DA712

I just spoke with a dealer in SoCal who told me that recently a number of Boss's showed up and he said that they where there to have the transmissions replaced with a sturdier transmission. He said their service dept. replaced them with ones Ford provided and then shipped them to the dealers that they were allocated to.

Curious has anyone else heard this?

PTRocks

Nope. Wouldn't surprise me if they were for Shelby, Roush or Miller to play with.

badasbullitt

Interesting. I would like to know more about this. What was the reason for the replacement?

DA712

I can only imagine there was/is a problem with them. The individual I spoke with didn't know why just that there were 10-12 new Boss's there getting trannys replaced

2012YellowBoss

I don't like the way mine shifts at all, some say no problems but that is not the case with me. I hope this is true.

Motor220122

Mine definitely has a noticeable clunk from 1st to 2nd most of the time. And less disturbing but still there during 2nd to 3rd. The rest are smooth.

It gets a little better after several miles of shifting.

phytrpilot

The Boss has a synchromesh 6 speed. Personally, I think it's one of the best manuals I have driven. Yeah, Skip-shift is a pain. But it will do what you want if at the right RPM and respecting the synchros at lower RPM/speed.

Rather B.Blown

DA712

Isn't it Chinese?

phytrpilot

Trans is built in China; but so is everything else we buy in this country.

DA712

It's the new Taiwan but thats just wrong IMO

Rather B.Blown

This is the first I've heard about any Mustangs having transmission complaints. Maybe someone should get a television news outlet to do an investigative report on it.

"Mr.Mulally?"

"Yes?"

"I'm Chris Hansen, why don't you have a seat right over there."

2k7gtcs

Mine clunks too. Maybe I can get one of these upgraded sturdier transmissions.

DA712

This may be the reason my car hasn't left the factory for over a month and Ford won't provide any answers.

I understand some cars have left the ramp and returned to the factory.

Wouldn't it be nice for them to be upfront ???

bigbossman

I haven't heard of any being fully replaced, but there is a TSB out for a known issue. Mine clunks a bit 1st to 2nd but usually not after it warms up, so I'm on the fence about the fluid swap. TSB:

http://www.stangnet.com/2011/04/12/m...hifting-issue/

and

http://cdn.mustangevolution.com/foru...b-11-03-18.pdf

FordService

Hello guys,

Have you brought this up to your dealer’s attention and had your vehicle diagnosed? If not, please contact your dealer as soon as possible. Also, I would like to see how I can help as well. Please message me with your VIN, mileage, contact info, and dealer.

Deysha

FastRedPonyCar

If the boss uses the same MT82 transmission that the GT's use (which i think it does) then this is just the beginning of a massive downward spiral for you guys. There have been waves of guys with GT's having all kinds of shifting issues. Locking out of 1st, 2nd, no reverse, etc...

there is not official fix from ford. They're trying to bandaid the situation with a thinner fluid I think but most report minimal if not zero success.

I'm sure some of you have already seen jmatero's massive thread on it over at the AFM forum.


I'm curious what exactly the "sturdier transmission" dave spoke of actually is. Are they putting the Tremec in there?

boss man

O-Boy, I thought it was me. I'm also having a clunk from 2'nd to 3'rd. This sucks. I'm afraid to let the dealer touch it. Were do we go from here.

Double-EDad

Mine was at the dealer ALL day yesterday, they said they tried EVERYTHING but could not find anything wrong, nor duplicate the issue my wife had with it not wanting to go into 1 or reverse and then massively slipping the clutch (complete with smoke & smell) after it finally DID go into gear. This is after 8500 miles of decent operation except for for it klunking on low-speed 1-2 shifts and being "grindy" on fast 2-3 and 4-5 shifts. So the dealer said they could do nothing for me. My wife refuses to touch the car now, and I feel like it's a time bomb waiting to misbehave again.

I would be VERY frustrated except I already have a trade-in negotiated with the dealer for a new 2012 which I've ordered, so I am not too concerned at this point. If they want to sell it like that, it's up to them. But my wife has plenty of experience driving 6-speed manuals, and drove this very car daily for nearly 2 months without this issue, so I know it's not driver errror. Very unfortunate, because in my opininon the 401A aluminum shift **** is the single best component in the car!

white__stallion

Sub'd.....if there's a new tranny going to be deployed and the Boss is getting it I'll order a new Boss with the upgrade pronto...