2012 Ford Mustang Power Train

2012 MUSTANG V6 MANUAL 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. HARD TO SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR. STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON PCH AND TOPANGA CANYON WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD IN A BABY DAUGHTER IN THE BABY SEAT IN THE BACK BEHIND ME. I SAW A DRIVER BEHIND ME COMING IN TOO FAST. I STARTED PREPPING IF I HAD TO MOVE FORWARD INTO THE INTERSECTION THAT HAD NO TRAFFIC JUST IN CASE. WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED. QUICKLY I SHIFTED INTO 2ND AND SAW THE DRIVER SMASH THE BREAKS WHILE HIS TIRES WERE SMOKING AS HE WAS APPROACHING MY REAR END IN A SLIDE. CAR HAD ENOUGH POWER TO MOVE ME FORWARD 10 FEET AND AVOID A COLLISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DESIGNED THE VEHICLE IN A MANNER THAT WOULD AVOID UP SHIFTING WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250.

2012 FORD MUSTANG BOSS 302 WITH 4500 MILES ON THE CAR. THE CLUTCH PEDAL STICKS TO THE FLOOR AT HIGH RPM ONLY ON THE 3-4 SHIFT. THE PEDAL JUST HANGS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE CAR INTO ANY GEAR UNTIL THE RPMS FALL AND THEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL WILL SUDDENLY SPRING BACK TO THE FULLY RELEASED POSITION WITH AN AUDIBLE SUCKING SOUND. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIM TO NOT BE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU TRY TO SHIFT AT HIGH RPM 3-4 THE PROBLEM HAPPENS. THE DEALER ALSO REFUSED TO PERFORM THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SWAP TSB TO FIX THE CRUNCH ON 1-2 AND 2-3 SHIFT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD. *TT

BRAND NEW 2012 FORD MUSTANG BOSS 302, 5.0L, MT82 6-SPD TRANSMISSION. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS CAR HAS A REVISED CLUTCH MECHANISM VS. THE 2011 MODEL YEAR. REGARDLESS, I'VE BEGUN TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUES 2011 MODEL YEAR OWNERS REPORT. I'VE OWNED THE CAR LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AND WITH LESS THAN 200 MILES ON THE CAR AT A STOP LIGHT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE INTO FIRST GEAR FULLY. THIS RESULTS IN A GRINDING COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. NEARLY REAR ENDED, VEHICLE WAS AT A LIGHT AT THE END OF A FREEWAY RAMP AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE UNTIL THE CAR WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL AND RE-SHIFTED TO 1ST. 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD SHIFTS TEND TO BE HARD, ROUGH OR CLUNKY. ON OCCASION SHIFTS TO 5TH EXHIBIT A CLUNKY SENSATION AS WELL. AT 295 MILES WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR, YOU COULD HEAR THE SYNCHROS WINDING UP IN THE TRANSMISSION DURING THE ATTEMPT. LIKEWISE MOVING BACK TO FIRST, EVEN AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 5MPH IN THIS INSTANCE, RESULTED IN A ROUGH ENGAGEMENT AND SYNCHRO WHINE FROM THE TRANNY. DRIVING IN 2ND GEAR AT 20MPH AND PUSHING THE CLUTCH IN TO COAST RESULTS IN A RATTLING NOISE INTERMITTENTLY. THIS RATTLING JUST STARTED WITHIN THE LAST 50 MILES OF DRIVING. THE BUILD DATE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 3/31/2011. I'VE NOT YET REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO MY FORD DEALER BUT INTEND TO SHORTLY! VERY VERY WORRIED AT OVER $42,000 THIS IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE VEHICLE I'VE EVER PURCHASED AND AM GRAVELY CONCERNED I MAY HAVE A LEMON ON MY HANDS. MY PREVIOUS MUSTANG WITH A 5 SPD MANUAL NEVER EXHIBITED THESE TENDENCIES. FORD MUST RESOLVE THE ISSUES THE MT-82 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION IMMEDIATELY OR REPLACE IT WITH A PROPERLY DESIGNED ALTERNATE UNIT. I WON'T ENTERTAIN HAVING MY SPECIAL EDITION VEHICLE DAMAGED DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. LIKEWISE I UNDERSTAND THE FIX OFFERED TO 2011 OWNERS ONLY MAKES MATTERS WORSE, I REFUSE TO TRY ANYTHING THAT WILL WORSEN THE CURRENT SITUATION. DEEPLY FEARFUL THAT CONTINUED USE OF MY 2012 VEHICLE WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE DRIVETRAIN DAMAGE OR ACCIDENT. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS A SHIFTER THAT WILL NOT RETAIN ITS POSITION AND I BELIEVE IT IS RELATED TO THE SKIP SHIFT FEATURE IMPLEMENTED FOR FUEL ECONOMY. COMMONLY IT TRIES TO FORCE THE SHIFTER FROM 1ST TO 4TH. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER ENDS UP FIGHTING THE STICK SHIFT TO GET TO 2ND. THIS OFTEN RESULTS IN REDUCTION IN SPEED AND A LOSS OF REAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND INCREASES THE RISK OF BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND. IN VIRTUALLY EVERY GEAR AT SOME POINT I HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO DOWN SHIFT OR UP SHIFT CREATING A DRIVING SCENARIO OF REAL DANGER AND POTENTIAL OF BEING STRUCK BY OTHER MOTORISTS. I WOULD SAY THAT EVERY DAY I HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR SOMETHING REGARDING THE SHIFTING HAS GONE WRONG. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A WIDE VARIETY OF MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS FOR MORE THAN 4 DECADES AND THIS ONE IS GROSSLY DEFECTIVE. IN A SERIES OF CONTACTS WITH FORD CSC I HAVE RECEIVED ADVICE ON HOW TO CORRECT THIS THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. ORIGINALLY THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT I SHOULD CONTACT CSC SO THAT THEY COULD AUTHORIZE THE DEALER TO DISABLE THE SLIP SHIFT FEATURE. HOWEVER THE CSC AT FORD SAID TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AND HENCE THE CAT CHASING ITS TAIL BEGAN. THIS SHIFTER, FIRST USED IN THE 2011 VERSION IS GOING TO CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY AT SOME POINT IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED BY THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES DELEGATED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CORRECTING THIS. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS AND THAT FORD IS DOING NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. PLEASE TAKE UP THIS CAUSE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. *TR

I AM GOING TO START BY SAYING THAT I ONLY HAVE 300 MILES ON MY CAR. THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS GOING FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND SECOND TO THIRD. SOMETIME SECOND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET INTO. I OCCASIONALLY GO INTO REVERSE WHEN I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN FIRST. I JUST STARTED NOTICING A GRATING SOUND FOR THE FIRST 5 - 10 MIN WHEN FIRST STARTED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING @ 60MPH DOWN SHIFTED FROM 5 TO 4 AND LOST ALL POWER FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CLUTCH BECAME HARD TO PUSH. THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF. I DID NOT HEAR A NOISE OF ANY SORT. I HAD TO CALL AND GET IT TOWED. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN A DIAGNOSIS YET. *TR

MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION 2012 FORD MUSTANG WAS INITIALLY AT A STANDSTILL AT THE STOP LIGHT AT A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION. AS I PREPARED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, I EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR--THE TRANSMISSION DID, HOWEVER, SHIFT INTO FIRST. I ACCELERATED TO MAKE THE TURN, AND HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN I LOST POWER (APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS 15 MPH)--THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF FIRST GEAR BACK INTO NEUTRAL. IT WAS AS THOUGH IT HAD ONLY PARTIALLY ENGAGED THE GEAR WHEN I INITIALLY SHIFTED INTO FIRST. A NEAR COLLISION ENSUED, AS THERE WAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I ORIGINALLY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE THE TURN, BUT THE LOSS OF POWER CAUSED ME TO COME TO A NEAR STOP IN THE INTERSECTION. I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT BACK INTO FIRST, BUT THE SHIFT WAS IMPOSSIBLE (THE TRANSMISSION SIMPLY WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST), SO I SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND GAVE IT AS MUCH GAS AS POSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. *TR

SINCE NEW THE GEAR CHANGES WERE DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE, THEN WHEN MILES ACCUMULATE IT DEVELOPS UNABLE/VERY HARD TO GET INTO FIRST/SECOND/THIRD GEARS, AN INCIDENT ALMOST OCCUR WHEN I TRY TO GET INTO FIRST AT THE GREEN LIGHT AND OTHER DANGEROUS SITUATIONS THAT RESULT ON CAR BEHIND ALMOST REAR END ME. FORD REPLACE TRANSMISSION(WITH SAME PART NUMBER) AND AGAIN AT 4300 MILES GEAR CHANGES START TO BE DIFFICULT AND TRANSMISSION WHINE IS PRESENT AGAIN. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2012 MUSTANG GT PREMIUM IN APRIL. STARTING AT ABOUT 2000 MILES, MY CAR HAS HAD A LARGE "THUNK" WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, OCCASIONALLY CAUSING A "LOCK-OUT." USUALLY, THIS LOCKOUT OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS (I.E. UNDER 15 MPH) OR OCCASIONALLY WILL OCCUR WHEN STOPPED THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP A TOTAL OF 3+ TIMES, WITH THE FIRST ACTION BEING A REPLACEMENT OF THE FLUID PER THE TSB. WHILE THIS IMPROVED THE ISSUE, IT DID NOT RESOLVE IT. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS DROPPED OFF, ONE OF THE SERVICE CONSULTANTS RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE. I REMOVED THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP SINCE I WAS GOING ON A LONG VACATION WITH THE CAR. AFTER DROPPING IT OFF THE THIRD TIME, THE ISSUE WAS RECOGNIZED AGAIN (AFTER MUCH DELAY). THE DEALERSHIP TESTED ANOTHER CAR OF SIMILAR MILES, WHICH WAS "NOTCHY" BUT NOT TO THE EXTENT OF MY OWN VEHICLE. REGARDLESS, IT WAS NOT FOUND TO BE "EXCESSIVE." I ESCALATED MY CLAIM THROUGH A FORD SERVICE REP WHO SUBSEQUENTLY CALLED AND EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS NOT "EXCESSIVE" ENOUGH AND THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO THE EXTENT I EXPERIENCE. I PROCEEDED TO REQUEST A TEST DRIVE WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE SIMILAR FEEL, BUT NONE OF THE NOISE OR "LOCK-OUT." I AGREED TO DRIVE ANOTHER COLLECTION OF MILES, BUT THE LOCK-OUT IS STILL PRESENT AT REGULAR INTERVALS, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS A SYSTEMATIC SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2012 FORD MUSTANG GT COUPE (THIS SITE WILL NOT LET ME SELECT A 2012 MUSTANG FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU, ONLY 2011), PURCHASED 3/11/11. IT IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A "CLUTCH STAY OUT" PROBLEM. IT IS A SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AT HIGH RPM, THE CLUTCH WILL NOT RELEASE FOR THE SHIFT UNTIL THE RPMS FALL BACK BELOW A CERTAIN LEVEL. I AM UNSURE IF THIS HOLDS TRUE FOR ALL THE GEARS AS MY CAR IS STILL FAIRLY NEW AND IN BREAK-IN AND I HAVEN'T TAKEN ANY GEAR PAST 5K RPM. THAT SAID, THE PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE GOES LIKE THIS, "TAKE FIRST GEAR PAST 3K RPM, SHIFT TO SECOND, CAR BUCKS, RPMS FALL, SECOND IS THEN ENGAGED, CAR LURCHES/LUNGES FORWARD AFTER THE CLUTCH "CATCHES" AND THEN IT LAUNCHES ONE FORWARD UNPREDICTABLY." THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME EVERY TIME I HAVE SHIFTED THE CAR INTO SECOND GEAR AFTER TAKING FIRST GEAR PAST 3K RPM. *TR

THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN MY 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS FOR THE PAST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO 2ND GEAR. THE GEAR APPEARS/FEELS TO BE "LOCKED OUT". THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE PULLING OUT ACROSS ON-COMING TRAFFIC, AND I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS. I ALSO HAVE HORRIBLE GEAR WHILE/NOISE, AND GRINDING SHIFTS ALMOST ALL THE TIME. FORD HAS REBUILT MY TRANSMISSION, BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH THE CAR. THEY CLAIM THAT THIS IS "NORMAL" FOR THIS CAR. MY WIFE DRIVES THE VEHICLE, AND I FEAR FOR HER SAFETY. PLEASE HELP ME! *TR

THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE UNLESS THE TRANSMISSION HAS REACHED FULL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. IF YOU DON'T LEAVE IT IN REVERSE OVERNIGHT, YOU SIMPLY HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE CAR TO REACH THAT TEMPERATURE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. IT IS ALSO EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO 1ST, 2ND OR 3RD GEAR UNTIL THE CAR HAS WARMED UP FOR 5-10 MINUTES. THIS MAKES IT VERY DANGEROUS TO TURN/MERGE INTO TRAFFIC IF YOU HAVEN'T ALLOWED THE CAR TO REACH FULL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION ONCE THE CAR IS FULLY WARMED UP. *TR

2012 MUSTANG GT 5.0 1.MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY, COULD NOT GET THE CAR IN 2ND GEAR. 2.THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. AND COULD BE DEADLY, 1 OF THESE TIMES, IF THE DRIVERS DON'T RECOGNIZE I CAN NOT ACCELERATE UP TO SPEED, BECAUSE IM STUCK TRYING TO GET MY CAR INTO GEAR IN A PANIC. 3.NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY FORD OR THE DEALER BECAUSE THE SAY NOTHING IS WRONG AND IT IS NORMAL! *TR

I HAVE A 2012 MUSTANG WITH THE GETRAG MT82 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH THE KNOW ISSUE OF NOTCHY SHIFTING AND SOMETIMES NOT GOING INTO GEAR. MORE THAN ONCE WHILE MAKING A TURN I FOUND MYSELF GOING TO SLOW FOR SECOND GEAR AND WHEN TRYING TO GO TO FIRST GEAR I AM LOCKED OUT. SO I AM FORCED TO EITHER UNEXPECTEDLY SLOW DOWN TO A NEAR STOP TO GO INTO FIRST WHICH COULD LEAD TO A ACCIDENT, OR GO TO SECOND AND HOPE I DON'T STALL. THIS IS A PROBLEM I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED IN ANY OTHER MANUAL CAR I HAVE DRIVEN (2007 HONDA CIVIC, AND 2009 FORD MUSTANG). *TR