Source: Richard Read – The Washington Post Ford Fiesta and Focus owners are so unhappy with the PowerShift transmissions in their cars, they’re taking the automaker to court. Sadly, it won’t be the first time that Ford has been sued…
Source: Richard Read – The Washington Post Ford Fiesta and Focus owners are so unhappy with the PowerShift transmissions in their cars, they’re taking the automaker to court. Sadly, it won’t be the first time that Ford has been sued…
Source: Mike Martinez – Automotive News Nearly 7,000 Fiesta and Focus owners are suing Ford Motor Co. over defective PowerShift transmissions in some small cars, a problem that has plagued the automaker for years. The suit claims that 2012-16 Focus…
Source: Vlad Mitrache – AutoEvolution There’s been a lot of talk lately about Tesla skipping the beta testing phase for its upcoming Model 3 electric sedan because that’s usually when a lot of the vehicle’s flaws get sorted out. Traditional…
A group of German vehicle engineers has raised questions about the “autopilot” feature of Tesla vehicles. The study comes in the wake of multiple collisions allegedly caused by the semi-autonomous vehicle. During testing, the Model S struggled to follow lane…
Source: Michael Karkafiris – Carscoops Ford is being sued by nearly 7,000 Fiesta and Focus owners over defective PowerShift dual-clutch transmissions. The issue is known to Ford for years, with the suit claiming that 2012-16 Focus and 2011-16 Fiesta sedans…
The massive Takata air bag recall covering 34 million vehicles with defective air bags is the largest vehicle recall in history. The recall of Takata air bags was issued in the wake of eleven fatalities and hundreds of injuries caused…
A class-action lawsuit has been certified on behalf of consumers in nine states alleging that the MyLincoln Touch, MyFord Touch, and MyMercury Touch systems are defective. The lawsuit alleges that the touchscreen displays either crash or freeze when the vehicles…
Actor Anton Yelchin died in what was initially viewed as a freak accident when his Jeep Grand Cherokee rolled into the young actor and pinned him against a wall. A lawsuit filed by his parents alleges that their son’s death…
Source: Justin King – Left Lane News Plaintiffs claim Ford’s PowerShift transmission experiences shuddering, slipping, bucking, jerking, hesitation, premature wear and sudden or delayed acceleration. Ford has been hit with a lawsuit over an alleged transmission defect in the Focus…
Source: Raphael Orlove – Jalopnik I don’t know how many Americans are even aware that Ford has been making dual-clutch transmissions for years now, and that’s possibly because Ford’s so-called Powershift has just been generally bad. How bad? Now Ford’s…