Manual Trans. Thud when shifting

[montreal ponies]

I have a 2016 GT that also has this issue from 1-4 and is quite loud (I can often hear it over my FRPP Sport exhaust). Mine feels almost like the syncros aren't slowing the input shaft enough before locking into gear, which causes the gears to hit (also causing it to creep forward when shifting into 1st from a dead stop). No grinding though. I questioned this when test-driving before I ordered and was told it was normal as well.

That sucks, i was hoping that these issues would've been fixed on the 16's . :tsk:

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[FordService]

Add me to the list. The car is about two weeks old and has done it since day one. I definitely get thud sounds but more worrisome is I'll get actually bounce back against the shifter like the transmission is sliding back. I've found the only way to help is to ride the clutch which I am not willing to do. I'll have to get it checked at some point...

Deysha, please add me to the list too.

I have a 2016 GT that also has this issue from 1-4 and is quite loud (I can often hear it over my FRPP Sport exhaust). Mine feels almost like the syncros aren't slowing the input shaft enough before locking into gear, which causes the gears to hit (also causing it to creep forward when shifting into 1st from a dead stop). No grinding though. I questioned this when test-driving before I ordered and was told it was normal as well.

Be sure to make appointments with your Ford Dealers to get them checked out, guys. Then, PM me with your VINs, dealers, mileage, full names, and best daytime numbers and I’ll get them escalated for you.

Deysha

 

[imissmy2j]

MThud82

Gearbox was 100% silent when left the lot 2 weeks ago, now same exact thing as everyone else. 800 miles on the car and nothing but horrible service either at the dealer or at the customer service line.

To all the people that deem it "normal" - kudos, this is the reason why Ford, among others, will continue delivering subpar cars.

Will keep everyone posted on progress/ lack thereof.

Extremely disappointed in lack of quality control, lack of customer care, etc. This is almost $40k for crying out loud.

 

[ridenfish39]

MThud82

Gearbox was 100% silent when left the lot 2 weeks ago, now same exact thing as everyone else. 800 miles on the car and nothing but horrible service either at the dealer or at the customer service line.

To all the people that deem it "normal" - kudos, this is the reason why Ford, among others, will continue delivering subpar cars.

Will keep everyone posted on progress/ lack thereof.

Extremely disappointed in lack of quality control, lack of customer care, etc. This is almost $40k for crying out loud.

I and others don't thinks it's ''normal''.....it is just what every dealer will tell you. I have tried to work with 5 different dealerships with my 2 Mustangs and they are all horrible. I love the car but it has it's issues, I should have learned my lesson from my 12 that was a dud but I didn't. Dealers told me a quart of oil every 1000 miles was normal consumption

 

[Asharus]

ouch, i would go thru 7.5 quarts in between oil changes if that was the case.

after 14000 miles, my car has consumed 1.5 quarts, and most of it was probably in the first 3k miles. since my first 7500 oil change, my oil is still at the middle of the dipstick, and im at 14000 now.

 

[ridenfish39]

ouch, i would go thru 7.5 quarts in between oil changes if that was the case.

after 14000 miles, my car has consumed 1.5 quarts, and most of it was probably in the first 3k miles. since my first 7500 oil change, my oil is still at the middle of the dipstick, and im at 14000 now.

It was ridiculous. The car ran like a beast though til I traded it at 45k miles. Sometimes if I was hard on it I would lose a quart in 800 miles. It also had the clutch pack go bad in the diff, 2 o2 sensors go bad (wondering if they got fouled up from all the oil blow by), had the cold start light throttle piston rattle (that the dealer told me was normal LOL) and other problems.
The only issue with my 15 is some slight body panel alignment problems (which I can live with) and the ''thud''. It doesn't bother me at all, and the trans shifts like butter even at high rpm. I just wonder about it's longevity.....

 

[Asharus]

i thought ford was good for longevity. they are "built ford tough" they say.

it just sucks when someone has a legitimate issue and ford refuses to acknowledge and fix it. i'm referring to the few with the coyote oil consumption and ticking issues.

this "thud" issue doesn't concern me one bit. i've had a lot of manual cars in the past and most if not all have some sort of noise to accompany it. i'm pretty sure the manuals in my bimmers were getrag as well, and that was before they had a factory in china, lol

 

[John S.]

Be sure to make appointments with your Ford Dealers to get them checked out, guys. Then, PM me with your VINs, dealers, mileage, full names, and best daytime numbers and I’ll get them escalated for you.

Deysha

Deysha, We now have 28 pages of complaints from mustang owners about this thud. Everyone is being told it is normal. I for one and very disappointed in a $40k car that sounds like it has the transmission out of a 20 year old dump truck. What exactly is happening when you "escalate" these cases? It still seems as though Ford doesn't care. They have rubber stamped it as normal so what is really being done? Seems like absolutely nothing to me.

 

[imissmy2j]

Deysha, We now have 28 pages of complaints from mustang owners about this thud. Everyone is being told it is normal. I for one and very disappointed in a $40k car that sounds like it has the transmission out of a 20 year old dump truck. What exactly is happening when you "escalate" these cases? It still seems as though Ford doesn't care. They have rubber stamped it as normal so what is really being done? Seems like absolutely nothing to me.

Thank you.
Case number 7822194
Case escalated, customer service line called, etc.
Phone call back , identical vehicle has identical noises and your handbrake lever is supposed to wobble like that. That is normal vehicle operation. Case dismissed.

28000 views on a topic isn't enough, obviously. God, I should've have known better and gotten a slow ass z or sti.:ford:

 

[KilluminatiDre]

Get a loud exhaust, I don't even hear the thud.

 

[imissmy2j]

Get a loud exhaust, I don't even hear the thud.

I come from a boosted Lexus community bro, such solutions aren't my cup of tea Lol. In reality, the thud itself is really not a horrible sound, everyone could live with it I'm sure. Imho, the mini physical jault that it produces Through the whole car makes me cringe every time, really takes away from the driving experience. And then you add the paranoia of "this is going to break soon" and the inevitable reality of rolling your mustang downhill by the power of gravity, only to find out that it's normal vehicle operation. Because Ford service is ran by Fred Flintstone.

 

[KilluminatiDre]

I'm curious as to why there's such a huge difference between the cars. Some people barely have it and some say it's vey harsh. Even when my car was stock there was a very mild thud but nothing harsh that jolted the entire car. Now I have a Barton shifter and Steeda trans mount bushing and it's pretty much non existent.

 

[imissmy2j]

I'm curious as to why there's such a huge difference between the cars. Some people barely have it and some say it's vey harsh. Even when my car was stock there was a very mild thud but nothing harsh that jolted the entire car. Now I have a Barton shifter and Steeda trans mount bushing and it's pretty much non existent.

Apparently mine is on the easy side, some people report that theirs lurches forward a bit going n-1 like a freaking crotch rocket. So yeah same issue, some just a lot worse than others. None recognized by Ford.

 

[foghat]

some people report that theirs lurches forward a bit going n-1 like a freaking crotch rocket.

Come on. Really? I've been following this thread since day one and do not recall ever reading such a complaint. And if I had, I would have asked the following:

How do you go from neutral to 1st without the clutch pushed in? And if the clutch is pushed in, how the heck are you lurching forward?

 

[imissmy2j]

Come on. Really? I've been following this thread since day one and do not recall ever reading such a complaint. And if I had, I would have asked the following:

How do you go from neutral to 1st without the clutch pushed in? And if the clutch is pushed in, how the heck are you lurching forward?

Yeah. Just because me and you don't have that issue, I wouldn't be surprised that someone else does. I read that a few pages back. Regardless of that tho, this is not something everyone is willing to just be cool with on the daily.

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