| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005043615 | Incident Date: Oct, 17 2005 |
| Consumer's City: LEAGUE CITY | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: MUSTANG | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1ZVHT80N755 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 20 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 13 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: (1 and 2) the manual transmission on the vehicle has intermittent problems where it will not go into gear (up-shifting). regardless of type of driving (fuel efficient, hard driving), the vehicle will lock out of the next gear. for example, from first to 2nd gear. the transmission will go approximately half-way into gear and stop. the result is an inability to continue accelerating. the vehicle must be taken out of the locked gear, put in neutral, clutch released and re-engaged, then shifted back into the previously attempted gear (2nd gear in the current example). possible results of this incident include accidents and injury. i have almost been rear-ended several times. (3) the vehicle has been taken into service twice for the issue. the first time (june '05), the dealership adjusted the linkage resulting in no change. the dealership also told the consumer (me) to make sure the clutch was completely engaged. the second time (10/18/2005) the vehicle was put in for repair, the dealerships service advisor and service manager informed the consumer that it was a design flaw in the transmission. ford is "looking into it, but there is no solution available at this time and may not be available in the future. *jb |
