Problems with 2011 Ford Mustang POWER TRAIN

Heading up a hill and heard a loud grinding sound. car stopped in place and would not go anywhere when pressing on the gas. tried putting the car in reverse and would not move at all. also tried putting in neutral and it still would not move. had car towed to ford dealership and the service department checked the car out and stated that the transmission "grenaded" as it stated on the work order. i got to see what the transmission looked like. it had pieces of metal everywhere and the long bearings were all shattered into pieces. a new transmission was ordered and placed in the car. *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

Day 1 (3/7/11) complained to selling dealership about stiffness / reluctance of vehicle to shift into 1st and 2nd gear. selling dealer ) advised that the shifter will loosen up with some use. april / may / june and july pass with no real loosening and still the occasional refusal to go into gear. during june 2011 i start noticing a vibration eminating from the shifter at around 2500 rpm's on deceleration. i monitor this issue as the vibration is hard to replicate constantly. by august 2011 the transmission is vibrating excessivley in 2nd,3rd and 4th gears at 2500 rpms. service appointment is scheduled with local dealer ( maryland) for 15 aug 11. vehicle is serviced and to address continued shifting issues they complete tsb by replacing fluid. to address the excessive vibration they hand me a sheet called oasis special service message that states"some 2011 mustangs equipped with 3.7l v-6 engine and mt82 manual transmission may exhibit a vibration in the shifter....between 3500 and 2000 rpm. this is normal operational characteristics and no repiars are required or recommended." i pick up my vehicle and not a block away the vibration is still there and the resistance to shift into 1st and 2nd gear is still there. as i have read up on the numerous complaints regarding both of these issues there was no reason to return it to the servicing dealer until ford admits an issue and allows a repair. your assistance as a government oversight is requested. mileage on service date was 3,925. current mileage is 4,139. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) *tt

Vehicle transmission refuses to go in to reverse at times. also grinds everytime while shifting in to 2nd gear from 1st gear, mainly while turning corners but also when going in a straight line. transmissions performance does not improve after coming to normal operating temperature. transmission is clunky and just does not shift properly. not smooth, not new car like. *tr

Unsuspecting shift issue, some what dangerous. shifting problem, almost overnight 24 hour period. does not want to shift, 6 speed manual. repeated technical service reports found online, about fluid, about bolts loosing, sheering of pins and similar issues with 6 speed trans. ford won't discuss fixing anything, i am told that "abuse" has caused the issues. i am looking into repairs at private shop. ford needs to stand behind there short comings, and not dump it on consumers. *js

The 2011 mustang gt has shifting issues. it is a manual transmission. when shifting into 2nd and 3rd gears, it grinds when cold. after it warms up, there are delays in power in 2,3,4 and 5 gears. *tr

6 speed manual transmission hard shifting, also pronounced vibration on deceleration at approx 2500 rpm - 2200-rpm. dealer claims is normal. *tr

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

Occasional and sometimes severe shudder/vibration when downshifting, particularly when going down hill, felt throughout the car, seat and shifter. when it happens, it feels like the vibration is in the drivetrain area. seems like it always happens above 40mph. the shudder/vibration closely resembles going over rumble strips. it can be unnerving as it feels like something is going wrong with the car! i have read forums and it seems like i am not the only person that has been experiencing this problem with the 2011 mustang. this problem can be distacting as you drive and the vibration can not be good for the drivetrain. some or all of these 2011 muatang manual cars have a problem and ford must address this issue now! *tr

At 150 miles on the odometer the transmission began to grind second gear while turning left. i took it to the dealer, and they changed the fluid as per t.s.b. there was zero change. i took it back to the dealer, and they said it was normal and was a 'break in' issue. despite disagreeing i drove it until there was around 10,000 miles on it. at this point it was nearly impossible to shift into second when turning left without physically forcing it to the point i was skipping to third. also third gear had developed the same issues intermittently. i took it back in, and they bled the clutch. after receiving the car i took it back the next week, as obviously it did not fix anything. ford decided to replace the transmission. the technician reported all syncros and blocking rings were extremely worn and second and third gears showed signs of wear. he also reported the input shaft bearing had showed signs that it had been very hot. after receiving my car back i noticed a difference, now the shifter linkage had a noticeable popping/binding feeling in the linkage when moving the shifter back and forth in the nuetral position. i was informed that it was abnormal, but that other cars on the lot had the same issue. which later i found out to be a lie. after about 100 miles it has shown the same exact symptoms as before including the new linkage issue. i drove the car with the technician with me for an extended period of time. i was able to duplicate the issue when turning left. the technician was also able to notice this issue when he was driving. even though it happens only when turning left and only when changing to second gear, he again lied to me and told me that it was normal, and that in all cars you have to wait a little bit for the syncro's to catch up and it is normal to have to wait a few seconds while holding it up to the syncros for it to slide in. please contact me. *tt

I have had nothing but problems with this car... first at a little over 1000 miles the car wouldn't go into first or reverse without a lot of forcing and double clutching... local dealer said of we need to swap your transmission fluid to full sythetic and it'll work like new. that did nothing soon the car wouldn't go into fourth gear and wouldn't downshift to third gear either. it went back to.the shop they said they fixed it but even the tech said it wasnt 100% fixed and that it may periodically mess up. soon there repairs got worse the car would completely lock rear wheels during simple downshifts or upshifts. they repaired again. at one point on the intestate it locked up and the person behind me lost controll and spun into.the grass off the road.. it went in again for repairs this time the clutch needed adjusting and the fixed some.failed parts... then the rear started leaking this past thanksgiving and i was stuck.in myrtle beach and the car was at the dealer there and the part the needed to.fix the car was on back order. i'm a 22 year old guy with serious health problems trying to.enjoy.myself but the stress from this car is killing me and the car has caused an accident and i don't feel safe in it... ford says there sorry but won't really do.anything its spent over 80 days in the shop. for said i need a lawyer or they won't do anything to help me. i have filed multiple crc complaints but.ford closes them when they say the cars fixed which it never is. currently the cars been in the dealer the last 10 days and they say its fixed but also. say its shaking cause my rims bent from rear end lock ups and i have wheel and tire coverage and they still won't fix the issue l. please help me. *tr

2011 ford, mustang gt 5.0, manual 6 speed: early 2011 (jan-feb) i have taken the car in numerous times to the rodeo ford service repair center about the grinding and rough shifting from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd. a ford service ticket has been opened to track the issue and dealer repairs made. the dealers service manager has driven the vehicle, with me present, and has noticed the same grind and rough shift pattern as described. the service center implemented the technical service bulletin tsb 11-3-18, 'the increased shift effort may be the result of the increased viscosity of the transmission fluid in cold weather'?. the weather in az does no''t get that cold and it continued even during the summer months. i had also requested that the 1st to 4th skip shift be disabled, with no change in shifting. i drive the car approximately 10 miles a day to get to work, but i do no''t drive it like i would like to, i have to be extremely careful not to pull out in front of anyone. current mileage is 2,900 miles. *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

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

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

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

I originally took my 2011 mustang to the ford dealer with a complaint of very difficult 1-2 and 2-3 shifting in cold weather (below 30 degrees ambient temperature). ford was aware of the problem (special service message 21661) and said there was no recommended solution. this was not a satisfactory solution to the problem, so i took the car back on march 24th, 2011and requested that they change the transmission fluid to motorcraft full synthetic transmission fluid, just to see if it helped. it made the problem less pronounced, but did not solve it. on april 4th, 2011 the dealership told me that ford finally came up with a recommended solution for my problem and that i should bring the car in to have the transmission fluid changed to motorcraft dual clutch transmission fluid. the dealership changed the fluid, but i can't say for sure if the problem has gone away because it only happens when the morning temperatures are below 30 degrees, which hasn't happened since the fluid was changed the second time. *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

2011 mustang gt with a manual transmission has problems shifting. i am sometimes unable to shift into first or third gears because the transmission will lock me out. i have to shift around to various other gears to sort of "reset it" and get it into gear, or give up on the gear i'm trying to get into and use a different gear instead. sometimes i'll try to push the shifter into 1st gear and it will resist going in. if i try to force it, it will grind, even with the clutch fully depressed. this has been unsafe on a number of occasions, and i try to never shift right before a light turns green, because i may be locked out of first and hold up traffic. i'm basically afraid of shifting into 1st gear now. this started as soon as i got the car. i took the car in to have a tsb performed and they put in some special replacement transmission fluid that is fully synthetic. it made things more smooth and less knotchy when shifting in general, but the lock out fears for 1st and 3rd gear persist. *tr

I have a 2011 mustang v6 with the mt-82 manual transmission. the shifting in it during cold weather is difficult at best and won't engage gears without a grind at worst. now with warm weather it is not as notchy but will still occasionally not want to engage into first gear and grinds or doesn't want to go into 2nd if you are making a left hand turn while shifting.while i haven't had any close calls as of yet i feel as though some of these characteristics could potentially cause a dangerous situation to occur. *tr

The manual transmissions in these cars are starting to fail left and right. it takes nothing but a short search online to find that out. my car is no different. the manual transmission in my car locked me out of a gear in the middle of traffic causing me to be nearly rear ended. i am starting to worry for the safety and value of my vehicle and passengers. ford has done nothing to fix this issue other than offer a fluid change in the transmission. this has been proven to not work because i have this 'fix' and my problems continue. ford needs to step up and recall these cars and fix the transmissions before someone gets injured or killed.

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

While traveling between 70 and 75 mph when i let off the throttle my car will down shift (automatic transmission) to lower gear causing a dangerous condition. it is like hitting the brakes without the brake light going on. also when coming to stop sign it abruptly down shifts, i have not been hit in the rear yet but i am concerned. brought to dealer three times dealer denies condition because he cannot duplicate it. this is an intermittent condition. i am starting to see it documented on forums. *tr

6 speed manual transmission hangs when shifting from 1st - 2nd or 2nd - 3rd under acceleration. this has happened multiple times but began to happen soon after purchase. this is especially hazardous on the interstate when trying to merge into traffic from a stopped position. barely avoided being rear ended due to loss of forward momentum. *tr

Transmission grinds from 1st-2nd when cold and intermittently when at operating temperature. tsb for "rough shifting" has been performed. whining from transmission started around 800 miles and still remains. when attempting to shift into 3rd gear vehicle frequently locks me out leaving me slowing down in traffic to find a gear that will engage. also experience lock out when down shifting into either 2nd or 1st gear. these erratic shifting issues are a daily occurrence and i'm concerned for my safety in the vehicle. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford mustang. the contact was driving approximately 10 mph when a grinding noise was heard from the vehicle. in addition, there was a delayed response from the manual transmission when shifting into second or third gear. the failure recurred when driving between 10-30 mph. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the old transmission fluid was removed and replaced with a higher grade. the failure continued to recur. there was a technical service bulletin under nhtsa action number: 1003914 (power train: manual transmission) that was possibly related to the failure. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 10.

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

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

Rough, clunky shift, especially in cold condition. *tr

I purchased my 2011 ford mustang v6 in sept 2010. when the weather got cold (approx late nov), i began to notice that shifting the manual transmission from 1st gear to 2nd gear when leaving home in the morning, or leaving work at the end of the day, engaging 2nd gear was very difficult. whenever the weather was below freezing, and the car was first driven after cold start, it would exhibit this behavior. i brought my car to me dealer for this and another issue (known as "cold engine tick" - unique to v6). the dealer had difficulty solving the cold tick issue, but ultimately did. the dealer told me there was no tsb or ssm for the transmission issue and to check back periodically. though i requested the dealer to document the complaint at that time, they did not. what scares me about this issue is the lag time required to shift into 2nd gear when pulling away from a red light with traffic behind me. twice i was nearly rear-ended as a result of this (i can accelerate well in 1st, then suddenly, i'm coasting to a stop while fighting to get the car into 2nd gear - by the way, the v6 does not have a skip shift feature). only 2nd gear exhibits this issue, and only when the ambient temp is below freezing and the car hasn't been driven from more than about 5 miles. after about 5 miles it seems the transmission warms and the difficulty shifting is reduced (though 2nd gear always has more resistance than the other 5 gears). *tr

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

While driving my 2011 mustang gt with a mt82 trans it continually grinds from 1st to 2nd gear even if you take your time and finesse it..it has been doing this since i purchased this car with 400 miles on the clock, and in the cold weather forget it as you will never get it to work, it is a shame i had to purchase a winter car to drive and having to park a new car just is not right. *tr

Since vehicle was new, mt82 transmission is very difficult to shift in cold weather. frequent synchro grinding in 1-2, 2-3, and 3-4 shifts. now getting worse in summer conditions. starting to grind during the 1-2, and 2-3 shift. especially when transmission is cold, when turning left (1-2), and when shifting on rough pavement. vehicle has been into the shop for a fluid change (tsb), which did not help. ford refuses to acknowledge the issue or implement further corrective action. i am concerned the condition will continue to develop into the dangerous failure mode other owners are beginning to see (failure to engage gear). a recall should be issued on the mt82 transmission immediately. *tr

Vehicles has been to dealer twice due to 1) transmission grinding from 1st to 2nd; 2) difficult engaging into 3rd gear - been locked out, unable to get into 3rd gear on numerous occasions; 3) clutch has grabbed on several occasions shifting from 1st to 2nd causing the entire car to shudder 4) on several occasions, unable to shift into any gear while accelerating. had to repeatedly pump the clutch in order to shift gears; 5) unable to get into 1st gear after coming to a dead stop 6) difficulty getting into reverse. 1st time i took the vehicle in dealer said they couldn't replicate the problem and tried to blame is on the driver. when owner tried to explain in detail exactly what was happening w/ vehicle, dealer refused to document the additional information. 2nd time i took it to dealer, dealer technician identified concern. ford technician came out and verified concern regarding grinding, hesitation getting into gears. technician bled and vacuumed the clutch but the problem remains. regional customer manager was supposed to contact owner regarding possible fixes. regional customer service manager will no longer respond to emails. called ford headquarters last week to lodge a complaint and they said someone would get back to me within 48 hours. tomorrow will be one week...still haven't heard anything. one of these days i'm going to get rear ended due to being able to shift properly. *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

This vehicle has a 6 speed manual transmission which is unusually difficult to shift from one gear to the next, in both upshift and downshift. ambient and vehicle temperature are not factors what-so-ever. the problem has been with the car since brand-new. sometimes it is impossible to get into the desired gear at all. safety has been compromised numerous times, especially when crossing traffic while executing a left turn at intersections, causing driver distraction and vehicle swerving while driver is struggling to shift from first to second gear. also while merging with highway traffic, acceleration is abruptly interrupted and driver is dangerously distracted while struggling with the uncooperative gear shift. the transmission exhibits an unusually great deal of resistance to going into the next gear in sequence, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5 and 5-6. this resistance is significant at shifts in even the lowest rpm range and the resistance increases drastically and proportionately with the increase in rpm of the engine at the time a gear shift is attempted. the most dangerous incidents have occurred while attempting to pass another vehicle on a two lane highway. usually, i will downshift to fourth gear and accelerate while maneuvering around the car in front. at the point where i am committed to my action, (being fully in the lane of oncoming traffic and parallel to the other car, i will experience an unsuccessful shift and be faced with having to either abort my passing attempt or continue to struggle to engage the gear shift while being dangerously distracted by this problem at what is perhaps one of the most inopportune times for a driver to be distracted. i do not look forward to experience these dangerous driving phenomena when compounded by colorado's winter weather.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford mustang gt. the contact stated that when attempting to shift gears manually from first to second, the vehicle would skip second and shift into third gear, distorting the vehicles speed. also, when shifting from first to second gear, the vehicle would exhibit a clunking and grinding noise. the dealer was notified of the defect, but the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 2,000 and the current mileage was 7,500.

I took delivery on my 2011 ford mustang gt/cs in late october of 2010. it had approximately 8 miles on it. from that day forward it was a little stiff to get it to go in to any gear. i had grown a custom to it and just assumed it would smooth out since it was a new car. now that i have been driving my car as a daily driver for a year the issues have just increased. sometimes you cannot get the car to shift in to 1st gear without attempting several times. in early september 2011 i was driving on the highway and shifted from 3rd to 4th gear and the clutch pedal remained on the floor. i had read about this but it had not happened to me yet. so i was not to shocked when it happened. my current incident as of 19 nov 2011 was attempting to shift from 4th to 5th on the highway. i was unable to get it to shift in to 5th gear. i had slowed down and attempted to shift from 2nd through 6th and again, the transmission would not shift in to 5th gear. on 20 nov 2011, i was driving to work and it was extremely difficult to get the vehicle to shift in to any gear. i am not sure if it is just the transmission or clutch, maybe it is both of them but it is frustrating when you have a new car and pay almost $40,000 for it and it does not work well. this is something i deal with on a daily basis and it happens more in colder weather from what i have seen. thank you for looking in to this matter. *tr

Car has 8200 miles on as of 8-1-11.. mt-82 transmission issues.. grinding in 1-3 gears since 700 miles, with occasional lockout of 2 gear and no indications of skipshift showing on the display, this happens frequently when turning left.. when stopped at a light or stop-sign unable to get the car in any gear when with the clutch all the way depressed to the floor, this has caused me to almost get rear ended on several occasions when the people are expecting you to move and you don't.. when the car is cold or temp outside under 50* will be extremely "notchy" and grinding in 2nd and 3rd gear and will frequently prevent you from engaging 1st or 2nd gear at a stop until several miles are driven. this again has almost got me rearended on several occasions.. the shifter also vibrates in your hand in 3rd and 5th gear all other gears are smooth.. this was all brought to the attention of the dealer on several different visits starting in jan '11. the first 2 times into the dealer they didn't even pull the car into the garage and told me that ford is aware of an issue since dec. 2010 and no fix at this time. the 3rd time in late march '11 i finally convinced them to let a tech come out for a ride, he said "it's all normal", sorry a vibrating shifter in any gear is not normal, grinding is not normal. i refuse to bring my car back into any dealer until some real fix is forced upon ford they have known about these issues, i'm aware of the tsb regarding changing the fluid, fluid will not fix vibrations, or the ability to put a transmission into a gear when stopped nor will it fix "grinding" which is synchro issue. *tr

The transmission displays grinding noises and difficulty upshifting from 2nd to 3rd or 4th to 5th when the clutch is pressed all the way down. i have issues getting car into 1st gear from neutral at a red light sometimes. transmission will not allow me to go into reverse when clutch is pushed down to floor during cold starts. transmission feels and sounds clunky when shifting into all gears. this is what happens when we have our transmissions made in china. skip shift is not causing damaged synchros, broken shift forks and shattered gear teeth inside the numerous failed mt82's; low quality components and materials is causing it. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford mustang. the contact stated that while shifting from first to second gear at 25 mph, the gear shift seized. the contact also stated that the shift had to be forced into gears. the contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer or mechanic to have the failure diagnosed. the failure mileage was 10,200.

Vehicle has been in 7 times for manual transmission grinding during gear changes leading to an inability to engage gears with 1st and 2nd being the most problematic. in emergency situations when you must accelerate quickly, valuable time is wasted just trying to get the car into gear...which proves impossible. these cars are equipped with a "skip shift" feature that locks out 2nd and 3rd for fuel economy and a message is displayed on the dash. multitudes of owners are reporting they are unable to engage 2nd gear with no warning of it being locked out on the dash. they replaced the transmission at only 2500 miles and then changed the viscosity of the fluid used which ford claims is the solution. however, i and others getting this repair are discovering it does nothing to fix the issue. in fact, it only makes the shifting worse and causes whining from the transmission. this is happening to many 2011 mustang owners with the mt82 6-speed manual transmission (both v6 and v8). there are close to 1000 posts from owners experiencing the same safety issue on this website: http://www.allfordmustangs.com/forums/2011-mustang-talk/268693-official-2011-mustang-manual-transmission-rough-shifting-thread-66.html#post2429852 to date, ford has been unable to fix this problem. *ln

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.

Manual transmission, 2nd gear occasionally cannot be selected on acceleration even with clutch fully depressed. car coasts until another gear is selected or forced into gear by "double clutching". dealer replaced clutch pressure plate bolts and bled clutch lines. problem occurs less often, but still there. below 70 degrees ambient temperature 2nd gear grinds until up to operating temperature and third gear "kicks back" the shifter. a year and 10000 miles later no change. problem is so random that dealer cannot reproduce adequately to get ford to authorize any repair. ford customer service reports it is "normal" for a performance car to change gears poorly. *tr

Since the first day that i bought this new mustang, the automatic transmission shifts hard and there is a clunking noise. this happens mostly when slowing down and then starting to pick up. also when just slowing down and the car shifts to 1st gear. the shifting is erratic and noisy. when the engine is cold, it also bangs into 2nd and 3rd gear. the dealership checked it out and said that this is part of the computer programming and is the way the transmission was designed, until it gets used to my driving habits. that was 17, 000 miles ago. they said there might be a computer upgrade in the future. in the meantime i fear a rear end collision when i am unable to pick up speed because of the hesitation and clunking. *tr