2013 FORD MUSTANG Power Train Problems

n 2019, I bought a used car from a well-known dealer in Puerto Rico. I recently took it to a mechanic for some repairs, and the mechanic informed me that the vehicle's internal odometer didn't match the odometer on the car's dashboard. There was a difference of 48,971 miles. I was deceived by this dealer.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT RANDOMLY SHIFTS INTO FIRST GEAR ALMOST CAUSING AND ACCIDENT/.

Unexpected downshift to first while driving between 40 mph to 65 mph can lead to complete loss of cruise control, accompanied by a wrench symbol and an error code. Additionally, the speedometer fails to display a reading and may abruptly drop to first gear without any prior warning. signaling low fuel levels

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while driving at high speeds, the vehicle downshifted unintendedly. The transmission warning light, the check engine warning light and other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission control module (TCM) and the lead frame control module were defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.

Mileage: 57,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while driving at high speeds, the vehicle downshifted unintendedly. The transmission warning light, the check engine warning light and other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission control module (TCM) and the lead frame control module were defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.

Mileage: 57,000

The 2013 Mustang (with 67,071 miles) transmission (6R80) downshifted to 1st gear at highway speeds exactly like the F-150 recall and would also shift out of gear. It could have been catastrophic, but was able to keep control of the vehicle. Was able to get the car home and only drove it to the dealership after this incident. The dash showed the airbag light, no mileage and the wrench similar to the F 150 issue, which pictures are available. Teh vehicle would also sporadically act as if it was in neutral. The vehicle was taken to a Ford dealership and the transmission diagnosis showed codes P0722, P0731. The repair was extremely expensive and should be recalled similar to the F-150 faulty transmission. For reference: https://www.motorsafety.org/ford-recalls-more-than-one-million-f-150-trucks-for-transmission-issues/

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the transmission downshifted, and the RPM was elevated. The vehicle then shifted into LIMP Mode and drove erratically. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, the fuel gauge was indicating that the fuel tank was empty however, but there was fuel in the tank. The contact stated that the speedometer showed the vehicle at 0 MPH while the RPM was elevated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, no failure was found. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

Goes into neutral at times ,acceleration from a stop going thru a intersection and then into neutral almost have to stop in traffic to get it to go has done it 4-5 times not consistent other then that shifts normally but very inconsistent and dangerous car has 79k miles on it.

I have a 2013 Ford Mustang V6 coupe with Automatic transmission. I purchased the car Certified Pre Owned through Ken Grody Ford in Carlsbad, CA with Less then ~11,000 miles on it in 2/2014. I have been complaining of a jerk/ knock at ~ 1-1.6 RPM’s when idling & driving in stop and go traffic/ off ramps/ on ramps and parking lots - it appears to come from the transmission area. Fast forward to complaining over the years during service intervals ~ 2x a year for for the works service - oil/ lube/ etc , dealer did a Transmission Control Module computer reset & advised to monitor for symptoms in 11/2020. As covid was present, the car wasn’t driven much during. However the knock/ jerk between 1-1.6 RPM’s has always been present, even returning after the TCM reset. Dealership was notified, and neglected to return calls or follow up. Fast forward to 9/15/2022, after 3-4 wks of calling and leaving voicemails to no avail from the dealership service department manager/ dealership. I set up an appointment for 9/15/2022. On 9/5 & night of 9/14/22, the car instrument cluster lighted up with all notifications, and dashes for the total mileage on the car, orange wrench light - indicating Ford Limp mode, and low fuel popup (car was just fuels 1 hr prior to driving from Costco for grocery) I left and drove up a hill when this occurred as I was going 40-45 miles per hour the speedometer dropped to 0 MPH & the car barely drove beyond 5-15 MPH. I pulled over at the nearest local street from The hill parked the car and powered off the engine. I had a OBDII Tool that indicates: Global OBD FORD. P0720(1 / 1) Output Shaft Speed Sensor Circuit. Severity 2 of 3. I finally heard back from dealer after calling & escalating between 9/15-9/19, once I got ahold of the customer relations managers assistant she said the service manager/ customer relations manager would call back by today 9/20/22. The service mgr states I am out of WTTY & need to cover cost of repair myself. TSB for trans. is attac

Vehicle suddenly downshifted on it's own from highway speed and set several malfunction indicator lamps, nearly caused a highway speed collision. Checked codes afterwards and P1500 Vehicle Speed Sensor malfunction code was present, this is a known issue with this type and make of vehicle but this vehicle has somehow been omitted from a safety recall.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that twice while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle began to jerk as the vehicle independently downshifted without warning. After each failure, the contact was unable to accelerate above 35 MPH. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the battery and other engine parts were replaced; however, three days later, the failure recurred. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V190000 (Power Train, Exterior Lighting). The contact had the vehicle towed to the dealer where she was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

This an update to November 13, 2021 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11440318 The problem continued and I could not risk an accident so I brought it to my Ford dealer who was able to replicate the problem and diagnosed it as failed sensors in the "Molded Lead frame". The work was performed(copies attached) and there has been no recurrence of the problem. The same problem that was in the recall for 2011-2012 Mustangs! "Randomly while driving there is the engine revs up but car does not go any faster, no response from the throttle, no power. It slams down into lower gear, at one time the rear wheels screeched. My wife was driving this time, we were in traffic and was almost rear ended. She will no longer drive the car. Sometimes the wrench light would come on when it was slamming into a different gear then go away after shutting the engine off. I had someone check for codes but none were found... more..."

Randomly while driving there is the engine revs up but car does not go any faster, no reponse from the throttle, no pwower. It slams down into lower gear, at one time the rear wheels screeched. My wife was driving this time, we were in traffic and was almost rear ended. She will no longer drive the car. Sometimes the wrench light would come on when it was slamming into a different gear then go away after shutting the engine off. I had someone check for codes but none were found. On 1 occasion I took a video on my phone while driving at asready throttle and the speedometer was all over the place, up at 40 down to 20 up then down to 0. I had the spark plugs, pcv, evap purge valve, throttle body replaced and it is not fixed. the car has 49K miles. We have owned this car since new. It happens more often now but I cannot replicate it on demand.

My 2013 Ford Mustang had some problems with down shifting, and my daughter took it several times to the dealer, they said it is probably the throttle body, so I replaced it, and thought that everything was fine. So on September last year my daughter was in an accident due to the car downshifting to first gear, the tires locked up and she swirled to some freeway wire retainers. Thankfully she was OK, So thinking that the throttle body went bad again I replaced it, and last week, I almost got rear ended because the same thing happened to me. The car shifted abruptly to first gear, locking the tires and rear swaying side to side.

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY HESITATES TO ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.THIS FIRST OCCURED IN 2019 AND ONLY HAPPENED A HAND FULL OF TIMES UNTIL NOVEMBER 2020. IN RECENT INSTANCES IT HAS REPEATEDLY STALLED AT STOP LIGHTS AND IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS WHERE I NEED TO SLOW TO A NEAR STOP, SUCH AS A YIELD OR SHARP TURN.THE RPMS JUMP HIGH AND ENGINE REVS BUT DOESN'T HARDLY MOVE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, AFTER WHICH IT JERKS SUDDENLY FORWARD AND A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DASHBOARD. IT HAS BECOME A DAILY OCCURENCE AND MECHANICS HAVE SUGGESTED IT TO BE RELATED TO A COMPUTING ERROR THAT THE FORD DEALERSHIP SHOULD ADDRESS.

Mileage: 80,000

MY MOTHER BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW, THE NEIGHBORS HACKED INTO THE SYNC SYSTEM ONCE AND HAD ISSUES OUT OF RADIO SINCE, BUT SHE'S NOT CONCERNED OVER THAT, THE 6SPEED TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT ON ITS ON, BE RUNNING 55 AND DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST, AND GO TO PULL OUT IN 6TH AND HAD ALMOST GOT HER HIT MORE THAN ONCE , I HOOKED COMPUTER TO IT RESET EVERYTHING TO FACTORY EXCEPT THE MY KEY AND BLUETOOTH WHICH NEIGHBORS HACKED, BUT I TOOK DOWN THE RD AND DRIVING NORMAL TO SET SHIFTING POINTS, I WAS IN A 60 MPH ZONE GOING 55 AND LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME IT DECIDED THAT 1RST GEAR WAS NESSASARY GEAR AT 55 AND I FISH TAILED UNTIL I SHIFTED INTO N, BUT SHE IS OLDER AND JUST PAID IT OFF, AND NOW SINCE POLICE WOULDN'T HELP US AGAINST THEIR OWN FAMILY I. WASH CO TN WE HAD MOVE AND HER CAR IS ONLY WAY SHE HAD TO WORK, MY CARS ARE ALSO ELECTRONICALLY DISABLED AT THIS TIME , ONLY CAR I HAVE IS MANUEL TRANS AND SHE CAN'T SHIFT GEARS, SHE HELPS EVERYONE AND IS A NURSE YET WE CAN'T GET AN ONE HELP HER AND WHERE SHE MOVED HAD BROKE HER , PLEASE TELL ME A WAY I CAN GET HER A RELIABLE FIX, FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN FORD SHOULD WENT A RECALL. SHE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE HER CHANCES SINCE MY CAR GAS TANK WAS SUGARED , IT'S GETTING WORSE AND ONLY DOES IN CERTAIN AREAS NEAR SUB STATIONS FOR SOME REASON.AND I AM DISABLED BUT NOT DRAWING ANYTHING JUST WORK ON CARS, SINCE GATEWAY AUTO BODY SHUT DOWN, TRYING MY BEST JUST GET BY. ANY HELP OR REFERENCES WOULD BE APPRECIATED . TY

Mileage: 202,000

VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY NOT ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING - RANDOMLY. THE CAR HAD NO RESPONSE. AT TIMES, WRENCH LIGHT WILL BE ON - OTHER LIGHTS TOO. AFTER TURNING OFF CAR, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GO AWAY, BUT IT HAS REPEATED AND FREQUENCY SEEMS TO BE HIGHER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THIS HAPPENS IN HIGHWAYS OR EXISTS, THE CAR IS BASICALLY WITH NO RESPONSE.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR WITH THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 159,000.

Mileage: 159,000

PURCHASED A 2013 FORD MUSTANG AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON 5/31/2020. INSPECTED VEHICLE ON 6/6/2020 AND CAME OUT HAVING A BAD TRANSMISSION WITH INTERNAL CLUTCH DAMAGE AND VALVE BODY DAMAGE. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE SKIPS HEAVILY FOR 1 TO 2 GEAR MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 93,719

I PURCHASED A USED 2013 FORD MUSTANG BOSS 302. THE CAR ONLY HAS 9,000 MILES ON IT. IT ONLY COMES WITH THE 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. IT HAS A CLUNKY SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND 5TH GEAR. YOU MUST SHIFT VERY SLOWLY WHEN IT IS COLD OR IT WILL GRIND THE GEARS. I HAVE LOOKED AT SEVERAL FORD BOSS302 FACEBOOK GROUPS AND EVERYONE STATES THEY WILL HAVE CLUTCH LOCKOUT IF THEY SHIFT AT HIGH RPM'S AND ULTIMATELY WILL HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO A CLUTCH THAT IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ENOUGH CLAMPING POWER TO HOLD THE FLYWHEEL WHEN SHIFTING. NUMEROUS USERS STATED THAT AS SOON AS THEY UPGRADED TO CLUTCHES BY MCCLEOD, EXEDY, OR MANTIC, THE PROBLEMS IMMEDIATELY WENT AWAY. THEY ALL STATE IT IS NOT THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAULTY CLUTCH THAT CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL EVENTUALLY. THE BOSS 302 ENGINE HAS A 7,500 RPM REDLINE WHICH IS HIGHER THAN THE OTHER COYOTE 5.0 LITER ENGINES. THE CLUTCH CAN NOT HANDLE THIS HIGH RPM LIMIT. SO, BASICALLY FORD SOLD A PERFORMANCE CAR THAT YOU CAN'T DRIVE ANYWHERE NEAR ITS LIMITS BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION. THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE STOCK CLUTCH WITH A HIGHER QUALITY AFTERMARKET CLUTCH. IF THEY REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME FORD CLUTCH, THE PROBLEM WILL REPEAT. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

IN A NUT SHELL, LOOK UP FORD TSBS: 13-4-9 AND 13-6-8. 2013 MUSTANG, 65,700 MILES, WITH 6-SPEED AUTO (6R80) TRANSMISSION WILL SUDDENLY GET STUCK IN 5TH GEAR WHEN STARTING OR WHEN CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR AN ON-RAMP AND SUDDENLY STUCK IN 5TH GEAR WITH NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. NOT TO MENTION POTENTIAL ROAD RANGE FROM DRIVERS BEHIND A CAR THAT CAN'T MOVE WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNS GREEN. THE ORANGE WRENCH, AIRBAG, LOW FUEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE DROPS TO ZERO, ODOMETER, TRIP METER, "MILES UNTIL EMPTY" METER ALL DISPLAY DASHES WHILE DRIVING. SYMPTOMS WILL CLEAR AFTER AN IGNITION KEY CYCLE, BUT RETURN. TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0720 IS SOMETIMES STORED IN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. I'M CURRENTLY STUCK WITH A >$900 REPAIR BILL TO REPLACE THE LEAD FRAME ATTACHED TO THE VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE INCREASE SCOPE OF EXISTING RECALL FOR OTHER YEARS/MODELS WITH THE SAME 6R80 TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. FORD CSP 16N02 HAS ALREADY EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR 10 YEARS, 150,000 MILES ON OTHER VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME TRANNY, SO IT'S INCOMPREHENSIBLE THE 2013 MUSTANG ISN'T COVERED AS WELL.

Mileage: 65,000

SIMILAR TO NOTICE 10091155, MY 2013 MUSTANG GT IS EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS OF EITHER A) SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO, CAR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTS AT 70 MPH, LOCKING THE REAR TIRES, B) SPEEDOMETER DROPPING TO ZERO, ODOMETER GOING BLANK, CAR DOWNSHIFTING TO 5TH GEAR, AND "WRENCH" INDICATOR ILLUMINATING, OR C) SPEEDOMETER MOMENTARILY DROPPING OUT AND TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTING UNEXPECTEDLY.

Mileage: 100,300

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IT WENT INTO A "LIMP MODE". IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THIS PARTICULAR DAY I WAS CROSSING AN INTERSECTION AND MY CAR JUST LOST POWER. I WAS ALMOST SMASHED ON EACH SIDE. A WRENCH LIGHT POPPED UP ON MY DASHBOARD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS LITERALLY STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I HAD TO PLACE THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN IT OFF FOR 3 MINUTES. IT STARTED BACK UP BUT IT STILL DOES IT AT LEAST 5-6 TIMES A WEEK. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND IT STILL DOES IT. I AM ONLY THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND I TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT. I LOVE THE MUSTANGS, BUT IF I WOULD'VE KNOW OF THIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT IT. I CAN BE DRIVING AT 60MPH AND THIS WILL HAPPEN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING. I'VE READ THAT SOME PREVIOUS FORD MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE MUSTANGS HAVEN'T BEEN. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE BY FORD. WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY JUST TOLD ME TO KEEP MY RECEIPTS. I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY ARE DOING THIS TO PEOPLE.

Mileage: 116,245

MY VEHICLE IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING AS THIS RECALL #19S07 - 6R80 TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTED DOWNSHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR. MY VIN SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL YET IT IS HAPPENING TO MY CAR ON A SEMI REGULAR BASIS 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND FEEL THIS VIN SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR JUST DROPS DOWN INTO 1ST GEAR IRREGARDLESS OF SPEED. IT IS A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. I AM WRITING THIS DESPERATE EMAIL TO NHTSA TO PLEASE PUT MY CAR ON THIS RECALL ASAP AND ALSO DOCUMENTING THE FACT I AM TELLING YOU ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN CASE THERE IS A FUTURE ACCIDENT FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES AND A LAW SUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE HELP ME. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS REPAIR TODAY. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO TAKE IT TO FORD. I KNOW WHAT EVER THE COSTS IT WILL BE 500-1000 OR MORE. PLEASE RECHECK MY VIN: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 57,000

FROM A STOP, CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT PASS FIRST GEAR. HAD TO STOP, RESTART CAR. WRENCH AND EMPTY GAS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. WHILE TRAVELING, CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. EMPTY GAS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO PULL OVER, RESTART CAR.

Mileage: 85,600

CAR SHIFTS DOWN BY ITSELF AND SHOWS DASHES ON THE ODOMETER AS THE SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK ON ZERO. IT ALSE SHOWS WRENCH LIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE 2013 MUSTANG HAS 6R80 TRANSMISSION AND THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING ME 950$ TO FIX THE CAR. THEY SAID THEY WILL REPLACE THE MOLDED LEADFRAME.

Mileage: 86,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-35 IN THE ARBUCKLE MOUNTAINS IN OKLAHOMA GOING 70MPH WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR. IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED FORCEFULLY AND THEN THE CAR RETURNED TO DRIVING NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER AS I HAD ALMOST GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT THE FIRST TIME IT DID IT. DURING THIS TIME THE CAR WAS IN THE DRIVE SELECTOR AND WHEN THE PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN THE CAR WOULD SHOW IT HAD ENTERED SPORT MODE AND THEN THE DOWNSHIFTING WOULD OCCUR. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WITHOUT WARNING AND SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM ME. THIS TERRIFIED ME AS I WAS GOING AT SUCH A HIGH SPEED AND IT WAS SPRINKLING OUT AND A CAR WAS FOLLOWING CLOSELY BEHIND ME. LUCKILY I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEARBY FORD DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED AT AND ARE AWAITING THE RESULTS. AS I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM LATER THAT NIGHT I FOUND THAT MANY FORD 2011-2012 VEHICLES HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. MINE IS A 2013 MODEL AND WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THEREFORE I WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS SHIFTING MY CAR INTO 3RD HEAR AND THE SHIFTER GOT STUCK CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO NOT LET ME GET OUT OF GEAR THIS HAPPENED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

Mileage: 95,210

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD MUSTANG. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO THIRD OR FOURTH GEAR, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HODGES FORD (13452 GA-251, DARIEN, GA 31305, (866) 390-7709) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

Mileage: 31,000

WAS DRIVING MY 2013 MUSTANG HOME FROM MY PARENTS HOUSE THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO SHIFT OR MOVE EVEN AT FULL THROTTLE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT DROVE HOME JUST FINE. WENT TO DRIVE IT LATER THAT NIGHT AND AGAIN CAR DIDN'T WANT TO SHIFT NOR MOVE BUT THIS TIME I LOST MY SPEEDOMETER AND ALL MY DIGITAL DISPLAY IN THE CENTER WENT BLANK. AS THE DAYS AND WEEKS WENT BY THE PROBLEM STARTED BECOMING MORE FREQUENT SO I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO ZONE TO GET THE CODES CHECKED HAD CODES P0720 AND P0722 (OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR INSIDE MOLDED LEAD FRAME) COME UP ON THE CODE READER. I THEN CALLED MY COUSIN WHO IS A FORD DEALER MECHANIC TO LOOK UP MY CODES AND HE TOLD ME TO COME BY THE SHOP AND SHOWED ME WHAT THE CODES WERE FROM THE SOFTWARE FROM FORD THEY USED. WE THEN LOOKED UP TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PART AND FOUND A RECALL FROM FORD FOR THE 2012 MUSTANG WITH THE 6R80 WHICH IS THE SAME AUTO TRANSMISSION THAT I HAVE. THE CUT OFF BUILD DATE FOR THE RECALL WAS FEBRUARY 2012 AND MY VEHICLE WAS MADE IN AUGUST OF 2012. I ALSO READ OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR AND TRANSMISSION THAT I HAVE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS ME. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEE IF I THEY WOULD EXTEND THE RECALL TO COVER 2013 MUSTANGS THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT. I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE THE SHIFTING HAS ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. AN INSTANCE HERE RECENTLY WAS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF THE COMPANY I WORK AT AND THE CAR STARTED OFF FINE THEN STALLED AND DIDN'T WANT TO GO AND ALMOST GOT T BONED. ANOTHER INSTANCE WAS A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND I WAS HEADED TO MY PARENTS HOUSE AND JUST MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STARTED ACTING UP AND COULD OF EASILY CAUSED A PILE UP NEAR THE RAMP AND GOT SOMEONE KILLED.BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP WITH 34K MILES NOW HAS ABOUT 76K MILES.

Mileage: 76,000

LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE SERVICE WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. ALSO, A SORT OF SHUDDERING NOISE COMES FROM THE ENGINE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, I CAN NOT ACCELERATE. THE CAR PRETTY MUCH GOES LIMP AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART MY CAR. IT COULD BE FROM AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES.

Mileage: 61,000

MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS PROBLEMS GOING INTO GEAR. SYNCHROS ARE BEING REPLACED A SECOND TIME WITH LESS THAN 60K MILES AND THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN ON A RACE TRACK. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I'VE TRIED MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY ONLY TO FIND MYSELF NOT BEING ABLE TO GET INTO 5TH GEAR. NOW I'M TOLD MY CLUTCH HAS TO BE REPLACED. SOMETHING SEEMS WRONG. ALTHOUGH A 2013 MY CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 2012 AND I IMAGINE HAS THE SAME PARTS AS THOSE WHO FILED COMPLAINTS RESULTING IN AN INVESTIGATION OF THE 2012 MUSTANG TRANSMISSIONS.

Mileage: 53,000

APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES INTO A TRIP WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE IN 6TH GEAR AT 80 MPH I HAD TO SLOW FOR BREAK LIGHTS AHEAD. TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT INTO 5TH AND IMMEDIATELY THE TACH RED LINED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. TRIED TO GO BACK TO 6TH AND SAME ISSUE. USED THE FOOT BRAKE TO SLOW TO A STOP AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IN 1ST THROUGH 4TH GEAR OR REVERSE. DROVE TO NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP IN 4TH GEAR FOR REPAIR. THE EXTERNAL DIAGNOSIS WAS FINE SO THE TECH WENT TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION. HE NOTICED THE VENT CAP MISSING OFF THE TRANSMISSION AND ONLY 1 QT OF FLUID LEFT. THERE WAS A BURNT SMELL AND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE ASSEMBLY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. JUST 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED AND THE TRANSMISSION, CAP, FLUID ALL CHECKED OUT WELL. THE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THE PRESSURE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION COULD CAUSE A MAJOR BURN-OFF OF THE FLUID IF THE CAP CAME OFF AS IT APPEARED. SO A SLOW LEAK WAS NOT THE CASE HERE. THE REMOVAL OF THE VENT CAP WAS THE ROOT CAUSE.

Mileage: 77,220

I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS WHILE DRIVING AND THE SERVICE DEPT ADVISED I HAD BAD SYNCHROS AND WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. FAST FORWARD A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND HAD DIFFICULTY SWITCHING GEARS FROM 1ST TO 2ND HAD REALLY BAD GRINDING AND WOULD TAKE A COUPLE OF TIMES TO SHIFT. THEN, WHEN STARTING MY CAR FROM MY HOUSE, I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE GEAR INTO REVERSE WHILE THE CAR WAS ON. IT JUST WOULDN'T GO IN TO GEAR... NOT ANY GEAR IN FACT. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND THEN TURN THE CAR ON. WHILE THE CLUTCH WAS FULLY PRESSED DOWN THE CAR STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BREAK. (THE CAR WAS LEVEL AND THAT NEVER HAPPENS). THEN AFTER BACKING UP I COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF REVERSE. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND PUT IT IN 1ST AND THEN START THE CAR. THE SAME THING - IT MOVED WITH THE CLUTCH IN AND COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF GEAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AFTER THE TOW, FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY WERE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT ISSUE. I'M NOT USED TO DRIVING A CAR WITH SUCH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT CAN'T BE DIAGNOSED.

Mileage: 40,000

OKAY, I'VE HAD THIS INCIDENT A COUPLE OF TIMES ALREADY. I WAS GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND A WRENCH ICON CAME ON THE DASHBOARD, I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT. THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOUND NOTHING, AND IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AFTER I TOOK IT. I'M DRIVING AND THE WRENCH ICON COMES ON, I HAVE NO ACCELERATION, I PRESS THE GAS AND IT WON'T SPEED UP. I HAVE TO BE PULLING OVER AND TURNING OFF THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES.

Mileage: 34,000

NOTICED I COULDN'T GET THE CAR (2013 BOSS 302 - BOUGHT NEW) TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR AT HIGHER RPMS. (NOT ON THE TRACK, JUST ON THE FREEWAY). MENTIONED TO LOCAL DEALER AND IT WAS BRUSHED OFF BECAUSE THE CAR WAS SO NEW. WELL, IT STILL HAPPENS AND SEEMS TO BE WORSENING. ONLY 3RD GEAR AND ONLY HIGHER RPMS. WHEN TRYING TO GET INTO 3RD IT JUST GRINDS AND DOES'T LATCH.

CANNOT SHIFT FROM FORTH TO FIFTH IN MY CAR AND 2ND GEAR EXPERIENCES A LOCK OUT / MISSED SHIFT AND WILL NOT GO IN TO 2ND. BAD TRANSMISSION AND SYNCRO. PROBLEMS

Mileage: 9,000

INCREASING SPEED TO MERGE ONTO KELLOGG IN WICHITA, KANSAS WESTBOUND FROM OLIVER AND TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK, THEN IN A VERY SHORT TIME SPAN, ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS, ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. DEALER DID SOME REPAIR WORK BUT THE CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL INCIDENTS INCLUDING FAILING TO START, SHUTDOWNS, FAILURE OF PASS SIDE WINDOW TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN, FAILURE OF CLIMATE CONTROL CAUSING FOGGED WINDOWS, SPEAKERS SHORTING OUT, TRUNK OPENING ON ITS OWN, AND SO FORTH. NUMEROUS, BUT STILL SMALL PERCENTAGE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (6R80) ISSUES THAT SEEM TO MATCH MINE. NO ERROR CODES SUGGEST INTERMITTENT FAIL OF CONTACTS AT PASSTHRU CONNECTOR, POSSIBLY RELATED TO POORLY SEATED CONNECTOR INSERT. BARE WIRE WAS DISCOVERED IN PASS DOOR WHEN WINDOWS WAS SERVICED. VEHICLE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO ISSUE TSB AS NEEDED TO CORRECT WAS WELL AS INVESTIGATION INTO WIRING HARNESS. NOTE - WE HAVE HAD 3 INCIDENTS WHERE THE PROBLEMS COULD HAVE CAUSED CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 650

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CLUTCH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. AFTER THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO GEAR AND RELEASED THE CLUTCH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO IDLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

Mileage: 18,000

I PARKED MY V-6 AUTO TRANSMISSION MUSTANG ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. APPROX 60 SECONDS AFTER EXITING, THE MUSTANG STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL. I WAS ABLE TO CATCH UP TO IT, DIVE IN HEAD FIRST AND PUSH TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR FORWARD TO MAKE SURE IT WAS IN PARK(IT WAS). IT CONTINUED TO ROLL DOWN HILL UNTIL IT IMPACTED A BUILDING. AFTER IMPACT I CONFIRMED SHIFT LEVER LOCKED IN PARK. THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT LOCK DRIVETRAIN AND THERE WERE NO SKID OR SLIDE MARKS FROM REAR WHEEL LOCKUP. DAYS LATER, I RETURNED TO SCENE AND RECREATED INCIDENT, PARKING IN SAME LOCATION. SAME ANGLE, ETC. PLACING THE CAR IN PARK HELD IT'S POSITION. PLACING THE CAR IN ANY OTHER GEARSHIFT POSITION AND RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSED AN IMMEDIATE ROLL BACK. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY I EXITED THIS VEHICLE UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IT WOULD OF ROLLED IMMEDIATELY AND THE DOOR WOULD OF KNOCKED ME OVER. MY SUMMARY IS: PARK SELECTION OF GEARSHIFT LEVER FAILED TO LOCK DRIVETRAIN, ALLOWING CAR TO ROLL DOWN HILL AND IMPACT A BUILDING. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

12-9-13 TRANSMISSION ISSUE BROUGHT TO FORD DEALE EMAIL TO FORD: SUBJECT: REPAIR ORDER 43617 I WOULD APPRECIATE FORD TO HAVE A CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT INTO THIS 2013 BOSS 302 LAGUNA SAGA WITH UNDER 6000 MILES. 2. RESURFACE FLY WHEEL. 3. REPLACING THE CLUTCH AND PRESSURE PLATE. I PAID OVER $66,000K FOR THIS VEHICLE . AND FOR FORD TO HAVE THE NERVE OF PLACING A MADE IN CHINA "GETRAG" MT-82 INTO AN AMERICAN MUSCLE CAR IS IN MY OPINION IS DESPICABLE. *TR

Mileage: 5,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE BEGAN TO SHIFT GEARS AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 222.

Mileage: 222

I ACCELERATED FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, FROM A FULL STOP. AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH I DEPRESSED FULLY THE CLUTCH PEDAL IN ORDER TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. THE CLUTCH PEDAL REMAINED IN THE FULLY DEPRESSED POSITION AND DID NOT RETURN TO THE RAISED POSITION. THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER COULD NOT BE MOVED INTO ANY GEAR, BUT COULD BE MOVED FREELY WITHIN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. I RAISED THE CLUTCH PEDAL BY PLACING THE TIP OF MY SHOE UNDER IT AND PULLING UPWARD, BUT NO CHANGE WAS OBSERVED IN THE OPERATION OF THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER. I COULD START, AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE AS USUAL, THUS I HAD POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING AS I PUSHED THE CAR AND THEN COASTED TO A STORE'S PARKING LOT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME. THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE OPERATION OF THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER OR THE CLUTCH PEDAL AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT. THE CLUTCH PEDAL REMAINS FULLY DEPRESSED, UNLESS ONE RAISES IT. THE CONDITION DESCRIBED ABOVE HAS NOT AFFECTED THE OPERATION OF THE STARTER INTERLOCK, THUS THE ENGINE WILL NOT START UNLESS THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS FULLY DEPRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 4,329

WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE ISSUE STATING THAT THEY WERE TOLD FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY THAT IT WAS NORMAL OPERATION. *TR

Mileage: 23

# 1 STEERING/SUSPENSION NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR (BUSHING - CR3Z-3078-C AND CR3Z-3079-C ARM ASY).# 2 FSA 12E06 POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE.# 3 CHECK FUEL FILL INLET. *TR

Mileage: 4,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. ..UPDATED 03/18/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, WHICH HAD OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR ONCE. UPDATED 03/27/13

Mileage: 300

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

Mileage: 4,666