Is the focus reliable with the manual transmission. The issue became so serious that the australian competition and consumer commission accc took the ford australia to the federal court in 2017. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of ford focus based on all problems reported for the focus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. The worst complaints are bad hesitationjerking when starting from a stop position, shuddering in transmission, and. The ford focus was equipped with the 4f27e transmission.
All the affected cars belonged to focus, fiesta, and ecosport models equipped with a powershift automatic transmission. It concerns the 2012, and 14 ford focus and the ford fiesta. Ford focus owners have reported 18 problems related to manual transmission under the power train category. The worst complaints are transmission, clutch, and engine problems. Detroit ap ford f, is extending the warranties on about 560,000 small cars in the u. Ford knew focus, fiesta had flawed transmission, sold them. The other gears shift perfectly, but when taking off from a complete stop the car jolts with hesitation in the transmission. I had a couple recalls done on it, one being the transmission problem and 2. The 2014 ford focus appeals to a wide audience with its many trims and powertrains, and we enjoy the sporting side thats brought out by a manual transmission. Ford knew focus, fiesta had flawed transmission, sold them anyway.
Car complaints, car problems and defect information. Ford has admitted the problems with the transmission, shuddering. But this clutch, this transmission that they have now clearly doesnt work. See our lemon odds and nada odds page to see vehicles with no repairs or vehicles with more than three repairs. Ford s drop can also be attributed to problems with new technologies and the new automated manual transmission used in the fiesta and focus, the magazine said. Get reliability information for the 2014 ford focus from consumer reports. The ford motor company started using the powershift transmission in 2010. The transmission that i have is described as a manual transmission that will shift. We were curious about how the focus would drive with a manual transmission. To see how frequently 2014 ford focus problems occur, check out our car reliability stats. Focus titanium buyers can choose a 5speed manual transmission, moonroof, navigation, the technology package, style packages, a winter package and a. Now, i had the 2014, 5 speed manual and still not much pleased with it. It is a sixspeed dual clutch semiautomatic transmission that acts. Ford focus models equipped with a manual transmission, the speedcruise control.
The owner comments describe problems respondents experienced with this vehicle. Auxiliary power points 142 storage compartments 143 overhead console 143 starting and stopping the engine 144. If you are looking at this gen focus get the manual transmission and have all the. The ford focus transmission problems hit the vehicles marketed between 2010 and 2016.
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