Clutch Pedal/linkage problems of the 2011 Ford Mustang

Was accelerating to merge with traffic on freeway when my car would not shift and the clutch pedal depressed to the floor. I was in the middle of merging and lost the ability to shift or control why vehicle. It created a very unsafe situation and Ford issued a recall for this very same issues for earlier Mustang.

Vehicle was purchased 11/29/2013/ with 21851 miles on it . I questioned the functioning of my manual transmission within 2 days of delivery with problems such as notchiness in gear shifter / reverse, 1st, 2nd and grinding into 3rd gears. Vehicle sent to Ford. I received the vehicle back on 12/02/13, 25978 miles; was told the vehicle was repaired under Ford TSB- transmission fluid was replaced. The vehicle did present with some improvement. January 11 2013, returned the vehicle back to Ford/ problems again with manual transmission. I experienced gears grinding from park position in attempt to shift gears from reverse to 1st to 2nd, major grind from 3rd to 4th gears. Furthermore; due to awkwardness of the displacement of the clutch pedal ( I am 5'3 ) the vehicle will only function when the clutch pedal is displaced completely down to the floor board which makes my safety vulnerable considering I have to electronically ( electric seats) place my seat forward resulting in body positioned too close to proximity of the steering wheel with my knees located approximately 1 to 2 inches from the dash board. Upon exiting the vehicle, the seat must be positioned backwards in order to exit . Transmission issues was addressed by Ford/ extensive transmission work was performed on the vehicle. Again the vehicle was in Ford's shop from 1/11/14 to 3/10/2014. . . Almost 8 weeks!!. June 28, 2014 approximately 32300 miles on it, my vehicle is once again back to Ford due to notchiness of reverse, first, second and third gears/ close seating issues addressed.

Around 17000 miles the vehicle clutch pedal took a few seconds to disengage when shifting from 2nd to 3rd on higher rpms. Also, when shifting into 2nd and 3rd at 3-4k rpms, I would feel a notching feel on the shifter from the transmission like if it feeling a few teeth from the transmission's gears or syncros. I am still not sure, dealerships still haven't opened the transmission to find out. Car just hit 36000 miles, found out their was a recall or warranty coverage for the pedal issue, if car under 36000 miles. Was never informed from precious visits. Driver seat also stop working complete, doesn't move anyway.

Documentation on this vehicle was previously posted on 12/5/13. As noted; ongoing to transmission/ clutch problems post TSB repairs continue. My vehicle requires the clutch pedal to be engaged completely down to the floorboard during the initial key start process, thereafter; the clutch pedal must be engaged at a minimum to floorboard to the maximum of approximately 1 -2 inches off floorboard. Due to my height ( 5'3"), I am not comfortable seated so close to the steering wheel. I am concerned about possible bodily harm or injury due to airbag deployment beyond potentially common injuries due to air bag burns. I have taken the vehicle to my local Ford dealership to explore the option of clutch pedal adjustment, to no avail . I was told by the service advisor that the clutch is hydraulic, therefore clutch pedal height cannot be adjusted to accommodate. I personally have owned several manual transmission driven vehicles which include past ownership of a Ford Mustang gt convertible without these issues or problems.

Mild to violent vibration from manual transmission upon downshifting for deceleration on exit ramp in the range of 5500-2500 rpm. Mild to violent shaking felt through car. . . Steering wheel, shifter, pedals. . . Seats. . . Engine speed is matched to transmission speed prior to clutch engagement. I've been driving manual shift cars , Mustang gt, small british and american cars for over 35 years. When staying in third gear for example in traffic that speeds up and slows down, vibrations come on above 2500 rpm this is an intermittent problem. More noticeable now in the warm weather. I drive about 35 miles each way to and from work. When the car is thoroughly warmed, I experience it everyday now in the warm weather. Placed into Ford dealer in decatur, al. He kept the car 4 complete days and after waiting for news I went and got it back. As I was leaving the dealer, the service manager who never looked up from his paperwork, said "we couldn't find anything". When I put the car in for service it had 34000 miles on it. Now it has over 36,000. This is getting worse with age and mileage. I wonder if at 50000 miles if the car will be undriveable?.

I was driving my 2011 Ford Mustang gt at approximately 6pm on 1 March 2012. I shifted from 2nd to 3rd and when I did, the clutch pedal stayed on the floor. I could smell excessive clutch wear after the incident. I am thankful that I am an experienced driver and was able to stop the vehicle safely. Now the clutch stays engaged and you can not shift in to any gear while the car is running. Ford has refused to warranty the repairs. Mileage at the time 27,000.

I was driving my 2011 Ford Mustang gt at approximately 8pm on 6 Jan 2012. I shifted from 2nd to 3rd and when I did, the clutch pedal stayed on the floor. I could smell excessive clutch wear after the incident. I am thankful that I am an experienced driver and was able to stop the vehicle safely. Now the clutch stays engaged and you can not shift in to any gear while the car is running. My car is now parked and I will not be able to drive it for almost one month due to waiting parts coming from the states to where I am stationed in south korea. The Ford service center here has been very friendly and willing to help resolve the issue. They identified the issue as my clutch. Finally, something gave with my Mustang and hopefully can get the problem finally resolved and can enjoy my car.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Mustang gt. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle would not shift into gear. The contact mentioned that there was and increase in engine rpms and the clutch pedal was depressed into the floorboard. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the clutch had burned out. As a result, the clutch needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The VIN was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 12,000 and the current mileage was 36,700.

(note: car is a Mustang gt 5 liter) this incident followed my initial drivetrain complaints to my local dealership and their replacement of my clutch pedal assembly. Entering a highway, I approached a speed of approximately 75 mph in 3rd gear, taking the engine close to 6k rpm. When attempting to shift into 4th with the clutch pedal fully pressed to the floor, the stick would not budge into the 4th gear slot. As the car was slowing down, I tried other gear slots: 5th, then 6th, 4th again, to 3rd. Nothing. Finally, I removed my left foot from the pedal altogether and noticed the pedal was stuck to the floor. After pumping it to no avail, I wedged my foot under the pedal to kick it back up. My drivetrain was once again responsive. I was already aware of a rumor that later model Mustangs had high rpm gear-shifting issues, but this was the first personal occurrence for me. Based on this suspicion, I attempted to recreate it on the way back home and I was once again able to freeze my clutch to the floor. My car is currently in for repair, and I believe they are replacing the clutch and pressure plate for their next fix attempt.

Here's what I'm experiencing. 1. Clutch pedal sticks to floor at higher rpm shifts (5000 plus) and will not release until rpm has lowered to less than 3500 rpm. Doesn’t matter what gear i’m shifting into. 2. I was locked into 2nd gear when clutch pedal was stuck to floor. The shifter would not allow me to pull out of 2nd to go to 3rd until I slowed down (less than 3500 rpm) and clutch released. Then once I pushed the clutch back in after it released I was able to shift from 2nd to 3rd. 3. At a higher rpm shift (5000 plus) I was not able to shift from 2nd to 3rd. I was locked out of 3rd gear. I was getting onto the interstate and I had to slow down and then at a lower rpm (about 3500-4000) then I was able to shift into 3rd. 4. Transmission will not allow me to go into reverse and 1st gear sometimes when clutch is pushed down to floor while the car is at a stop. If I let the clutch out and double pump it then it will let me but the transmission feels and sounds clunky. 5. Not allowed to shift from 1st to 2nd sometimes and when it does finally go into gear, it feels like the shifter doesn’t fully engage into 2nd. 6. Really hard sometimes to down shift back to 1st from any gear while driving with clutch fully depressed to floor. 7. Sometimes there is a slight grinding noise going into 2nd with clutch fully depressed to floor. 8. Slight grinding into 3rd sometimes with clutch fully depressed to floor. 9. Slight grinding into 5th sometimes with clutch fully depressed to floor. 10. Transmission feels and sounds clunky when shifting into all gears.

Car get stuck in gear,clutch wont work so you cant put in gear at a stoplight or slow down!,rough shifts,trans whines real loud,clutch pedal sticks to the floor!.

This issue has been going on for roughly 6 months (I have owned the car for almost a year as of this writing) when the vehicle is in motion, shifting from 4th to 5th gear causes a loud grinding noise. The clutch pedal was fully depressed at this time. This occurs at least once a week. Also, at one time the shifter got stuck between two gears when stopped at a stop light when trying to shift from neutral to first. At this time a car could have run into me while I was trying to get the car into gear. So far I have not taken the car into the shop to correct the failure, as I have learned Ford does not do anything to correct it. All they do is replace the transmission with the same defective part and/or put new fluid in. I am waiting to see if they will issue a recall and perform a proper repair for people who are running into these symptoms on the 2011 Ford Mustang gt's.

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.

Accelerating onto interstate on ramp tried to shift into second gear. Second gear did not engage. The rpm's spiked due to the car being in neutral because of it would not engage gear. The clutch pedal then stayed on floor until rpm's came down. Very scary! Mustang only has 600 miles on it and it does not shift well, especially 1st to 2nd shift.

At 150 miles on the odometer the transmission began to grind second gear while turning left. I took it to the dealer, and they changed the fluid as per t. S. B. There was zero change. I took it back to the dealer, and they said it was normal and was a 'break in' issue. Despite disagreeing I drove it until there was around 10,000 miles on it. At this point it was nearly impossible to shift into second when turning left without physically forcing it to the point I was skipping to third. Also third gear had developed the same issues intermittently. I took it back in, and they bled the clutch. After receiving the car I took it back the next week, as obviously it did not fix anything. Ford decided to replace the transmission. The technician reported all syncros and blocking rings were extremely worn and second and third gears showed signs of wear. He also reported the input shaft bearing had showed signs that it had been very hot. After receiving my car back I noticed a difference, now the shifter linkage had a noticeable popping/binding feeling in the linkage when moving the shifter back and forth in the nuetral position. I was informed that it was abnormal, but that other cars on the lot had the same issue. Which later I found out to be a lie. After about 100 miles it has shown the same exact symptoms as before including the new linkage issue. I drove the car with the technician with me for an extended period of time. I was able to duplicate the issue when turning left. The technician was also able to notice this issue when he was driving. Even though it happens only when turning left and only when changing to second gear, he again lied to me and told me that it was normal, and that in all cars you have to wait a little bit for the syncro's to catch up and it is normal to have to wait a few seconds while holding it up to the syncros for it to slide in. Please contact me.

I took delivery on my 2011 Ford Mustang gt/cs in late October of 2010. It had approximately 8 miles on it. From that day forward it was a little stiff to get it to go in to any gear. I had grown a custom to it and just assumed it would smooth out since it was a new car. Now that I have been driving my car as a daily driver for a year the issues have just increased. Sometimes you cannot get the car to shift in to 1st gear without attempting several times. In early September 2011 I was driving on the highway and shifted from 3rd to 4th gear and the clutch pedal remained on the floor. I had read about this but it had not happened to me yet. So I was not to shocked when it happened. My current incident as of 19 Nov 2011 was attempting to shift from 4th to 5th on the highway. I was unable to get it to shift in to 5th gear. I had slowed down and attempted to shift from 2nd through 6th and again, the transmission would not shift in to 5th gear. On 20 Nov 2011, I was driving to work and it was extremely difficult to get the vehicle to shift in to any gear. I am not sure if it is just the transmission or clutch, maybe it is both of them but it is frustrating when you have a new car and pay almost $40,000 for it and it does not work well. This is something I deal with on a daily basis and it happens more in colder weather from what I have seen. Thank you for looking in to this matter.