Manual Transmission problems of the 2011 Ford Mustang - part 1

While driving my 2011 Ford Mustang gt, the manual transmission would not allow me to shift into 3rd or 4th gear. I was turning left into an intersection and waas unable to power the vehicle to safely make the turn. After making the vehicle come to a nearly complete stop, I was able to shift into second and get out of the way of oncoming traffic. Luckly the traffic was extra far away or else I wouldn't have had the time to slow and force the car into 2nd gear. This problem seems to be getting worse & the car only has 5k miles.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Mustang gt. The contact stated while driving 30 mph he was unable to shift gears. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 12,600.

On a 2 lane road, speed limit 45 mph. Bus was pulled over in the right lane , slowed down to about 30 mph, an appropriate gap in traffic was coming up. Went to put car into 3rd gear after rev matching and 3nd gear was locked out. Had to swerve back behind the bus and slam on the breaks. This is not the first time a gear has been locked out and caused me to pull over onto the side of the road or shoulder.

2011 v6 Mustang with mt-82 that has about 15k miles on it. It has been notchy in 1st-3rd since the first few hundred miles, and during cold weather is very hard to get into 2nd gear without grinding and popping back out for the first few shifts of the morning. Most disconcerting when my 2nd turn of the day is through a busy 4 lane intersection and it pops out in the intersection. I have started not shifting out of first till I am through the corner. Been to the dealer multiple times with "no issue found".

During hard acceleration, with clutch fully depressed and foot off the gas, cannot shift into second and sometimes third gear. Must skip directly to 4th. This occurs even under full acceleration, but not during easy acceleration. Have had numerous close calls because of the inability to quickly shift to second or third. Also had issues shifting from second to third under hard acceleration.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while driving various speeds, the vehicle was hard to shift into gear. The contact mentioned that he had to pump the clutch several times in order for the vehicle to shift into first, second or third gear and it would not shift into reverse at all unless the vehicle was completely turned off. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the transmission was malfunctioning and they were in the process of finding a suitable remedy for the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 8,000 and the current mileage was 8,600.

I own a 2011 Mustang gt with the mt-82 transmission. I've owned this car for 10 months and have experienced very unusual shifting behavior for the entire duration of owning this car. The best way to describe the shifting action is that it is really notchy, especially between first and second gears and it sometimes takes quite a bit of effort to get the car to go into any gear. Note that this happens no matter the ambient temperature and no matter how long the car has been running. I have visited the dealer three separate times and been told that, according to Ford, the operation of the transmission is "normal. " this, to me is anything but normal as I have 15 years experience driving manual transmissions exclusively, having owned 14 cars during that span, all of them with manual transmissions.

Multiple issues with the mt-82 transmission. First one failed within a block from dealership, the car was missing a 2nd gear. Each time the 2nd gear was engaged during acceleration, the gear would pop out to neutral. Very dangerous if in traffic and hills. Transmission replaced only to have serious grinding issues in 2nd gear. Fluid swap done, grinding worse in 2nd-4th gears. 2nd gear lockout in left turn at 45 degrees. 4th gear rattle upon wot. Vehicle no longer fun to drive, waiting to get rid of it as lemon.

2011 Mustang gt, manual transmission, with 11,000 miles on it. Started having some trouble shifting gears with grinding noted around 10,000 miles at 11,800 miles while on vacation, clutch locked up completely and wouldn't go into gear at all. The pressure plate bolts had worked out and sheared off various pieces. The entire clutch assembly had to be replaced. Mustang forums had warned us that this could happen. Dealer told us all the parts were on backorder for unknown time but was able to have the parts shipped from another dealer 1500 miles away.

I have a 2011 Mustang gt 5. 0l with 6-speed man transmission with 3000miles to date. On several occasions I have been locked out of 4th when trying to get on the highway both heavy and light throttle . One such incident nearly got me rear ended by an 18 wheeler. I am a ase certified technician and feel there is a synchronizer issue with these transmissions since many friends of mine have had similar incidents. Please look into this for I dont want to take it back to the dealer and hear there is nothing wrong with it again.

Transmission will not go into 1st, 5th and 6th gear. Ford replaced 2000 dollars worth of equipment in my Mustang and it is much worse than before.

2011 Mustang gt with mt82 manual transmission. About 2500 miles. Car has been in service twice for hard, notchy shifting action whether warm or cold and grinding/popping out of 6th gear. It is very hard to get into gear most times while accelerating and I believe it to be a safety issue. Car is still currently in service and has been for the past month. Please look into a recall/fix for this issue. I know there are many many people experiencing similar problems but are probably not aware they can formally complain. Also this has happened every time I drive the car not just on the date listed.

I own a 2011 Mustang 5. 0 coupe. Manual transmission. When shifting at higher rev's it is really hard to shift into 2nd and 4th gear when turning or on a curve. I notice this every time I turn left or shift when traveling on a curve to the left. I have not contacted the Ford dealership but will soon.

2011 Ford shelby Mustang gt500 transmission problems. Grinding and difficulty downshifting into 4th and 2nd. Loud whining in 1st gear.

2011 Mustang gt transmission shifting issues. Very hard shifting from first to second and same shifting problem back from second to first. This now takes my attention off the road as i’m now looking down at my shifter to see what’s wrong. I have taken my car back to my local dealer only to be told that nothing is wrong with my car. Shifting is now become a job and driving the car more like work then fun, the car is no longer a pleasure drive and so sits in my garage. Started with 600 miles on the car and as only gotten worst.

I own a 2011 Mustang gt 5. 0. My car is not a daily driver and is only driven on weekends. This car is 100% stock except for different mufflers. I have had the car since March, 2011 and only have 950 miles on it as of today. The manual transmission in this car is garbage and little scary. I'm 34 and have grown up driving manual transmissions, but this mt82 has a mind of its own. The past few days, I have had problems engaging into 1st gear and grinding into second. At one point I could not shift and feared the vehicle behind me was going to rear end me. From what I understand, Ford has had these transmissions in the new Mustangs for about a year and a half now. However, Ford has done nothing to try to fix the problem. There is a TSB for a lighter transmission oil, but that is it. Ford needs to fix this mt82 before I get rear ended and hurt!!! Ford needs to acknowledge the problem and let new owners know they care about their safety. From what I have seen, Ford is tight lipped and that tells me they don't care about mine or my family’s safety.

I was sitting at a stop light waiting for it to change and when it did I wasn't ready. So I tried shifting into first quickly and it would not go in, I backed out into neutral and tried again, once again it would not go in. Meanwhile a truck was coming up behind me rather quickly. The third time I tried it was still very tough but it loosened up enough for me to force it into gear, and as I began to move forward I saw the lights on the truck dip hard towards the ground as it slammed on the brakes to avoid rear ending me.

I have a 2011 Mustang gt. Starting around 2k miles I began having notchy shifts. Since then (around 5k miles) a slight grind has developed between 1-2, 2-3 shifts. I have also found the transmission occasionally hard to engage first gear from a stop after the car is warm. My car was repaired in an attempt to fix the notchy shifts. The entire clutch assembly was replaced. The transmission fluid was replaced per guidance to the dealership from a Ford tech. After the repairs the shifting was slightly smoother but the notchiness and intermittent grinding remains. I am very concerned that the transmission will get worse or will fail.

2011 Ford Mustang 6 sp manual transmission. Sproatic problems shifting into and from higher geaar. Car has a tendency to almost stall from stop. I have long experience with manual transmissions. Vehicle delivered 09/10/2010-special order Mustang premium v-6.

The mt-82 transmission in my Mustang has become increasingly difficult to shift since purchase. Now with only 800 miles on the car, I find myself encountering daily incidents where I am unable to shift from 1st to 2nd or 2nd to 3rd without noticeable grind and resistance. I feel this is a safety issue because the problem obviously occurs while accelerating and the traffic behind me is probably not prepared for my car to slow down so much while I fight the shifter.

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.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Mustang gt. The contact stated while driving 25 mph the vehicle would not down shift. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who inspected the vehicle and stated there was no failure. The manufacturer also stated there was no failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 455 and the current mileage was 17,000. Updated 11/14/11 the consumer stated Ford engineers inspected the vehicle and founds nothing wrong. Updated 11/18/jb.

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.

I, like many others, are having horrendeous 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 at 408 340 0147.

Excessive vibration during deceleration - specifically when letting off the accelerator, but not pressing the brakes. The vibration is strong enough to vibrate the center console and the manual transmission shift lever. The concern is that this excessive vibration could damage parts or loosen components, eventually resulting in a complete transmission or driveline failure. This occurs every time the car is driven while decelerating. The manual transmission fluid has been replaced, which very briefly seemed to resolve the issue, but it the vibration returned in just a few days.

Our 2011 Mustang gt with 6-speed manual transmission has a terrible notchy shifter that I've complained about 2 times to my dealer. The first time they replaced the clutch, and the second time they replaced the transmission fluid according to a TSB from Ford. I read the TSB online and it says it's for cars with difficult shifting in cold temperatures (which isn't my issue) but they insisted this would fix it. Immediately, the shifting was worse and I'm having trouble getting the car into reverse, second and third. When you have to get out of the way quickly, you can't get the car in gear and this is really starting to scare me. The dealer claims there is no other fix available so I asked them to give me a new car (mine only has 1400 miles on it) and they said "no, they all do this" and implied I'm not shifting correctly, I've bee driving manual transmissions for 40 years. I know how to shift. This problem is all over the internet. Why aren't they recalling this before somebody gets hurt?.

2011 Ford Mustang gt. My wife and I were almost killed last night in this car. I was merging onto the freeway quickly into an opening and shifted 1-2 and then was unable to shift into 3rd gear. I tried to shift back down into 2nd gear and it was impossible. By the time I was able to get into any gear (4th) we had slowed so much cars behind me came screeching to a halt and I thought we were going to get rear ended. This car has been returned to the dealer 3 times for this issue. The last time they changed to a new fluid but that only made matters worse. This is dangerous plain and simple and my wife now refuses to drive or ride in it. There are a lot of youtube videos and websites devoted to issue with the mt82 transmission so I know I'm not the only one. These cars have to be recalled before somebody gets injured or killed.

Rough and hard shifting in 2011 Mustang gt manual transmission. Experiencing rough shifting in 1st gear and hard shifting in 2nd gear with grind sometimes. Almost got rear ended recently since I couldn't shift into 2nd gear in three attempts at a traffic signal. The reverse gear is also a problem. Requires pushing down to engage into reverse but sometimes pops into 1st instead of reverse and moves in the other direction and gives me a good scare every now and then. These transmissions are defective and can/will result in accidents.

New 2011 Mustang gt 1400 miles mt82 transmission is very difficult to shift gears 2-3, and 3-4 shifts. This is very dangerous as on numerous occasions I could not shift the car into gear and had to bypass 3 & $ gear and shift to 5th gear to maintain my speed. I recall is required here.

The contact owns 2011 Ford Mustang gt. The contact stated that while driving 100 mph, the vehicle failed to shift into 5th gear. The passenger side airbag sensor also periodically illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 4,000 and the current mileage was 6,456.

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,.

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.

When going downhill in 2011 Mustang in 3rd or 4th get strong vibration in drive train along with rough gear shifting from 1st to 2nd gear. Rpm range is only between 2 and 3 rpm when going downhill. This has happen before but am noticing the issue is starting to present itself more and more for both situations. With only 1900 miles on the vehicle.

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.

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 comming 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 shouldnt 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.