2012 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, 5.0 LITER ENGINE. WHILE UNDER ACCELLERATION THE TRANSMISSION "HANGS" WHEN SHIFTING FROM 4TH GEAR TO 5TH GEAR. THE SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR WILL NOT OCCUR UNLESS THE SHIFT IS STOPPED AND STARTED AGAIN I.E. SHIFT BACK TO 4TH AND THEN TO 5TH A SECOND TIME. THIS OF COURSE MEANS THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT ACCELLERATING, WHICH IS PROBLEMATIC WHEN MERGING IN TRAFFIC ONTO A HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE IN A METROPOLITAIN AREA. THIS "HANGING" ISSUE HAS NOT OCCURRED IN ANY OTHER GEAR COMBINATION I.E. 1ST TO 2ND, 2ND TO 3RD ETC. ONLY 4TH TO 5TH. SINCE THE FIRST OCCURANCE THIS SCENARIO HAS REPEATED ITSELF AGAIN AND AGAIN UP TO 5-6 TIMES PER WEEK. *TR

BINDING SHIFT LINKAGE, UNABLE TO SHIFT. OCCURRED WHEN MERGING UNTO FREEWAY AND SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, NEARLY RUN INTO BY FOLLOWING TRAFFIC, HAD TO COAST TO SHOULDER AND NEARLY STOP BEFORE ABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING TO 5TH GEAR. THE BINDING LINKAGE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL MORE TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL PROBLEM. I AM 67 YEARS OLD AND HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES IN MY LIFETIME WITH SIMILAR DRIVETRAINS AND HAVE NOT HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THEM. I PRESENTLY OWN 3 OTHER VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, ALL FLOOR SHIFTERS ( ONE 4 SPEED, ONE 5 SPEED, AND ONE 6 SPEED), AND THEY HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE LINKAGE AND TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND AM RETURNING IT TO THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOR A WARRANTY CLAIM. I HAVE DELAYED THE WARRANTY CLAIM FOR SEVERAL REASONS,NUMBER ONE: THE VEHICLE IS ONE OF SIX I PRESENTLY OWN AND IT SEES VERY LITTLE USE AND HAS VERY LOW MILES ON IT, NUMBER TWO: I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID DAMAGE FROM THE GRINDING BY SKIPPING 6TH GEAR, NUMBER THREE: THE DEALER IS NOT REAL CLOSE TO MY RESIDENCE SO I HAVE DELAYED THE TRIP THERE UNTIL LOGGING ENOUGH MILES TO JUSTIFY AN OIL CHANGE AT THE TIME OF INVESTIGATING THE GRINDING AND LINKAGE PROBLEM.THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 6-1-11 AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES ON THE ODOMETER WHEN RECEIVED BY ME. THE VEHICLE HAS THE GETRAG 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. THE SPACING BETWEEN GEARS SEEMS EXCESSIVELY CLOSE AND MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T WANT TO GO INTO GEAR WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2-3 GEAR AT HIGHER RPM'S. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC AND HAVE HAD A COUPLE CLOSE CALLS. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER WITH 1200 MILES ON IT AND THEY SAID IT'S OKAY, THEY ARE ALL TIGHT WHEN NEW AND I NEEDED TO DRIVE IT MORE TO LOOSEN UP. NOW HAS 1800 MILES AND NO DIFFERENCE. *KB

WAS TURNING LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH TO GET ONTO HWY ON RAMP. HAD CLUTCH IN ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND STICK IN "OUT OF GEAR" POSITION DURING TURN IN ANTICIPATION OF DROPPING TO LOWER GEAR TO GAIN ACCELERATION. WAS UNABLE TO PUT STICK INTO 5TH GEAR AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS - SEEMED "LOCKED OUT" OF GEAR. NO GRINDING NOISES LIKE THE CLUTCH WASN'T IN; JUST LIKE THE GEAR SLOT DIDN'T EXIST. I RELEASED THE CLUTCH AND PUSHED IT BACK IN AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE TRANSMISSION INTO 5TH GEAR. *KB

I WAS DRIVING TO CALIFORNIA TO VISIT MY GOOD FRIEND [XXX]. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT TRYING TO TURN LEFT AND I HEARD A CRUNCH OR WHINE. IT'S PROBABLY FROM MY CAR OR MY WIFE IS MUNCHING ON A OREO OR WHINING AGAIN. TRY MY HARDEST TO PUT IN GEAR AND I WAS LOCKED OUT OF 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. SOMEONE DRIVING A CRAPPY TITAN ALMOST REAR ENDED ME BECAUSE OF THAT. THIS MT82 TRANSMISSION IS TOTAL JUNK, I WISH I BOUGHT A AUTOMATIC LIKE 2006FAN. I RATHER LET PEOPLE LAUGH AT ME FOR DRIVING AUTOMATIC THAN THIS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *KB

MY GT WAS SHIFTING PERFECT FOR 2000 MILE. ONE DAY I WENT TO AFM AND EVERYONE SAID MY TRANSMISSION IS POS AND WILL FAIL. WHAT DO YOU KNOW. JUST 2 DAYS LATER I ALMOST RUN OVER MY NEIGHBOR BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET INTO GEAR. I HAVE 2 OTHER FRIENDS WITH 2011 GTS, CBATTY AND 06GTFAN. THEY HAVE TO CRY THEMSELVES TO SLEEP AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEIR CAR GRINDS AND WHINES. FORD IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO HELP THEM. SIGH. *KB

VEHICLE RECENTLY TAKEN TO FORD DEALER FOR THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS.... COMPLAINTS: 1.) THERE IS ALWAYS A SENSATION OF "CRUNCHING" WHEN UP-SHIFTING OR DOWN-SHIFTING INTO 1ST, 2ND & 3RD GEARS. SOMETIMES IT'S REALLY BAD, SOMETIMES NOT SO BAD. 2.) IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO UP-SHIFT OR DOWN-SHIFT INTO 1ST, 2ND & 3RD GEARS. THIS IS MOST COMMON GOING INTO 2ND GEAR. 3.) ON OCCASION, IT IS TOTALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO UP-SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. THIS IS NOT UNDER A "SKIP-SHIFT" SITUATION (ENGINE RPM GREATER THAN 3000). 4.) OCCASIONALLY THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT "CLUNK" WHICH CAN BE HEARD & FELT IN THE CABIN, MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN ENGAGING/DISENGAGING THE CLUTCH AT A STEADY, LOW ENGINE RPM. NOTES: A.) NONE OF THE ITEMS ARE MORE OR LESS EVIDENT IF CAR IS "COLD" OR "WARMED UP". B.) ALL CONCERNS ABOVE HAVE BEEN NOTED SINCE ~500 MILES. C.) ALL ITEMS SEEM TO BE GETTING MORE PROMINENT AS MILES INCREASE. D.) VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN AGGRESSIVELY - ALL CONCERNS OCCUR AT 3,500 RPM OR LESS. E.) I HAVE OWNED & DRIVEN MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES CONTINUOUSLY FOR 45 YEARS. DEALER INSPECTION RESULTS OF 10/03/2011: NO PROBLEMS NOTED. *TR

I HAVE A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. IT WILL NOT GO INTO 2ND GEAR SOMETIMES AND WHEN IT DOES IT'S NOTCHY AND CLUNKY (SOMETIME IT'S SMOOTH BUT RARE). UNDER HARDER ACCELERATION IT WILL NOT GO INTO 2ND GEAR AT ALL. IT DOES NOT GRIND OR ANYTHING. IT JUST WON'T GO IN. IT'S LIKE HITTING A WALL. I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME SEVERAL TIMES ON THE STREET AND HIGHWAY. *TR

MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION 2012 FORD MUSTANG WAS INITIALLY AT A STANDSTILL AT THE STOP LIGHT AT A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION. AS I PREPARED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, I EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR--THE TRANSMISSION DID, HOWEVER, SHIFT INTO FIRST. I ACCELERATED TO MAKE THE TURN, AND HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN I LOST POWER (APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS 15 MPH)--THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF FIRST GEAR BACK INTO NEUTRAL. IT WAS AS THOUGH IT HAD ONLY PARTIALLY ENGAGED THE GEAR WHEN I INITIALLY SHIFTED INTO FIRST. A NEAR COLLISION ENSUED, AS THERE WAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I ORIGINALLY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE THE TURN, BUT THE LOSS OF POWER CAUSED ME TO COME TO A NEAR STOP IN THE INTERSECTION. I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT BACK INTO FIRST, BUT THE SHIFT WAS IMPOSSIBLE (THE TRANSMISSION SIMPLY WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST), SO I SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND GAVE IT AS MUCH GAS AS POSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. *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