2017-2019 Ford Fiesta and 2017-2018 Ford Focus DPS6 Powershift Class Action (AGAIN)
Anyone else remember the numerous posts regarding the 2011 - 2016 Ford Fiesta and Ford Focus Powershift (DPS6) transmission cases? There were quite a few, like these:
Court of Appeals vacates Ford Focus and Ford Fiesta class-action deal
Ford extends transmission warranty for certain Fiesta and Focus vehicles
Ford extends transmission warranty for certain Fiesta and Focus vehicles
Numerous lawsuits were filed after some (or most, according to some owners) 2011-2016 Ford Fiesta and 2012-2016 Focus models exhibited issues that prompted Ford to extend warranty coverage for those models a few years ago. Ford ended up settling a suit and paid out $77 million to customers in April of 2020
The saga continues to grow as a new Ford Powershift transmission lawsuit has been filed for newer models.
This new class action lawsuit, titled Barnes v. Ford Motor Company, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware by Capstone Law APC, and Berger & Montague P.C. This new class action covers
2017-2019 Ford Fiestas models equipped with Ford’s Powershift DPS6 dual-clutch transmission
2017-2018 Ford Focus models equipped with Ford’s Powershift DPS6 dual-clutch transmission.
The action alleges that these models are experiencing the same problems with slipping, jerking, bucking, delays in downshifts and acceleration, and sudden acceleration as previous models.
“The Transmission Defect is caused by design, material, manufacturing, and/or workmanship defects of the transmission’s ‘dry’ clutches system which cause clutches to overheat and fail, as well as damage other transmission components,” the lawsuit says. “Moreover, the Transmission Defect may be exacerbated by improper programming in the Transmission Control Module (TCM), the computer which controls the automatic shifting of the Powershift Transmission.”
If you’re in California and you own a 2017-2019 Ford Fiesta or 2017-2018 Ford Focus with a powershift DPS6 dual clutch transmission and you’ve had issues with the transmission (slipping, jerking, bucking or clunky shifting) we can definitely try to help you! Fill out the form below to get in touch.