I think the transmission in my 2011 ford fiesta is shot. Ecoboost engine and st model are manual transmission only. Ford fiesta service repair manual ford fiesta pdf downloads. The worst complaints are steering, wheels hubs, and ac heater problems. The brief history of ford focus transmission problems. Used infiniti q50 used ford mustang 2018 used ford mustang 2010.
In 2012 ford released a lemon, the focus, and one option was fords powershift dualclutch semiautomatic transmission. The last ford focus we tested wasnt a favorite of ours due to the behavior of its dual clutch automatic transmission. In this video i show you a little trick we have learned fixes much of the shudder issues associated with this transmission. Ram 2500 and 3500 lead latest round of safety recalls. Technically, it is a dualclutch transmission more on that later that operates differently than a traditional automatic.
Research the 2015 ford focus at and find specs, pricing, mpg. Within a month it was back at ford with transmission. I queried ford when i had just bought the car and never heard back from them. Ford powershift problems corrected, top engineer says. My 20 ford fiesta powershift transmission issues, part 1.
Ford fiesta problems and reliability issues carsguide. Enter, ford s powershift transmission, outfitted in the fiesta starting in 2010 and the focus in 2012. What you need to know about fords powershift transmission. 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. 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. Ford says the new focus has a new optional engine, new suspension tuning. 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. Apparently, ford was fully aware of the problem and was even.
The number of vehicles in australia suffered the problems was around 68,000. Part1 ford powershift transmission clutch failure, in this video. The 2011 2016 ford fiesta and the 20122016 focus have a dualclutch automatic. A damaged ecu can cause problems when shifting gears in an automatic transmission, or cause sudden jerking or stopping thats similar to transmission. 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.
In 2010, product development engineer tom langeland told. And by replacing them as well as the clutch, the cars only going to return again and again and again. Editions stretch back to 2010 when the fiesta was introduced in the u. The paper published an email sent in august 2010 by a product. The vehicles affected are 20102016 ford focus, fiesta and ecosport models fitted with a powershift automatic transmission. The models of fiesta and focus from 201120122015 respectively were. I knew the focus had problems, but didnt know the fiesta did as.
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