2011 Ford Mustang

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

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

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

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

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

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

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