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.
2011 Ford Mustang transmission complaints
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The car makes a grinding and knocking noise when I accelerate gently and coast at low speeds up to 15 MPH in 1st gear. It doesn't make the knocking noise when I accelerate hard nor does it make this sound when im cruising above 15 MPH and give it gas. I am concerned that the transmission may go out and cause an accident.
Rough and hard shifting in 2011 mustang gt manual transmission. Experiencing rough shifting in 1st gear and hard shifting in 2nd gear with grind sometimes. Almost got rear ended recently since I couldn't shift into 2nd gear in three attempts at a traffic signal. The reverse gear is also a problem. Requires pushing down to engage into reverse but sometimes pops into 1st instead of reverse and moves in the other direction and gives me a good scare every now and then. These transmissions are defective and can/will result in accidents.
I own a 2011 ford mustang gt and have difficulty shifting gears ,(1-2-3)with the inability to get it into gear several times have come very close to being rear ended. This is a very dangerous problem. Have been to the dealer and am told this is normal operation and that there is no repair. I guess it is cheaper for ford to pay out a law suit for a death than repair these cars, be it the transmission or clutch or both. This really needs to be looked into. Thank you
Well, my car just nearly got me into an accident today on my way to work. Uphill curve onto a state highway, run first out, go for second and.....nada. Go to third, lug-lug-lug, because I missed the opportunity to get to 2nd. Speed still descending. Traffic at my rear is closing in on me, and fast. This is a 60mph onramp. Go for first, walled out. Second, grind. I wound up having to pull off to the side of a curve and turn the car off, then back on again before it would let me get into 1st gear. Still can't get into second. I crawled all the way up the onramp in first, until I got to flat ground, then nearly redlined first before shifting to third to get back on the road again and headed to work. My car was just in for service on this shifting issue last week. They swapped the fluid and said they needed to order parts (I'm assuming clutch assembly, because mine feels like it is on its last legs, and probably the clutch pedal one too, because I noticed that the clutch pedal sticks on rev-matched downshifts...). I almost parked it on the side of the road so I could call ford roadside and have them tow it, but I had to be at work. These things never seem to happen when it's convenient enough to just send it in from exactly where it sits. The dealership I am dealing with has not called me back about the parts, even though they said the parts should be here in the middle of this week.
Vehicle's transmission becomes unable to upshift or downshift when needed. Difficult shifting during critical periods decelerating to a stop & accelerating after coming to a complete stop. Becomes a hazard on public roads by not being able to keep up with pace of traffic. Shifter may pop out of gear or get stuck into a gear. Frequently needs to be forced into gear.. 1st & reverse with excessive force (2 hands). Problem is with the 2011+ ford mustang's with getrag mt82 6-speed manual transmission. Shifting into & out of reverse is also an issue which can increase the amount of time the vehicle continues to roll back uncontrollably in parking lots with children. Biggest issue is 1st gear, reverse, and inoperable 5th gear synchronizers & mechanically unsound input shaft.
Vehicle's transmission becomes unable to upshift or downshift when needed. Difficult shifting during critical periods decelerating to a stop & accelerating after coming to a complete stop. Becomes a hazard on public roads by not being able to keep up with pace of traffic. Shifter may pop out of gear or get stuck into a gear. Frequently needs to be forced into gear.. 1st & reverse with excessive force (2 hands). Problem is with the 2011+ ford mustang's with getrag mt82 6-speed manual transmission. Shifting into & out of reverse is also an issue which can increase the amount of time the vehicle continues to roll back uncontrollably in parking lots with children. Biggest issue is 1st gear, reverse, and inoperable 5th gear synchronizers & mechanically unsound input shaft.
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.
I was driving along the highway, went to downshift to make an exit cutting across busy traffic, and the car would not shift. It was stuck in gear. I jammed it out and then it would not go back in! I nearly caused a semi to crash trying not to hit me since I was stalled in the middle of the road.
The mt-82 transmission in my mustang has become increasingly difficult to shift since purchase. Now with only 800 miles on the car, I find myself encountering daily incidents where I am unable to shift from 1st to 2nd or 2nd to 3rd without noticeable grind and resistance. I feel this is a safety issue because the problem obviously occurs while accelerating and the traffic behind me is probably not prepared for my car to slow down so much while I fight the shifter.
Accelerating onto interstate on ramp tried to shift into second gear. Second gear did not engage. The RPM's spiked due to the car being in neutral because of it would not engage gear. The clutch pedal then stayed on floor until RPM's came down. Very scary! Mustang only has 600 miles on it and it does not shift well, especially 1st to 2nd shift.
I was traveling on a busy road and was merging on to a freeway on-ramp that also serves as an off-ramp. When I merged and tried to shift from 2nd to 3rd gear, I was unable to get it in to 3rd gear. This caused the car to slow down quickly and since I wasn't braking, the person behind me could only tell by how quickly he/she was getting close to me. No brakes were depressed so no brake lights were showing. After a few seconds I was able to put the car in 3rd gear and continue on. Luckily the person behind me and behind him/her was able to react quickly enough and not run in to my rear end. This occurs on a very regular basis. At least 3-4 times per week will my car not be able to get into a gear. I took my car to the dealer and they said there is currently no fix from ford. The only fix is to change the fluid in the transmission which has been reported to not improve the problem.
Vehicle will not engage 1st gear from a stop light intermittently, gears 2,3,5 on up or downshift are high effort with occasional grind in 3rd. In many instances the vehicle behind me in high traffic comes close to rear ending my vehicle. Down and unshifting problem is worse in slow turns.
Manual transmission started to become difficult to shift into gear at random times at around 6000 miles. Problem seems to be getting worse, involving grinds, and at times difficulty even getting into certain gears. I can see where this could be a serious safety issue, ie: pulling into fast traffic, and not being able to properly engage gears. Manufacturer offers no solution so far, advises "normal" characteristics for this car.
I, like many others, are having horrendous transmission/clutch issues on my brand new ford mustang. I have been informed by other forum members of allfordmustangs.com to come here and fill this out to get out serious issue known. If greater details are wanted I can be contacted. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
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.
Our 2011 mustang gt with 6-speed manual transmission has a terrible notchy shifter that I've complained about 2 times to my dealer. The first time they replaced the clutch, and the second time they replaced the transmission fluid according to a tsb from ford. I read the tsb online and it says it's for cars with difficult shifting in cold temperatures (which isn't my issue) but they insisted this would fix it. Immediately, the shifting was worse and I'm having trouble getting the car into reverse, second and third. When you have to get out of the way quickly, you can't get the car in gear and this is really starting to scare me. The dealer claims there is no other fix available so I asked them to give me a new car (mine only has 1400 miles on it) and they said "no, they all do this" and implied I'm not shifting correctly, I've bee driving manual transmissions for 40 years. I know how to shift. This problem is all over the internet. Why aren't they recalling this before somebody gets hurt?
2011 ford mustang gt. My wife and I were almost killed last night in this car. I was merging onto the freeway quickly into an opening and shifted 1-2 and then was unable to shift into 3rd gear. I tried to shift back down into 2nd gear and it was impossible. By the time I was able to get into any gear (4th) we had slowed so much cars behind me came screeching to a halt and I thought we were going to get rear ended. This car has been returned to the dealer 3 times for this issue. The last time they changed to a new fluid but that only made matters worse. This is dangerous plain and simple and my wife now refuses to drive or ride in it. There are a lot of youtube videos and websites devoted to issue with the mt82 transmission so I know I'm not the only one. These cars have to be recalled before somebody gets injured or killed.
1. Normal driving in both cold and warm weather. 2. Rough shifting manual transmission. Occasionally unable to engage 1st or 2nd gear from a stop. Often unable to engage 2nd gear while moving. Has nearly caused me to be rearended at stop lights a number of times. 3. Ford has attempted to resolve the problem by replacing the clutch assembly and the transmission. Problem comes back about 2000 miles after service.
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.
2011 mustang gt, manual transmission grinds shifting into second gear. It is real bad when cold and gets better as it warms up.
Transmission jumping out of gear during moving, impossible to down shift to aid in engine braking or dodging/avoiding obstacles.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
When going downhill in 2011 mustang in 3rd or 4th get strong vibration in drive train along with rough gear shifting from 1st to 2nd gear. Rpm range is only between 2 and 3 RPM when going downhill. This has happen before but am noticing the issue is starting to present itself more and more for both situations. With only 1900 miles on the vehicle.
I had an issue today that was dangerous and had potential to cause an accident. My car's shift lever became stuck and wouldn't go into gear and I had to force it back to the neutral position while coming to a stop light.. The manual transmission in my 2011 ford mustang gt has been whining and grinding gears since the clutch was replaced due to a design flaw (only to get the exact same clutch assembly), and will be going back to the dealer march 29th to hopefully get the trans replaced (w/ the exact same trans that has all these known issues). I imagine this would happen again between now and when the car is taken to the dealer, this is my only and first brand new car, I shouldn't be having these dangerous problems, let along taking my brand new car to a dealership to keep getting repaired over and over again because the failing parts are just being replaced w/ the same parts only to fail over and over again. Ford needs to step up and replace this trans w/ an entirely different/dependable manual transmission. I have owned 7 mustangs, and this brand new one has had more transmission/clutch problems then any car I have ever had.. Worse off its the most $$ I have ever spent on a car as well.. $30k. For parts that keep failing.
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