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    Does Ford have a transmission fix for Focus?

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    I own one of those Powershift-gearboxed Focus models. At the weekend I was investigating buying a new car when a Ford salesman told me that the Ford engineers have come up with a permanent resolution to these failing gearboxes. He claims that the Ford engineers have worked out a way to adapt the currently faultless wet-clutch clutch plates fitted to the diesel models to somehow fit them in place of the dry clutch clutch plates. He claims this fixes the Powershift gearbox issues permanently. I don't know if this is meant to be a secret. Could you confirm through your contacts whether what he is saying is true and correct and get the exact details?

    Answered by CarsGuide
    24 November 2016
    Graham Smith

    We asked Ford to confirm the claims of your Ford salesman, and while we were told they would get to us after checking with their technical people they haven't. It's a tricky situation given that there is an on-going class action suit over the transmission, so I'm not surprised we didn't get a response from Ford. I doubt the claims very much, I suspect there's no truth in them, and the salesman was spinning you a line hoping to land a sale.

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