Sat in a 2015 Ford Focus at a stoplight and it started shaking like a washing machine

I was idling at a light on Broadway in Nashville last Tuesday and my whole dashboard started vibrating so bad I thought the engine was gonna fall out. Turns out these cars have a known transmission defect where the clutches go haywire in stop and go traffic, Ford even got sued over it. Has anyone else had the DPS6 dual clutch system just give up on you in the middle of town?

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shane_martinez444d ago

You know what's wild about those Focus transmissions, I actually looked into this a while back and found out Ford used a dry clutch design instead of a wet clutch like most dual clutch systems. The dry clutches overheat way faster in stop and go traffic because there's no oil bath to cool them down. I think that's why they start shuddering and jerking specifically at lights and in heavy traffic, not so much on the highway. Plus the TCM acts up and can make it shift all weird right before the clutch goes completely.

the_joseph4d ago

Wait, no oil bath at ALL? That's insane for a dual clutch.