2011 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

2011 MUSTANG GT, MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WITH 11,000 MILES ON IT. STARTED HAVING SOME TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS WITH GRINDING NOTED AROUND 10,000 MILES AT 11,800 MILES WHILE ON VACATION, CLUTCH LOCKED UP COMPLETELY AND WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR AT ALL. THE PRESSURE PLATE BOLTS HAD WORKED OUT AND SHEARED OFF VARIOUS PIECES. THE ENTIRE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. MUSTANG FORUMS HAD WARNED US THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN. DEALER TOLD US ALL THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER FOR UNKNOWN TIME BUT WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE PARTS SHIPPED FROM ANOTHER DEALER 1500 MILES AWAY. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED ROUGH ALMOST FROM THE START BUT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. CURRENTLY HAVE 15,000 MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION IS OFTEN SLOW TO UPSHIFT AND FREQUENTLY SLAMS INTO LOWER GEARS. MOST DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN ACCELERATING BACK UP FROM A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN TRANSMISSION DELAYS SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE ENGAGING WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WHEN THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO ME GIVING IT GAS. FORD DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM OR FIND ANY CODES. *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

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

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

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

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

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.