A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration exploration into shifting issues with Ford Mustangs has been sealed. The alleged issue would have affected 29,807 2011-2012 manual shifting Ford Mustangs. The agency has ruled that no recall is necessary.
What were the complaints?
Ford did an exploration to see if there was an issue after the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration started its investigation in August, as reported by Inside Line. This investigation was done because there were 364 grievances about the new Mustang shifting made. There were many various was the issues with shifting could have begun, none of which Ford was responsible for. This involved having cold transmission fluid or a clutch stay-out at high speeds.
Drivers not familiar with product
Ford told the federal safety regulators that the issue has brought on no accidents. The Dearborn automaker chalked the problems up to the driver's own "shifting behavior," saying the complaints stemmed from the customer's "unfamiliarity with the performance-style shifter." The automaker went on to say that much of the grievances could have been solved by letting the motor run for five minutes, allowing the transmission fluid to warm up, before driving. Once the Mustangs warmed up on the road, the problems disappeared. Ford admitted to cold-start problems with the car's Chinese-built Getrag MT82 six-speed engine. The automaker issued a bulletin to service technicians recommending a lower viscosity transmission fluid to improve the cold shift issue.
Outcomes from National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration found that only five of the complaints had to do with loosening clutch plate bolts. And none of those incidents prevented the car from starting or shifting. Ford claims it has overhauled the bolts to eliminate the issue and has issued a service tech bulletin. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said in its final report:
"There is no indication of loss of motive power or unreasonable safety risk associated with the alleged defect in the subject vehicles. This preliminary evaluation is closed."
What were the complaints?
Ford did an exploration to see if there was an issue after the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration started its investigation in August, as reported by Inside Line. This investigation was done because there were 364 grievances about the new Mustang shifting made. There were many various was the issues with shifting could have begun, none of which Ford was responsible for. This involved having cold transmission fluid or a clutch stay-out at high speeds.
Drivers not familiar with product
Ford told the federal safety regulators that the issue has brought on no accidents. The Dearborn automaker chalked the problems up to the driver's own "shifting behavior," saying the complaints stemmed from the customer's "unfamiliarity with the performance-style shifter." The automaker went on to say that much of the grievances could have been solved by letting the motor run for five minutes, allowing the transmission fluid to warm up, before driving. Once the Mustangs warmed up on the road, the problems disappeared. Ford admitted to cold-start problems with the car's Chinese-built Getrag MT82 six-speed engine. The automaker issued a bulletin to service technicians recommending a lower viscosity transmission fluid to improve the cold shift issue.
Outcomes from National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration found that only five of the complaints had to do with loosening clutch plate bolts. And none of those incidents prevented the car from starting or shifting. Ford claims it has overhauled the bolts to eliminate the issue and has issued a service tech bulletin. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said in its final report:
"There is no indication of loss of motive power or unreasonable safety risk associated with the alleged defect in the subject vehicles. This preliminary evaluation is closed."
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