Dark Horse on fire and burns down (from stuck clutch)

[jimgt2k24]

From another forum:

From The Owner: "The clutch got stuck down after shifting into 5th. I got it back up with my foot but it pushed right back. The car stayed in gear though. Pulled over and couldn’t force to neutral, so it conked out. Got under pedals to try to see what was up. Daughter noticed smoke, popped hood and small fire was right behind where the clutch is. The rest is in the pics"

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[P2]

Well.... That sucks....

 

[GoldenHand]

Did they owner mention why/how? I understand the clutch gor stuck, but why?

 

[Coosawjack]

VERY UGLY!!
The hood melted like Aluminum should........subscribing and hope to hear why this happened??
GOOD LUCK OP!!

 

[samson]

Wow! Really strange about the clutch and getting stuck in gear. Curious to see where this goes.

 

[NegativeMultiplier]

My immediate thought is that this could be a hydraulic problem, however I'm not mechanically inclined enough to say that with confidence.

@Ford Motor Company, you may want to look into this.

 

[Zig]

That’ll buff out…

is that a md plate?

oh man, that’ll ruin ones day.

hopfully, not a widespread routing issue.

 

[REV745DH24]

Have a full investigation on it and there’s no reason why it happens to you! If it is defective then every Dark Horse or Mustang needs to know why this happened!

We hope you’ll get a new one soon!'

Also keep us posted of your result here with us!

 

[onaccountof]

Glad no one was hurt.
I hope someone can figure out what caused this as I have a 6spd also, and I really don't want my DH to blow up on me.

 

[Zig]

Stock or modded?

 

[4ksk416]

Built ford tough, lol

this coming from a ford guy. Quality continues to go downhill

 

[Q6543]

That’s terrible.

 

[Zig]

That’s terrible.

Agreed, hopefully the result of a mod and not an expansion of a recall.

 

[Karguy]

You cant make this sheet up...In 2024 a clutch that is stuck on the floor...C5 and C6 Vettes used to do this when driven hard (at high rpm) for a period of time creating air bubbles in the hydraulic system the pedal on the floor...Could get it out of gear only by letting off the throttle getting torque of the gears and thus getting back to neutral...Dont ask me how I know...LOL Quality is definitely Job 1...Not ! The insurance will take care of it...! Thanks for sharing...

 

[Zig]

You cant make this sheet up...In 2024 a clutch that is stuck on the floor...C5 and C6 Vettes used to do this when driven hard (at high rpm) for a period of time creating air bubbles in the hydraulic system the pedal on the floor...Could get it out of gear only by letting off the throttle getting torque of the gears and thus getting back to neutral...Dont ask me how I know...LOL Quality is definitely Job 1...Not ! The insurance will take care of it...! Thanks for sharing...

Early units got replacements

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