2016 Ford Mustang: harsh or hard shifting

5 of the 380 complaints about the 2016 Ford Mustang describe harsh or hard shifting.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 1%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 13 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Harsh or hard shifting by model year

2022
2
2021
1
2020
3
2019
4
2018
5
2017
3
2016
5
2015
5
2013
3
2012
16
2011
23
2010
2
2009
1
2007
1
2006
2
2005
8
2003
1
2002
1
2000
1
1998
1
1990
1

What owners say

Filed Jul 18, 2022 · Transmission · WA

When putting the manual transmission in gear (1-5 and R) the transmission makes a clunk noise. The noise appeared when the car was less than one year old. Also experienced a few gear clash during shifting while clutch properly disengaged.

Filed Dec 20, 2020 · Transmission · 47,000 miles · NJ

Manual transmission, clunking and knocking from clutch while driving, will not engage into gear smoothly, locked out of gear during acceleration, knocking from transmission when shutting vehicle off, jerking and hesitation when accelerating at low rpms, intermittent vibration when decelerating,

Filed Jul 24, 2017 · Transmission · 4,500 miles · SC

Clunking in shifting automatic transmission. Load clunk in rear of car when accelerating from standing stop. Problem appeared at 4,500 miles on new vehicle. Ford attempted to fix, took 3 visits and over one month. Problem still remains. Ford now tells me clunking is normal. I am afraid the car is not safe to drive.

Filed Jul 24, 2017 · Transmission · SC

Clunking when shifting. This appears to be widespread on 2015, 2016, and 2017 ford mustangs. After problem appears, ford tells consumer it is normal. From internet research, this problem is widespread and ford is not addressing it.

Filed May 24, 2016 · Transmission · 800 miles · AZ

6 speed manual transmission; clunks, grinds and difficult to engage in 1st-4th gears, happens under all driving conditions. Manufacturer refuses to address underlying cause.