Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 15922 | 05/01/2002 | 637824 | Subject regarding inaccurate speedometer. *tt | 12/06/2002 | |
| 0258 | 11/25/2002 | 02234 | 636052 | Inoperative or inacurrate speedometer, 4x4 lamp illuminatd, and / or diagnostic trouble code p1635 or p1639. *tt | 11/04/2002 |
| 15067 | 07/01/2001 | 621005 | Some vehicles equipped with a manual transmission may exhibit a powertrain noise described as a brief roar, hoot or groan betwen 2500 - 3500 rpm when the clutch pedal is half way down, during shifting or when depressing and releasing the cl | 09/05/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 03261 | 01/05/2003 | 10008279 | New service part - number 5 needle bearing and race kit - 4r70w transmission - service tip. *tt | 07/26/2004 | |
| 15031 | 07/01/2001 | 621026 | Some vehicles may exhibit a popping or clunk noise in the suspension or transmission tunnel area when accelerating or during turns. this may also be identified by a creak / clunk from transmission shifter area upon initial driveaway. | 09/06/2001 | |
| 01137 | 07/09/2001 | 620988 | Some vehicles equipped with a 4r70w automatic transmission may exhibit a clunk noise during the 2-1 downshift event. *tt | 09/05/2001 | |
| 14708 | 03/01/2001 | 619467 | Concerns with 4r70w automatic transmission built before 02/22/2001 exhibiiting a ticking noise in first gear. *tt | 05/31/2001 | |
| 0158 | 03/19/2001 | 619437 | Some vehicles equipped with the 4r70w automatic transmission may exhibit a ticking or clicking type noise in first gear. *tt | 05/30/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| 042107 | 12/13/2004 | 042414 | 10014086 | General (pcm) power train control module programming procedures. *tt | 04/28/2005 |
| 14918 | 05/01/2001 | 620183 | This bulletin states that on some vehicles (including 2002 blackwood) a battery disconnect or parameter reset is required during powertrain control module (pcm) or instrument cluster (vic / hec / icm) replacement. *tt | 07/19/2001 | |
| 14540 | 12/01/2000 | 617010 | Some vehicles equipped with a 5-speed manual transmission may exhibit a hesitation / stumble when cold under moderate / heavy load with no malfunction indicator lamp light or other fault indicated. *tt | 03/14/2001 | |
| 14540 | 12/01/2000 | 617050 | Some vehicles equipped with a 5 speed manual transmission may exhibit a hesitation / stumble when cold under moderate / heavy load with no malfunction indicator lamp light or other fault indicated. *tt | 03/14/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||||
| 002310 | 11/13/2000 | 616522 | Subject regarding contamination from prior transmission concerns or excess wear may be trapped in the transmission fluid cooling system. *tt | 03/05/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||||
| 01181 | 09/17/2001 | 625715 | Brake shift interlock.*jb | 11/30/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 01108 | 05/28/2001 | 620164 | A whining noise heard from the rear during coastdown from 97 to 56 km/h (60 to 35 mph). this noise will disappear when the vehicle slows down below 56 km/h (35 mph). this may be caused by variation in tooth contact between the different | 07/19/2001 | |
| 00231 | 11/13/2000 | 616512 | Some vehicles may experience a whining noise heard from the rear during coastdown from 97 to 56 km/h (60 to 35 mph). this noise will disappear when the vehicle slows down below 56 km/h (35 mph). *tt | 03/01/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - PEDAL/LINKAGE | |||||
| 16067 | 07/01/2002 | 636261 | Some vehicles with manual transmission may exhibit a hard to shift into gear condition paritcularly from a stop into first or reverse gear. *tt | 11/07/2002 | |
| 00241 | 11/27/2000 | 616529 | Some vehicles may exhibit a vibration that may be heard of felt at the clutch pedal between idle and 2300 rpm, and goes away when depressing the clutch at least 25mm. *tt | 03/02/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||||
| 17510 | 01/01/2004 | 10007342 | Driveline clunk during gear changes and/or quick acceleration after coast (tip-in) clunk. *tt | 06/14/2004 | |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||||
| 16069 | 07/01/2002 | 17451 | 636265 | Some cobras may exhibit a clunk noise from the driveline during a quick accleration just after coast (tip-in clunk). *tt | 11/07/2002 |
| 15462 | 12/01/2001 | 630554 | Information on driveline clunk for cobra models. *tt | 04/18/2002 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 04156 | 08/09/2004 | 10011152 | Tr3650 manual transmission - jumps out of gear 2nd and/or 3rd - clash noise and/or raspy feel on gear engagement. *tt | 01/04/2005 | |
| 04198 | 10/04/2004 | 10010718 | Manual transmission hard to shift into first/reverse from a stop. *tt | 12/07/2004 | |
| 17577 | 02/01/2004 | 10008138 | Gear whine in 1st, 3rd and reverse gears. *tt | 07/22/2004 | |
| 15669 | 02/01/2002 | 630734 | Concerns with a tr3650 manual transmission exhibiting clash/grinding sound during the first few miles of driving. *tt | 04/23/2002 | |
| 01235 | 11/26/2001 | 630341 | Some vehicles equipped with the t45 manual transmission may exhibit a condition of being stuck in reverse, difficult to shift into reverse or may pop out of reverse. *tt | 04/16/2002 | |
| 15175 | 08/01/2001 | 624710 | Some vehicles may exhibit difficulty engaging 1st or 2nd gear, transmission shift fork bending. *yh | 11/08/2001 | |
| 15063 | 07/01/2001 | 621064 | Some vehicles equipped with a manual transmission may become hard to shift into gear particularly from a stop into first or reverse gear. *tt | 09/06/2001 | |
| 14879 | 05/01/2001 | 620176 | Information pertaining to gt and cobra manual transmission service. *tt | 07/19/2001 | |
| 14628 | 01/01/2001 | 618000 | Vehicles may experience transmission ticking noise in 1st gear. *jb | 04/03/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 11/15/2001 | 4 | ||
| The main problem is the transmission failures. it has gone out three times all in the same manner. the car in bone stock and only has 13,800 miles on it. the third time a field district engineer supposedly examined it and said the the parts and workmanship appear to be fine with no flaws and declined my warranty claim. i have been through the dispute settlement board and the ks attorney general with no positive outcome. i don't understand this action especially since i work for ford(kansas city assembly plant)i have researched this problem and found out that there weere problems with the '01 transmissions as per the technical service bulletins, tsb# 14879 nhtsa# sb620176, so it appears that dearborn assembly and ford know of this problem but yet i'm still getting resistance???????????? | |||
| 10/15/2001 | 1 | ||
| The vehicle jumped out of gear while driving. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 03/05/2002 | |||
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. took vehicle to dealer, and dealer replaced some parts of transmission. every 3000 miles transmission started slipping, then, gauge was stuck with rpms at 3, no matter if vehicle was stopped or driving. please provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 08/01/2001 | 2 | 07/01/2001 | |
| This is the 2nd mustang 5spd transmission i have purchased through the dealership and ford that has the same problem. concerns of vibration felt through the seats,floor,and steering wheel while traveling at highway speeds! being the 2nd vehicle, i have been battleing the dealership for a whole year and have just now been given the opportnity to meet with a ford rep.the poblem has been overseen by a ford tech. twice with a replacement of driveshaft twice which still hasn't resolved the problem.i have testimony from othr service reps with other dealerships that state they feel there is a problem with the car and it is not the tires!(vibration that is) also mangr. and techs.at a goodyear tire shop.the dealerships shop foreman felt the abnormal vibration on a testdrive with me and felt it was out of the ordinary,however, his service mangr. later went on test drive and stated that he felt there was no problem. also the ford rep. testdrove the car and stated he felt no problem either!. the car has been repaired in the past year over 9 times for the vibration! so there was a precedent already set before the ford rep. got involved. my concern is that i still have a vehicle that has anabnormal vibration while traveling between 65-75mph on highway, it has been documented by me, the dealership,and ford. the vibration keeps coming back and i havebeen told by reputable sources that it could be a safety issue due to the amount of abnormal wear that can happen to my tires from this abnormal vibration i told this to ford, many months ago, so they switched my tires, including the brand(from goodyear to michellins)when the ford rep. was asked the question by me how is it that th dealer's shop foreman felt the abnormal vibration and he didn't, his response was that it all ended with him no matter who found what!!!this probably seems very convoluded but i am just expressing my concerns with regards to my safety ,as well as the safety of my fellow consumers. thank you, tg. *ak | |||
| 02/18/2002 | 02/01/2002 | ||
| Under light to moderate aceleration a shudder or bucking is felt in 3rd gear speed is between 30 and 45 mph . the dealer replaced egr. and mass airflow and the automatic transmission problem still is present. *ak | |||
| 02/18/2002 | 1 | 10/01/2001 | |
| This vehicle is a lemon. ford knows the transmissions are bad, but won't do anything. *ak | |||
| 09/01/2001 | 09/01/2001 | ||
| The vehicle has a surge/hesitation in overdrive between 1200 and 1600 rpm's and also in third gear at about 2000 rpm's. dealer says they cannot find anything wrong but do acknowledge there is a problem. dealership admits that ford service reps are aware of other cars with same symptoms. | |||
| 01/24/2001 | 01/01/2001 | ||
| When driving there is a vibration when the car shifts into a higher gear. it does not shift smoothly from first to second gear, there is a grinding vibration. the dealer's technician said they all do it, they don't make them like they use to.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||
| 03/01/2001 | 4 | ||
| Traction control light on dashboard came on, and suddenly abs locked up for a couple seconds while vehicle was just being driven out of a parking lot. consumer contacted manufacturer, and was informed that ford was aware of problem. *ak *slc | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||
| 07/06/2001 | |||
| Had manually shifted vehicle into neutral and was about to set brakes whenvehicle started to roll forward. it seems transmission slipped out of neutral into drive.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - PEDAL/LINKAGE | |||
| 08/01/2001 | 5 | 06/01/2001 | |
| Special gas/brake/clutch pedals in mustang gt bullitt edition (only) can slip out from under foot when foot pressure is applied in wet and especially soapy conditions (i.e. car wash). clutch pedal is especially prone to slippage. rubber nubs on pedals can also come off with certain shoes, reducing foot-pedal friction further.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||
| 07/09/2001 | 2 | 07/01/2001 | |
| Differential makes a popping noise when taking off in the mornings. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||
| 08/01/2001 | 2 | 07/01/2001 | |
| This is the 2nd mustang 5spd transmission i have purchased through the dealership and ford that has the same problem. concerns of vibration felt through the seats,floor,and steering wheel while traveling at highway speeds! being the 2nd vehicle, i have been battleing the dealership for a whole year and have just now been given the opportnity to meet with a ford rep.the poblem has been overseen by a ford tech. twice with a replacement of driveshaft twice which still hasn't resolved the problem.i have testimony from othr service reps with other dealerships that state they feel there is a problem with the car and it is not the tires!(vibration that is) also mangr. and techs.at a goodyear tire shop.the dealerships shop foreman felt the abnormal vibration on a testdrive with me and felt it was out of the ordinary,however, his service mangr. later went on test drive and stated that he felt there was no problem. also the ford rep. testdrove the car and stated he felt no problem either!. the car has been repaired in the past year over 9 times for the vibration! so there was a precedent already set before the ford rep. got involved. my concern is that i still have a vehicle that has anabnormal vibration while traveling between 65-75mph on highway, it has been documented by me, the dealership,and ford. the vibration keeps coming back and i havebeen told by reputable sources that it could be a safety issue due to the amount of abnormal wear that can happen to my tires from this abnormal vibration i told this to ford, many months ago, so they switched my tires, including the brand(from goodyear to michellins)when the ford rep. was asked the question by me how is it that th dealer's shop foreman felt the abnormal vibration and he didn't, his response was that it all ended with him no matter who found what!!!this probably seems very convoluded but i am just expressing my concerns with regards to my safety ,as well as the safety of my fellow consumers. thank you, tg. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 09/18/2007 | 20675 | 2 | 05/12/2007 |
| 2001 cobra has bad synchros and a bad gear. the ford dealership stated that the car had more than one bad synchro and 2nd gear was bad. only 20k miles on car. the headliner came down as well. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION - COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY | |||
| 07/06/2001 | 1 | 02/26/2001 | |
| Was traveling approximately 5mph when for no reason air bags deployed. vehicle then bumped into wooden fence. driver suffered burns on arms.*ak consumer wrote in stating the car was parked and when i got out of the car it rolled forward bumping a wood fence post and both air bags deployed. *slc | |||