2005 Ford Mustang: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed Jun 3, 2017 · Acceleration · 76,000 miles · PA

Mustang is stuck in limp mode. Can not rev engine above 5 miles per hour.

Filed Oct 28, 2014 · Electrical, Transmission · GA

Speedometer and tachometer needle does not function correctly. Speedometer does not move half the time from resting position and the tachometer will rotate all the way around and stay where it is when the car is turned off. The battery, oil, and temp needles do not move from off position half the time. Transmission does not shift smoothly and shifts harder going from second to third.

Filed Mar 15, 2010 · Electrical · 34,000 miles · MD

Driving on wet roads, front passenger side leak, shorting fuse box. Car lights, turn signals, instrument panels, and radio all go dead. When car is put into park it will not shift back out. Dries out, and all is well again. This is an extreme safety issue.....imagine if you will driving on a highway late at night in traffic only to have all your lights and turn signals go out.

Filed Mar 14, 2010 · Body, Electrical · 34,000 miles · MD

Driving on wet roads, front passenger side leak, shorting fuse box. Car lights, turn signals, instrument panels, and radio all go dead. When car is put into park it will not shift back out. Dries out, and all is well again. This is an extreme safety issue.....imagine if you will driving on a highway late at night in traffic only to have all your lights and turn signals go out.

Filed Mar 7, 2008 · Acceleration, Transmission · GA

2005 ford mustang accelerates on its own. Consumer states that the vehicle will accelerate on its own. He states that the RPM's would be up to 1500. He states that since then, now it accelerates up to 2500 RPM's. *kb a flight recorder was installed in the vehicle. The flight recorder captured the problem the consumer was referring to. The flight recorder was then sent to ford engineering and they stated the computer was demanding the vehicle to accelerate. The consumer also stated the transmission did not shift smoothly. The transmission would clunk when the clutch was let out, especially in lower gears.

Filed Feb 23, 2006 · Transmission · 1,072 miles · OR

Transmission stuck in neutral four times within the first six months. It happens when you are going slow and you shift into 1st gear and don't let the clutch out and you try to bring it back into 2nd gear. The 3 times it did this in parking lots it was not a scary problem but when it did this at a busy intersection I almost got rear ended. At first ford could not make it stick while testing and didn't know why it was doing this. Now they are saying when it does stick you either have to come to a dead stop( which I figured out myself) or double clutch it. I haven't double clutched a car since way back in the 60s. They say it has to do with the sensors not working at slow speeds. And they say there is no repair because it is a normal operating characteristic of this transmission. By the way this is the 2nd transmission put in this car. I hope you can help other people with this info before someone has a serious wreck. Thanks.

Filed Feb 9, 2006 · Acceleration · 7,600 miles · VA · crash

I was driving through a shopping center parking lot at a speed of approximately 5-10 MPH, approaching a stop sign. There were about three cars ahead of me. As I applied the brakes, the engine suddenly revved and bucked 3 times right into the back of the vehicle in front of me. The brakes were applied throughout, but did not stop the vehicle. That monday vehicle was taken to ford dealership and they could not duplicate problem, therefore no assessment was made. They suggested the after market floor mat I was using could have possibly been the cause for the sudden acceleration. I disagree, the floor mat was very heavy and did not shift about and was not in the way of the accelerator pedal; although, I have removed the floor mat. Any further incidents will be reported.

Filed Oct 21, 2005 · Transmission · 2,000 miles · TX

(1 and 2) the manual transmission on the vehicle has intermittent problems where it will not go into gear (up-shifting). Regardless of type of driving (fuel efficient, hard driving), the vehicle will lock out of the next gear. For example, from first to 2nd gear. The transmission will go approximately half-way into gear and stop. The result is an inability to continue accelerating. The vehicle must be taken out of the locked gear, put in neutral, clutch released and re-engaged, then shifted back into the previously attempted gear (2nd gear in the current example). Possible results of this incident include accidents and injury. I have almost been rear-ended several times. (3) the vehicle has been taken into service twice for the issue. The first time (june '05), the dealership adjusted the linkage resulting in no change. The dealership also told the consumer (me) to make sure the clutch was completely engaged. The second time (10/18/2005) the vehicle was put in for repair, the dealerships service advisor and service manager informed the consumer that it was a design flaw in the transmission. Ford is "looking into it, but there is no solution available at this time and may not be available in the future.