2012 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED INABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS. IN ADDTION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO FIRST GEAR, BUT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FLUID; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE DID NOT CHANGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

I AM HEREBY LODGING A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE MT82 TRANSMISSION IM MY 2012 V6 FORD MUSTANG, AND YOU MAY ALSO INCLUDE MY 2011 V6 MUSTANG AS WELL, AS IT ALSO SUFFERED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DATE GIVEN IS NOT THE 1ST, NOR WILL IT BE THE LAST TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. 99% OF THE TIME..IT SHIFTS FINE, HOWEVER...SOMETIMES AT LOW SPEED THE TRANS WILL 'GRAB' THE TEETH OR GRIND WHILE SHIFTING AND SHIFTING AT SPEED(ENTERING A HIGHWAY OR PASSING SLOWER TRAFFIC)WILL RESULT IN GEAR 'LOCKOUT' AND OVER REVVING....MOSTLY ON UPSHIFTS, BUT SOMETIMES ON DOWNSHIFTING TOO. I KNOW I AM ONE OF A GROWING LIST(AND AN 18 YEAR FORD DEALER EMPLOYEE)OF MUSTANG OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM...FORD NEEDS TO GET ON THIS BEFORE THEIR REPUTATION AND THE MUSTANG HERITAGE BECOMES TARNISHED!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND ABOVE. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

I OWN A 2012 MUSTANG, PURCHASED 06/13/11 .I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CARE ON THE SECOND WEEK I BOUGHT THE CAR, IT STAYED ON FOR A DAY THEN WENT AWAY , I FIGURED IT WAY BAD GAS, BUT I MAY HAVE BEEN WRONG. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN VERY NOTCHY WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. NORMALLY THIS NOTCHYNESS GOES AWAY WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP , I TRY TO BABY IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN FEAR OF DAMAGING THE TRANSMISSION. ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION POP OUT OF SECOND GEAR, THIS WAS UNDER SLOW ACCELERATION. LUCKILY THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED IN MY WORK PARKING LOT AND NOT WHEN MERGING ONTO TRAFFIC OR PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY , ETC.. WHERE IT COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE A CONCERN WITH THE CLUTCH IS VERY NOISY AND ROUGH WHEN ENGAGING/DISENGAGING , IT FEELS AS IF SOMETHING IS LOOSE OR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS NOISE WORRIES ME, AS I DON'T RECALL HEARING/FEELING IT ON THE CARS I TEST DROVE BEFORE THIS PURCHASE. THIS NEXT ISSUE IS AN ODD PROBLEM BUT A PROBLEM NON THE LESS, I HAVE HAD MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS TURN BY THEMSELVES WHEN I ADJUST MY AC/HEAT SETTINGS, THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE PURCHASE AND IS ANNOYING. THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM HAPPENED LAST SUNDAY WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN 5TH GEAR, I WENT TO ACCELERATE BUT THE CAR DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE, THE RPMS INCREASED HOWEVER THE CAR DID NOT MOVE FASTER.. IT SEEMED TO NOT HAVE POWER AFTER 3K RMPS . I SHIFTED INTO 4TH AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE, SAME THING, NO POWER. I SHIFTED BACK INTO 5TH AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME WORRIED ABOUT MY CARS HEALTH AND MY SAFETY..... FEW MINUTES LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THANKFULLY, I MADE IT HOME WITH NO PROBLEMS .BUT THE CAR IS STILL NOT RUNNING RIGHT. I AM BRINGING THE CAR INTO FORD THIS WEDNESDAY AND I WILL LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEMS I HAVE BEEN HAVING. MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW. *TR

SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND, 2ND TO 3RD, AND 3RD TO 4TH CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE WHEN ACCELERATING. ON MANY OCCASIONS MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE GEARS MUST BE MADE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT IN AND OUT OF FIFTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE, BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

2012 FORD MUSTANG BOSS 302 WITH 4500 MILES ON THE CAR. THE CLUTCH PEDAL STICKS TO THE FLOOR AT HIGH RPM ONLY ON THE 3-4 SHIFT. THE PEDAL JUST HANGS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE CAR INTO ANY GEAR UNTIL THE RPMS FALL AND THEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL WILL SUDDENLY SPRING BACK TO THE FULLY RELEASED POSITION WITH AN AUDIBLE SUCKING SOUND. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIM TO NOT BE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU TRY TO SHIFT AT HIGH RPM 3-4 THE PROBLEM HAPPENS. THE DEALER ALSO REFUSED TO PERFORM THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SWAP TSB TO FIX THE CRUNCH ON 1-2 AND 2-3 SHIFT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT THE RPM SUDDENLY STARTED TO INCREASE AS IF THE VEHICLE WANTED TO TAKE OFF. THE BRAKE WAS BEING DEPRESSED FIRMLY TO DECREASE THE RPM ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS RECURRED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES AT EACH STOP LIGHT WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AFTER RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY WOULD INSTALL A FLIGHT RECORDED ANALYZER ON HIS VEHICLE TO RECORD WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED HE DOES NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE VEHICLE AND DOES NOT WANT THE INSTALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS SENT AN EMAIL AND HE HAS NOT RECEIVED AN ANSWER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600.

BRAND NEW 2012 BOSS 302 MUSTANG WITH MT-82 TRANSMISSION. FAILURE TO SHIFT INTO 3RD & 5TH GEARS IN REGULAR DRIVING CYCLE TRANSMISSION GRINDS /POPS OUT OF 3RD & 5TH GEARS RENDERING CAR MISSION DISABLED/ REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION AFTER TAKING BACK TO DEALER , AND FORD WILL NOT REPLACE, ONLY REPAIR/ MEANWHILE, PARTS HAVE BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR 2+ WEEKS, BAR IS AT DEALER FOR 3 WEEKS NOW/ FORD IS AWARE OF THESE TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THE MT-82 MODEL TRANSMISSIONS, AND WILL NOT ADMIT TO THEIR DESIGN/BUILD ISSUES.

I OWN A 2012 MUSTANG GT WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS EXHIBITED VERY ROUGH SHIFTING ABOUT A WEEK AFTER PURCHASE. ADDITIONALLY THE CLUTCH AND DRIVETRAIN ARE VERY NOISY - LOT'S OF CLANGS AND SEEMINGLY LOOSE PARTS. THE CAR WILL POP OUT OF GEAR OCCASIONALLY WHEN IN 1ST. SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND IS SOMETIMES SMOOTH, SOMETIMES VERY ROUGH AND SOMETIMES GRINDS. ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO 2ND WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN SEEMS TO MAKE ROUGH SHIFTING WORSE. I WAS AT A LIGHT MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A FOUR LANE ROAD. I WAS IN THE LEFT HAND LAND WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER TO MY RIGHT. THE LIGHT CHANGED AND WE BOTH STARTED MOVING. I TRIED TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ENGAGE THE GEAR AND LOST SPEED. THE TRACTOR TRAILER HOWEVER CONTINUED WITH THE TURN AND HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BREAKS TO AVOID SIDE SWIPING MY CAR. IF THE DRIVER HADN'T REACTED, HE WOULD HAVE HIT THE CAR. IF I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT AND HAD BEEN HIT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR WORSE. THIS CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH SKIP SHIFT TECHNOLOGY HOWEVER THE DASHBOARD MESSAGE THAT LIGHTS WHEN IT IS ACTIVE DID NOT LIGHT. THIS CAR HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH SEEMS TO BE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER WAS FOR THE NOISY CLUTCH/TRANS - THEY FELT IT WAS "LOUDER THAN NORMAL" AND AFTER DISCUSSING WITH THEM THEY FELT IT WOULD NOT BREAK DOWN. WITH THIS MOST RECENT ISSUE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND A NEAR-MISS ACCIDENT, I'M SCHEDULING THE CAR TO BE SERVICED. THIS IS IN MY OPINION PRIMARILY A MAJOR SAFETY FLAW AND SECONDLY A RED FLAG FOR DURABILITY FOR THE LIFE OF THIS DRIVETRAIN. A TRANSMISSION THAT IS GRINDING GEARS / GETTING LOCKED OUT OF GEARS AFTER A COUPLE OF HUNDRED MILES CAN'T LAST FOR WHAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY EXPECT A TRANSMISSION TO LAST FOR. OVER THE LIFE OF THE CAR, HOW MANY MORE SITUATIONS WHERE YOU NEED TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WILL ARISE. HOW MANY OF THOSE TIMES WILL THE TRANSMISSION NOT RESPOND? *TT