According to Ford Motor Company the stripped-out, powered-up Mustang Shelby GT350 is “the most track-capable” and “race-ready” version of the Pony car ever produced – but those very claims have potentially placed the brand in hot water in the United States.

Reports have emerged that a trio of GT350 owners have experienced transmission and differential overheating issues that drop the Mustang into ‘limp home’ mode after a period of time on the racetrack, and have forged a class-action lawsuit against Ford as a result.

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It further claims that the Blue Oval brand knew about the problems and upgraded the latest model with the cooling items, but has not offered to replace the ‘defective’ equipment or parts affected by using 2016 model year Shelby Mustang GT350s on a track.

Ford Mustang Shelby

Ford Motor Company refused to comment to the US car website in response to the litigation, however.

Shelby Mustang driving on track