2013 Ford Mustang Power Train

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while driving at high speeds, the vehicle downshifted unintendedly. The transmission warning light, the check engine warning light and other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission control module (TCM) and the lead frame control module were defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.

The 2013 Mustang (with 67,071 miles) transmission (6R80) downshifted to 1st gear at highway speeds exactly like the F-150 recall and would also shift out of gear. It could have been catastrophic, but was able to keep control of the vehicle. Was able to get the car home and only drove it to the dealership after this incident. The dash showed the airbag light, no mileage and the wrench similar to the F 150 issue, which pictures are available. Teh vehicle would also sporadically act as if it was in neutral. The vehicle was taken to a Ford dealership and the transmission diagnosis showed codes P0722, P0731. The repair was extremely expensive and should be recalled similar to the F-150 faulty transmission. For reference: https://www.motorsafety.org/ford-recalls-more-than-one-million-f-150-trucks-for-transmission-issues/

Goes into neutral at times ,acceleration from a stop going thru a intersection and then into neutral almost have to stop in traffic to get it to go has done it 4-5 times not consistent other then that shifts normally but very inconsistent and dangerous car has 79k miles on it.

Vehicle suddenly downshifted on it's own from highway speed and set several malfunction indicator lamps, nearly caused a highway speed collision. Checked codes afterwards and P1500 Vehicle Speed Sensor malfunction code was present, this is a known issue with this type and make of vehicle but this vehicle has somehow been omitted from a safety recall.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that twice while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle began to jerk as the vehicle independently downshifted without warning. After each failure, the contact was unable to accelerate above 35 MPH. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the battery and other engine parts were replaced; however, three days later, the failure recurred. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V190000 (Power Train, Exterior Lighting). The contact had the vehicle towed to the dealer where she was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000.

This an update to November 13, 2021 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11440318 The problem continued and I could not risk an accident so I brought it to my Ford dealer who was able to replicate the problem and diagnosed it as failed sensors in the "Molded Lead frame". The work was performed(copies attached) and there has been no recurrence of the problem. The same problem that was in the recall for 2011-2012 Mustangs! "Randomly while driving there is the engine revs up but car does not go any faster, no response from the throttle, no power. It slams down into lower gear, at one time the rear wheels screeched. My wife was driving this time, we were in traffic and was almost rear ended. She will no longer drive the car. Sometimes the wrench light would come on when it was slamming into a different gear then go away after shutting the engine off. I had someone check for codes but none were found... more..."

Randomly while driving there is the engine revs up but car does not go any faster, no reponse from the throttle, no pwower. It slams down into lower gear, at one time the rear wheels screeched. My wife was driving this time, we were in traffic and was almost rear ended. She will no longer drive the car. Sometimes the wrench light would come on when it was slamming into a different gear then go away after shutting the engine off. I had someone check for codes but none were found. On 1 occasion I took a video on my phone while driving at asready throttle and the speedometer was all over the place, up at 40 down to 20 up then down to 0. I had the spark plugs, pcv, evap purge valve, throttle body replaced and it is not fixed. the car has 49K miles. We have owned this car since new. It happens more often now but I cannot replicate it on demand.

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY HESITATES TO ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.THIS FIRST OCCURED IN 2019 AND ONLY HAPPENED A HAND FULL OF TIMES UNTIL NOVEMBER 2020. IN RECENT INSTANCES IT HAS REPEATEDLY STALLED AT STOP LIGHTS AND IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS WHERE I NEED TO SLOW TO A NEAR STOP, SUCH AS A YIELD OR SHARP TURN.THE RPMS JUMP HIGH AND ENGINE REVS BUT DOESN'T HARDLY MOVE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, AFTER WHICH IT JERKS SUDDENLY FORWARD AND A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DASHBOARD. IT HAS BECOME A DAILY OCCURENCE AND MECHANICS HAVE SUGGESTED IT TO BE RELATED TO A COMPUTING ERROR THAT THE FORD DEALERSHIP SHOULD ADDRESS.

My 2013 Ford Mustang had some problems with down shifting, and my daughter took it several times to the dealer, they said it is probably the throttle body, so I replaced it, and thought that everything was fine. So on September last year my daughter was in an accident due to the car downshifting to first gear, the tires locked up and she swirled to some freeway wire retainers. Thankfully she was OK, So thinking that the throttle body went bad again I replaced it, and last week, I almost got rear ended because the same thing happened to me. The car shifted abruptly to first gear, locking the tires and rear swaying side to side.

VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY NOT ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING - RANDOMLY. THE CAR HAD NO RESPONSE. AT TIMES, WRENCH LIGHT WILL BE ON - OTHER LIGHTS TOO. AFTER TURNING OFF CAR, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GO AWAY, BUT IT HAS REPEATED AND FREQUENCY SEEMS TO BE HIGHER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THIS HAPPENS IN HIGHWAYS OR EXISTS, THE CAR IS BASICALLY WITH NO RESPONSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR WITH THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 159,000.

PURCHASED A 2013 FORD MUSTANG AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON 5/31/2020. INSPECTED VEHICLE ON 6/6/2020 AND CAME OUT HAVING A BAD TRANSMISSION WITH INTERNAL CLUTCH DAMAGE AND VALVE BODY DAMAGE. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE SKIPS HEAVILY FOR 1 TO 2 GEAR MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2013 FORD MUSTANG BOSS 302. THE CAR ONLY HAS 9,000 MILES ON IT. IT ONLY COMES WITH THE 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. IT HAS A CLUNKY SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND 5TH GEAR. YOU MUST SHIFT VERY SLOWLY WHEN IT IS COLD OR IT WILL GRIND THE GEARS. I HAVE LOOKED AT SEVERAL FORD BOSS302 FACEBOOK GROUPS AND EVERYONE STATES THEY WILL HAVE CLUTCH LOCKOUT IF THEY SHIFT AT HIGH RPM'S AND ULTIMATELY WILL HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO A CLUTCH THAT IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ENOUGH CLAMPING POWER TO HOLD THE FLYWHEEL WHEN SHIFTING. NUMEROUS USERS STATED THAT AS SOON AS THEY UPGRADED TO CLUTCHES BY MCCLEOD, EXEDY, OR MANTIC, THE PROBLEMS IMMEDIATELY WENT AWAY. THEY ALL STATE IT IS NOT THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAULTY CLUTCH THAT CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL EVENTUALLY. THE BOSS 302 ENGINE HAS A 7,500 RPM REDLINE WHICH IS HIGHER THAN THE OTHER COYOTE 5.0 LITER ENGINES. THE CLUTCH CAN NOT HANDLE THIS HIGH RPM LIMIT. SO, BASICALLY FORD SOLD A PERFORMANCE CAR THAT YOU CAN'T DRIVE ANYWHERE NEAR ITS LIMITS BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION. THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE STOCK CLUTCH WITH A HIGHER QUALITY AFTERMARKET CLUTCH. IF THEY REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME FORD CLUTCH, THE PROBLEM WILL REPEAT. *TR

SIMILAR TO NOTICE 10091155, MY 2013 MUSTANG GT IS EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS OF EITHER A) SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO, CAR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTS AT 70 MPH, LOCKING THE REAR TIRES, B) SPEEDOMETER DROPPING TO ZERO, ODOMETER GOING BLANK, CAR DOWNSHIFTING TO 5TH GEAR, AND "WRENCH" INDICATOR ILLUMINATING, OR C) SPEEDOMETER MOMENTARILY DROPPING OUT AND TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTING UNEXPECTEDLY.

IN A NUT SHELL, LOOK UP FORD TSBS: 13-4-9 AND 13-6-8. 2013 MUSTANG, 65,700 MILES, WITH 6-SPEED AUTO (6R80) TRANSMISSION WILL SUDDENLY GET STUCK IN 5TH GEAR WHEN STARTING OR WHEN CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR AN ON-RAMP AND SUDDENLY STUCK IN 5TH GEAR WITH NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. NOT TO MENTION POTENTIAL ROAD RANGE FROM DRIVERS BEHIND A CAR THAT CAN'T MOVE WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNS GREEN. THE ORANGE WRENCH, AIRBAG, LOW FUEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE DROPS TO ZERO, ODOMETER, TRIP METER, "MILES UNTIL EMPTY" METER ALL DISPLAY DASHES WHILE DRIVING. SYMPTOMS WILL CLEAR AFTER AN IGNITION KEY CYCLE, BUT RETURN. TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0720 IS SOMETIMES STORED IN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. I'M CURRENTLY STUCK WITH A >$900 REPAIR BILL TO REPLACE THE LEAD FRAME ATTACHED TO THE VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE INCREASE SCOPE OF EXISTING RECALL FOR OTHER YEARS/MODELS WITH THE SAME 6R80 TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. FORD CSP 16N02 HAS ALREADY EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR 10 YEARS, 150,000 MILES ON OTHER VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME TRANNY, SO IT'S INCOMPREHENSIBLE THE 2013 MUSTANG ISN'T COVERED AS WELL.

MY VEHICLE IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING AS THIS RECALL #19S07 - 6R80 TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTED DOWNSHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR. MY VIN SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL YET IT IS HAPPENING TO MY CAR ON A SEMI REGULAR BASIS 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND FEEL THIS VIN SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR JUST DROPS DOWN INTO 1ST GEAR IRREGARDLESS OF SPEED. IT IS A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. I AM WRITING THIS DESPERATE EMAIL TO NHTSA TO PLEASE PUT MY CAR ON THIS RECALL ASAP AND ALSO DOCUMENTING THE FACT I AM TELLING YOU ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN CASE THERE IS A FUTURE ACCIDENT FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES AND A LAW SUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE HELP ME. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS REPAIR TODAY. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO TAKE IT TO FORD. I KNOW WHAT EVER THE COSTS IT WILL BE 500-1000 OR MORE. PLEASE RECHECK MY VIN: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FROM A STOP, CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT PASS FIRST GEAR. HAD TO STOP, RESTART CAR. WRENCH AND EMPTY GAS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. WHILE TRAVELING, CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. EMPTY GAS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO PULL OVER, RESTART CAR.

CAR SHIFTS DOWN BY ITSELF AND SHOWS DASHES ON THE ODOMETER AS THE SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK ON ZERO. IT ALSE SHOWS WRENCH LIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE 2013 MUSTANG HAS 6R80 TRANSMISSION AND THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING ME 950$ TO FIX THE CAR. THEY SAID THEY WILL REPLACE THE MOLDED LEADFRAME.

I WAS SHIFTING MY CAR INTO 3RD HEAR AND THE SHIFTER GOT STUCK CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO NOT LET ME GET OUT OF GEAR THIS HAPPENED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS PROBLEMS GOING INTO GEAR. SYNCHROS ARE BEING REPLACED A SECOND TIME WITH LESS THAN 60K MILES AND THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN ON A RACE TRACK. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I'VE TRIED MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY ONLY TO FIND MYSELF NOT BEING ABLE TO GET INTO 5TH GEAR. NOW I'M TOLD MY CLUTCH HAS TO BE REPLACED. SOMETHING SEEMS WRONG. ALTHOUGH A 2013 MY CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 2012 AND I IMAGINE HAS THE SAME PARTS AS THOSE WHO FILED COMPLAINTS RESULTING IN AN INVESTIGATION OF THE 2012 MUSTANG TRANSMISSIONS.

WAS DRIVING MY 2013 MUSTANG HOME FROM MY PARENTS HOUSE THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO SHIFT OR MOVE EVEN AT FULL THROTTLE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT DROVE HOME JUST FINE. WENT TO DRIVE IT LATER THAT NIGHT AND AGAIN CAR DIDN'T WANT TO SHIFT NOR MOVE BUT THIS TIME I LOST MY SPEEDOMETER AND ALL MY DIGITAL DISPLAY IN THE CENTER WENT BLANK. AS THE DAYS AND WEEKS WENT BY THE PROBLEM STARTED BECOMING MORE FREQUENT SO I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO ZONE TO GET THE CODES CHECKED HAD CODES P0720 AND P0722 (OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR INSIDE MOLDED LEAD FRAME) COME UP ON THE CODE READER. I THEN CALLED MY COUSIN WHO IS A FORD DEALER MECHANIC TO LOOK UP MY CODES AND HE TOLD ME TO COME BY THE SHOP AND SHOWED ME WHAT THE CODES WERE FROM THE SOFTWARE FROM FORD THEY USED. WE THEN LOOKED UP TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PART AND FOUND A RECALL FROM FORD FOR THE 2012 MUSTANG WITH THE 6R80 WHICH IS THE SAME AUTO TRANSMISSION THAT I HAVE. THE CUT OFF BUILD DATE FOR THE RECALL WAS FEBRUARY 2012 AND MY VEHICLE WAS MADE IN AUGUST OF 2012. I ALSO READ OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR AND TRANSMISSION THAT I HAVE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS ME. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEE IF I THEY WOULD EXTEND THE RECALL TO COVER 2013 MUSTANGS THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT. I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE THE SHIFTING HAS ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. AN INSTANCE HERE RECENTLY WAS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF THE COMPANY I WORK AT AND THE CAR STARTED OFF FINE THEN STALLED AND DIDN'T WANT TO GO AND ALMOST GOT T BONED. ANOTHER INSTANCE WAS A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND I WAS HEADED TO MY PARENTS HOUSE AND JUST MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STARTED ACTING UP AND COULD OF EASILY CAUSED A PILE UP NEAR THE RAMP AND GOT SOMEONE KILLED.BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP WITH 34K MILES NOW HAS ABOUT 76K MILES.

APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES INTO A TRIP WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE IN 6TH GEAR AT 80 MPH I HAD TO SLOW FOR BREAK LIGHTS AHEAD. TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT INTO 5TH AND IMMEDIATELY THE TACH RED LINED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. TRIED TO GO BACK TO 6TH AND SAME ISSUE. USED THE FOOT BRAKE TO SLOW TO A STOP AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IN 1ST THROUGH 4TH GEAR OR REVERSE. DROVE TO NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP IN 4TH GEAR FOR REPAIR. THE EXTERNAL DIAGNOSIS WAS FINE SO THE TECH WENT TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION. HE NOTICED THE VENT CAP MISSING OFF THE TRANSMISSION AND ONLY 1 QT OF FLUID LEFT. THERE WAS A BURNT SMELL AND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE ASSEMBLY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. JUST 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED AND THE TRANSMISSION, CAP, FLUID ALL CHECKED OUT WELL. THE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THE PRESSURE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION COULD CAUSE A MAJOR BURN-OFF OF THE FLUID IF THE CAP CAME OFF AS IT APPEARED. SO A SLOW LEAK WAS NOT THE CASE HERE. THE REMOVAL OF THE VENT CAP WAS THE ROOT CAUSE.

I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS WHILE DRIVING AND THE SERVICE DEPT ADVISED I HAD BAD SYNCHROS AND WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. FAST FORWARD A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND HAD DIFFICULTY SWITCHING GEARS FROM 1ST TO 2ND HAD REALLY BAD GRINDING AND WOULD TAKE A COUPLE OF TIMES TO SHIFT. THEN, WHEN STARTING MY CAR FROM MY HOUSE, I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE GEAR INTO REVERSE WHILE THE CAR WAS ON. IT JUST WOULDN'T GO IN TO GEAR... NOT ANY GEAR IN FACT. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND THEN TURN THE CAR ON. WHILE THE CLUTCH WAS FULLY PRESSED DOWN THE CAR STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BREAK. (THE CAR WAS LEVEL AND THAT NEVER HAPPENS). THEN AFTER BACKING UP I COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF REVERSE. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND PUT IT IN 1ST AND THEN START THE CAR. THE SAME THING - IT MOVED WITH THE CLUTCH IN AND COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF GEAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AFTER THE TOW, FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY WERE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT ISSUE. I'M NOT USED TO DRIVING A CAR WITH SUCH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT CAN'T BE DIAGNOSED.

OKAY, I'VE HAD THIS INCIDENT A COUPLE OF TIMES ALREADY. I WAS GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND A WRENCH ICON CAME ON THE DASHBOARD, I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT. THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOUND NOTHING, AND IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AFTER I TOOK IT. I'M DRIVING AND THE WRENCH ICON COMES ON, I HAVE NO ACCELERATION, I PRESS THE GAS AND IT WON'T SPEED UP. I HAVE TO BE PULLING OVER AND TURNING OFF THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES.

NOTICED I COULDN'T GET THE CAR (2013 BOSS 302 - BOUGHT NEW) TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR AT HIGHER RPMS. (NOT ON THE TRACK, JUST ON THE FREEWAY). MENTIONED TO LOCAL DEALER AND IT WAS BRUSHED OFF BECAUSE THE CAR WAS SO NEW. WELL, IT STILL HAPPENS AND SEEMS TO BE WORSENING. ONLY 3RD GEAR AND ONLY HIGHER RPMS. WHEN TRYING TO GET INTO 3RD IT JUST GRINDS AND DOES'T LATCH.