2011 Ford Mustang complaints

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE AFTER MARKET PROGRAMMER AND AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN INTERNAL MOTOR FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND VOIDED THE WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7, 800.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES 2 WEEKS AFTER I GOT THE CAR. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH BY THE HEAD ENGINEER, THEY FOUND THAT FORD WAS USING 2010 BRAKES AND NEVER TOLD THE MECHANICS THAT THERE ARE 2011 BRAKES THEY SHOULD BE USING. I WAS NOT ONLY HEARING SQUEAKING BUT GRINDING. AS OF NOW, I AM IN A LEMON LAW SUIT. FORD SAYS I AM NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RE-PURCHASE BUT THE LAW STATES IF THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME ISSUE 3 TIMES YOU ARE ELIGIBLE. I LOVE MY MUSTANG BUT SAFETY IS #1. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

THE MUSTANG IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS SINCE THE 900MI (1.5 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE). THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY ARE HAVING TO BE REPLACED BY FORD BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ENGAGING CORRECTLY. FORD DEALERSHIP TRIED TO BLAME IT ON MODIFICATIONS DONE TO THE CAR. BUT AFTER GETTING AN ENGINEER ON SITE FROM FORD, THEY FOUND IT BE FAULTY CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FROM THE FACTORY.

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.

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

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

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

I WAS PROCEEDING FROM A STOP SIGN TO MERGE WITH ON-COMING TRAFFIC AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ENTER 2ND GEAR AND ONLY AFTER SHIFTING INTO 3RD INSTEAD WAS ABLE TO AVERT BEING HIT. IT WAS NOT DUE TO THE 1ST TO 4TH SKIP SHIFT FEATURE. THE CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN INTO FORD (FOR A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REPAIR FOR THE TRANSMISSION) TO FIX THE SHIFTING PROBLEM, BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL HARD TO SHIFT IN LOWER GEARS AND NOW HAS TRANSMISSION WHINE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! MANY OTHERS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION.

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

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

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

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

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

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

THE CAR HAS A MANUAL 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. WHEN WEARING LOAFERS AND WITH DEPRESSION OF THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT, THE HEEL OF THE LOAFER UPON RELEASING THE CLUTCH WILL CATCH ON THE FLOOR MAT AND THE SHOE WILL DISLODGE FROM MY FOOT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES AND CAN/WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS HAPPENED WITH 3 DIFFERENT PAIRS OF SHOES. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED. THE EVENT DESCRIBED ABOVE WAS WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BUT IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE SHIFTING NORMALLY. I HAVE NOTIFIED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY AND THEY MAY PROVIDE ME WITH A DIFFERENT FLOOR MAT HOWEVER THIS IS A CONCERN WITH THE DESIGN OF THIS FLOOR MAT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD.

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

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

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