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