2011 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT OR SHIFT SMOOTHLY INTO 2ND GEAR CAUSING A SAFETY SITUATION IN ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC. WENT TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND, TRAFFIC WAS BEARING DOWN AND I HAD TO QUICKLY SHIFT TO THIRD. PROBLEM STARTED WHEN CAR HAD ABOUT 1000 MILES ON IT. CAR WAS CHECKED OUT BY A FORD DEALER AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE ACROSS HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF 2011 FORD MUSTANGS WITH A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANS. TRANSMISSION EXHIBITS EXTREME NOTCHINESS AND GRINDING/CLANKING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO 2ND. WHAT'S STRANGE IS THAT IT IS INTERMITTENT IN NATURE AND DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN NEW. *TR

2011 MUSTANG GT, MANUAL TRANSMISSION GRINDS SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. IT IS REAL BAD WHEN COLD AND GETS BETTER AS IT WARMS UP. *TR

TRANSMISSION JUMPING OUT OF GEAR DURING MOVING, IMPOSSIBLE TO DOWN SHIFT TO AID IN ENGINE BRAKING OR DODGING/AVOIDING OBSTACLES. *TR

MT-82 TRANSMISSION HAS A CONSTANT WHINE SOUND THROUGH 2,3,4 GEAR AND WON'T ENGAGE IN 3RD AFTER 5K RPMS. 5TH GEAR CONSTANTLY GRINDS. CURRENTLY IN REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY 2011 MUSTANG GT WITH THE 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHERE, INTERMITTENTLY, I HAVE ISSUES WITH SHIFTING INTO 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WHERE I ENCOUNTER RESISTANCE AND/OR A METALLIC GRINDING SENSATION AND SOUND, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO 1ST, 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. *TR

2011 MUSTANG GT MANUAL TRANSMISSION.....VEHICLE SHIFTS VERY ROUGH AND FROM TIME TO TIME LOCKS 2ND AND 3RD GEAR OUT CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD AT INTERSECTIONS WHEN REQUIRED TO STOP. THIS LEADS TO GETTING INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND HAVE TO TRY TO JAM THE CAR INTO OR SKIP THAT GEAR ENTIRELY TO GET OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. *TR

THE CAR HAS A MANUAL 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. WHEN WEARING LOAFERS AND WITH DEPRESSION OF THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT, THE HEEL OF THE LOAFER UPON RELEASING THE CLUTCH WILL CATCH ON THE FLOOR MAT AND THE SHOE WILL DISLODGE FROM MY FOOT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES AND CAN/WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS HAPPENED WITH 3 DIFFERENT PAIRS OF SHOES. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED. THE EVENT DESCRIBED ABOVE WAS WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BUT IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE SHIFTING NORMALLY. I HAVE NOTIFIED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY AND THEY MAY PROVIDE ME WITH A DIFFERENT FLOOR MAT HOWEVER THIS IS A CONCERN WITH THE DESIGN OF THIS FLOOR MAT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD.

MT82 MANUAL TRANSMISSION, DIFFICULT ENGAGEMENT INTO ALL SPEEDS(FORWARD AND REVERSE). OCCASIONALLY LOCKED OUT OF 2ND GEAR, SOMETIMES DUE TO MPG SAVINGS SOLENOID OTHER TIMES NOT EXPLAINABLE. I BELIEVE THIS TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUS DUE TO TIME TO NEEDED TO FIND ALTERNATIVE GEAR AND LACK OF POWER TO WHEELS COULD RESULT IN A COLLISION, MOST NOTABLY IN A MERGING, CROSSING OR AVOIDANCE MANEUVER. MANUFACTURER'S ONLY DOCUMENTED FIX IS TO REPLACE FLUID, WHICH WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND DID NOT CHANGE PROBLEM. *TR

HARD TO SHIFT WHEN COLD, GRINDS GOING INTO 2ND FROM 1ST, GRINDS GOING INTO 3RD FROM 2ND, GETS BETTER WARMED UP,BUT STILL DOES IT WHEN WARM. *TR

I WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE 2ND OR 3RD GEAR WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE SHIFTER GRINDED WHILE GOING INTO 4TH GEAR. THE LEVER WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED BACK INTO 2ND AND 3RD AFTER BUT WOULD OCCASIONALLY GRIND JUST AS IT DID FOR 4TH GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN A FEW OCCASIONS AND FORD HAS AS OF YET BEEN UNWILLING TO PROPERLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THIS FEELS LIKE A SAFETY RISK FOR THE SIMPLE FACT THAT THE CAR HAS ISSUES DOING WHAT YOU TELL IT TO DO. IF I CAN'T SHIFT INTO A GEAR IN AN EMERGENCY MANEUVER I MAY BE UNABLE TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE BECAUSE I'M UNABLE TO MOVE MY CAR I WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS VERY DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR THAT I AND MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO HELP ME BUT AS THEY PUT IT FORD HAS TIED THEIR HANDS. THEY HAVE CHANGED MY TRANSMISSION OIL TO A LIGHTER WEIGHT TO NO EFFECT. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE SERVICE MANAGER HAS TOLD ME THAT AS MY CAR STANDS NOW, THERE IS LITTLE HE CAN DO UNTIL FORD SAYS OTHERWISE. THESE ISSUES PERSIST HOT OR COLD BUT ARE VERY NOTICEABLE IN COLDER WEATHER. BE WARNED! *TR