Ford Focus 1.8 A/T Tiptronic not Working

**jamescatan** · February 18th, 2013 09:41 PM

Help,

bought a second hand ford focus 1.8

Yung Tiptronic hindi gumagana. wala naman problem sa P, R, N and D.

hindi lang talaga nag-e-engage yung tiptronic.

also, when i put it in reverse, hindi umiilaw yung reverse lights.

can anyone point me to someone really good in fixing this?

**Bin Diesel** · February 19th, 2013 12:00 AM

baka sa electrical lang yan, check the fuses and relays. or baka pundido reverse lights mo.

**tip_tipid** · February 28th, 2013 06:56 PM

The tiptronic functions like a manual shifter. So while the car is running, the lever is shifted to the tiptronic function.
The gear is not supposed to change if you just place the transmission lever to tiptronic. To change gear, trip the lever
once and let it return to the rest position. There is some delay for the transmission in changing gears.
Remember, the gears will not change unless you trip the lever, either + or -.

**jamescatan** · March 2nd, 2013 09:31 AM

guys sorry nagka-invecs na ko na car na mitsubishi. hindi talaga gumagana no response when i put push + and -

**weisshorn** · March 2nd, 2013 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by jamescatan

guys sorry nagka-invecs na ko na car na mitsubishi. hindi talaga gumagana no response when i put push + and -

Maybe ur engine speed is still below the set upshift rpm for "+".. Subukan mo ang "-" pag mabilis ang takbo ng car, the tranny should shift down and you will feel the engine brake at work. Kung di ito mangyari then my problema yang tranny..Most probably electrical problem..

**tip_tipid** · March 3rd, 2013 04:51 AM

So when you engaged the Tiptronic, without placing it to either + or - , does the transmission stays on the same gear upto redline?
or it shifts automatically as if it is in drive?

**jamescatan** · March 3rd, 2013 11:15 AM

tipp_tipid

when you engage it, the display panel should say M, not D. it doesn't. in short tiptronic doesn't engage totally. the A/T is still in control all the time

weisshorn

yup, same i talked to to transmission specialists already, they said it's an electrical thing. they don't want to touch it though, they said they're good with mechanicals more than electrical

**glenn manikis** · March 3rd, 2013 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by jamescatan

tipp_tipid

when you engage it, the display panel should say M, not D. it doesn't. in short tiptronic doesn't engage totally. the A/T is still in control all the time

weisshorn

yup, same i talked to to transmission specialists already, they said it's an electrical thing. they don't want to touch it though, they said they're good with mechanicals more than electrical

sir yung focus namin na 1.8 a/t dati parang hindi din gumagana ang triptronic... hindi ko lang pinapasin... then one time nang nagpalit ako ng battery na pancin ko na gumagana na ulit... baka sir... need mo lang tangalin ang bat. cable.... para mag reset ulit... IMO ko lang yun ha....

or check nyo po yung indicator light sa dashboard kung gumagana naka ilaw naman yun pag nasa 1-2-3 etc gear....

**jamescatan** · March 12th, 2013 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by glenn manikis

sir yung focus namin na 1.8 a/t dati parang hindi din gumagana ang triptronic... hindi ko lang pinapasin... then one time nang nagpalit ako ng battery na pancin ko na gumagana na ulit... baka sir... need mo lang tangalin ang bat. cable.... para mag reset ulit... IMO ko lang yun ha....

or check nyo po yung indicator light sa dashboard kung gumagana naka ilaw naman yun pag nasa 1-2-3 etc gear....

i've reset my ECU ffor another issue before, wala nangyari for the A/T. for the inidcator light, as was posted pa before, it doesn't work.

i tried checking when it becomes at fault, after four transmission malfunctions, this is what i observed:

1. the dashboard indicator light suddenly shows "1" even if i'm engaged in "D". when this happens, i'm stuck with 1 and tranny doesn't shift. when i try to put it to the "+", it still won't shift.

2. i'd stop by the road, and i'll put the transmission to "N". the message "transmission malfunction" shows

3. however, when i put it into D, normal driving na ulit, except that there's still the transmission malfunction message on it.

can anybody refer me to a good transmission electrician please? natatakot na ako dalahin yung focus ko outside manila. casa is not an option, it's just too expensive

**lowslowbenz** · March 13th, 2013 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by jamescatan

casa is not an option, it's just too expensive

Boss, sorry to burst your bubble, but in my honest opinion you must bring your car to an authorized Ford repair facility. They and only they have the correct diagnostic equipment and software for your vehicle. Looking for an independent mechanic for a concern such as yours is like playing russian roulette. If it were me and I were to choose between the surefire casa and the independent "under the bamboo tree" mechanic, I'll go to the casa, grin and bear it.

My 2 cents.