2003 Ford Mustang Transmission Problems

THE PUSH BUTTON ON THE HANDLE OF THE SHIFTER THAT YOU HAVE TO PRESS TO GET IT OUT OF PARK ON MY 2003 MUSTANG IS STICKING. IT'S AS THOUGH YOU TRY TO PUSH IT WHILE NOT STEPPING ON THE BRAKE BUT WE ARE STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. WE TRY JIGGLING AND PUSHING AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF FIGHTING WITH IT, IT STARTS WORKING FINE UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I HAVE TO DRIVE IT SOMEWHERE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE SHIFT INTERLOCK CABLE DUE TO IT BINDING UP AND NOT RELEASING PROPERLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10407047

Incident

Jun 15, 2011

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. FORWARD SUN GEAR W/TORRINGTON BEARING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10191999

Incident

Sep 2, 2006

Mileage

38,015 mi

WHILE SLOWING DOWN, DOWNSHIFTING OR SWITCHING GEARS, THE CAR ENGINE WILL JUST FAIL AND SHUT OFF/STALL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CAR WILL NOT "BUCK" OR SHAKE, IT WILL JUST TURN OFF, CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO STOP OPERATING. I HAVE HAD TWO CLOSE INCIDENTS WHERE I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AND ALMOST HIT A CAR BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF WHEN THE ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING. I AM AFRAID THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN RIDING IN THE VEHICLE MOST OF THE TIME. I TOOK THE CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THAT THEY DID A FULL INSPECTION BUT DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AT LEAST SEVERAL TIMES A DAY WHEN MY ENGINE WILL JUST SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR NOTICE WHILE I AM OPERATING IT. BOTH MY HUSBAND AND MY FATHER HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR AND EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM SO I KNOW THAT IT IS NOT THE WAY I AM DRIVING IT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10144415

Incident

Dec 4, 2005

Mileage

28,450 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING POORLY, TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT ON ITS ON. DRIVER NOTICED THAT A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION AND SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10111787

Incident

Feb 18, 2005

2003 MUSTANG MACH 1 HAS HAD SHIFTING PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN SEPT 03. FORD SUPPOSEDLY HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR A YEAR OR TWO. THEY HAVE YET TO COME OUT WITH A TSB. THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT, ESPECIALLY WHEN TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS COOL. BECAUSE IT SOMETIMES TAKES 2 OR 3 SECONDS (OR MORE) TO SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR THE CAR IS JUST COASTING UPON LEAVING A STOPLIGHT AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REARENDED NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE THE TRANS WON'T ALLOW QUICK ENOUGH SHIFTS. CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 3,500 ADULT DRIVEN MILES, 2400 OF WHICH ARE HIGHWAY. MANY ACQUAINTANCES HAVE HAD THIS SAME COMPLAINT. TRANS MANUFACTURER (TREMEC) TOLD PEOPLE AT 40TH MUSTANG ANNIV THAT FORD WAS SUPPOSED TO ISSUE A TSB. IT HASN'T COME TO PASS YET.*AK

NHTSA ID

10074837

Incident

Jun 3, 2004

Mileage

200 mi

AUTO TRANS IS SHIFTING SLOW INTO THIRD. THEN WHEN SHIFTING DOWN IT CLUNKS INTERMITTENTLY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10058326

Incident

Feb 17, 2004

Mileage

2,200 mi

JUST BOUGHT MY MUSTANG IN AUGUST OF 2003. PAINT WAS PEELING OFF FRONT BUMPER BEFORE I EVEN PICKED UP CAR. THEN HAD TO HAVE FRONT END REPLACED BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION. NOW MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. *LA

NHTSA ID

10052973

Incident

Aug 20, 2003

Mileage

180 mi

ENGINE STALLS WITH CLUTCH DISENGAGED, COASTING AT ANY SPEED SUCH AS WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP, SLOWING FOR TURN, ETC. LOSS OF POWER, CAUSES INSTABILITY TO TURN, BRAKE, OR ACCELERATE AS EXPECTED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10049635

Incident

Nov 28, 2003

Mileage

9,855 mi

STALLING UPON SLOWING DOWN WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY ENGAGED. LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BREAKING. 2003 MUSTANG COBRA. HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. PROBLEM OCCURS SEMI-FREQUENTLY. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ONCE FOR THIS PROBLEM, PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. *LA

NHTSA ID

10047473

Incident

Oct 29, 2003

CONSUMER STATED A NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR END WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *MR THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE.*JB

NHTSA ID

8019675

Incident

Sep 6, 2002