Ford Focus/Fiesta/Ecosport DCT Shuddering Issue Explained

**carwhacko** · March 19th, 2018 02:15 PM

Sakin grabe kasi shuddering lalo na pag mag slow down ako until ful stop. Everything else is okay with me. Its my everyday car. They have reprogrammed my TCM many times before during the warranty period because of this freaking shuddering issue.

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**jojopad** · March 19th, 2018 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by carwhacko

Sakin grabe kasi shuddering lalo na pag mag slow down ako until ful stop. Everything else is okay with me. Its my everyday car. They have reprogrammed my TCM many times before during the warranty period because of this freaking shuddering issue.

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We've done that reprogramming even after the TCM was replaced, issue persisted. Mas evident lalo kapag uphill drive, kahit naka activaye na yung mode that reduces the transmission shift interval (that button located at the side of the transmission lever).

I also noticed that shuddering happens a lot after driving the car after an hour. Not much with short trips.

**Egan101** · March 19th, 2018 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by jojopad

I also noticed that shuddering happens a lot after driving the car after an hour. Not much with short trips.

I did notice that the car's tranny feels limp after driving for an extended period in the rush hour traffic (mid afternoon) from Sucat to Balintawak. On the highway though, wala naman issues even driving at high speeds thru NLEX-SCTEX.

**carwhacko** · March 19th, 2018 03:12 PM

So I just went to Ford Cavite and they are charging me 3500 for the diagnosis. Hay! And if its related sa extended warranty eh wala ako babayaran.

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**carwhacko** · March 19th, 2018 03:12 PM

Originally Posted by Egan101

I did notice that the car's tranny feels limp after driving for an extended period in the rush hour traffic (mid afternoon) from Sucat to Balintawak. On the highway though, wala naman issues even driving at high speeds thru NLEX-SCTEX.

Same here.

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**jojopad** · March 19th, 2018 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by Egan101

I did notice that the car's tranny feels limp after driving for an extended period in the rush hour traffic (mid afternoon) from Sucat to Balintawak. On the highway though, wala naman issues even driving at high speeds thru NLEX-SCTEX.

The shuddering becomes more frequent when the transmission gets hot as claimed from this vid:

(this vid was already shared from an older post in this thread)

I'm going to try out the suggestions from the vid (requires a traffic-free open road).

It pays to check also if there are signs of potential damage to the Fiesta's transmission. Here's one informative vid:

**lelecruz** · June 11th, 2018 08:44 PM

hello, i have a mk2 tdci ford focus, any recommendation for engine mounts?

**daxie** · August 4th, 2018 12:39 PM

Boss na resolve ba ung shuddering issue ng eco mo? Same problem tayo minsan nga sakin ayaw na umarangkada pag stop n go trapik.

Originally Posted by carwhacko

Sakin grabe kasi shuddering lalo na pag mag slow down ako until ful stop. Everything else is okay with me. Its my everyday car. They have reprogrammed my TCM many times before during the warranty period because of this freaking shuddering issue.

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**carwhacko** · August 5th, 2018 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by daxie

Boss na resolve ba ung shuddering issue ng eco mo? Same problem tayo minsan nga sakin ayaw na umarangkada pag stop n go trapik.

Mine is a Fiesta. Nope it was not resolved since yung Ecoboost is not covered ng extended warranty for the clutch assembly. Hindi daw kasi TCM problema kundi clutch assembly ko kaya I just live with it. Hataw na lang lagi but with our current traffic condition na stop and go lagi ko siya ramdam.

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