https://plaincars.com/make/ford-gt500 New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Ford Gt500. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:33:09 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/ford-gt500 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-gt500#complaint-1431291 Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT MY TREMEC TR56 TRANSMISSION TEARS UP EVERY 600 MI. FORD AND TREMEC ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM WITH SYNCHRONIZERS BREAKING, THEN CAUSING OTHER PARTS TO BREAK BECAUSE OF METAL PIECES MOVING INSIDE TRANSMISSION. I DON'T DRIVE MY SHELBY EVERY DAY. IT ONLY HAS 8054 MILES ON SPEEDOMETER. IF I HAD DROVE MY SHELBY EVERY DAY FOR 30 MILES ( 8054 DIVIDED BY 30 MILES DRIVEN 7 DAYS A WEEK} THIS COMES UP TO 268 DAYS https://plaincars.com/make/ford-gt500 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-gt500#complaint-1145209 Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT (AFFECTED PARTS: MANUAL TRANSMISSION, FLY WHEEL, CLUTCH) TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75MPH IN FAST LANE DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC SEVERAL VEHICLES AHEAD THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCIDENT SLAMMMED ON BRAKES DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO STOP TRANSFER TRUCK BEHIND ME LOCKED DOWN BRAKES TO AVOID BEING SANDWICHED ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES PRESSED GAS RPMS INCREASED TO REDLINE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE CLUTCH BEGAN S https://plaincars.com/make/ford-gt500 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-gt500#complaint-1047338 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT I OWN A 2008 FORD GT500 I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR NOT SENDING THE PROPER SIGNAL TO ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG FOR DEPLOYMENT I CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO DISCUSS HAVING THEM MEET A KNOWN RECALL WITH THIS AIRBAG SYSTEM THERE WAS A REPAIR MADE IN 2010 TO THE UNIT HOW EVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE AFTER THE INITIAL REQUEST TO CORRECT THE KNOWN PROB https://plaincars.com/make/ford-gt500 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-gt500#complaint-1031665 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT 2008 FORD SHELBY GT500 - CLUTCH ASSY (AR3Z-7B546-AD) BEGAN SLIPPING BADLY AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 26793 MILES. VEHICLE CAME OUT OF WARRANTY SERVICE / REPLACEMENT WITH A VERY PRONOUNCED VIBRATION IN THE POWER-TRAIN. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS "BREAK-IN" VIBRATIONS FOR THE NEW CLUTCH (SAME PART NUMBER). AT 43719 MILES (AFTER 16926 MILES OF UNABUSIVE AND NORMAL DRIVING / NORMAL WEA https://plaincars.com/make/ford-gt500 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-gt500#complaint-826391 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT GT500 TRANSMISSION WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET INTO 1ST, 2ND AND REVERSE. I OFTEN HAD TO SKIP 2ND GEAR BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. CLUTCH CHATTER WHEN RELEASED CLUTCH PEDAL BECAME EXCESSIVE OVER TIME. CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP IN SUMMER OF 2010 AND TALKED TO SERVICE PERSONNEL ABOUT THE ISSUES AND WAS TOLD OTHER DRIVERS EXPERIENCING SAME SYMPTOMS AND THEY ARE NORMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MY VE https://plaincars.com/make/ford-gt500 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-gt500#complaint-736183 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT I OWN A 2008 FORD MUSTANG SHELBY GT500 WHICH I PAID $50,000 FOR. I HAVE 22,000 EASILY DRIVEN, WELL MAINTAINED, HIGHWAY MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE DRIVEN EITHER 4 SPEED, 5 SPEED, OR 6 SPEED MUSTANGS FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS. I AM NO NOVICE AT DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR, NOR AM I A NOVICE AT ALL THINGS MUSTANG. DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING, WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY FROM AN ON RAMP, I DEPRESS https://plaincars.com/make/ford-gt500 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-gt500#complaint-702345 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING WATER INSIDE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I JUST TOOK IT BACK FOR THE THIRD TIME TO BE FIXED. THEY CALLED IN AN OUTSIDE COMPANY TO FIX MY LEAKS. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-gt500 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-gt500#complaint-697564 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT THE CLUTCH RECENTLY WENT OUT IN MY 2008 SHELBY GT500. I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED TO 3500RPM WITH VERY LITTLE PEDAL, BUT THE CAR ACTUALLY SLOWED DOWN FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS BEFORE THE CLUTCH CAUGHT AND THE CAR STARTED TO INCREASE SPEED. THEN IT JUST REVVED UP AGAIN ON ITS OWN AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AGAIN. I TRIED TO CHANGE GEARS AND IT DID THE https://plaincars.com/make/ford-gt500 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-gt500#complaint-692034 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT CAR EXPERIENCED A CLUTCH FAILURE WITH LESS THAN 19,000 MILES ON THE CAR. FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN TRYING TO MERGE WITH HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. CLUTCH SIMPLY LOST ITS CONNECTION WITH THE REAR WHEELS AND THE ENGINE SPEED HAD NO EFFECT. RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED BY TRAFFIC. QUICK MANEUVERING BY ME ALLOWED ME TO ESCAPE AN ACCIDENT. *TR