2007 Ford Mustang Transmission Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER AND WAS NOT SWITCHING GEARS. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, IT WAS STILL DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. THE PROBLEM RECURRED 100 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

NHTSA ID

10638992

Incident

Jun 15, 2014

Mileage

15,000 mi

THE ENGINE ON MY 2007 FORD MUSTANG WAS REVVING HIGH WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF ON ME HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CRASHING THROUGH A WALL ACROSS FROM THE SPOT I WAS PARKED IN. THIS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAS NOT HAPPENED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT BUT THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 5,075 MILES ON IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10418393

Incident

Aug 4, 2011

Mileage

5,075 mi

I DRIVE A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. AT 7:00 AM ON MY WAY TO WORK MY CAR DECIDED TO TURN INTO CHRISTIENE. : -). THE THROTTLE BODY OR THE ACCELERATOR DECIDED TO STICK. THE RPM'S WERE RACING. I BURNT UP THE BACK BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS, OF TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN. I EVEN TRIED GEARING THE MUSTANG DOWN. WHEN I FINALLY GOT TO A SAFE SPOT, I THEN TURN OFF THE IGNITION. I STARTED IT UP TO IF SITTING AND RESETTING THE COMPUTER WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. I STARTED THE CAR THREE TIMES AND I GOT THE SAME RESPONSE. AFTER SETTING FOR A HOUR AND A HALF I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN. IT WAS FINE. I DID IMMED. TOOK IT TO A NEAR BY FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM HOOK IT TO A COMPUTER. THEY SAID, "IT SHOW WERE THE RPM WERE RACING, BUT THERE WAS ISSUE SHOWING UP." THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THIS ISSUE TO HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE THEY HAD IT AND THAT THEY COULD NOT PROMISE ME THAT THIS ISSUE WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE SPOKEN TO A CO-WORKER AND HE HAS A 2006 MUSTANG AND HE SAID THAT HIS ACCELERATOR DONE THE SAME TO HIM. I DRIVE FOR A LIVING (A SCHOOL BUS) AND I SELDOM GET SCARED, BUT AFTER THAT MORNING I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY MUSTANG AND NEVER HAD SOMETHING TO SCARE ME AS BAD. I BELIEVE WITH OUT MY DRIVING SKILLS I COULD HAVE HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10287342

Incident

Oct 9, 2009

Mileage

57,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2007 MUSTANG PONY V-6 AND IT HAS ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 1100 MILES AND STILL DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY AND IS NOISY. I HAVE ALSO TWICE EXPERIENCED AN ODD ACCELERATION WITH THIS CAR. THIS CAR VIBRATES FROM THE REARVIEW MIRRORS, THE DASH, AND STEERING WHEEL. I FEEL IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE 1500 MILES ON THIS CAR AND AM HOPING FORD WILL BUY IT BACK--BECAUSE NO DEALERSHIP WILL TAKE IN TRADE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10238626

Incident

Aug 9, 2008

Mileage

1,000 mi

2007 MUSTANG GT THROTTLE STUCK WHICH RESULTED IN AN INCREASE OF SPEED WITH NO BRAKES AVAILABLE TO ME EXCEPT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I HAVE A 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION I WAS ABLE TO PUSH IN THE CLUTCH BUT MY BRAKE DID NOT WORK NOR WAS I ABLE TO TAKE IT OUT OF GEAR. I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AT THE INCREASING RATE OF SPEED OF 50 MPH,WHICH THE CAR DID STOP BUT WAS STILL TACKED OUT AT 7000 TO 8000 RPM WITH SUDDEN DECELERATION. FORD WAS CONTACTED BUT DUE TO FORD NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY WANT TO RETURN THE CAR TO ME NOT REPAIRED. I FEEL AS THOUGH NOT ONLY IS MY LIFE IN DANGER BUT ALSO MY YOUNG DAUGHTERS OR ANYONE ON THE ROAD. I AM SCARED OF THIS CAR!!!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10231551

Incident

May 31, 2008

Mileage

35,800 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT'S WIFE PASSED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 60 MPH AND, WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE, SHE COULD NOT. SHE RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE SPEED WOULD NOT DECREASE. SHE PUMPED THE BRAKES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PASSING GEAR ON ITS OWN AND THEN DECELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR CONSULTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000.

NHTSA ID

10229612

Incident

Jun 1, 2008

Mileage

18,000 mi

THE CAR IS A 2007 MUSTANG WITH 4.0L V6 AND 5R55S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CAR MAKES A WHINING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING IN 1ST GEAR, AND A LESSER NOISE IN 2ND. IT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I CHECKED WITH SEVERAL MUSTANG OWNERS WHO TOLD ME THAT THEIR CARS NORMALLY DON'T MAKE THAT KIND OF NOISE. FORD SERVICE CHECKED THE CAR AND CONTACTED THE FACTORY AND CONCLUDED THAT THE NOISE IS FROM THE PLANETARY GEARS AND THAT IT'S NORMAL. THEY DID NO CORRECTIVE WORK. AFTERWARDS, I FOUND THAT AN EARLIER VERSION OF THE TRANSMISSION, 5R55E HAD PROBLEMS WITH PLANETARY GEARS WHICH WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY - TSB# 02-22-2. ALSO, I FOUND 2 OR 3 PEOPLE SAID THAT THEIR MUSTANG TRANSMISSIONS MADE WHINING NOISES DUE TO INTERNAL PARTS RUBBING ON THE TRANSMISSION CASE. IN ONE CASE, THE NOISE WENT AWAY ON THE CAR AFTER THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING WAS CHANGED. IN ANOTHER CASE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. ONE PERSON DESCRIBES A SIMILAR PROBLEM IN ODI ID NUMBER : 10209790. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225502

Incident

Apr 6, 2008

Mileage

28,100 mi

JUST DRIVING NORMALLY, WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REACHES ITS OPERATING TEMPERATURE, A LOUD WHINE COMES FROM THE TRANSMISSION IN 2ND GEAR ONLY. BROUGHT THE MUSTANG BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR COULD NOT VERIFY THE NOISE AND THEY REFUSED TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10210788

Incident

Nov 20, 2007

Mileage

10,000 mi

2007 MUSTANG GT EQUIPPED WITH THE 5RSS5 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. "WHINING" SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IN 2ND GEAR AFTER IT HAS REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE. SERVICE ADVISOR ADVISED THAT ITS NORMAL AND NO SERVICE IS REQUIRED EVEN WITHOUT MECHANIC TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM. ADVISOR DID NOT WRITE UP SERVICE TICKET. LATER DISCOVERED A FELLOW OWNER HAD SAME PROBLEM AND IT FOUND THAT THE 2ND GEAR CLUTCH WAS FAULTY AND WAS RUBBING THE CASE FROM THE INSIDE CAUSING THE WHINING SOUND. CASE WAS REPLACED AND SOUND WAS GONE. ANOTHER INCIDENT WAS DISCOVERED, AND OWNER STATED IT LED TO COMPLETE FAILURE DUE TO METAL PARTICLES CIRCULATING IN THE SYSTEM DESTROYING THE OTHER GEARS AFTER PROLONGED USE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10209790

Incident

Nov 10, 2007

Mileage

2,500 mi