Oct 27, 2010 the ford fiesta does a lot really well. Ford focus, fiesta owners deal with transmission repair nightmare. Consumer reports recently cited issues with the powershift dualclutch transmission in the ford focus and ford fiesta as one of the primary reasons behind the automakers fall from grace in its. Ford transit connect transmission problems youtube. Which basically means that this car has a manual transmission that is. Powershift transmission sinks ford in consumer reports. Among ford cars with flawed transmission, the 2012 focus. Ford fiesta from model years 2011 to 2014 stood out in particular. This warranty extension only applied to the 20112015 fiesta and 20122016 focus. Ford fiesta, focus owners to get transmission, clutch. See our lemon odds and nada odds page to see vehicles with no repairs or vehicles with more than three repairs. While customers reported transmission problems with the 2011 fiesta 3 complaints were filed with federal regulators, a high number troubles mushroomed with release of the 2012 focus. The issue became so serious that the australian competition and consumer commission accc took the ford australia to the federal court in 2017.
The brands powershift transmission was cited by consumer reports on. The 2011 ford focus has 2 problems reported for throttle or powertrain failure. Drive fantastically but my main complain is the transmission read more. One the clutch was replaced warrantyrecall, it is shifting properly and smoothly. Transmission, and engine worked nicely togethersmooooth. To see how frequently 20 ford focus problems occur, check out our car reliability stats. Ford knew focus, fiesta models had flawed transmission. Consumers reports criticism not warranted, particularly after a week or so living with my ford touch.
May 09, 2019 the national highway traffic safety administration has received more than 1,000 consumer complaints involving ford fiesta transmission issues on vehicles built between 2011 16. Ford rushes to fix gearbox problems, but not quickly enough. This car is a great value, but, a completely redesigned 2012 version is already available, and it. Ive had my focus for 2 weeks now and not one problem with anything at all.
After two years and 3 months with 27000 miles this car is. Dec 05, 2018 the ford focus transmission problems hit the vehicles marketed between 2010 and 2016. The brief history of ford focus transmission problems car. What you need to know about fords powershift transmission. Ford focus transmission problems auto expert by john. But, its a manual transmission and that seems to have saved me, judging from the other comments. While problems had been reported with the 2011 fiesta, they. Ford focus, buyer beware, ford, transmission problems, lemons. After our 2012 focus was in service department for third time for same transmission problems they told us everything was correct and they gave us that memo of characteristics of the transmission that other people have been getting,so i have sent a formal complaint letter to ford motor company this week and i will post the reply if i receive one. Transmission woes addressed by ford, but too late for consumer. Jul 11, 2019 the 20112016 ford fiesta and the 20122016 focus.
Car complaints, car problems and defect information latest news. Our car has 66,000 miles on it at this point and not a single problem yet. Little of substance has changed with this years model. Within a month it was back at ford with transmission issues and has continued to have problems. Unfollow ford focus manual transmission to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The ford focus transmission problems hit the vehicles marketed between 2010 and 2016. All the affected cars belonged to focus, fiesta, and ecosport models equipped with a powershift automatic transmission. Feb 06, 2014 this is an issue that first showed up in 2011 when ford redesigned the transmission on the focus and fiesta. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle manual transmission stalling and loosing power when approaching an incline and when driving in stop and go traffic. Investigation finds hundreds of complaints about ford. More than 60,000 ford focus transmission problems could be solved if a successful class action lawsuit from attorneys bannister law is successfully prosecuted.
Get reliability information for the 2011 ford focus from consumer reports, which combines extensive survey data and expert technical knowledge. Here are 30 models consumer reports says to avoid buying used. Ford focus transmission problems page 15 car forums at. Purchase the 2011 ford fiesta,very good car so far getting around 41 miles per gal hwy the car is very smooth on the open highway had a oil warning light come on at 4,000 miles computer message. It all has to do with their power shift transmission. My 2nd time driving a car with manual transmission 2011.
A newport woman told local 12 news she and two family members all. Get indepth unbiased information on the ford focus from consumer reports including major redesigns, pricing and performance, and search local inventory. Ford knew focus, fiesta had flawed transmission, sold them anyway. The sixspeed, dualclutch gearbox has forced customers into hefty. I bought it used in 20 with 30,000 and the only maintenance i have had is a. Complaints about its sixspeed dualclutch transmission prompted ford to. When i look at our data, when you look at the ford focus prior to 2012 and major transmission problems, there were few. Ford tried to fix the problem but the complaints keep coming in. Buyers started flooding dealership repair departments, complaints hit the nhtsa website and consumer reports in october 2011 lowered fords reliability rating, in part because of the transmission. The brief history of ford focus transmission problems. I ended up purchasing a brand new transmission from ford.
Bannister law alleged the ford focus dualclutch transmission officially called the powershift presumably because powershit was already taken is defective owing to. I also wish my car had the 5 speed manual transmission. During the last year, ford has issued several technical service bulletins to solve problems. Mar 07, 2020 ford has been hammered by fiesta and focus owners, as well as multiple law firms, due to its troublesome powershift transmission. Dec 02, 2010 the 2011 ford fiesta can be equipped with a dualclutch sixspeed powershift automatic transmission. The worst complaints are engine, steering, and windows windshield problems. I bought my 2012 focus new in november 2011 and have loved it. Jul 31, 2019 ford focus, fiesta owners deal with transmission repair nightmare phoebe wall howard, detroit free press published 12. Buyers started flooding dealership repair departments, complaints hit the nhtsa website and consumer reports in october 2011 lowered ford s reliability rating, in part because of the transmission.
The worst complaints are accessories interior, body paint, and transmission problems. It concerns the 2012, and 14 ford focus and the ford fiesta. Dec, 2018 ford believed these problems were the result of problems in the transmission control module, and extended the modules warranty to 10 years or 150,000 miles. But when we tested two ford fiestas, the automated manual version got better fuel economy than the doit. The 2011 ford focus has 1 nhtsa complaints for the power train. Ford will pay millions to fiesta, focus owners over faulty. Oct 15, 2017 i had transmission failure in my diy camper van conversion. Nov 02, 2015 my 20 ford fiesta powershift transmission issues, part 1. Some consumers, accustomed to traditional automatic transmissions, found the. Randy essex, detroit free press the 2012 ford focus. The worst complaints are stutters and hesitates, throttle or powertrain failure, and buckingnot enough power.
Get reliability information for the 2016 ford focus from consumer reports, which. Jun 21, 2012 my 2nd time driving a car with manual transmission 2011 ford fiesta 5mt intechdude300. Ford knew focus, fiesta models had flawed transmission, sold. The internal gears of fords 6speed dualclutch powershift. The 2011 ford focus goes down as one of the most reliable and affordable vehicle i have owned, and i have owned a few. This explorer suv is a vast improvement over the 4 prior explorers i have owned. Consumer reports rates the 20052006 and 20082011 focus above average for reliability, which makes a used ford focus the most reliable choice among domestic brands. Ford settled a powershift classaction lawsuit in late march of 2017. The national highway traffic safety administration has received more than 1,000 consumer complaints involving ford fiesta transmission issues on vehicles built between 2011. Get reliability information for the 2011 ford focus from consumer reports.
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