2000 Ford Mustang power train problems

“The contact owns a 1965 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the vehicle unintendedly reversed on an incline of a parking lot and struck another parked unoccupied vehicle. There was no injury sustained. The contact stated that the vehicle was not designed with air bags. The vehicle sustained fenders, bumpers, and paint damage. The contact was able to drive to the residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the transmission had unintendedly shifted from park(P) to reverse(R). The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000. The VIN was not available.”

“IS A BIG PROBLEM SHIFTING IN A GEAR AFTER IN FIRST GEAR STARTS TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE BELIEVE IT'S THE TRANSMISSION MANUAL 5-SPEED ALSO ENGINE OVERHEATING AND KNOCKING SOUNDS VIBRATIONS COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SHAKY EVEN IF APPLIED SLOWLY AND SOFTLY”

“I HAVE PURCHASED A USED 2000 FORD MUSTANG AND TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR UNLESS I REV THE RPMS UP VERY HIGH AND I AM INTERESTED IN KEEPING THIS VEHICLE SO I LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, I HAVE WENT FROM SITE TO SITE, I DON'T MIND PAYING FOR THE REPAIR IF NEED BE, BUT THIS IS DANGEROUS, I DON'T WANT TO INJURY MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE. I HAVE FOUND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE SOLUTION AND CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. *TR”

“TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT DETECTED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN OR STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO EXPRESSED CONCERNS TO THE CONTACT OF A POTENTIAL FIRE AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD POSSIBLY NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000. KMJ”

“HARD TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR OF NEUTRAL FROM A STOPPED POSITION ON THE V6 MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON THE 2000 FORD MUSTANG, ALSO PAINT IS BUBBLING AND CRACKING ON ROOF IN MULTIPLE SPOTS, HAVE SEEN SAME PROBLEM WITH PAINT POSTED FOR ALL MODELS FORD FROM 2000-20005. *TR”

“JUST RECENTLY I HAD TO HAVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REBUILT & A NEW PLANETARY GEAR INSTALLED. THERE WAS NO WARNING - THE VAN JUST SIMPLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. REVERSE WAS THE ONLY GEAR THAT WOULD WORK. IF YOU KNOW HOW I CAN NOTIFY FORD ABOUT PLEASE ADVISE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED BUT IT HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON IT. AT THE TIME THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE MILEAGE WAS 72901. *AK”