2011 Ford Mustang transmission problems
Owners reported transmission problems in 101 complaints for the 2011 Ford Mustang, 17% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 101 17% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 3,000 miles 95 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 92 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 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 95 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 3,000 miles, and 99% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the transmission complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
When the ambient temperature is cold (below 35 degrees) 1st, 2nd and 3rd gears are extremelt difficult to engage. I have a manual transmission vehicle and have almost been rear ended twice when trying to engage 2nd gear in my new 2011 ford mustang. I have visited keith hawthorne ford once for service since realizing the issue. They did acknowledge that ford is aware of the issue but basically shrugged their shoulders about it.
6 speed manual transmission fails to shift or shift smoothly into 2nd gear causing a safety situation in attempting to pull out in traffic. Went to pull out in traffic and could not shift into 2nd, traffic was bearing down and I had to quickly shift to third. Problem started when car had about 1000 miles on it. Car was checked out by a ford dealer and I was told it was normal and nothing could be done.
Other problems reported for the 2011 Ford Mustang
- Air bags 125 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 102 complaints
- Engine 55 complaints
- Cruise control 39 complaints
- Fuel system 26 complaints
- Steering 25 complaints
- Electrical system 24 complaints
- Brakes 15 complaints