I started a similar thread in another part of the forum but I wanted to put one here where I thought it was appropriate.
My Fiesta, with the dual-clutch automatic transmission has had a bearing or gear noise when in reverse from Day 1 (it can sound pretty sloppy at slow speed as if something was rolling around in the transfer case). I've also noticed some 'slapping' of downshifts when coming to a stop. I took it to my Ford Dealer last week. They immediately confirmed the noise and said they would get back to me after conferring with Ford. This morning, I received a call from the service manager who said they wanted me to come in so they could run a test (that would take about an hour). The SM commented that it is quite possible that the transmission may have to be replaced
eek
; so, I'm taking it in tomorrow morning and wondering what the outcome will be.
I'm throwing this out there in case anyone else might be experiencing the same thing; hopefully, I'm the only one and that I'm dealing with something that is easily corrected.
Does anyone know if the european Fiesta has had the DCT? If it has the DCT, how has the reliability been? I know these DCT's are not that new and I'm hoping that Ford did their homework in bringing a well-tested product to the US.
Thoughts?
My Fiesta, with the dual-clutch automatic transmission has had a bearing or gear noise when in reverse from Day 1 (it can sound pretty sloppy at slow speed as if something was rolling around in the transfer case). I've also noticed some 'slapping' of downshifts when coming to a stop. I took it to my Ford Dealer last week. They immediately confirmed the noise and said they would get back to me after conferring with Ford. This morning, I received a call from the service manager who said they wanted me to come in so they could run a test (that would take about an hour). The SM commented that it is quite possible that the transmission may have to be replaced
I'm throwing this out there in case anyone else might be experiencing the same thing; hopefully, I'm the only one and that I'm dealing with something that is easily corrected.
Does anyone know if the european Fiesta has had the DCT? If it has the DCT, how has the reliability been? I know these DCT's are not that new and I'm hoping that Ford did their homework in bringing a well-tested product to the US.
Thoughts?