Test drove a 5.0 Today

nuTinmuch · 06-27-2011, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Red370

never heard of there being one. A few have said that it sticks when you shift in the upper rev range (ala drag racing), but i've never had any problems and i'm at 25k. Still smooth as butter

Really? It's been all over the place. It seems to be universal, and Ford acknowledged it is a problem -- but I don't think they've come out with a solution yet.

GZ3 · 07-05-2011, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nuTinmuch

Really? It's been all over the place. It seems to be universal, and Ford acknowledged it is a problem -- but I don't think they've come out with a solution yet.

do you mean the small grind issue some people are having? 1-2 5-6...i had this and they updated the ecu and disabled skip shift and now its the smoothest gearbox i have ever owned! There has been a few transmission issues also, but ford has been replacing all these so its not a big deal.

nuTinmuch · 07-05-2011, 12:58 PM

I mean, I don't want to rag on you guys (because I was/am interested in the 5.0), but I can't visit a Mustang forum or general car site without seeing someone mention a problem with the transmission. It even made the car blog rounds a few months ago. Hell, when I went to test drive the car, I brought up the transmission thing and the salesman even admitted it to me, trying to calm my worries by saying that everything would be covered under warranty anyway.

I also just read a TSB that Ford put out to deny warranties if people are using a tune, which is sort of scary considering how much bragging there was about getting power out of the 5.0.

It seems sort of like the ringland issue they have/had with the 08+ STi's. Some people deny they even exist, and never have a problem with tons of miles on their car, and others don't make it past 1 or 2k miles without their engine popping.

07-05-2011, 12:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
nuTinmuch A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,092 Drives: PG 7AT 370Z Rep Power: 18	I mean, I don't want to rag on you guys (because I was/am interested in the 5.0), but I can't visit a Mustang forum or general car site without seeing someone mention a problem with the transmission. It even made the car blog rounds a few months ago. Hell, when I went to test drive the car, I brought up the transmission thing and the salesman even admitted it to me, trying to calm my worries by saying that everything would be covered under warranty anyway. I also just read a TSB that Ford put out to deny warranties if people are using a tune, which is sort of scary considering how much bragging there was about getting power out of the 5.0. It seems sort of like the ringland issue they have/had with the 08+ STi's. Some people deny they even exist, and never have a problem with tons of miles on their car, and others don't make it past 1 or 2k miles without their engine popping. __________________ nuTinmuch! -- Platinum Graphite 370Z -- Check out my Gallery thread here! Last edited by nuTinmuch; 07-05-2011 at 01:00 PM.

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