10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 0 miles
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Vehicle rolled and hit another vehicle, while parked in first gear with parking brake up as per owners manual, possibly parking brake failure or transmission failure.
- Studio City, CA, USA
Vehicle rolled and hit another vehicle, while parked in first gear with parking brake up as per owners manual, possibly parking brake failure or transmission failure.
- Studio City, CA, USA
Transmission grinds going into 2nd gear and pops out of reverse almost all cobra owners I have talked with has these problems with the T-45 transmission dealer can't reproduce the problem so no fix is possible
- Woburn, MA, USA
The transmission cannot be shifted into reverse in any reliable manner. Obvious problem since day one. Reported to Ford, they returned with no problem found. Cannot shift into reverse under any emergency condition if such a situation arises. For a period of 2 months, at 18000 miles, had intermittent grinding when upshifting from 1st to 2nd gear when cold. Not reported to Ford since not consistent enough and did not want to bother with no problem found response. Problem has since gone away (for now). Recent incident, had total failure of clutch cable assembly. Could not shift into gear after stopping at traffic light. I was stuck in the middle of the intersection and forced to abandon car in the middle of a very busy road. One individual swerved to miss my car and almost caused a multi car accident. Ford did replace under warranty. They did mention that clutch needs replacement for possible damage to cable failure. No word from Ford if this is under warranty.
- Garden Grove, CA, USA
Car purchased 9/97 factory delivery brake problems constantly squeeking metal clinging, boot cover never locks, transmisson failure twice, leaks around window seals
- Greensboro, NC, USA
Manual transmission cracked at less than 20,000 miles and is leaking transmission fluid.
- Ford City, PA, USA
Transmission failed/vibrates.
- Minot, ND, USA
Manual transmission difficult/impossible to get into reverse. Caused vehicle to obstruct traffic after executing a U-turn. Several repeat applications of transmission would not allow it into reverse. Driver claims that vehicle exhibited this condition since purchase.
- Newbury Park, CA, USA
- Studio City, CA, USA