This new design makes an automatic shifter out of a manual transmission by using a computercontrolled dry clutch in place of the oilfed shifting mechanism of a standard transmission. Research the 2015 ford focus at and find specs, pricing, mpg. The worst complaints are steering, wheels hubs, and ac heater problems. I knew the focus had problems, but didnt know the fiesta did as. A damaged ecu can cause problems when shifting gears in an automatic transmission, or cause sudden jerking or stopping thats similar to transmission. The 20112016 ford fiesta and the 20122016 focus have a dualclutch automatic transmission that is the subject of a classaction lawsuit and many individual lawsuits. Easy to drive and maintain the car only needs to be topped up every now and again with screen wash and no need to worry about steering fluid as this cars power steering is all done electronically. The last ford focus we tested wasnt a favorite of ours due to the behavior of its dual clutch automatic transmission. Fords dualclutch transmission could spell danger for its.
The 2011 2016 ford fiesta and the 20122016 focus have a dualclutch automatic. In 2010, product development engineer tom langeland told. Ram 2500 and 3500 lead latest round of safety recalls. When the transmission debuted on the fiesta bcar and focus ccar in the 11 and 12 model years, respectively, ford touted its fuelsaving capabilities, noting it. The worst complaints are transmission shuddering, jerking. Within a month it was back at ford with transmission. And by replacing them as well as the clutch, the cars only going to return again and again and again. The vehicles affected are 20102016 ford focus, fiesta and ecosport models fitted with a powershift automatic transmission. Ford says the new focus has a new optional engine, new suspension tuning. Ecoboost engine and st model are manual transmission only. I think the transmission in my 2011 ford fiesta is shot. Ford australia claimed to address the concerns of the majority of the customers that had faced issues with the powershift transmission of 201016 petrol focus, fiesta, and ecosport. A primer on ownerreported transmission problems and pending.
Apparently, ford was fully aware of the problem and was even. Technically, it is a dualclutch transmission more on that later that operates differently than a traditional automatic. The number of vehicles in australia suffered the problems was around 68,000. Ford fiesta service repair manual ford fiesta pdf downloads. Part1 ford powershift transmission clutch failure, in this video. The ford fiesta mk7 is a very neat car, not good for people who like their cars fast but for people who like their stylish family cars with some nifty gadgets. The automatic transmission in the ford fiesta 2011present and the ford focus 2012present is not like a traditional transmission found in many cars. The 5 speed manual mtx75 transmission has been around since the early nineties and is well proven and reliable.
What you need to know about fords powershift transmission. My 20 ford fiesta powershift transmission issues, part 1. Is the focus reliable with the manual transmission. Editions stretch back to 2010 when the fiesta was introduced in the u. Used infiniti q50 used ford mustang 2018 used ford mustang 2010. The models of fiesta and focus from 201120122015 respectively were. Ford fiesta problems and reliability issues carsguide. I queried ford when i had just bought the car and never heard back from them. Ford powershift problems corrected, top engineer says. In this video i show you a little trick we have learned fixes much of the shudder issues associated with this transmission.
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