Transmission
Filed Jan 20, 2004
CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN PARKING ON A HILL OR FLAT LAND VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF REVERSE AND ROLLED FORWARD. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE, AND NOTICED SHIFTER FORK WAS WORN OUT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10055397
1998 Ford Mustang Transmission Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Transmission reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
16
Latest Jan 20, 2004
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
7%
of 236 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Ford Mustang submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming transmission
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Transmission
Filed May 1, 2002
WHILE PARKED ON DECLINE VEHICLE ROLLED AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH PARKING BRAKES STILL ON, HAD PARKING BRAKES DONE ON RECALL IN 2001. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE STATING PARKING BRAKES WERE FINE.*JB
- NHTSA ID
- 8008906
Transmission
Filed Feb 7, 2002
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN. *AK *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 8003750
- Incident
- Dec 1, 2001
Transmission
Filed May 9, 2001
VEHICLE SHIFTS ON ITS OWN, BURNING THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 887855
Transmission
Filed Aug 31, 2000
VEHICLE POPS OUT OF OVERDRIVE AND O/D LIGHT FLASHES ON. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP HAS REPLACED THE CYLNOID THAT CONTROLS THIS 4 TIMES. WORKS FOR AWHILE THEN STARTS AGAIN. CANNOT FIND ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION REBUILD IS NOW THE ONLY REMEDY.
- NHTSA ID
- 729740
- Incident
- May 15, 2000
Body & structureDriver assistanceTransmission
Filed Jul 13, 2000
Crash reported
REMOTE DOOR DOES NOT WORK ALL OF THE TIME. DEALER REPLACED LATCH BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CUSTOMER PLACED A SMALL ROUND MAGNET ON THE QUARTER PANEL ON EACH SIDE WHERE THE LID CONTACTS THE QUARTER PANEL TEMPORARILY CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. CUSTOMER WOULD LIKE THE DEALER TO PROPERLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CAR IDLES ROUGH WHEN ACCESSORORIES ARE TURNED ON. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARSHLY UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT IMMEDIATELT ENGAGE IN GEAR WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN CAR SITS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME BUT DOES NOT ALWAYS OCCUR. CUSTOMER HAS NOTICED AT TIMES AN UNUSAL LARGE LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT DOES NOT SEE A LEAK OR SMELL. RIGHT FRONT DOOR SPEAKER CUTS IN AND OUT.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 725396
Transmission
Filed May 10, 2000
I LOST COUNT AFTER 22 TIMES FOR THAT CAR BEING IN THE SHOP. NOW... I CAN BARELY GET IT OUT OF PARK.. THEY ORDERED THE PART FOR IT, BUT FAILED TO CALL ME WHEN IT CAME IN, THEREFORE IT WAS SENT BACK. THEN AFTER I COMPLAINED AGAIN TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS NOW ON BACK-ORDER, BUT THEY FOUND ONE IN OKLAHOMA THAT WAS GOING TO BE SENT TO THEM FOR ME IN A WEEK. AFTER 3 WEEKS I WENT UP THERE AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO PART COMING IN FROM OKLAHOMA, THAT ONE'S ON BACK-ORDER TOO ! I AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND FOR A CAR THAT DOESN'T EVEN GET ME AROUND !!!!!! THIS IS RIDICULOUS ! PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME ! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW AND I'M ALWAYS LATE FOR SCHOOL AND APPOINTMENTS BECAUSE I CAN'T GET MY CAR OUT OF PARK !!!! MY THUMB IS SO SORE AND SWOLLEN AND CALLOUSED FROM TRYING TO GET IT OUT OF PARK !*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 722476
BrakesHeating & air conditioningSteering+1 more
Filed Dec 13, 1999
BRAKING, AND SHIFTING (AUTOMATIC). NEED INFORMATION ON MAKING FORD PAY FOR THE LEMON! *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 716001
- Incident
- May 1, 1999
Powertrain (other)Transmission
Filed Nov 7, 1999
TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON THREE SEPERATE OCASSIONS FOR TRANSMISSION TROUBLE
- NHTSA ID
- 714437
- Incident
- Oct 1, 1999
Transmission
Filed Sep 8, 1999
TRANSMISSION--TORQUE CONVERTER.
- NHTSA ID
- 609713
- Incident
- Dec 16, 1998
Interior & seatsTransmission
Filed Sep 8, 1999
CLUTCH AND HOOD LATCH.
- NHTSA ID
- 609587
Transmission
Filed Feb 10, 1999
TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT OF 4TH GEAR. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION.
- NHTSA ID
- 703157
- Incident
- Jun 28, 1998
Transmission
Filed Nov 6, 1998
SUMMARY NOT PROVIDED BY CONSUMER
- NHTSA ID
- 700369
- Incident
- Oct 30, 1998
Transmission
Filed Sep 8, 1998
VEHICLE POPS OUT OF GEAR, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 827703
- Incident
- Mar 15, 1998
Transmission
Filed May 25, 1998
MANUAL TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF 4TH GEAR AND REVERSE. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE NO REPAIRS AND CLAIMS FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.
- NHTSA ID
- 536130
- Incident
- Apr 12, 1998
Transmission
Filed Jan 23, 1998
TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR/STICKS IN GEAR.
- NHTSA ID
- 528730
- Incident
- Dec 30, 1997
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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