2008 Ford Mustang Powertrain & Transmission Problems

As I’m driving the wrench light comes on and keeps coming on after a couple minutes of driving the car and when I talk to everyone or even mustang forms they keep saying the car is going into limp mode and almost causing crashes, every time we scan for codes the car won’t tell us anything you turn the car off and the light goes away for awhile but eventually turns back on.

2008 MUSTANG WITH TREMEC 3650 MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WAS ON HIGHWAY DOWNSHIFTING FROM 5TH INTO 4TH TO PASS ANOTHER CAR WHICH ABRUPTLY ENTERED MY LANE WHEN CAR WENT INTO 2ND, LOCKED REAR END AND SPUN CAR, CAUSING ME TO CRASH ON SIDE OF ROAD. CAR WAS TOTALED, LUCKILY I WAS UNHARMED DUE TO SIDE AIRBAGS. THIS 4TH TO 2ND GEAR LOCKOUT HAS HAPPENED TO ME NUMEROUS TIMES ALTHOUGH AT SURFACE STREET SPEEDS SO WAS ABLE TO RETAIN CONTROL. CA HIGHWAY PARTOL REPORT #9645.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, I CHANGED GEARS (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) AND THE CLUTCH FAILED TO ENGAGE PROPERLY AND ENGINE RPM SPIKED DRAMATICALLY. WHEN THE CLUTCH FINALLY ENGAGED I PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE. THE CAR WILL NOT MAINTAIN SPEED, AND ENGINE RPMS SPIKE CONTINUALLY REGARDLESS OF GEAR/SPEED. THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE SITUATION NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE. FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE WITH THE FACTORY-INSTALLED CLUTCH ON THE 2007-2009 SHELBY GT500S, BUT HAS REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL AND PASSES ON THE REPAIR COST TO CONSUMERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR INDICATOR WAS FRACTURED, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO KNOW THE GEAR SHIFTER POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.

THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY BROKE AT ONE OF THE WELDS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET. THE PEDAL LOST TOTAL FUNCTION AND FELL TO THE FLOOR AND I COULDN'T SHIFT GEARS. WHILE STILL IN MOTION, I ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE PEDAL UP USING THE TOP OF MY FOOT. THE PEDAL THEN REVERTED ALL THE WAY UP UNDER THE DASH AND COULD NOT BE REACHED AT ALL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND PARK THE CAR INTO THE NEAREST LOT.

THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY WENT OUT AND AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKING SYSTEM WENT OUT. THE CLUTCH COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED INTO THE DASH. I WAS IN THE MOTION OF MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON A CITY STREET.

FORD MUSTANG MANUAL TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH / BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY - FAILURE TO FUNCTION FMEA FAILURE MODE: WELDED PIN CONNECTING CLUTCH TO CLUTCH PEDAL BROKE MAKING IN IMPOSSIBLE TO DISENGAGE ENGINE USING CLUTCH FROM TRANSMISSION. NEAR CRASH AVOIDED BY EVASIVE MANEUVER AND PULLING GEAR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL WHILE APPLYING MAXIMUM BREAKING. OCCURRENCE: ESTIMATE 4 - IT APPEARS THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM AS TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY ADVISED REPLACEMENT CLUTCH / BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY ARE BACK ORDERED / DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN. DETECTABLE: 10 - NOT DETECTABLE UNTIL CLUTCH PEDAL BRAKES, FUNCTIONAL TO NON FUNCTIONAL SEVERITY: 10 - FAILURE OF CLUTCH / BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY CAN RESULT IN CRASH WITH POSSIBLE DEATH RPN RISK FACTOR 400 - DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY MAY OCCUR AS RESULT OF CLUTCH / BREAK PEDAL ASSEMBLY FAILURE TO FUNCTION. CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUESTED ALERT TO BE ISSUED ADVISING DRIVERS OF POTENTIAL HAZARD INVESTIGATION TO CONFIRM THIS CLUTCH FAILURE MODE IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH FORD MUSTANGS HAVING MANUAL TRANSMISSION RECALL IF INVESTIGATION VERIFIES SYSTEMIC PROBLEM. *TR

THIS IS ABOUT THE 20TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, WENT TO PASS A SLOWER CAR AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND WENT TO THE FLOOR, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, THIS IS A FLY BY WIRE SYSTEM THE ISSUES IN THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY, NOT THE COMPUTER OR ANYTHING ELSE, NO ONE CAN FIND A PROBLEM, BUT A FEW HAVE SAID THIS IS NOT THE FIRST THEY HAVE HEARD OF IT, I HAVE TAKEN THE PEDAL OUT TRIED TO LUBE IT AND ANY THING ELSE THAT COMES TO MIND TO FREE IT, THERE IS NEVER A WARNING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF YOU PUSH HARD OR SOFT. I HAVE OWNED CAR SINCE 9-10-14 AND HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TIMES NO HELP FROM DEALER AS WAS PURCHASED AS IS NO WARRANTY, I HAVE TALKED TO A FORD DEALER THEY SAY NOTHING THEY CAN DO, WHEN THIS HAPPENS I HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLAY WITH IT TILL IT FREES UP AND RETURNS. *TR

THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY PIN BROKE OFF AND HAD TO BE TIG WELDED BY A MECHANIC. HE INDICATED THAT THE ORIGINAL WELD WAS FAULTY. WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD SAFELY IN THE MIDST OF A VERY BUSY STREET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AS THE GEAR LEVER BECAME DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM THE FIRST GEAR TO THE SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE GEAR LEVER IN ORDER TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

EVERY OTHER TIME I START FROM A STOP THE CLUTCH SHAKING THE HOLE CAR AND IN REVERSE AT 1MILE AN HOUR DOING THE SAME THING I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR LIKE A MONTH AGO NOT TO HAPPY WITH IT.ITS VERY DANGEROUS.I LOOK THIS PROBLEM UP AN EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM FORD WILL NOT FIX IT WITHOUT PAYING 2800.00 I DON'T THINK I SHOULD PAY I JUST GOT THE CAR PLEASE HELP PLEASE HELP PLEASE HELP..............:-( *TR

CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 25MPH OR SLIP INTO 3RD GEAR. TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOP NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION . CAR ONLY HAS102665 MILES . *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 MUSTANG SHELBY GT 500 AND STOPPED ON A HILL AND WHEN TRYING TO START CLUTCH SLIPPED AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. I HAVE DRIVEN MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS ALL MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR WITH 6000 MILES WITH CLUTCH FAILURE. I CONTACTED FORD AND WAS INFORMED BY THEM THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE LOOKING FOR HELP FROM FORD AND HAVE RECEIVED THE SAME RESPONSE. I HAVE SHARED MY RESEARCH AND I HAVE RECEIVED GENERIC ANSWERS. FORD IS VERY AWARE OF THE INFERIOR CLUTCHES THEY PUT IN THESE CARS AND ARE ONLY TRYING TO EVADE A RECALL. I AM ASKING FOR YOUR HELP CONVINCING FORD TO DO THE HONORABLE THING ESPECIALLY THE HIGH COST OF THESE CARS. IF YOU DO YOUR OWN INVESTIGATING AND YOU WILL FIND MULTIPLE PROBLEMS BEING DISCUSSED ON THE INTERNET. THANKS *TR

2008 FORD MUSTANG. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SLIPPING CLUTCH AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE RETRACTOR WAS REPLACED, DUE TO THE SEAT BELT NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE AND THE CLUTCH PIN FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE CLUTCH PIN AND THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. ....UPDATED 12/03/12 *BF THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 01/12/12

2008 FORD MUSTANG GT500. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH CLUTCH ASSEMBLY *TGW CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE &TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE CLUTCH FAILED. JUST PRIOR TO THAT, HE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT ON A ROAD THAT HAD A SLIGHT INCLINE LEADING UP TO THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED AND TRAFFIC BEGAN TO MOVE, HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, ACCELERATED WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT AND EASED ON THE CLUTCH WITH HIS LEFT FOOT. MUCH TO HIS HORROR, INSTEAD OF THE CLUTCH ENGAGING, THE CLUTCH LITERALLY FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE BEAN ROLLING BACKWARD. FORTUNATELY, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE AGAIN, BEFORE SLAMMING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. AFTER THE TRAFFIC CLEARED, HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE AROUND AND GAIN TRACTION WITH THE CLUTCH. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CLUTCH HAD BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUSLY WITH 13,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS COMMON BELIEF, THE FLYWHEEL WAS MADE OF CERAMIC, AND OVERHEATS AND PREMATURELY BURNS THE CLUTCH. FORD REFUSED TO COVER THE COST THE SECOND FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS CHARGE $ 3,226.21 BY THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY THAT FORD KNEW WAS DEFECTIVE. HE IS NOW SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB UPDATED 10/18/11. *JB

2008 MUSTANG GT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AN EXPLODING ELECTRICAL STARTER MOTOR *TGW THE VEHICLE ALSO EXHIBITED LOUD TRANSMISSION NOISES FROM THE DAY OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE. BECAUSE THE NOISE DID NOT SOUND NORMAL, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK TEN DAYS ESTABLISH THE FACT THAT THE DRIVE-TRAIN NOISE WAS CONSIDERED BY THEM TO BE NORMAL. *JB

MY ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT. WHEN CAREFULLY BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT, MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO STOP THE CAR BY HITTING THE BRAKES. MY CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. IT CLIPPED ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. MY CAR CAME FINALLY TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT A WATER HYDRANT/ SPRINKLER SYSTEM. *TW

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RAMP TO A HIGHWAY (ROUTE 21 IN CLIFTON, NJ) AT APPROX. 30MPH AND WENT TO ACCELERATE TP THE MIDDLE LANE ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 45MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY TOOK OFF. I FELT LIKE SOMEONE WAS HOLDING THE GAS PEDAL DOWN AND THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET SOME SORT OF CONTROL WAS TO DROP THE GEARS TO 3RD GEAR (I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC MUSTANG 2008 CONVERTIBLE WITH 500 MILES ON IT). I ALSO HELD THE BRAKE DOWN AND PUT THE FLASHERS ON TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS THAT I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM. I DROVE FOR 1/4 OF A MILE LIKE THAT BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL IN A TURN. IT WAS ONLY THEN THAT I FELT THE CAR TO BE REALLY IN THIRD GEAR. I SHIFTED BACK TO DRIVE AND MADE IT HOME. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE THAT I'VE HAD AND FEEL LUCKY TO NOT HAVE HIT ANYBODY ON THAT WILD RIDE. I CALLED A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WILL TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE. I DO NOT TRUST THIS CAR TO DRIVE AT THIS POINT. *TR

BOUGHT CAR NEW. DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SERVICE, I ASKED THE DEALER TO ADJUST THE CLUTCH. DEALER STATED THAT CLUTCH IS SELF-ADJUSTING, AND CHARGED $50 TO PERFORM SERVICE. HOWEVER, DEALER STATED THAT CLUTCH DISC IS SEVERELY WORN AND HAS ABOUT 6000 MILES OF SERVICE LIFE LEFT. I ASKED DEALER TO REPLACE WHILE STILL UNDER LESS THAN 12,000 MILE OR ONE YEAR WARRANTY. DEALER REFUSED. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS, BUT HAVE NOT AND WILL NOT REPLACE. I SENT LETTER TO FORD CEO AND RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM AN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO CEO THAT SAID THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD MY CONCERN BUT STILL WOULD NOT REPLACE. I AM A 35+ YEAR EXPERIENCED MANUAL TRANSMISSION USER AND AM THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS DRIVEN THE CAR, AND DO NOT ABUSE THE CAR. THIS WILL BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE CLUTCH FAILS BECAUSE IT WILL MOST LIKELY HAPPEN ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT 12000 MILES AND I AM CONCERNED. *TR