I actually work for a Ford Dealer, and that "recall" pertains to the automatic transmission. And its not technically a recall, its what we call an advanced notice, (which means that if it is determined by a Ford trained mechanic that you're vehicle is exhibiting the syptoms described in the letter, then the repair will be covered under warranty. I am a big fan of Ford products, but unfortunately I must say, that while ford had a great idea for these new auto transmissions, their idea was poorly executed. It is what we call a "manually based automatic", which simply put means it is a dual clutch system. (same concept at the trans in newer Lamborghini's and high end sports cars). Unfortunately though, as I said, it was poorly executed, and unless you give your vehicle a decent amount of throttle from a stop, chances are you will experience a shutter, and hesitation (same feeling you would have if you were in a manual transmission and the driver didn't release the clutch properly). Ford has been calling this "normal operation for this trans, until recently, we are now slowly starting to replace the clutch packs in the trans of the vehicles exhibiting these symptoms, however, Ford (motor company, not the dealer level), doesn't seem too sure of this actually fixing this issue. Both the focus and fiesta automatics share this trans system.
