Class action lawsuit of the MT82

[Recon]

Read this earlier:

Ford Mustang Owners File Class-Action Suit over Manual Transmission
To be honest I expected this to happen sooner than it did.
Thoughts?


Pick your poison.

 

[jmsa540]

Outsourced to ChYna!

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[08mojo]

Pretty dumb:

• $5M in damages...if Ford pays out, how much would an individual get?
• "Transmission slips, jerks..." Ummm, what? How does that work on a manual?
• Originally filed in CA...what a surprise

I had a 2012, 2014 and 2016 all with the MT82. No issues for me, but I am aware that many have had problems. Most, from my recollection, were from high rpm shifts. I remember this being clutch related more than the mt82 itself.

Regardless, I wish there was a definitive answer and updated parts. No one wins in a class action except the lawyers that filed the claim looking for a payday.

 

[2KBlackGT]

The DCT next?

 

[Mentos]

If they win, it’ll open up the flood gates.


Suing a manufacturer for making a “bad” design? Lots of those out there.

 

[IA Shelby]

Ambulance chasers looking to make a quick buck. 1/3 of any settlement goes to the attorneys. So each owner gets $50. That will do nothing to fixing the issue or replacing with a better Tremec solution.

 

[03Sssnake]

Pretty dumb:

• $5M in damages...if Ford pays out, how much would an individual get?
• "Transmission slips, jerks..." Ummm, what? How does that work on a manual?
• Originally filed in CA...what a surprise

I had a 2012, 2014 and 2016 all with the MT82. No issues for me, but I am aware that many have had problems. Most, from my recollection, were from high rpm shifts. I remember this being clutch related more than the mt82 itself.

Regardless, I wish there was a definitive answer and updated parts. No one wins in a class action except the lawyers that filed the claim looking for a payday.

the clutch setup certainly didn’t help that box, but some of the parts were really inadequate, flimsy shift forks and nylon shift pads/dogs, plastic shift stop....the gears themselves are pretty robust. Calimer addresses the forks by welding them up, switching shift pads to machine tool quality bronze and billet steel shift stop...

 

[Blk04L]

If they win, it’ll open up the flood gates.


Suing a manufacturer for making a “bad” design? Lots of those out there.

Ford settled on the Focus DCT transmission a few month ago. 30mil settlement.

 

[08mojo]

Ford settled on the Focus DCT transmission a few month ago. 30mil settlement.

Sounds like they used the same wording from that lawsuit and copied/pasted it on the MT82 lawsuit. Ford deserved to lose their ass on the Focus DCT--it was flat out dangerous. MT82 is shit, but I think it's fine if you're not chasing an ET or upset when it fails behind a boosted coyote.

 

[IA Shelby]

Sounds like they used the same wording from that lawsuit and copied/pasted it on the MT82 lawsuit. Ford deserved to lose their ass on the Focus DCT--it was flat out dangerous. MT82 is shit, but I think it's fine if you're not chasing an ET or upset when it fails behind a boosted coyote.

30 million was a joke for that level of screw up. Completely different level of impact. Fraud is very hard to prove as it requires evidence of malicious intent and wrongdoing. The intent is what makes it difficult. Lawyers wanted a quick 10 million payday as to having this drag out 5 years with no guarantees.

 

[Fat Boss]

I"m on my third MT82. All have been great. The first one was in a Boss 302 and was flawless. The second was also a Boss 302 but needed the RST clutch to be flawless. My current one is in the supercharged Coyote GT350 and is flawless, but I don't know what clutch Shelby put into it. Maybe I'm lucky.

 

[Crimson2v]

Fat Boss; I thought the GT350 had a tremec, not the mt82.

 

[BigPoppa]

Only issues I've had with my MT82 have been clutch lockouts. Since I'm dragging my ass on the transmission swap, I'm still using the stock MT82 and clutch. I don't power shift it either so....

 

[Steve@TF]

Fat Boss; I thought the GT350 had a tremec, not the mt82.

he has the shelby version of the GT350 that was made in 2013 out of a standard GT/coyote. not the present Voodoo/SVT GT350.

 

[Steve@TF]

who's really to blame? ford or getrag? did for actually design the transmission or getrag and ford just approved it? of course, ford continuing to use the problematic transmission. it seems everyone and their mother, all over the country, knows about the trans issues. it shouldnt fail on a stock vehicle.

 

[Mentos]

Ford settled on the Focus DCT transmission a few month ago. 30mil settlement.

True, because as others have mentioned, the DCT was proven to be a danger. ....the MT82 isn’t the same situation.

 

[lOOKnGO]

Ford in the day wanted to partner/own Ferrari. Now they want to snuggle with the Chi-coms. Design Obsolescence, learn it people! It's everywhere.

 

[BigPoppa]

who's really to blame? ford or getrag? did for actually design the transmission or getrag and ford just approved it? of course, ford continuing to use the problematic transmission. it seems everyone and their mother, all over the country, knows about the trans issues. it shouldnt fail on a stock vehicle.

It's a Getrag design licensed by Ford.

 

[BigPoppa]

I think I should point out that there isn't anything wrong with the MT82 itself, but poorly designed shifter and clutch, which were not Getrag designs.

 

[me32]

Sounds like they used the same wording from that lawsuit and copied/pasted it on the MT82 lawsuit. Ford deserved to lose their ass on the Focus DCT--it was flat out dangerous. MT82 is shit, but I think it's fine if you're not chasing an ET or upset when it fails behind a boosted coyote.

Even in stock , masses lock outs, that should not happen on a stock car. 11-14 5th gear took a dump, ect. Ford refused to fix the real issue whuch continues even on the 2020.