To 2014 the actuator, software and clutch was a joke, Pre 2011 the gearbox leaked oil on the clutch (needs a new gearbox) The smaller engine DSG cars had issues since birth until May 2016 built cars where all 4 separate issues were resolved, So the first point is what gearbox does it have, when the answer is DSG (powershift in poor ford speak) I'd want to know if its got the current software. Hinrichs, as Ford's president for automotive, oversaw production.DSG is not an automatic, its an automatic clutch, to the driver its much the same, but fundamentally a different idea inside the gearbox and one gets a clutch whilst an automatic doesn't

The transmission fiasco along with the rocky launch of the 2020 Ford Explorer and Aviator have been a drag on Ford's recent earnings and stock price, and last month there was an executive shakeup in which Jim Farley was elevated to chief executive officer while longtime exec Joe Hinrichs resigned. In the course of the legal action, it came to light that engineers knew of the transmission's problems, but Ford decided to sell the vehicles anyway. In many cases the affected vehicles have had multiple transmission repairs and/or had their transmission replaced. The PowerShift transmission is a six-speed dual-clutch automatic, and complaints about the gearbox include stumbling, shuddering, rough shifts, hesitation, and premature wear. The affected vehicles are 2011 to 2016 Fiestas and 2012 to 2016 Focus models. It's estimated that some 1.5 million vehicles with the problematic gearbox are still on the road, and in total nearly 2 million owners and former owners could be eligible for some form of compensation.

The new settlement represents an appeal of an earlier deal that was much less generous to affected owners. In most states, owners will need to have had three or or a maximum of four transmission repair attempts. They may also be able to receive cash compensation of up to $250 for their trouble. As reported by the Detroit Free Press, depending on the number of service visits and repair attempts the vehicle has required, owners may be able to sell their cars back to Ford for up to $22,000. Owners of Ford Fiesta and Focus models with the company's problematic PowerShift automatic transmission will be eligible for vehicle buybacks and for cash compensation, according to a new settlement.

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