[408255]

Question relating to this. New to the focus family. Recently purchased a 2012 se model. We recently drove to 5he shore and around. We get a bad shudder when pulling out. Sometimes actinglike its slipping while shifting. Also occasionally will lose high gear and shift real hard. Pops up on dash tyranny malfunction and sometimes transmission overheating and to stop. Can shut off a while and start and it can run fine. We did lose reverse once but haven't since. Still feel the shuddering while shifting. Is it fried or what can be done. I'm a knowledgeable mechanic so any work will be done by me but I don't wanna be playing a guessing game or Nickle and diming. So where to start and what to do. Thanks for all the advice in advance.

Check to see if you are getting any pending codes. Rod is probably correct that you might need both. The codes might point you in one direction more than the other. I ran diagnostics with my Autel, and the same can be done with ForScan. It will tell you if your clutches and shift motors are working. Mine pointed me more to mechanical failure with the clutch.
Since your car is still drivable, you can just take it to a dealer and let them tell you what is wrong. If it is TCM, then it should still fall under the 10 year warranty as mentioned above. If it is the clutch pack then you could change it yourself. I changed mine for a total cost of $1100 for the LuK clutch pack, special tools and 3 quarts of fluid (you only need 2). It took me 2 days and the Alldata will walk you through it step by step. Also watch the Fordtechmakuloco video. I am just now at 500 miles on the “green” clutch and it is doing great.
i just pay myself with tools rather than pay others to do the work for me. The Autel or the ForScan will relearn the clutch points, etc. If it is just the TCM and it gets replaced, then the dealership will update the software for it. Also check all your grounds and scrub them clean.

 

[NotAboT]

You almost certainly need a new clutch pack, which will fix the shuddering. However, it requires some special tools and reprogramming after reassembly. Ford extended the warranty on them for 7 years/100K, but unfortunately you are past the cutoff.
Not going into reverse and shift issues are symptoms of a bad transmission control module. The warranty on those has been extended to 10 years 150K, but given the other symptoms, if you take it in they will want to replace the clutches, which were about $1500 P&L at my dealer when I had it done several years ago (they reimbursed me when they extended the warranty). I just had my TCM replaced for free, but they are on backorder with a 7-8 week wait time due to the chip shortage.

Good Luck, Rod

man oh man how the times have changed in 28 days. wait time is now 5-6 months for TCM replacement.
also a question. would the fluid in the following link be fine for use?

http://goto.walmart.com/c/404739/56...=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=112562587&wl11=online&wl12=719912556&veh=sem&gclsrc=ds

 

[408255]

man oh man how the times have changed in 28 days. wait time is now 5-6 months for TCM replacement.
also a question. would the fluid in the following link be fine for use?

http://goto.walmart.com/c/404739/56...=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=112562587&wl11=online&wl12=719912556&veh=sem&gclsrc=ds

I would not use that transmission fluid in your DPS6. Use only the Motorcraft.

 

[Grampzquad]

I hope this video can help some of you. I've had a Focus and a fiesta and used this simple fix on both. The Transmission works perfectly now. If only Ford knew about this they could save millions on warranty work! Here's the video on YouTube.

 

[Rockinindian]

I'm sitting at my local dealership enjoying "The Works" service, along with the 30,000 automatic transmission service, which consists of a drain-and-fill with a specialty fluid of nearly $30 a quart.

I've never been a fan of flushing a transmission, but it was confirmed to me that we are not supposed to flush our system - it is drain-and-fill only.

I'm posting this so no one takes their vehicle someplace that tries to sell them something that is not needed, and worse, could do harm. Add to that the special fluid and uniqueness of our system, and you can imagine the disaster that is possible.

Happy driving!

I would change that fluid way sooner than 30K about 10K minimum

 

[Rockinindian]

I'm sitting at my local dealership enjoying "The Works" service, along with the 30,000 automatic transmission service, which consists of a drain-and-fill with a specialty fluid of nearly $30 a quart.

I've never been a fan of flushing a transmission, but it was confirmed to me that we are not supposed to flush our system - it is drain-and-fill only.

I'm posting this so no one takes their vehicle someplace that tries to sell them something that is not needed, and worse, could do harm. Add to that the special fluid and uniqueness of our system, and you can imagine the disaster that is possible.

Happy driving!

Yup drain and fill 2 qts of mercon LV $8 each at oriely auto

 

[rschaffter]

Yup drain and fill 2 qts of mercon LV $8 each at oriely auto

If you put that in a DCT, it will have a short life; the Motorcraft Dual Clutch Fluid it takes is a 75W gear oil...

 

[Rockinindian]

If you put that in a DCT, it will have a short life; the Motorcraft Dual Clutch Fluid it takes is a 75W gear oil...

I called both AutoZone & oriely they both said the same but, the fluid that came out looked like thicker ‘oil’ to me. EVERYWHERE INLINE SAID MERCON LV, what you said makes better sense to me because after reviewing an exploded view it’s just a manual gear box

 

[rschaffter]

The Mercon would make sense for the turbo models, as they had a conventional torque convertor automatic...

 

[Rockinindian]

The Mercon would make sense for the turbo models, as they had a conventional torque convertor automatic...

I’m fortunate I haven’t driven it since the change. I changing to gear oil this am 75W sounds about right,

 

[calcagnidan11]

I'm sitting at my local dealership enjoying "The Works" service, along with the 30,000 automatic transmission service, which consists of a drain-and-fill with a specialty fluid of nearly $30 a quart. I've never been a fan of flushing a transmission, but it was confirmed to me that we are not supposed to flush our system - it is drain-and-fill only. I'm posting this so no one takes their vehicle someplace that tries to sell them something that is not needed, and worse, could do harm. Add to that the special fluid and uniqueness of our system, and you can imagine the disaster that is possible. Happy driving!

Thank you for the information, I only do drain and refill on all of my cars, and have never had any transmission problems.