

Engine (27%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (15%)
Brakes and Traction Control (4%)
Suspension and Steering (12%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (29%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (10%)
Other (2%)
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (0%)
$500 - $999 (0%)
$100 - $499 (8%)
< $100 (92%)
Engine not specified
42000 mi | Transmission was 2 quarts low. Upon checking the repairman found that the seal where the drivers side CV joint attached to the transmission was defective. |
240-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
25500 mi | Transmission serviced per Ford Customer Satisfaction Program 10B15 |
33700 mi | Transmission failure. Root cause was missing circlip, selling dealer performing TSB incorrectly, resulting in extensive damage to the transmission. A complete rebuild including new planetary gears was required. |
175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed automatic FWD
37000 mi | Transmission programming updated under warranty to resolve hesitant shifting to Drive |
20000 mi | from complete stop trans wouldn't engage for few seconds-when did engage made loud "clunk" & lunged; still feels like it slips; this time they replaced trans clutches and reprogrammed again |
23000 mi | dealer installed black box for sporadic problem but would not leave on long enough for problem to occur (recurring transmission problem for which car has been in dealer @ least 9x already). occurrence happened within 5 days of removing box |
35000 mi | Transmission issues never resolved. |
33000 mi | Flaring during shifting into 3rd gear. Shifts better but continues to Flare when cold, after replacement of shift assembly. |
42000 mi | Replaced the left axle |
71700 mi US $100 |
rough shifting - updated programs in transmission |
18000 mi | Transmission was experiencing a slightly rough 1-2 and 2-3 shift. Dealer re-flashed transmission computer. |
20500 mi | TRANSMISSION PULLED AND OVERHAULED:with the following part #'s:9L8Z 7B164 B PLATE CLUTCH/9L8Z 7B164 C DRIVE PLATE/9L8Z 7B164 D PLATE ASY -DR/9L8Z 7B442 A DRIVEN PLATE/9L8Z 7B442 E DRIVEN PLATE/BL8Z 7A100 A CONTROL ASY/BL8Z 7L238 A SUPPORT -TRANrn9L8Z |
23000 mi | Left front Axle Axle Shaft/CVJOINT replacement.rnAE5Z 3A427 E SHAFT |
156-horsepower 2.5L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD
50000 mi | Wrench light would come on after a period of use, this occurred since car was almost new. Apparently PCM calibration was out of date and the system supposedly related to the transmission needed to be reprogrammed/reflashed. |