1997 Ford Mustang Power Train

MANUAL TRANSMISSION LOCKS IN REVERSE GEAR. *LA

MANUAL TANSMISSION. NO 5TH OR REVERSE. CLUTCH/TRANMISSION MESSED UP WHILE ON INTERSTATE.

CLUTCH PEDAL WILL RATTLE AT SPECIFIC LOW SPEEDS. *AK

A VIBRATION OCCURS WHEN UPSHIFTING. AT FIRST IT OCCURRED ONLY AT 43 MPH; HOWEVER, IT NOW OCCURS AROUND 30 MPH AS WELL AND HAS BECOME MORE PRONOUCED PARTICULARLY AT THE 43 MPH SHIFT POINT. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID IS AT NORMAL FULL LEVEL AND APPEARS TO BE OF NORMAL COLOR. WE HAVE ALSO CHECKED THE UNIVERSAL JOINT BEARINGS WHICH ARE TIGHT.*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS AT TIMES UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTO A DRIVE GEAR, THIS RENDERS VEHICLE USELESS UNTIL THE GEAR SHIFT IS MOVEABLE. YES THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE WITH THE GEAR INDICATOR STILL IN PARK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO THE HOUSE. *AK

TRANSMISSION GRINDS GOING INTO 2ND GEAR AND POPS OUT OF REVERSE ALMOST ALL COBRA OWNERS I HAVE TALKED WITH HAS THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE T-45 TRANSMISSION DEALER CAN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM SO NO FIX IS POSSIBLE

WHEN CLUTCH IS HOT, VEH IS HARD TO SHIFT INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, I FOUND TWO TSB'S, DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND PROBLEM AND I ASKED THEM ABOUT THE TSB'S, THEY SAID THEY NEW OF NONE AND SAID THE FULLY RESEARCHED IT, NO ACTION WAS PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP, LEARNING MY LESSON ABOUT BUYING A FORD,

I PULL INTO MY GARAGE TO RETREIVE SOMETHING FROM ON TOP OF MY WASHING MACHINE. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND BEGAN TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON AT THIS TIME. I WAS ABOUT 3/4 OUT OF THE CAR STANDING WITH ONLY MY RIGHT FOOT STILL INSIDE . WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR BEGIN TO BACK OUT BY ITSELF IN REVERSE DRAGING ME WITH IT ABOUT TEN FEET BEFORE I COULD FREE MYSELF. I TRIED TO GET TO THE BRAKE BUT THE DOOR OF MY CAR WAS TO THE WALL OF THE GARAGE AND THE DOOR TOOK ME WITH IT. SLAMMING ME AGAINST MY WATER SOFTNER GARAGE SPRINGS AND PLANTER BOX OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE. I WAS THEN ABLE TO FREE MYSELF. THE CAR CONTINUED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY ACROSS THE STREET INTO MY NEIBHORS YARD BEFORE STOPPING. WHEN I GOT TO THE CAR THE GEAR WAS IN REVERSE. I SUBSTAINED MANY CUTS AND BRUISES AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. I CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THIS MATTER 08-02-99 AND THEY SEEM TO NOT BE INTRESTED. ALL THEY SAID WAS UM!! UM!! REALLY. IF WE HEAR ANYTHING IN THE FUTURE WI'LL NOTIFY YOU. WITHOUT ANY INFORMATION, MY NAME OR PHONE NUMBER HUNG UP.

SEVERE CLUTCH PEDAL VIBRATION AND CHATTER...THE CLUTCH, THROW OUT BEARING AND PRESSURE PLATE HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE FLYWHEEL ONCE...THEY ALSO HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND CABLE...TOMORROW I WILL TAKE IT IN AGAIN AND HAVE A NEW "REDESIGNED" THROW OUT BEARING INSTALLED...THIS IS EITHER A DESIGN FLAW OR A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECTIFIED.

AFTER HEARING A STRANGE NOISE IN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS NO MORE THAN 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEARLERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. I WAS GIVEN AN ORIGINAL ESTIMATE OF $250., AND THE NEXT DAY WAS TOLD ALL THE BEARINGS IN THE REAR-END INCLUDING THE AXELS HAD TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO POSSIBLE FACTORY DEFECT. I PHONED FORD MOTORS THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HEAR SOMETHING WITHIN A DAY OR TWO. AFTER PICKING UP MY VEHICLE, AND PAYING THE $1,474.82 FOR THE REPAIR, WAS TOLD BY FORD A WEEK OR SO LATER THAT I NEVER SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR THE REPAIR UNTIL I HAD RECIEVED DISPOSITION FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT RELEASE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THTE SERVICE WAS PAID FOR, AND I HAD A NEW JOB TO REPORT TO ON 9/23/98, IN SALEM, NH. ALL THE PARTS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE ARE LOCATED AT MY FORMER RESIDENCE IN CALIFORNIA. I HAVE WRITTEN VARIOUS LETTERS, AND MADE MANY PHONE CALLS WITH NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE OBTAINED IN THIS MATTER. REAR-AXLES SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 40,000 MILES.

THE TRANSMISSION CANNOT BE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE IN ANY RELIABLE MANNER. OBVIOUS PROBLEM SINCE DAY ONE. REPORTED TO FORD, THEY RETURNED WITH NO PROBLEM FOUND. CANNOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE UNDER ANY EMERGENCY CONDITION IF SUCH A SITUATION ARISES. FOR A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS, AT 18000 MILES, HAD INTERMITTENT GRINDING WHEN UPSHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WHEN COLD. NOT REPORTED TO FORD SINCE NOT CONSISTENT ENOUGH AND DID NOT WANT TO BOTHER WITH NO PROBLEM FOUND RESPONSE. PROBLEM HAS SINCE GONE AWAY (FOR NOW). RECENT INCIDENT, HAD TOTAL FAILURE OF CLUTCH CABLE ASSEMBLY. COULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AFTER STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND FORCED TO ABANDON CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY ROAD. ONE INDIVIDUAL SWERVED TO MISS MY CAR AND ALMOST CAUSED A MULTI CAR ACCIDENT. FORD DID REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. THEY DID MENTION THAT CLUTCH NEEDS REPLACEMENT FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO CABLE FAILURE. NO WORD FROM FORD IF THIS IS UNDER WARRANTY.

MANUAL TRANSMISSION CRACKED AT LESS THAN 20,000 MILES AND IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID.

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE IT POPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING AND THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. ALSO REAR END AXLE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE.

TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF 4TH GEAR AFTER DECELERATING AND THE ACCELERATING.

TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISE AND CAR JUMPS OUT OF GEAR.

TRANSMISSION FAILED/VIBRATES.

REAR RING AND PINION GEARS FAILED.

RING AND PINION REAR END GEARS FAILURE.

SECOND GEAR GRINDS WHEN SHIFTED. CLUTCH PEDAL VIBRATES BADLY AND MAKES POUNDING NOISE.

MANUAL TRANSMISSION DIFFICULT/IMPOSSIBLE TO GET INTO REVERSE. CAUSED VEHICLE TO OBSTRUCT TRAFFIC AFTER EXECUTING A U-TURN. SEVERAL REPEAT APPLICATIONS OF TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ALLOW IT INTO REVERSE. DRIVER CLAIMS THAT VEHICLE EXHIBITED THIS CONDITION SINCE PURCHASE. *AK