Thank God it's here . I just took delivery on 2006 # 697 and love it . Had a lot of great cars in the past but this one takes the cake . One question for you guys is she shifts a little hard for the first 20-30 minutes is this normal or do I need a little adjustment. Hey and if that and a few head bangs to the door is all I have to put up with I Still love It . If any of you have any information on events in the Southeast U.S. Let me know . Thanks Jack
Hard Shift
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BlackICE
GT Owner
Have fun with your new car. The shifting issue has been discussed and is normal. I didn't see the hard shifting when I 1st drove the car, but after that I found that going from 1 to 2nd when cold is hard to do without making a clashing noise. That goes away after the tranny is warmed up.
BlackICE
BlackICE
analogdesigner
GT Owner
Yes
Jack,
Here was my experience:
http://www.fordgtforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=410
It's fine now... Jay
jtatum01 said:
Jack,
Here was my experience:
http://www.fordgtforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=410
It's fine now... Jay
CHAD
GT Owner
Upon inspection of my tranny, we found chunks of aluminum casting had been left/broken off inside and gotten mashed in various gears and forks. For those following, that was my second gear issue. There were still some chunks left floating around that had not been caught by any moving parts, yet. Disappointing to say the least.
Jack
Congrats on your new GT...what a car. I have 350 miles on mine and it still grinds when I go into second until it is warmed up. I have found pausing between first and second helps when it is cold. There are a few of us down here in Atlanta so let us know when you are ready to come this way.
Don
Congrats on your new GT...what a car. I have 350 miles on mine and it still grinds when I go into second until it is warmed up. I have found pausing between first and second helps when it is cold. There are a few of us down here in Atlanta so let us know when you are ready to come this way.
Don
dbtgt
One lucky SOB to own a GT
Chad, sorry to hear about trash in your gearbox. Was this inspection done at a dealer or did you do it yourself. How was it done? Did you drain the fluid and find casting pieces in it?
SLF360
GT Owner
Guys,
it is in some respect unbelievable what horror 'QC' stories we are reported here.. Like this one. And that, when the car is hand montaged. Is it the workers who have no eyes, no training, or smoked too much dope before showing up for work ?
That would never happen in Italian 'pride production'. Basically scandalous.
I consider myself very, very lucky, so far having been totally spared from any of such flaws and bad happenings... Hope it remains the very rare exception, to the rule.
cheers
stefan
it is in some respect unbelievable what horror 'QC' stories we are reported here.. Like this one. And that, when the car is hand montaged. Is it the workers who have no eyes, no training, or smoked too much dope before showing up for work ?
That would never happen in Italian 'pride production'. Basically scandalous.
I consider myself very, very lucky, so far having been totally spared from any of such flaws and bad happenings... Hope it remains the very rare exception, to the rule.
cheers
stefan
fjpikul
GT Owner
Tranny problems
Chad, did you have some suspicion? What were the symptoms? Did it lock up, make noise? What has Ford done? Thanks for all of us.
Chad, did you have some suspicion? What were the symptoms? Did it lock up, make noise? What has Ford done? Thanks for all of us.