davegush

Yep, I agree, the description is not quite what I had heard either. But I do have to say the first 3000 miles were very easy, shifted at 2000 rpm and mostly highway (24mpg ave). I have never encountered skip shift while babying the car. I wanted to be sure everything was seated before going to any higher RPM operation. So after 3k the only issue has been at the higher RPM (5-6k) 1-2 shift. It seemed more prevelant with the stability control in sport mode, or totally off. Never had an issue with full on. So some of what he said might be right. He is trying to get better info from Ford to pass on. I kind of think that I had a malfunctioning unit from the start as it would never engage 4th gear (durring this "skip shift" or "self preservation" mode), it would either go nowhere or grind the gears. I also never noted any kind of message as some has noted when skip shift is invoked. At first I thought my 1-2 issue was me just getting used to a short throw shifter and the new car. After driving the Boss Track Attack cars I can tell you that my car just wasn't right to begin with, or the Track Attack cars are not quite stock.

As far as I know the dealer is still approaching this as warranty work, I have not heard otherwise, so I will not bother Deysha just yet.

davegush

Car has been repaired, and was under warranty. Thank you Ford.

I looked at the the broken parts and was a bit taken aback by how fragile this transmission is. Ford should have kept the Tremec in the Boss and left this transmission for the 6 bangers. Anyone know what transmission is in the Cobra Jet? I can guarantee its not an MT82

While my car has been repaired, it is not fixed. The repair parts are not any beefier, than the broken parts. So the broken part was the 3-4 shift fork, a plastic guide shoe cracked off. It is a very small and fragile part. Some missing teeth from the 2nd and 4th gear synchros, plus some collateral damage.

Word of advice to everyone, disable the skip shift, and shift like a grandma, Smooth and Easy are the key words here. Note that the 2013's have the skip shift feature disabled from the factory.

If it breaks again I won't even bother with it, I'll just go get a Tremec and fix it for good.

UnrealFord

Do you have any pictures of parts?

davegush

Dang, that would have been a good idea, but I didn't think of it.