SECOND GEAR, EVEN WITH A THROTTLE BLIP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO COAST AND I HAVE TO FIGHT WITH IT TO GET INTO GEAR. IT'S DISTRACTING AND FRANKLY NERVE RACKING. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM REVERSE TO FIRST GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS. ON COMING TO A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION WILL VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. IT ALMOST SHAKES THE SHIFTER OUT OF YOUR HAND. 3. I CALLED FORD. THEY GAVE ME A CLAIM NUMBER. FORD DID NOT OFFER ANY ADVICE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A SERVICE TECH. HOWEVER FORD IS NOT GUARANTEEING THAT I WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS INSPECTION. IT'S ALMOST LIKE A THREAT. IF NOTHING IS FOUND TO BE WRONG WITH A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION, I AM CULPABLE FOR THE COST. FORD OFFERS NO RENTAL, SO THIS COMPOUNDS THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 19,750

I HAVE A 2011 MUSTANG V6 WITH THE MT-82 MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE SHIFTING IN IT DURING COLD WEATHER IS DIFFICULT AT BEST AND WON'T ENGAGE GEARS WITHOUT A GRIND AT WORST. NOW WITH WARM WEATHER IT IS NOT AS NOTCHY BUT WILL STILL OCCASIONALLY NOT WANT TO ENGAGE INTO FIRST GEAR AND GRINDS OR DOESN'T WANT TO GO INTO 2ND IF YOU ARE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHILE SHIFTING.WHILE I HAVEN'T HAD ANY CLOSE CALLS AS OF YET I FEEL AS THOUGH SOME OF THESE CHARACTERISTICS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO OCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

ROUGH AND HARD SHIFTING IN 2011 MUSTANG GT MANUAL TRANSMISSION. EXPERIENCING ROUGH SHIFTING IN 1ST GEAR AND HARD SHIFTING IN 2ND GEAR WITH GRIND SOMETIMES. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED RECENTLY SINCE I COULDN'T SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR IN THREE ATTEMPTS AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE REVERSE GEAR IS ALSO A PROBLEM. REQUIRES PUSHING DOWN TO ENGAGE INTO REVERSE BUT SOMETIMES POPS INTO 1ST INSTEAD OF REVERSE AND MOVES IN THE OTHER DIRECTION AND GIVES ME A GOOD SCARE EVERY NOW AND THEN. THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE DEFECTIVE AND CAN/WILL RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 400

THE CAR MAKES A GRINDING AND KNOCKING NOISE WHEN I ACCELERATE GENTLY AND COAST AT LOW SPEEDS UP TO 15 MPH IN 1ST GEAR. IT DOESN'T MAKE THE KNOCKING NOISE WHEN I ACCELERATE HARD NOR DOES IT MAKE THIS SOUND WHEN IM CRUISING ABOVE 15 MPH AND GIVE IT GAS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAY GO OUT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

I OWN A 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT AND HAVE DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS ,(1-2-3)WITH THE INABILITY TO GET IT INTO GEAR SEVERAL TIMES HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO BEING REAR ENDED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AND AM TOLD THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION AND THAT THERE IS NO REPAIR. I GUESS IT IS CHEAPER FOR FORD TO PAY OUT A LAW SUIT FOR A DEATH THAN REPAIR THESE CARS, BE IT THE TRANSMISSION OR CLUTCH OR BOTH. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 4,000

WELL, MY CAR JUST NEARLY GOT ME INTO AN ACCIDENT TODAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. UPHILL CURVE ONTO A STATE HIGHWAY, RUN FIRST OUT, GO FOR SECOND AND.....NADA. GO TO THIRD, LUG-LUG-LUG, BECAUSE I MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO 2ND. SPEED STILL DESCENDING. TRAFFIC AT MY REAR IS CLOSING IN ON ME, AND FAST. THIS IS A 60MPH ONRAMP. GO FOR FIRST, WALLED OUT. SECOND, GRIND. I WOUND UP HAVING TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF A CURVE AND TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON AGAIN BEFORE IT WOULD LET ME GET INTO 1ST GEAR. STILL CAN'T GET INTO SECOND. I CRAWLED ALL THE WAY UP THE ONRAMP IN FIRST, UNTIL I GOT TO FLAT GROUND, THEN NEARLY REDLINED FIRST BEFORE SHIFTING TO THIRD TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN AND HEADED TO WORK. MY CAR WAS JUST IN FOR SERVICE ON THIS SHIFTING ISSUE LAST WEEK. THEY SWAPPED THE FLUID AND SAID THEY NEEDED TO ORDER PARTS (I'M ASSUMING CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, BECAUSE MINE FEELS LIKE IT IS ON ITS LAST LEGS, AND PROBABLY THE CLUTCH PEDAL ONE TOO, BECAUSE I NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL STICKS ON REV-MATCHED DOWNSHIFTS...). I ALMOST PARKED IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I COULD CALL FORD ROADSIDE AND HAVE THEM TOW IT, BUT I HAD TO BE AT WORK. THESE THINGS NEVER SEEM TO HAPPEN WHEN IT'S CONVENIENT ENOUGH TO JUST SEND IT IN FROM EXACTLY WHERE IT SITS. THE DEALERSHIP I AM DEALING WITH HAS NOT CALLED ME BACK ABOUT THE PARTS, EVEN THOUGH THEY SAID THE PARTS SHOULD BE HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 21,343

VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION BECOMES UNABLE TO UPSHIFT OR DOWNSHIFT WHEN NEEDED. DIFFICULT SHIFTING DURING CRITICAL PERIODS DECELERATING TO A STOP & ACCELERATING AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. BECOMES A HAZARD ON PUBLIC ROADS BY NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH PACE OF TRAFFIC. SHIFTER MAY POP OUT OF GEAR OR GET STUCK INTO A GEAR. FREQUENTLY NEEDS TO BE FORCED INTO GEAR.. 1ST & REVERSE WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE (2 HANDS). PROBLEM IS WITH THE 2011+ FORD MUSTANG'S WITH GETRAG MT82 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SHIFTING INTO & OUT OF REVERSE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WHICH CAN INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL BACK UNCONTROLLABLY IN PARKING LOTS WITH CHILDREN. BIGGEST ISSUE IS 1ST GEAR, REVERSE, AND INOPERABLE 5TH GEAR SYNCHRONIZERS & MECHANICALLY UNSOUND INPUT SHAFT. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION BECOMES UNABLE TO UPSHIFT OR DOWNSHIFT WHEN NEEDED. DIFFICULT SHIFTING DURING CRITICAL PERIODS DECELERATING TO A STOP & ACCELERATING AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. BECOMES A HAZARD ON PUBLIC ROADS BY NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH PACE OF TRAFFIC. SHIFTER MAY POP OUT OF GEAR OR GET STUCK INTO A GEAR. FREQUENTLY NEEDS TO BE FORCED INTO GEAR.. 1ST & REVERSE WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE (2 HANDS). PROBLEM IS WITH THE 2011+ FORD MUSTANG'S WITH GETRAG MT82 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SHIFTING INTO & OUT OF REVERSE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WHICH CAN INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL BACK UNCONTROLLABLY IN PARKING LOTS WITH CHILDREN. BIGGEST ISSUE IS 1ST GEAR, REVERSE, AND INOPERABLE 5TH GEAR SYNCHRONIZERS & MECHANICALLY UNSOUND INPUT SHAFT. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION BECOMES UNABLE TO UPSHIFT OR DOWNSHIFT WHEN NEEDED. DIFFICULT SHIFTING DURING CRITICAL PERIODS DECELERATING TO A STOP & ACCELERATING AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. BECOMES A HAZARD ON PUBLIC ROADS BY NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH PACE OF TRAFFIC. SHIFTER MAY POP OUT OF GEAR OR GET STUCK INTO A GEAR. FREQUENTLY NEEDS TO BE FORCED INTO GEAR.. 1ST & REVERSE WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE (2 HANDS). PROBLEM IS WITH THE 2011+ FORD MUSTANG'S WITH GETRAG MT82 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SHIFTING INTO & OUT OF REVERSE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WHICH CAN INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL BACK UNCONTROLLABLY IN PARKING LOTS WITH CHILDREN. BIGGEST ISSUE IS 1ST GEAR, REVERSE, AND INOPERABLE 5TH GEAR SYNCHRONIZERS & MECHANICALLY UNSOUND INPUT SHAFT. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION BECOMES UNABLE TO UPSHIFT OR DOWNSHIFT WHEN NEEDED. DIFFICULT SHIFTING DURING CRITICAL PERIODS DECELERATING TO A STOP & ACCELERATING AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. BECOMES A HAZARD ON PUBLIC ROADS BY NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH PACE OF TRAFFIC. SHIFTER MAY POP OUT OF GEAR OR GET STUCK INTO A GEAR. FREQUENTLY NEEDS TO BE FORCED INTO GEAR.. 1ST & REVERSE WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE (2 HANDS). PROBLEM IS WITH THE 2011+ FORD MUSTANG'S WITH GETRAG MT82 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SHIFTING INTO & OUT OF REVERSE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WHICH CAN INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL BACK UNCONTROLLABLY IN PARKING LOTS WITH CHILDREN. BIGGEST ISSUE IS 1ST GEAR, REVERSE, AND INOPERABLE 5TH GEAR SYNCHRONIZERS & MECHANICALLY UNSOUND INPUT SHAFT. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

THE MT-82 TRANSMISSION IN MY MUSTANG HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT SINCE PURCHASE. NOW WITH ONLY 800 MILES ON THE CAR, I FIND MYSELF ENCOUNTERING DAILY INCIDENTS WHERE I AM UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR 2ND TO 3RD WITHOUT NOTICEABLE GRIND AND RESISTANCE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM OBVIOUSLY OCCURS WHILE ACCELERATING AND THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME IS PROBABLY NOT PREPARED FOR MY CAR TO SLOW DOWN SO MUCH WHILE I FIGHT THE SHIFTER. *TR

Mileage: 200

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY, WENT TO DOWNSHIFT TO MAKE AN EXIT CUTTING ACROSS BUSY TRAFFIC, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. IT WAS STUCK IN GEAR. I JAMMED IT OUT AND THEN IT WOULD NOT GO BACK IN! I NEARLY CAUSED A SEMI TO CRASH TRYING NOT TO HIT ME SINCE I WAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 4,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 FORD MUSTANG MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SECOND GEAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE CAUSING A DRASTIC SLOWING OF THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME CRASHING INTO THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. THIS ALSO OCCURRED AT LEAST 2 OTHER TIMES BETWEEN JANUARY AND MARCH OF 2011. *TR

Mileage: 1,800

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

Mileage: 14,110

ACCELERATING ONTO INTERSTATE ON RAMP TRIED TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. SECOND GEAR DID NOT ENGAGE. THE RPM'S SPIKED DUE TO THE CAR BEING IN NEUTRAL BECAUSE OF IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE GEAR. THE CLUTCH PEDAL THEN STAYED ON FLOOR UNTIL RPM'S CAME DOWN. VERY SCARY! MUSTANG ONLY HAS 600 MILES ON IT AND IT DOES NOT SHIFT WELL, ESPECIALLY 1ST TO 2ND SHIFT. *TR

Mileage: 600

VEHICLE WILL NOT ENGAGE 1ST GEAR FROM A STOP LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY, GEARS 2,3,5 ON UP OR DOWNSHIFT ARE HIGH EFFORT WITH OCCASIONAL GRIND IN 3RD. IN MANY INSTANCES THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME IN HIGH TRAFFIC COMES CLOSE TO REAR ENDING MY VEHICLE. DOWN AND UNSHIFTING PROBLEM IS WORSE IN SLOW TURNS. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

MANUAL TRANSMISSION STARTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AT RANDOM TIMES AT AROUND 6000 MILES. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE, INVOLVING GRINDS, AND AT TIMES DIFFICULTY EVEN GETTING INTO CERTAIN GEARS. I CAN SEE WHERE THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, IE: PULLING INTO FAST TRAFFIC, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO PROPERLY ENGAGE GEARS. MANUFACTURER OFFERS NO SOLUTION SO FAR, ADVISES "NORMAL" CHARACTERISTICS FOR THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

I, LIKE MANY OTHERS, ARE HAVING HORRENDOUS TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH ISSUES ON MY BRAND NEW FORD MUSTANG. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY OTHER FORUM MEMBERS OF ALLFORDMUSTANGS.COM TO COME HERE AND FILL THIS OUT TO GET OUT SERIOUS ISSUE KNOWN. IF GREATER DETAILS ARE WANTED I CAN BE CONTACTED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 5,000

THE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE CARS ARE STARTING TO FAIL LEFT AND RIGHT. IT TAKES NOTHING BUT A SHORT SEARCH ONLINE TO FIND THAT OUT. MY CAR IS NO DIFFERENT. THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR LOCKED ME OUT OF A GEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC CAUSING ME TO BE NEARLY REAR ENDED. I AM STARTING TO WORRY FOR THE SAFETY AND VALUE OF MY VEHICLE AND PASSENGERS. FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS ISSUE OTHER THAN OFFER A FLUID CHANGE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS BEEN PROVEN TO NOT WORK BECAUSE I HAVE THIS 'FIX' AND MY PROBLEMS CONTINUE. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THE TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED.

Mileage: 1,000

OUR 2011 MUSTANG GT WITH 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS A TERRIBLE NOTCHY SHIFTER THAT I'VE COMPLAINED ABOUT 2 TIMES TO MY DEALER. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH, AND THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ACCORDING TO A TSB FROM FORD. I READ THE TSB ONLINE AND IT SAYS IT'S FOR CARS WITH DIFFICULT SHIFTING IN COLD TEMPERATURES (WHICH ISN'T MY ISSUE) BUT THEY INSISTED THIS WOULD FIX IT. IMMEDIATELY, THE SHIFTING WAS WORSE AND I'M HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE, SECOND AND THIRD. WHEN YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY QUICKLY, YOU CAN'T GET THE CAR IN GEAR AND THIS IS REALLY STARTING TO SCARE ME. THE DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO OTHER FIX AVAILABLE SO I ASKED THEM TO GIVE ME A NEW CAR (MINE ONLY HAS 1400 MILES ON IT) AND THEY SAID "NO, THEY ALL DO THIS" AND IMPLIED I'M NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY, I'VE BEE DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS FOR 40 YEARS. I KNOW HOW TO SHIFT. THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. WHY AREN'T THEY RECALLING THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT? *TR

Mileage: 1,500

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

Mileage: 1,800

1. NORMAL DRIVING IN BOTH COLD AND WARM WEATHER. 2. ROUGH SHIFTING MANUAL TRANSMISSION. OCCASIONALLY UNABLE TO ENGAGE 1ST OR 2ND GEAR FROM A STOP. OFTEN UNABLE TO ENGAGE 2ND GEAR WHILE MOVING. HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO BE REARENDED AT STOP LIGHTS A NUMBER OF TIMES. 3. FORD HAS ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND THE TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM COMES BACK ABOUT 2000 MILES AFTER SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT OR SHIFT SMOOTHLY INTO 2ND GEAR CAUSING A SAFETY SITUATION IN ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC. WENT TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND, TRAFFIC WAS BEARING DOWN AND I HAD TO QUICKLY SHIFT TO THIRD. PROBLEM STARTED WHEN CAR HAD ABOUT 1000 MILES ON IT. CAR WAS CHECKED OUT BY A FORD DEALER AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE ACROSS HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF 2011 FORD MUSTANGS WITH A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANS. TRANSMISSION EXHIBITS EXTREME NOTCHINESS AND GRINDING/CLANKING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO 2ND. WHAT'S STRANGE IS THAT IT IS INTERMITTENT IN NATURE AND DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN NEW. *TR

Mileage: 1,100

2011 MUSTANG GT, MANUAL TRANSMISSION GRINDS SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. IT IS REAL BAD WHEN COLD AND GETS BETTER AS IT WARMS UP. *TR

Mileage: 55

TRANSMISSION JUMPING OUT OF GEAR DURING MOVING, IMPOSSIBLE TO DOWN SHIFT TO AID IN ENGINE BRAKING OR DODGING/AVOIDING OBSTACLES. *TR

Mileage: 5,031

2011 MUSTANG GT MANUAL TRANSMISSION.....VEHICLE SHIFTS VERY ROUGH AND FROM TIME TO TIME LOCKS 2ND AND 3RD GEAR OUT CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD AT INTERSECTIONS WHEN REQUIRED TO STOP. THIS LEADS TO GETTING INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND HAVE TO TRY TO JAM THE CAR INTO OR SKIP THAT GEAR ENTIRELY TO GET OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY 2011 MUSTANG GT WITH THE 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHERE, INTERMITTENTLY, I HAVE ISSUES WITH SHIFTING INTO 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WHERE I ENCOUNTER RESISTANCE AND/OR A METALLIC GRINDING SENSATION AND SOUND, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO 1ST, 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

MT-82 TRANSMISSION HAS A CONSTANT WHINE SOUND THROUGH 2,3,4 GEAR AND WON'T ENGAGE IN 3RD AFTER 5K RPMS. 5TH GEAR CONSTANTLY GRINDS. CURRENTLY IN REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 9,000

I WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE 2ND OR 3RD GEAR WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE SHIFTER GRINDED WHILE GOING INTO 4TH GEAR. THE LEVER WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED BACK INTO 2ND AND 3RD AFTER BUT WOULD OCCASIONALLY GRIND JUST AS IT DID FOR 4TH GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN A FEW OCCASIONS AND FORD HAS AS OF YET BEEN UNWILLING TO PROPERLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THIS FEELS LIKE A SAFETY RISK FOR THE SIMPLE FACT THAT THE CAR HAS ISSUES DOING WHAT YOU TELL IT TO DO. IF I CAN'T SHIFT INTO A GEAR IN AN EMERGENCY MANEUVER I MAY BE UNABLE TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE BECAUSE I'M UNABLE TO MOVE MY CAR I WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS VERY DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR THAT I AND MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO HELP ME BUT AS THEY PUT IT FORD HAS TIED THEIR HANDS. THEY HAVE CHANGED MY TRANSMISSION OIL TO A LIGHTER WEIGHT TO NO EFFECT. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE SERVICE MANAGER HAS TOLD ME THAT AS MY CAR STANDS NOW, THERE IS LITTLE HE CAN DO UNTIL FORD SAYS OTHERWISE. THESE ISSUES PERSIST HOT OR COLD BUT ARE VERY NOTICEABLE IN COLDER WEATHER. BE WARNED! *TR

Mileage: 14,000

MT82 MANUAL TRANSMISSION, DIFFICULT ENGAGEMENT INTO ALL SPEEDS(FORWARD AND REVERSE). OCCASIONALLY LOCKED OUT OF 2ND GEAR, SOMETIMES DUE TO MPG SAVINGS SOLENOID OTHER TIMES NOT EXPLAINABLE. I BELIEVE THIS TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUS DUE TO TIME TO NEEDED TO FIND ALTERNATIVE GEAR AND LACK OF POWER TO WHEELS COULD RESULT IN A COLLISION, MOST NOTABLY IN A MERGING, CROSSING OR AVOIDANCE MANEUVER. MANUFACTURER'S ONLY DOCUMENTED FIX IS TO REPLACE FLUID, WHICH WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND DID NOT CHANGE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 500

HARD TO SHIFT WHEN COLD, GRINDS GOING INTO 2ND FROM 1ST, GRINDS GOING INTO 3RD FROM 2ND, GETS BETTER WARMED UP,BUT STILL DOES IT WHEN WARM. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

WHEN GOING DOWNHILL IN 2011 MUSTANG IN 3RD OR 4TH GET STRONG VIBRATION IN DRIVE TRAIN ALONG WITH ROUGH GEAR SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. RPM RANGE IS ONLY BETWEEN 2 AND 3 RPM WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. THIS HAS HAPPEN BEFORE BUT AM NOTICING THE ISSUE IS STARTING TO PRESENT ITSELF MORE AND MORE FOR BOTH SITUATIONS. WITH ONLY 1900 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 1,900

I HAD AN ISSUE TODAY THAT WAS DANGEROUS AND HAD POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MY CAR'S SHIFT LEVER BECAME STUCK AND WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR AND I HAD TO FORCE IT BACK TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION WHILE COMING TO A STOP LIGHT.. THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN MY 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT HAS BEEN WHINING AND GRINDING GEARS SINCE THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW (ONLY TO GET THE EXACT SAME CLUTCH ASSEMBLY), AND WILL BE GOING BACK TO THE DEALER MARCH 29TH TO HOPEFULLY GET THE TRANS REPLACED (W/ THE EXACT SAME TRANS THAT HAS ALL THESE KNOWN ISSUES). I IMAGINE THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN THE CAR IS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THIS IS MY ONLY AND FIRST BRAND NEW CAR, I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THESE DANGEROUS PROBLEMS, LET ALONG TAKING MY BRAND NEW CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TO KEEP GETTING REPAIRED OVER AND OVER AGAIN BECAUSE THE FAILING PARTS ARE JUST BEING REPLACED W/ THE SAME PARTS ONLY TO FAIL OVER AND OVER AGAIN. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND REPLACE THIS TRANS W/ AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT/DEPENDABLE MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I HAVE OWNED 7 MUSTANGS, AND THIS BRAND NEW ONE HAS HAD MORE TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH PROBLEMS THEN ANY CAR I HAVE EVER HAD.. WORSE OFF ITS THE MOST $$ I HAVE EVER SPENT ON A CAR AS WELL.. $30K. FOR PARTS THAT KEEP FAILING. *TR

Mileage: 14,400

THE 2011 MUSTANG GT HAS SHIFTING ISSUES. IT IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN SHIFTING INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEARS, IT GRINDS WHEN COLD. AFTER IT WARMS UP, THERE ARE DELAYS IN POWER IN 2,3,4 AND 5 GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 1,800

VEHICLES HAS BEEN TO DEALER TWICE DUE TO 1) TRANSMISSION GRINDING FROM 1ST TO 2ND; 2) DIFFICULT ENGAGING INTO 3RD GEAR - BEEN LOCKED OUT, UNABLE TO GET INTO 3RD GEAR ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS; 3) CLUTCH HAS GRABBED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND CAUSING THE ENTIRE CAR TO SHUDDER 4) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING. HAD TO REPEATEDLY PUMP THE CLUTCH IN ORDER TO SHIFT GEARS; 5) UNABLE TO GET INTO 1ST GEAR AFTER COMING TO A DEAD STOP 6) DIFFICULTY GETTING INTO REVERSE. 1ST TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND TRIED TO BLAME IS ON THE DRIVER. WHEN OWNER TRIED TO EXPLAIN IN DETAIL EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING W/ VEHICLE, DEALER REFUSED TO DOCUMENT THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. 2ND TIME I TOOK IT TO DEALER, DEALER TECHNICIAN IDENTIFIED CONCERN. FORD TECHNICIAN CAME OUT AND VERIFIED CONCERN REGARDING GRINDING, HESITATION GETTING INTO GEARS. TECHNICIAN BLED AND VACUUMED THE CLUTCH BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS. REGIONAL CUSTOMER MANAGER WAS SUPPOSED TO CONTACT OWNER REGARDING POSSIBLE FIXES. REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER WILL NO LONGER RESPOND TO EMAILS. CALLED FORD HEADQUARTERS LAST WEEK TO LODGE A COMPLAINT AND THEY SAID SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK TO ME WITHIN 48 HOURS. TOMORROW WILL BE ONE WEEK...STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. ONE OF THESE DAYS I'M GOING TO GET REAR ENDED DUE TO BEING ABLE TO SHIFT PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 2,100

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 7 TIMES FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION GRINDING DURING GEAR CHANGES LEADING TO AN INABILITY TO ENGAGE GEARS WITH 1ST AND 2ND BEING THE MOST PROBLEMATIC. IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS WHEN YOU MUST ACCELERATE QUICKLY, VALUABLE TIME IS WASTED JUST TRYING TO GET THE CAR INTO GEAR...WHICH PROVES IMPOSSIBLE. THESE CARS ARE EQUIPPED WITH A "SKIP SHIFT" FEATURE THAT LOCKS OUT 2ND AND 3RD FOR FUEL ECONOMY AND A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. MULTITUDES OF OWNERS ARE REPORTING THEY ARE UNABLE TO ENGAGE 2ND GEAR WITH NO WARNING OF IT BEING LOCKED OUT ON THE DASH. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 2500 MILES AND THEN CHANGED THE VISCOSITY OF THE FLUID USED WHICH FORD CLAIMS IS THE SOLUTION. HOWEVER, I AND OTHERS GETTING THIS REPAIR ARE DISCOVERING IT DOES NOTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE. IN FACT, IT ONLY MAKES THE SHIFTING WORSE AND CAUSES WHINING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY 2011 MUSTANG OWNERS WITH THE MT82 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION (BOTH V6 AND V8). THERE ARE CLOSE TO 1000 POSTS FROM OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE ON THIS WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.ALLFORDMUSTANGS.COM/FORUMS/2011-MUSTANG-TALK/268693-OFFICIAL-2011-MUSTANG-MANUAL-TRANSMISSION-ROUGH-SHIFTING-THREAD-66.HTML#POST2429852 TO DATE, FORD HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *LN

Mileage: 500

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2011 MUSTANG V6 EQUIPPED WITH A MT82 MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AT FIRST THE CAR WOULD RESIST SHIFTING INTO 1ST GEAR WHILE FULLY STOPPED, EVEN WITH THE CLUTCH PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. SOON AFTER 2ND GEAR BEGAN RESISTING SHIFTS AND I HAD OCCASIONAL "LOCK-OUTS" WHERE IT WOULD NOT GO INTO 2ND GEAR FREQUENTLY WHILE TURNING LEFT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I HAD TO UPSHIFT TO 3RD OF IF THERE WAS TRAFFIC IN FRONT I WOULD COAST UNTIL I CAN SAFELY DOWNSHIFT TO 1ST. I HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED AND SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FELT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY STRETCHED BOLTS IN THE PRESSURE PLATE THAT KEPT THE CLUTCH FROM DISENGAGING. UNFORTUNATELY THIS DIDN'T HELP AND THE SHIFT FEEL CONTINUED TO DEGRADE. TODAY I EXPERIENCED A NEW PROBLEM: I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO 1ST BUT THE SHIFTER ONLY MOVED 90% OF THE WAY FORWARD AND DIDN'T ENGAGE ANY GEARS. IT DIDN'T GRIND EVEN WHEN I LET THE CLUTCH OUT IT JUST WAS AS IF THERE WAS NO 1ST GEAR. I ATTEMPTED TO PULL IT BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND IT RESISTED; IT FELT LOCKED IN. EVENTUALLY I PULLED HARD ENOUGH THAT IT CAME BACK TO NEUTRAL BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN I TRIED TO SHIFT INTO 1ST AGAIN. IT WOULDN'T FIND THE GEAR AND GOT STUCK. ALL DURING THIS TIME OF ABOUT 30 SECONDS THERE WERE OTHER DRIVERS THAT HAD EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO STOP AND GO AROUND ME WHILE I WAS STUCK AT THE INTERSECTION. I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN REARENDED. I'VE HAD OTHER NEAR MISSES WHEN I'VE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC AND BEEN LOCKED OUT OF 2ND GEAR AS WELL. THE OFFICIAL WORD IS THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A FIX YET. I HAD BEEN BIDING MY TIME UNTIL A SOLUTION IS FOUND BUT IT APPEARS THAT THIS MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IF NOT RESOLVED SOON. *TR

Mileage: 6,100

MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS CLUNKY AND DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. FEELS LIKE THE SYNCHROS ARE GRINDING ESPECIALLY FROM 1ST-2ND GEAR. HAVE HAD THE SHIFTER POP OUT OF GEAR WHICH I FIND TO BE DANGEROUS. IT IS WORSE WHEN COLD, BUT STILL HAS HAPPENED EVEN WHEN WARMED UP. *TR

Mileage: 300

WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS IN THE 30'S 1ST TO 2ND IS VERY HARD TO SHIFT INTO AND FROM 2ND TO 3RD IS ABOUT THE SAME. I HAVE TAKING MY CAR TO GARY SMITH FORD AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT FORD AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE ENGINEERS WERE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM. THAT WAS 30 DAYS AGO AND ALMOST 2 REAR ENDS AND STILL NO FIX SOME TIMES IT IS JUST BETTER TO GO FROM FIRST TO THIRD TO AVOID TRYING TO GET IT INTO SECOND. *TR

Mileage: 325

WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 70 AND 75 MPH WHEN I LET OFF THE THROTTLE MY CAR WILL DOWN SHIFT (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) TO LOWER GEAR CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION. IT IS LIKE HITTING THE BRAKES WITHOUT THE BRAKE LIGHT GOING ON. ALSO WHEN COMING TO STOP SIGN IT ABRUPTLY DOWN SHIFTS, I HAVE NOT BEEN HIT IN THE REAR YET BUT I AM CONCERNED. BROUGHT TO DEALER THREE TIMES DEALER DENIES CONDITION BECAUSE HE CANNOT DUPLICATE IT. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION. I AM STARTING TO SEE IT DOCUMENTED ON FORUMS. *TR

Mileage: 2,200

OCCASIONAL AND SOMETIMES SEVERE SHUDDER/VIBRATION WHEN DOWNSHIFTING, PARTICULARLY WHEN GOING DOWN HILL, FELT THROUGHOUT THE CAR, SEAT AND SHIFTER. WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT FEELS LIKE THE VIBRATION IS IN THE DRIVETRAIN AREA. SEEMS LIKE IT ALWAYS HAPPENS ABOVE 40MPH. THE SHUDDER/VIBRATION CLOSELY RESEMBLES GOING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. IT CAN BE UNNERVING AS IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING WRONG WITH THE CAR! I HAVE READ FORUMS AND IT SEEMS LIKE I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2011 MUSTANG. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE DISTACTING AS YOU DRIVE AND THE VIBRATION CAN NOT BE GOOD FOR THE DRIVETRAIN. SOME OR ALL OF THESE 2011 MUATANG MANUAL CARS HAVE A PROBLEM AND FORD MUST ADDRESS THIS ISSUE NOW! *TR

Mileage: 1,020

WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS COLD (BELOW 35 DEGREES) 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD GEARS ARE EXTREMELT DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE. I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED TWICE WHEN TRYING TO ENGAGE 2ND GEAR IN MY NEW 2011 FORD MUSTANG. I HAVE VISITED KEITH HAWTHORNE FORD ONCE FOR SERVICE SINCE REALIZING THE ISSUE. THEY DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT BASICALLY SHRUGGED THEIR SHOULDERS ABOUT IT. I CALLED BACK YESTERDAY TO KEITH HAWTHORNE'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THERE IS STILL NO RESOLUTION. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING HIT AS ALL LOWER GEARS ARE DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE IN COLD WEATHER. OFTEN I HAVE JUST HAD TO SKIP 2ND GEAR ALL TOGETHER. *TR

Mileage: 225

ROUGH, CLUNKY SHIFT, ESPECIALLY IN COLD CONDITION. *TR