Ford Fiesta and Focus transmission issues

[mjannusch]

https://www.freep.com/in-depth/money/ca ... 243091002/

[DCIV]

Wow.


Coop

[Chris GTO TT]

Yeah they are flaming piles of shit. Ford basically admitted fault and extended the warranty to 150k I think.

[stealthee]

I've seen so many articles on how shitty those transmissions were. I don't know how this took so long.

[Jeff V.]

A former co-worker had a Fiesta with this shitpile of a gearbox. I was outside when he was leaving the office once, and it sounded like a bunch of rocks rolling around in a coffee can. This was after it was allegedly 'fixed'. I told him he should have ditched it after the first time it left him stranded halfway into an intersection. That thing was dangerous.

[ChargerX3]

Mark that car off the list then.

[TheHarleyMod]

Good to see that things haven't changed much at Ford since the Pinto.

[aaronatstate]

It's amazing they have been able to "get away" with it relatively unscathed!

Glad I got the ST and then the RS. 6-sp manual FTW

[DCIV]

[quote=""aaronatstate""]It's amazing they have been able to "get away" with it relatively unscathed!

Glad I got the ST and then the RS. 6-sp manual FTW[/quote]

Hoping my escape doesn’t have that trans in it.


Coop

[ChargerX3]

[quote=""DCIV""]Hoping my escape doesn’t have that trans in it.


Coop[/quote]

Just trade it in.

[alienviking]

Should have bought a Raptor.

[DCIV]

[quote=""alienviking""]Should have bought a Raptor.[/quote]

I would buy a ecoboost f150, that really might be my next vehicle and then sell the avalanche. Gets decent gas, has good pick up....way cheaper than the raptor.


Coop

[ChargerX3]

Maybe someone will finally buy a F-150 then. :/

[alienviking]

[quote=""ChargerX3""]Maybe someone will finally buy a F-150 then. :/[/quote]

Better be a Shelby F-150 Super Snake Sport then.