2011 Ford Mustang Power Train

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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). *TR

ROUGH, IRREGULAR SHIFTING, MOST NOTICEABLE SHIFTING FROM 1ST GEAR ON THIS MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SEEMS TO LOCK YOU OUT OF GEARS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. ALSO WHILE DOWN SHIFTING, I.E. EXITING OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO AN EXIT RAMP, HAVE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM. FROM 6TH GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED ME OUT OF 4TH GEAR AND FORCED ME INTO 2ND GEAR. THIS CAUSED A MASSIVE AND SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED CAUSING THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES IN ORDER TO AVOID REAR-ENDING ME. PERSISTENT GRINDING NOISE AND FEEL WHILE THE CAR IS BEING SHIFTED, AS IF THE GEARS ARE NOT MESHING WHEN SHIFTED. NOTICEABLE IN THE FEEL OF THE STICK AND AUDIBLE AT TIMES AS WELL. THIS IS NOTICEABLE IN MOST GEARS IN PARTICULAR 2ND THRU 5TH. THE TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY MAKES A HARD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN IT IS PUT INTO FIRST GEAR FROM NEUTRAL. THIS CLUNK CAN BE HEARD AND FELT IN THE CAR CLEARLY. I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, KEEP GETTING THE RUN-AROUND, I.E., "THAT IS NORMAL", "OUR TECH'S COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM" ETC...STANDARD DEALER DEFLECTION. *TR

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. *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

2011 MUSTANG GT, MANUAL TRANSMISSION GRINDS SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. IT IS REAL BAD WHEN COLD AND GETS BETTER AS IT WARMS UP. *TR

TRANSMISSION JUMPING OUT OF GEAR DURING MOVING, IMPOSSIBLE TO DOWN SHIFT TO AID IN ENGINE BRAKING OR DODGING/AVOIDING OBSTACLES. *TR

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. *TR

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. *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

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

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. *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

I AM HAVING DIFFICULTY UPSHIFTING GEARS 2 TO 3 AND 3 TO 4 AND I AM AT TIMES UNABLE TO DOWNSHIFT WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER VEHICLES AND IT'S DISTRACTION TO ME DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN MY MUSTANG TO WINTER HAVEN FORD DEALER AND DESCRIBED IN DETAIL THE ISSUES I AM HAVING, THEY SAID THERE ARE NO ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION, I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL OTHER MUSTANGS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND HAVE NEVER HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS. I HAVE ASKED OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2011 MUSTANGS AND EVERYBODY SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT

DURING THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING (BEFORE THE CAR HAS HAD A CHANCE TO REACH ITS OPERATING TEMPERATURE), THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND SOMETIMES 2ND TO 3RD. TODAY WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR OR BACK INTO 1ST LEAVING ME COASTING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHILE TRYING TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION. FINALLY I SKIPPED INTO 4TH GEAR AND ACCELERATED MUCH SLOWER THAN EXPECTED NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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 *TR

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. *TR

BRAND NEW MUSTANG GT/CS 2011 HARD SHIFTING IN 1ST, 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH. HARD SHIFTING INCLUDED GRINDINGS, LOUD NOISE AND SOME TIMES SIMPLY CAN NOT SHIFT. PROBLEM IS MORE EVIDENT WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED IN THE MORNING. OCCASIONALLY WHILE SHIFTING I COULD FEEL THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS PUSHING THE SHIFT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION I AM TRYING TO SHIFT. *TR

MT 82 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION FAILED TO DOWN SHIFT PROPERLY CREATING A NEAR MISS SITUATION DUE TO DRIVER NOT BEING ABLE TO SELECT LOWER GEAR TO POWER UP TO EXCEED OR AT LEAST MATCH THE SPEED OF ON COMING VEHICLE. THE ON COMING VEHICLE WAS A SEMI TRAVELING 55 MPH IN 55 MPH POSTED SPEED ZONE. HAD THE VEHICLE PERFORMED PROPERLY SUFFICIENT SPEED WOULD HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED AS TO NOT IMPEDE THE PROGRESS OF THE APPROACHING SEMI. A REASONABLE AND ACCEPTABLE AMOUNT OF DISTANCE WAS PRESENT PRIOR TO PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. DEALER WAS ADVISED AND PERFORMED A CHANGE OF FLUID TO A DUEL CLUTCH FLUID WHICH AND I INSTALLED AN AFTERMARKET SHIFTER (MGW SHIFTER) WHICH MADE A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT. I STILL BELIEVE A DESIGN ISSUE EXISTS. PLACEMENT INTO GEAR IS OFTEN DIFFICULT AND UP SHIFTING IS NOT SMOOTH AS IT SHOULD BE. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS DONE THIS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE HAVE BEEN BUT THIS TRANSMISSION DEFECT IN THE 2011 MUSTANG IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG MUSTANG WEB SITES AND FORUMS. THE GENERAL FEELING IS FORD HAS NOT BEEN AS AGGRESSIVE AS THEY SHOULD BE TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS THE CAR SEEMS TO LOWER IT'S RPMS BY ITSELF ALMOST TO THE POINT OF IT FEELING LIKE IT IS BRAKING WITHOUT ANY HELP FROM ME. THIS HAPPENS PRETTY MUCH AT ANY SPEED. ALSO THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WHEN SLOWING/STOPPING AND ACCELERATING. WHEN I START SLOWING DOWN AND THEN HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS THE CAR JOLTS LIKE IT GOES FROM 1ST GEAR TO 4TH GEAR INSTANTLY. THIS IS NOT A GOOD FEELING AT ALL AND KIND OF SCARY. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO TAKE OFF WITHOUT ME. HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE AND AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 1500 MILES. *TR

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. *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

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