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The clutch has gone out once and is showing signs of going out again. It rattles quite a bit when I release the pedal. The dealer cheerfully replaced the clutch after they diagnosed it at about 3000 miles, but about 3000 miles later it is going again. I have driven manual transmissions in three different cars over the past seven years and this is the only one to give me trouble. Ford has done something wrong here. Anybody else have this problem?
I love driving the car, wish I had the money to bump up to GT or Cobra, but for the base V6, it does quite well.
I have a 1997 Mustang and the problem with the clutch is the "throw-out bearing"... just make sure you are not a clutch rider and every-so-often when the car is off slowly pump the clutch to the floor and all the way out again and this helps to calibrate the pedal. REMEMBER... THE THROW-OUT BEARINGS ARE DEFECTIVE ON ALL MUSTANGS... my clutch is now perfect after the dealer replaced the bearings for free.
I have had the same problem with my 95 V6. I am about to put my 3rd throw out bearing in the car with less than 70 K miles on the vehicle. The first one was replaced under warranty and was great for about 10K miles until it started chirping too. My last vehicle (also a Ford) had over 230 K miles with the original clutch so I do not think my driving habits are a factor. Obviously the factory parts are not doing the job? Can anyone recommend aftermarket parts which might be a bit better engineered than the overpriced OEM parts.
Does anyone know if this clutch problem has been resolved?? I'm a native manual shift driver, but by the sounds of it, the clutch is doomed from the start. I'm looking at purchasing a 2002 Mustang Coupe.
I had the same "clutch problem" as you described with my 2000 coupe (V6). The problem increased when the weather got colder. The clutch pedal rattled like hell! The dealer had trouble to diagnose the problem; they changed the hole clutch but, the problem came back. Finally, Ford issued a service bulletin on the clutch bearing. That solved the problem at least, for now... Found On the Road Dead. I'll never buy FORD again, neither should you!
Hell Yeah... I also have a 2000 Coupe... they factory replaced the clutch once... but second time I went back they feed me a line of crap that it is a wearable item.. and that most likely it was my own fault... which is a bunch of crap... i love the car cept for this little problem.. i am going to replace the whole clutch assembly out with a Centerforce Clutch.. which hopefully will solve the problem.. it better for bout 500 bucks that I have to eat... any comments feel free to email at DirtyIceCreamMan@hotmail.com...
I have a 2000 V6, 5 speed, Mustang. At 10,000 miles I had it to Ford to have the clutch adjusted. At 28,000 the TO bearing had to be replaced... they said they replaced the whole clutch. At 35,000, I had the clutch replaced AGAIN, this time it cost me $500. Now it's got 36,400 on it and the clutch is going once again. I contacted Ford and they said it's a wearable item also, or that it might be the way I drive. I'm 44 years old and have ALWAYS had a manual tranny. Ford said they don't get enough complaints on it to warranty a recall. I wrote to www.mylemon.com and they feel I have a case for a lemon complaint. If anyone's interested in more info, contact me at linda0212@attbi.com
Linda.
Anyone out there having problems with Mustang GT a knocking engine?
The whole clutch thing? Sounds to me it's only on the v-6 models. What Ford was trying to do is prevent people from buying v-6's. Don't do it guys! I have a 2000 GT 5-speed and have had no problems what so ever with the car. My words of advice is sell the 6 banger and buy a piece of power! Got anything you want to tell me or ask me. Email me at c_dogg66@hotmail.com.
Problems with the clutch / manual transmission only on V6 engine? I would go to church and light a candle every Sunday it it were true.
I've driven cars with manual transmission all my life and dozens of different makes, but I've never seen (heard) anything like this before.
My 2000 GT had it's third throwout bearing installed about 9 month ago and this piece of %$#&**&&$ is starting to squeal again like a piglett.
Has anybody ever had luck getting Ford to admit that there is a problem? I'm afraid that once the warranty is over they will replace the part itself under the parts warranty, but will stick me with an outrageous bill for the mantime...
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I have a 2000 Ford Mustang V6 Coupe. Here's my deal... I bought the car brand new (7 miles) I have had it for almost three years now, its got about 42,000 miles on it. Well the other day out of no where the service engine light came on, I checked the manual and it said it was OK to drive and since I was out of town I had to get home. About 20 miles away from home and I ended up having to call a tow truck. I brought the car to a well respected mechanic and he found that the left side of my engine was completely shot! The valves were bad, pistons bad...everything. So now I may end up having to get a whole new engine! I called Ford's head office and talked to the rudest lady I have ever talked to. She basically told me where to go and that it wasn't their problem! I swear as long as I live I will never buy another Ford!
I have a 2000 V6. I bought the car used with 12000 miles on it. I had a problem with the clutch rattling a couple of weeks after I bought the car. When I took it to the Ford dealership I bought the car from about 7 times they told me they replaced the throwout bearings three times and the pressure plate once. The last time I took it in it was at 33000 miles and they had to replace the flywheel as well because it was bent. At about 46000 the clutch started to rattle again and now squeals really bad. I have contacted the dealership and a new contact person and after looking up the history in their system found out that they never replaced half of what they said they did. Now they want to charge me almost half the price that it would take for them to fix it when it should have been fixed while under warranty. Any suggestions feel free to e-mail me at tlrichburg@collegeclub.com.
GT 2000 with 55,000 miles... Will soon have to replace the clutch due to the throwout bearing. I haven't had a history of problems like most other comments on this board. I was quoted a replacement cost for parts/labor of $350 (live in San Antonio, clutch shop located on Bitters and 281). I'm noticing a popping sound when I fully depress the clutch--luckily no other sounds yet.
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My clutch has vibrated and rattled very loudly for the past 15000 miles. I have a v6 2001. I don't drive very hard. I've had it "adjusted" twice by the dealership. This is also the dealership that put belt dressing on my belt when I told them it had an intermittent squeal. The car shuts off sometimes when I push in the clutch to come to a stop. I have days where it takes me ten minutes to crank it, but, I can't do anything b/c Ford can't recreate the problem. Well. My rear end pops sometimes. My belt still squeaks. My car still shuts down and has it's cranking episodes, and my clutch is louder than ever. Well to top it off, I think I found an oil leak tonight. I have to check it in the morning. I have about 46000 miles on it. It's been to the shop 12 times. They have not successfully fixed one problem with the entire car except for the parking brake recall. I think we all know where I stand with Ford.
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I have a 2000 Mustang GT (love it). Just for my own info, do automatics w/OD usually shift often when maintaining speeds between 30 - 50 mph. I know I can avoid this by kicking off the OD on the shifter. Otherwise, I enjoy this car a lot.
Any comments would be appreciated..
RonR.
I have a 2000 V-6 coupe. I bought the care used with 48,000 miles on it and at 51,000 I had to replace.. i figured that it was just worn out... No big deal right.. Well I now have 60,000 miles on it and I was driving home and I went to shift and the clutch pedal just hit the ground... I am not quite sure what to do... is there anything I can do to check the clutch with out dropping it...?? Thanks. Lee.