2011 Ford Mustang drivetrain & axles problems
102 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2011 Ford Mustang, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 102 18% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 13,000 miles 94 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 50 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 15 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 19 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 94 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 13,000 miles, and 89% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
I have had nothing but problems with this car... First at a little over 1000 miles the car wouldn't go into first or reverse without a lot of forcing and double clutching... Local dealer said of we need to swap your transmission fluid to full sythetic and it'll work like new. That did nothing soon the car wouldn't go into fourth gear and wouldn't downshift to third gear either. It went back to.the shop they said they fixed it but even the tech said it wasnt 100% fixed and that it may periodically mess up.
Manual transmission started to become difficult to shift into gear at random times at around 6000 miles. Problem seems to be getting worse, involving grinds, and at times difficulty even getting into certain gears. I can see where this could be a serious safety issue, ie: pulling into fast traffic, and not being able to properly engage gears. Manufacturer offers no solution so far, advises "normal" characteristics for this car.
Other problems reported for the 2011 Ford Mustang
- Air bags 125 complaints
- Transmission 101 complaints
- Engine 55 complaints
- Cruise control 39 complaints
- Fuel system 26 complaints
- Steering 25 complaints
- Electrical system 24 complaints
- Brakes 15 complaints