2011 Ford Mustang Power Train

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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