The ford dealer tells me this is normal for a 2007 ford focus with auto transmission. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. In this part 1 of 2, a ford focus is getting undriveable because of a slipping clutch. Department of commerce, and trade and economic sanctions maintained by the treasury departments office of foreign assets control, in regard to products purchased on this website. A blue candy metallic 2012 ford focus sel sedan, left, and a lime squeeze. My clutch went on my old focus mk2 pretty much straight after it hit 120k.
This part is manufactured by one of the most trusted names in the. The ford focus transmission problems hit the vehicles marketed between 2010 and 2016. Ford edge 2016present, european models with diesel. It is a common problem, and ford doesnt make a replacement.
See our lemon odds and nada odds page to see vehicles with no repairs or vehicles with more than three repairs. Driving the used 2007 ford focus not a lot of fuelefficient compact cars are much fun to drive, especially in base form. Had no problem for the first 3 months of owning the vehicle, then all of a sudden i was having issues. Ford focus 2007 problem was reported in baltimore, md. Ford focus standard transmission with 5speed ford mtx75 transmission 2007, manual transmission input shaft repair sleeve by national.
Automatic transmission problems of ford focus part 1. There were also issues with the transmission control module such as faulty. Used ford focus tdci for sale in south africa gumtree cars. Vehicles impacted are the ford fiesta model years 20112016 and the ford focus model years 20122016 equipped with a powershift transmission. The carmaker says that its not a safety problem if your car slips into neutral on. How to fix sloppy shifting ford focus ib5 transmission. Put my foot on gas and it would hesitate, then go into gear.
The brief history of ford focus transmission problems. The smart junction box sjb is also known as the generic electronic module gem. Ford focus owners have reported 96 problems related to automatic transmission under the power train category. It concerns the 2012, and 14 ford focus and the ford fiesta. 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. Apparently ford group philippines decided to forego the usual test. Ford focus transmission problems page 3 car forums at. You agree to comply with all applicable export and reexport control laws and regulations, including the export administration regulations maintained by the u. Limp in manual 3rd to work then get aa lift to dealership near home.
Three problems related to transmission gear slipping have been reported for the 2002 ford focus. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of ford focus based on all problems reported for the focus. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 ford focus based on all problems reported for the 2002 focus. If you have a ford focus car with the spi sohc engine and the ib5 manual transmission, your shift cable collett may have gone bad. Why isnt ford doing more to help owners of ford focus and ford fiesta vehicles with automatic transmissions. Common ford focus transmission problem, how to fix focus. The engine will rev high when the car has sat for a period of time, first thing in the morning and again after work and has set all day. Ford focus owners have reported 167 problems related to transmission gear slipping under the power train category.
Whatever you do do not let them flush the transmission good luck in getting ford to stand behind their poorly made cheap pieces of dung autos. Transmission gear slipping problems of the 2002 ford focus. How to tell a bad clutch ford focus club ford owners club. While the ranger was a wellbuilt truck, there are a few issues ford ranger owners note with their clutch system. The problem goes back three years and involves the transmissions. Fords transmission problem ford transmission problems. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve. Put it into manual mode and get power in 3rd but wont upshift to 4th.
Ford fiesta, focus, focus cmax, focus rs, fusion, galaxy. Audio systems replacement keys the check engine gauges vehicle symbol glossary instrument cluster passive antitheft system warning lights and chimes. They revealed that the issues started to escalate in 2015 but the cars with diesel engines and manual transmission were not affected. The issue became so serious that the australian competition and consumer commission accc took the ford australia to the federal court in 2017. Violent shuddering in the focus powershift transmission is one of the most common problems in the automotive universe. Ford ranger clutch problems explained phoenix friction. Since we sell quite a few clutch kits for the ford ranger, weve decided to offer a quick troubleshooting guide for ranger clutch problems. Transmission fluid level check ford focus 20052007. What are the common ford focus transmission problems. Automatic transmission problems of the 2007 ford focus. Drove about 2 miles and noticed that the trans was slipping. The video above shows where the transmission fluid dipstick is located in your focus and how to check the transmission fluid level.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2 litres. But an interesting twist came about when it was this writers turn to borrow a focus tdci. But, the downside of doing burnies at the stoplight and chirping the tires when shifting into second is that the car will go though clutches in short order. The most recently reported issues are listed below. This roll back problem is not addressed in the owners manual. It is a common problem, and ford doesnt make a replacement collett anymore.
All the affected cars belonged to focus, fiesta, and ecosport models equipped with a powershift automatic transmission. Durashift 5speed, a proven fivespeed manual transmission, is standard on the 1. Ford focus titanium to get manual transmission autoblog. Page 1 table of contents page 2 page 3 page 4 introduction page 5 page 6 page 7 page 8 vehicle symbol glossary page 9 page 10 instrument cluster page 11 page 12 page page 14 gauges page 15 page 16 entertainment systems page 17 page 18 page 19 page 20 amfm stereo with indash six cd. The worst complaints are transmission not shifting properly, transmission failure, and clutch failed. Ford knows that there is a problem with the 2003 transmissionsit just to costly of a recall repair for them to concern themselves with. Pulled over and checked the fluidit was fine and the color was red. The engine in your 2006 ford focus should be running when you perform a transmission fluid level check, otherwise it will be inaccurate.
Buy low mileage ford focus used transmission with 1year warranty and free shipping. Car complaints, car problems and defect information latest news. Check your owners manual or contact your local dealer to verify your years fluid type and capacity. Refine your search for ford focus manual transmission. We have a focus 2008 tdci, and like other drivers of this car, cant talk enough about the performance of it. The 2007 ford focus has 1 nhtsa complaints for the power train. Ford knew focus, fiesta had flawed transmission, sold them anyway. The powershift transmission is basically a manual transmission controlled electronically by a. These transmissions were still installed into focus and fiesta until ford.
Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2007 ford focus based on all problems reported for the 2007 focus. This one is, particularly with its standard fivespeed manual transmission. When i am on the interstate and almost get hit by a diesel truck just. Api gl5, sae 75w90 semisynthetic transmission fluid. Hoping someone can help me out with diagnosing my transmission issues with my 2010 ford focus s. How to fix sloppy shifting ford focus ib5 transmission youtube. May 03, 2011 2010 ford focus automatic transmission consumer complaints complaint number. This shows the process of performing a drain and fill of a 2007 ford focus manual transmission. Ford focus transmission problems page 14 car forums at. The ford powershift is a sixspeed dual clutch, automated manual transmission produced by. Jul 04, 2016 2007 ford focus requires 2 quarts of motorcraft xtm5qs transmission fluid. Ford focus service repair manual ford focus pdf downloads. Ford focus transmission gear slipping problems part 1.