Posted on 01/29/2020 4:55:13 PM PST by Libloather
Ford Focus and Fiesta owners have had many days in court, but finally, it appears a long-running class-action lawsuit will wrap up.
According to court documents filed this past Friday, first spotted by the Detroit Free Press, the Blue Oval has agreed to settle a lawsuit surrounding an allegedly faulty transmission found in the 2011-2016 Fiesta and 2012-2016 Focus. The dual-clutch transmission, named DPS6, has for years been the focal point of consumer complaints.
The lawsuit, filed in 2012, alleged that Ford lied about the problems in the cars and continued to sell them to buyers, allegedly blaming them for the transmission issue. Last July, Ford documents showed the company indeed knew of the DPS6 transmission's defects, but continued selling the Focus and Fiesta with the component.
Payday for owners will include a $30 million guarantee from Ford. The sum is in addition to an ongoing buyback program, on which Ford has spent nearly $47.5 million so far. Reimbursement from the $30 million fund will go to owners who've received multiple failed transmission repairs within five years or 60,000 miles of owning their Focus or Fiesta. Specifically, owners who've scheduled three or more service visits for transmission hardware issues or owners with three or more software updates will be eligible for cash payments.
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While riding in my Cadillac, what, to my surprise,
A little Nash Rambler was following me, about one-third my size.
The guy must have wanted it to pass me up
As he kept on tooting his horn. Beep! Beep!
I’ll show him that a Cadillac is not a car to scorn.
...Now we’re doing a hundred and ten, it certainly was a race.
For a Rambler to pass a Caddy would be a big disgrace.
For the guy who wanted to pass me,
He kept on tooting his horn. Beep! Beep!
I’ll show him that a Cadillac is not a car to scorn.
Now we’re doing a hundred and twenty, as fast as I could go.
The Rambler pulled alongside of me as if I were going slow.
The fellow rolled down his window and yelled for me to hear,
Hey, buddy, how can I get this car out of second gear?
Around 2 years ago I began getting either totally free or $2 per year subscriptions to all the car magazines. I haven’t really kept up and was amazed at horsepower and torque they are getting from tiny engines now.
Also a lot of ten gear auto transmissions.
Has he tried to get his money back under the lemon law?
That was a cool song. Around 63 or so.
And you wonder why people don’t want to buy American cars anymore? There you go. There is no quality control.
But most cars today aren’t made like they used to. They are practically all outsourced that uses parts made in different parts of the globe. In other words the transmission may be made in Japan, the engine made in Europe, and the car assembled in Mexico. There is so many places something can go wrong in that supply chain if the quality control is not top notch.
Also a lot of ten gear auto transmissions.
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Amazing.
Good...now do the Ford EXPLODER transmissions...like the that made my beautiful (on the outside) 2010 Ford Explorer a huge paperweight, leaving me $12k in the hole. I am not alone.
I had some problems with my old Morgan. Who can I call? (Hehe)
Jack Benny’s Maxwell just kept on running. Rochester accused him of having recapped recaps.
I have an AWD Ford Focus RS and love it
I have a Focus with a manual tranny and a 60CI engine. Yes, a 1 liter.
Love the car.
Focus RS is King of the Hill.
How much for the lawyers and how much for the car owners?
Not all Fords are bad.
I’ve got a 2011 Edge with 269,000 miles on it and it runs great.
Only work done to it is tires, brakes, and oil.
I believe that the transmissions in question were built in Mexico, but I’m not 100% certain. My friend is a lemon law lawyer - says that until this class action, they had a ton of cases involving this issue. It’s a totally different type of transmission compared to a normal automatic.
Ford revised it several times to try to make it work. My thought - if you’re looking at a Fiesta or Focus from that time frame, get a stick shift.
I just bought a 2013 Edge last year. That’s good to know...but I am really sick of the stupid capless gas tank sensor.
My F-150 has a 10 speed auto. 33K and it works well so far. It is a bit heavier duty than the one in the Focus, I'd guess. I think the same transmission has found its way into the Mustang. But not the F-250, which has a very stout transmission.
Caveat - I've had some "tuning" done aftermarket, and it shifts much more decisively than it did from the factory. Ford, like all automakers, has pushed for that last MPG at the expense of drivability. Including short-shifting and engine-lugging low RPM whenever possible.
I have a 2017 SE with a 5 speed manual. 26000 miles on it and so far it’s been a great little roller skate. A perfect daily driver.
An output shaft bearing went bad under warrantee.
Ford fixed it for free, re-programmed it then and once since.
If you do hard accelerations (floor it) all the time, drive it like you stole it, it doesn't shudder, and shifts perfectly.
Great little car!
After you gas up just jab the pump nozzle in and out about 5 or 6 times. It will usually clear the warning out after you’ve restarted the vehicle a few times after that.
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