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Anyone NOT having trouble with their 2011 clutches?

Old Dec 11, 2010 | 09:08 AM
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Close to 8000, had it nearly six months, no issues but it does have the weird modified pedal assembly. Most of it is city driving so I do a lot of shifting, and I love the feeling of shifting up at redline.
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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 10:27 PM
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Smooth as silk!
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 09:35 PM
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9K no issues built 5/10
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 06:21 PM
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Clutch

Originally Posted by eas9898
All I read on the Mustang forums is about people having trouble with their clutches on their 2011s.. Is there anyone who has not had any problems? If so, how many miles do you have, and how hard do you drive the car?

Is this really that serious a problem? I wanted to buy a 2011, but I'm starting to have some doubts..

Thanks!
I have a V6 2011 and just lost the clutch at 2200 miles. Anyone else having problems with V6s?
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 09:01 PM
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Just about 4600mi, and not a single issue.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 06:44 AM
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12k+ miles and zero issues. I think the whole deal has been blown way or of proportion. That being said, if I was experiencing an issue, I'd probably think that not enough attention was being paid to it.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 10:02 AM
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Nice to see so many without problems. Sometimes that's just refreshing...

I'm not even worried about this problem anymore.

5,800 miles, smooth sailing. Fast (but not "abusively hard")
1-2 and 2-3 shifts on a regular basis...MT-82 keeps coming back for more.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 12:06 PM
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3000 mi, aggressive but no burnout starts and shifts, seldom power shift.

The engagement point is a moving target... some days it's easy to nail shift after shift, other times it seems to have a mind of its own as to where it engages...

Shifting is as others noted - notchy, gravelly, cantankerous, unpredictable - I have named my tranny "Forrest Gump" - you never know what you're gonna get...
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 12:15 PM
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Just under 15k- build date of April 19th. No issues with mine! But with my luck I will after I post this! Haha
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 01:10 PM
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11000 and the only real problem is grind 1-2 on cold mornings
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 03:05 PM
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Around 8700 since Nov.....built June 25, 2010....no problems.....drive moderate to hard.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 03:07 PM
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17k miles and mine is fine. Way better than the one in my 370Z.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 05:18 PM
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Just passed 5000 km after a 1000 km trip to Detroit last weekend. I don't have any issues either (except when it was cold). Clutch engagement seems to be just fine.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 06:07 PM
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my clutch just failed at 23000 miles. so it can still happen with a lot of miles. never been drag raced.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 07:19 PM
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Over 8000 miles and no problems. Build date 11/10. Awesome car.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by assasinator
my clutch just failed at 23000 miles. so it can still happen with a lot of miles. never been drag raced.
thanks, but it could still be the way u let out on the clutch.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 08:43 PM
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20,000 + miles works good as new
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Old Jul 9, 2011 | 01:58 PM
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20,600 miles and not one single problem. Shifter is still nice and smooth too!
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Old Jul 9, 2011 | 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by r1rider98
thanks, but it could still be the way u let out on the clutch.
really? what makes you think that? the bolts backed out. no shearing.

it has nothing to do with they way i operate the clutch. a clutch in a high performance car should handle neutral drops with stock tires for 90,000 miles.

the wear surfaces should wear out before mounting bolts back out.

ive never had a clutch bolt loosen in 25 years building cars. i raced those cars with slicks and had as much power as this car has.
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Old Jul 10, 2011 | 07:15 AM
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Assasinator is right the clutch pressure plate blots should never come lose . This is a Epic Fail on ford part and there should have been a recall. This lets wait and see what happens that ford is doing now is BS .
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