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40,958 miles · Jul 21, 2012

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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

NHTSA ODI #10466848

350 miles · Jul 19, 2012

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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

NHTSA ODI #10466554

1,400 miles · Jul 1, 2012

Power Train

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

NHTSA ODI #10463855

35 miles · May 11, 2012

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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

NHTSA ODI #10458084

22,000 miles · Apr 21, 2012

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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

NHTSA ODI #10455967

20,000 miles · Apr 3, 2012

Power Train

MT-82 TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN TO WHINE . *TR

NHTSA ODI #10454003

27,179 miles · Mar 14, 2012

Power Train

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 AN…

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NHTSA ODI #10451701

Mileage unknown · Mar 10, 2012

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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

NHTSA ODI #10451074

6,009 miles · Feb 15, 2012

Power Train

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.

NHTSA ODI #10448014

5,000 miles · Feb 2, 2012

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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

NHTSA ODI #10446278

Official recalls

21V081000 · Air Bags:frontal; Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module; Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module

Feb 16, 2021

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.

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Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.

Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module

Air Bags:frontal

19V001000 · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module

Jan 7, 2019

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, Ford is recalling certain 2011 Ford Ranger and Mercury Milan vehicles, 2011-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles and 2011-2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Ford is also recalling certain 2010 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2010-2011 Ford Ranger and Mercury Milan vehicles, 2010-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, and 2010-2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 13, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall 19S01.

16V384000 · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module

May 31, 2016

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Ford Ranger vehicles, 2006-2011 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles, and 2005-2011 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Ford is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Ford Ranger, Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2006-2008 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles and 2005-2008 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Any vehicle not included in "Zone A", or "Zone B" is not included in the safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Ford mailed interim letters informing owners that parts are not yet available on July 15, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.

15V319000 · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module

May 28, 2015

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2014 Mustang vehicles manufactured April 6, 2004, to June 21, 2014, and 2005-2006 GT vehicles manufactured February 20, 2004, to September 22, 2006. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver side air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on June 10, 2016. Even if interim repairs were performed under safety recall 14V-802, owners must bring their vehicles in for the final remedy. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S21. Note: This recall supersedes safety recall 14V-802.

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NHTSA investigations

PE11024 · Inability To Shift Gears On Acceleration

Opened Aug 3, 2011 · Closed Dec 14, 2011

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train:manual Transmission

The Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) analyzed complaint data provided by Ford as well as complaints submitted to ODI from consumers.In total, there were 364 unique reports indicating various shift quality issues while driving.Ford identified several factors that may contribute to shift quality concerns in the subject vehicles, including cold transmission, clutch stay-out at high engine speeds, gear clash or grinding, and gradual loosening of clutch plate bolts in some early production vehicles.The largest percentage of complaints indicated higher than expected shift efforts in cold ambient temperatures.These complaints were related to transmission fluid viscosity and the higher shift efforts resolved themselves with the drivetrain warming.Ford published technical service bulletin TSB 11-3-18 to inform technicians that a lower viscosity fluid was available for use to address the cold shift issues.The clutch stay-out condition typically occurs at engine speeds greater than 4000 rpm.It does not prevent the selection of any gear, but may delay clutch re-engagement depending on how long the driver maintains the higher engine speed.Ford identified rotating inertia of the clutch components as the root cause and replacement clutch pedal parts were made available under Ford TSB 10-19-4.A number of reports alleged increasing difficulty selecting gears along with gear clash or grinding.Grinding or notchy gear shifts may be caused by gradual loosening of clutch plate fasteners, which is promoted by certain aggressive shifting.This condition is progressive in nature and initially results in symptoms related to shift quality/feel.Clutch plate bolt loosening will not result in inability to select any gear unless the progressive symptoms are ignored until complete clutch failure occurs.ODI?s analysis identified only five complaints alleging an inability to shift into gear due to loose clutch plate bolts.None of these resulted in a stall and gear shifting could occur before engine start.A revised fastener was designed and implemented in production and is available for service through a special service message.There is no indication of loss of motive power or unreasonable safety risk associated with the alleged defect in the subject vehicles.This preliminary evaluation is closed.