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Old Nov 11, 2011 | 05:00 PM
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I started the car up, hit the clutch, and it wouldn't go into gear. I tried every gear and it wouldn't go into any of them. Then when I let the clutch back out it stayed on the floor. I called Ford, arranged for a tow on Monday, and a rental car tomorrow at 10 AM. Afterwards (about 20 minutes later) I went back out and now it will go into every gear. I pulled the pedal up manually, pushed it back in, and pulled it back up a few times. After a while it started coming back out part way, and now it will come out part of the way, then *pop* back out the rest of the way.

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Old Nov 11, 2011 | 05:45 PM
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Either the previously known clutch problems or a hydraulic cylinder failure.
Old Nov 11, 2011 | 11:21 PM
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Do have them check it anyway. Even when extremely cold, it should never do that.
My guess would be the bolts for the flywheel might be backing out. This is a known issue and there is a TSB posted.

It might be this problem or it might be something else. The techs can rule out the bolts if that is not the case.
Old Nov 12, 2011 | 10:33 AM
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Yeah they have to check it. I neglected to mention that while it will go into gear, and the clutch *pops* back out, it won't actually engage a gear. I put it into reverse, let the clutch out, and the car didn't move. Haha. So now I have a rental until it gets fixed.
Old Nov 19, 2011 | 11:16 PM
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Update, in case anyone gets this thread in a search.

The TSB bolts have something to do with the slave servo. When the transmission heats up they back out, or warp, or something, and it causes the slave servo to malfunction. At the same time they also tear up the clutch. Everything covered under warranty, so I'm happy.

If you haven't taken your car in for the TSB, I recommend you go ahead and do that.
Old Nov 22, 2011 | 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by IntentionallyChewy
Yeah they have to check it. I neglected to mention that while it will go into gear, and the clutch *pops* back out, it won't actually engage a gear. I put it into reverse, let the clutch out, and the car didn't move. Haha. So now I have a rental until it gets fixed.
As to how you can find this comical by your "haha" I am at a loss! There is nothing funny about your issue, if in fact true and not a camaro owner causing problems about a issue some mustang owners have experienced.
Old Nov 23, 2011 | 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by conejo172
As to how you can find this comical by your "haha" I am at a loss! There is nothing funny about your issue, if in fact true and not a camaro owner causing problems about a issue some mustang owners have experienced.
I say "haha" because I think it's funny. Not everyone posting an issue with their car is a Camaro owner in disguise. Some cars have problems, and mine just happened to be one of them. I don't know, or care, how common the issue is, but I thought I would post everything up in case someone has this problem in the future.
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