is it normal or not.

shawnaj7731 · Feb 12, 2006

Is it normal or not. I have 01 bullitt 25k on it and when I shift from 1 to 2 it seems to be a little bit harder to get into 2nd but the rest of the gears are very easy. If it is not normal then what can it be. No aftermarket shifters or afm clutch or anything?

Dan_Soprano · Feb 12, 2006

you have the crap T-3650. There is a TSB on it. It should be fixed under warrenty. Call your ford dealer.

Kilgore Trout · Feb 12, 2006

This is the TR3650 1-2 gear grind. It is covered by a TSB and Ford will fix it for free.

Take it to your dealer.

TSB 15175
2001 Mustang - T-3650 Transmission shift fork bending
Some 2001 V-8 Mustangs equipped with TR-3650 transmissions built from Feb-2001 to Aug 2001 may exhibit difficulty engaging 1st or 2nd gear. This may be due to an out-of-spec 1-2 shift fork. A new shift fork has been developed to service this condition (2r3z-7230-aa). Remove transmission and follow service procedures detailed in 308-03c for dissassembly and assembly of replacement 1-2 shift fork. Examine 1-2 syncronizer and blocking rings for any damage. Service as necessary following service procedures in 308-03c.

03ghoststang · Feb 12, 2006

Kilgore Trout said:
This is the TR3650 1-2 gear grind. It is covered by a TSB and Ford will fix it for free.

Take it to your dealer.

TSB 15175
2001 Mustang - T-3650 Transmission shift fork bending
Some 2001 V-8 Mustangs equipped with TR-3650 transmissions built from Feb-2001 to Aug 2001 may exhibit difficulty engaging 1st or 2nd gear. This may be due to an out-of-spec 1-2 shift fork. A new shift fork has been developed to service this condition (2r3z-7230-aa). Remove transmission and follow service procedures detailed in 308-03c for dissassembly and assembly of replacement 1-2 shift fork. Examine 1-2 syncronizer and blocking rings for any damage. Service as necessary following service procedures in 308-03c.

yup take it to the dealer if its a TSB it should be for free cause that was a f**k up from the factory

ADRENLN · Feb 12, 2006

mine and my boys both do this in second. it is worse when cold or turning while shifting, but when the car has been driven for a while i dont notice it anymore.

hotmustang331 · Feb 12, 2006

My 04 doesnt liek 1-2 on speed shifts...its the hardest gear for me to hit.

BLUE03GT · Feb 12, 2006

what if you have an aftermarket shifter in?... and your warranty is up?...

shouldnt the new shifter have fixed the problem anyway? or whats the deal?

shawnaj7731 · Feb 12, 2006

Here is the thing I just bought my 2001 mustang 2 weeks ago, and my throwout bearing is squeeking like hell. I was finally able to convince the dealer to cover it.

I am wondering if they will fix the 2nd gear problem or not...... Its a 2001 with 25k on it and with a 90 day powertrain warranty. I am bring it in thrusday to do the tob. I was told if the clutch needed to be replace all I had to do was buy one and they would put it in for me since the tranny will already be out.

Is there anything I should bring to the dealership as far as like tsb copy or something etc. The problem only happens on cold day or when the car is not warmed up.

I wonder if any dealership will just repair the 2nd gear problem is it beyond the warranty from ford. If so then the dealer will just have the eat it cause they gave me a 90 day powertrain warranty.

Kilgore Trout · Feb 12, 2006

Hell yes they will fix it, this is one of the most widely known common Mustang defects in the history of Ford...

Quote the wording in that TSB I posted above if you need to.

If all else fails go to a different dealer.

ocbaud · Feb 12, 2006

its to bad they wont cover it out of warrenty

Kilgore Trout · Feb 12, 2006

BTW, nice low mileage Bullitt are you the original owner?

shawnaj7731 · Feb 12, 2006

second owner

mineralgray2002 · Feb 12, 2006

what about an 02 that doesnt like the 1st to 2nd shift? anything i can do about that?

Tripoli · Feb 12, 2006

Yeah, I have a 2002 GT and 1-2 is, and always has been, terrible. I just bought the Steeda Tri-Ax shifter and it didn't make any difference. Sometimes I also have trouble just putting the shifter into 1st. It's like it catches half-way into gear and I have to force it all the way in. Same thing often happens when I do a 5-2 shift. 1-2 usually is very rough and I miss 2nd quite a bit thanks to it.

Car has 80,000 miles on it. Is this something Ford would cover? (Please say yes.)

Mike97gt · Feb 12, 2006

Kilgore Trout said:
This is the TR3650 1-2 gear grind. It is covered by a TSB and Ford will fix it for free.

Take it to your dealer.

TSB 15175
2001 Mustang - T-3650 Transmission shift fork bending
Some 2001 V-8 Mustangs equipped with TR-3650 transmissions built from Feb-2001 to Aug 2001 may exhibit difficulty engaging 1st or 2nd gear. This may be due to an out-of-spec 1-2 shift fork. A new shift fork has been developed to service this condition (2r3z-7230-aa). Remove transmission and follow service procedures detailed in 308-03c for dissassembly and assembly of replacement 1-2 shift fork. Examine 1-2 syncronizer and blocking rings for any damage. Service as necessary following service procedures in 308-03c.

ok one problem. ford will NOT fix it for free out of the 3/36 period UNLESS you have a service contract. any of the ford service contracts WILL cover the repair.

the only other way is to go to your dealer and see if they can try to help you as far as a AWA goes. a AWA is when ford will pay for a percentage of a non warrenty repair.

the first step to try and use a AWA is to have it diaged at your dealer and talk to the serivce manager. if you do not get anywhere with the dealer you can try and contact your local ford office and see if the ford rep ( who has FINAL say anyways) will do anything for you. if he/she wont then you are out of options.

Mike97gt · Feb 12, 2006

shawnaj7731 said:
Here is the thing I just bought my 2001 mustang 2 weeks ago, and my throwout bearing is squeeking like hell. I was finally able to convince the dealer to cover it.

I am wondering if they will fix the 2nd gear problem or not...... Its a 2001 with 25k on it and with a 90 day powertrain warranty. I am bring it in thrusday to do the tob. I was told if the clutch needed to be replace all I had to do was buy one and they would put it in for me since the tranny will already be out.

Is there anything I should bring to the dealership as far as like tsb copy or something etc. The problem only happens on cold day or when the car is not warmed up.

I wonder if any dealership will just repair the 2nd gear problem is it beyond the warranty from ford. If so then the dealer will just have the eat it cause they gave me a 90 day powertrain warranty.

only late 01's built after feb 01 will have the tr-3650 i have a jan 01 built car with a t-45

check your build date on your door. if it's close i can check for you to see if it's a tr-3650. but to do that i need your vin. if you want me to check that PM me

Mike97gt · Feb 12, 2006

03ghoststang said:
yup take it to the dealer if its a TSB it should be for free cause that was a f**k up from the factory

TSB's are not covered outside of factory warranty. only FSA's are FSA's are recalls.

the only way this will be something that ford will be forced to pay for is if enough people need to get a class action suit going. thats what got the intake problem fixed. this is a very drawn out and complicated process

Hedgehog03GT · Feb 12, 2006

Is there any way to tell if this TSB has been fixed on my car besides taking it to the dealer? It's an 03 GT

Mike97gt · Feb 12, 2006

Hedgehog03GT said:
Is there any way to tell if this TSB has been fixed on my car besides taking it to the dealer? It's an 03 GT

PM me i can look up your warrenty history. i just need your vin

'03GTinFLA · Feb 13, 2006

Any idea as to the cost of this if I just had Ford do it?

is it normal or not.

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