Ford quietly replacing Fiesta transmissions on owner complaints

**bananatype** · March 7th, 2011 11:13 AM

Found this article in Jalopnik regarding the domestic US Fiesta:

http://jalopnik.com/#!5774473

Hope the Thai-built Fiestas are immune to this Powershift problem.

**vivafoxpro** · March 7th, 2011 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by bananatype

Found this article in Jalopnik regarding the domestic US Fiesta:

http://jalopnik.com/#!5774473

Hope the Thai-built Fiestas are immune to this Powershift problem.

Thanks for the information. This will surely help those still choosing a brand and if the Fiesta has already been chosen, whether to go with the Powershift or the M/T.

My own decision was to go with the 1.4 M/T for the ff reasons:
1. Full control of gear shifting: For fuel economy, I shift between gears at 1200RPM while those of us having Powershifts are happy with a 2500RPM change in gear. When I need higher acceleration during overtaking, I even go up to 4000RPM before shifting up. I do not rely on the computer's judgment as far as shifting goes.
2. M/T is less complex and there are less things to go wrong.
3. M/T is cheaper both in acquisition cost and repair cost down the line.

As for the silent "recall", Toyota's and Honda's "glitches" already caused some deaths in other countries. This illustrates that no design and production procedure is 100% perfect and no account of Fiesta deaths have been reported.

**AG4** · March 7th, 2011 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by bananatype

Found this article in Jalopnik regarding the domestic US Fiesta:

http://jalopnik.com/#!5774473

Hope the Thai-built Fiestas are immune to this Powershift problem.

I remember reading an Australian article that mentions that the Thai-built Fiesta uses the Powershift transmission made in Mexico (same as the USDM model)

**Chuckomenda** · March 7th, 2011 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by vivafoxpro

My own decision was to go with the 1.4 M/T for the ff reasons:
1. Full control of gear shifting: For fuel economy, I shift between gears at 1200RPM while those of us having Powershifts are happy with a 2500RPM change in gear. When I need higher acceleration during overtaking, I even go up to 4000RPM before shifting up. I do not rely on the computer's judgment as far as shifting goes.
2. M/T is less complex and there are less things to go wrong.
3. M/T is cheaper both in acquisition cost and repair cost down the line.

same on choosing the MT.
less complexity less problem.

**sm2by** · March 7th, 2011 01:16 PM

FORD- Fix Or Repair Daily

Just like late model Expeditions, F-150s, Explorers, Rangers and Escapes I've seen that also had problematic auto-transmissions...

Even if it were true that Fiesta units here could be affected it would probably crop up as time passes, the Ford Plant in Thailand (supplies 3rd world Nations) has lowers standards compared to the one in Mexico or Germany (supplies 1st world) because there are no Legal Safety-nets protecting consumers here rather than the ones in the US...

**tidus1203** · March 7th, 2011 01:25 PM

Importante dito how they (FORD) will respond, mukang very decisive naman ang response ng Ford to these complaints...

**desert fox** · March 7th, 2011 02:19 PM

Hoping everything will be ok...

**AG4** · March 7th, 2011 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by sm2by

the Ford Plant in Thailand (supplies 3rd world Nations) has lowers standards compared to the one in Mexico or Germany (supplies 1st world) because there are no Legal Safety-nets protecting consumers here rather than the ones in the US...

The manufacturing plants are regional. The plant in Thailand supplies cars to Asia-Pacific markets, this includes Australia and New Zealand. These 2 markets used to get German Fiestas while the plant in Thailand was being built.

**sachiel** · March 7th, 2011 03:12 PM

Dual clutch transmissions are difficult to master that's why it's not yet mainstream in the market, just like the issue of CVTs before and there are still issues on CVTs till today. Maybe it will take them 2 more years to perfect the technology.

**kevo888** · March 7th, 2011 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by sm2by

FORD- Fix Or Repair Daily

Just like late model Expeditions, F-150s, Explorers, Rangers and Escapes I've seen that also had problematic auto-transmissions...

Even if it were true that Fiesta units here could be affected it would probably crop up as time passes, the Ford Plant in Thailand (supplies 3rd world Nations) has lowers standards compared to the one in Mexico or Germany (supplies 1st world) because there are no Legal Safety-nets protecting consumers here rather than the ones in the US...

Are there any Australians or New Zealanders here?
You had better tell them they live in a Third World Country