2011 ford fiesta manual transmission recall

What you need to know about the settlement for ford powershift owners. The vehicles fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard. Ford knew focus, fiesta had flawed transmission, sold them anyway. As described by owners of the vehicles, the primary, recurrent issues are a. The socalled dps6 transmission, offered on the fiesta since the 2011 model year and focus since the 2012 model year, has spawned widespread complaints of rough shifts and, sometimes, loss of power. Ford is recalling certain model year 201120 fiesta vehicles, manufactured from november 3, 2009 through september 21, 2012. The 2011 ford fiesta has 15 problems reported for transmission failed. Car has been at the ford dealer for more than 12 weeks for automatic clutch and transmission problems since being purchased in 2011 richard e. The powershift transmission is basically a manual transmission controlled. Within a month it was back at ford with transmission issues and has continued to have problems.

Fords transmission problem ford transmission problems. Fords fiesta, focus transmission troubles attract nhtsas attention. From 2011 for the ford fiesta and 2012 for the ford focus, ford have been. Several members of congress are pushing for a nhtsa investigation into ford. On april 30, 2015, ford expanded the recall to cover an additional 119,567 vehicles, including certain model year 2011 ford fiestas manufactured from november 11, 2009, to may 31, 20 and certain. The powershift transmission is basically a manual transmission controlled electronically by a computer while using a dry clutch rather than a wet clutch, meaning oil is not supplied to the shifting mechanism and can result in increased wear and tear as problems persist. View the 2011 ford fiesta recall information and find service centers in your area to perform the recall repair. The socalled dps6 transmission, offered on the fiesta since the 2011 model year. See our lemon odds and nada odds page to see vehicles with no repairs or vehicles with more than three repairs.

Ive had problems with this car multiple times regarding the transmission and have. Ford extends warranty on more focus, fiesta transmissions news. The 20112016 ford fiesta and the 20122016 focus have a dualclutch. Ford said the warranty was now good for seven years or 100,000 miles on clutch and related hardware for 201416 focus and 201415 fiesta vehicles assembled after july 4. Vehicles impacted are the ford fiesta model years 20112016 and the ford focus model years 20122016 equipped with a powershift transmission.

To see how frequently 2011 ford fiesta problems occur, check out our car reliability stats. Ford fiesta, focus transmission lawsuit reaches multimillion dollar settlement. If you are a current or former owner or lessee of a 2011 2016 ford fiesta or 20122016 ford focus vehicle that was equipped with a powershift transmission and was originally sold or leased in the united states including territories, you may be affected by a nationwide settlement that has been reached in litigation concerning the. The allnew powershift is essentially two threespeed manual transmissions merged and shifted electrically with two clutches. Automaker recalls 58,000 vehicles that could get deformed fuel tank. Used ford fiesta with manual transmission for sale on.

One of the fiestas calling cards is fuel economy of up to 40 mpg on the highway, made possible by the powershift sixspeed automatic transmission built at a fordgertrag joint venture in mexico. Ford extends warranty on more focus, fiesta transmissions. The 201216 focus and 201116 fiesta equipped with the dps6. The saga of ford s jerky, shuddering transmissions appears to be reaching closure. Search new and used cars, research vehicle models, and compare cars, all online at. Firstly, the information below is in addition to your consumer rights. Fords fiesta, focus transmission troubles attract nhtsas. Everybody knew, workers say good people tried to make it work. Ford knew focus, fiesta had flawed transmission, sold them. Amid concerns over the dualclutch automatic transmission in its fiesta and focus. Ford s fiesta, focus transmission troubles attract nhtsas attention, report says. Ford is trying to rip off their customers by refusing to replace faulty automatic. Ford quietly replacing fiesta transmissions on owner.

The socalled dps6 transmission, offered on the fiesta since the 2011 model year and focus since the 2012 model year, has spawned widespread complaints of. Vehicles impacted are the ford fiesta model years 20112016 and the ford. The consumer protection attorneys of alex simanovsky. What you need to know about fords powershift transmission. The vehicles affected are 20102016 ford focus, fiesta and ecosport models fitted with a powershift automatic transmission. Ford focus and ford fiesta powershift transmission settlement. The list below shows all known recalls from transport canadas database.