Verify Customer Concern
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2013 Ford Mustang. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Verify and document the customer concern.
- When was it first noticed?
- Did it appear suddenly or gradually?
- Did anything unusual occur that would coincide with it or precede it?
- Identify when the condition occurs:
- Hot or cold vehicle operating conditions.
- Type of terrain.
- City/highway driving.
- Driving at a particular speed.
- coasting.
- hard acceleration.
- Shifting.
- upshifts.
- downshifts.
- in a particular gear.
- in all gears.
- Hot or cold ambient temperatures.
- Has the transmission/clutch been repaired before or components installed?
- Check the vehicle service record. Note any repairs.