Source: Justin King – Left Lane News Plaintiffs claim Ford’s PowerShift transmission experiences shuddering, slipping, bucking, jerking, hesitation, premature wear and sudden or delayed acceleration. Ford has been hit with a lawsuit over an alleged transmission defect in the Focus and Fiesta. The litigation focuses on the dual-clutch PowerShift transmission…
Source: Raphael Orlove – Jalopnik I don’t know how many Americans are even aware that Ford has been making dual-clutch transmissions for years now, and that’s possibly because Ford’s so-called Powershift has just been generally bad. How bad? Now Ford’s getting sued over it by Fiesta and Focus owners, as Automotive…
Source: Vlad Mitrache – AutoEvolution There’s been a lot of talk lately about Tesla skipping the beta testing phase for its upcoming Model 3 electric sedan because that’s usually when a lot of the vehicle’s flaws get sorted out. Traditional carmakers have been doing it for years, and Tesla’s move is…
Source: Michael Martinez – Automotive News DETROIT — Nearly 7,000 Fiesta and Focus owners are suing Ford Motor Co. over defective PowerShift transmissions in some small cars, a problem that has plagued the automaker for years. The suit claims that 2012-16 Focus and 2011-16 Fiesta sedans come with faulty dual-clutch…
