Same bro thank god for this video or I would’ve replace transmission

I’m beyond happy that this video works for people where ever they may be! I’m glad that I found this out and that it really helps people! You are beyond welcome and this video should work with transmission issues on the focus and fiesta platforms, as long as they have the dps6, 6 speed dual clutch automatic!

LOL first thing I thought

Wtf?👀👀🧐🤔

😂

I love how sounded like he had a stroke right as he was finishing saying it, but he just didn’t care enough to fix his grammar 🤣

@@someguywithaford my grammar hasn’t always been that great. However, you know what I meant by that!🤣

Did you get a check engine light or a message about it? Overheating transmission? or any DTC about something being stuck I’m going through that now. I haven’t tried this yet, but I’m going to tonight when it cools down I noticed the transmission overheating message comes up a lot quicker during the daytime and I don’t wanna fry it.

@@dmv_baltimore_aviation yes i freaking did! Transmission malfunction light went on 3 days later and it wouldn't shift. Turns out there is a recall on my Transmission control modual so I'm getting it replaced for free. What kind of car do u drive? I have a 2012 Ford focus. It fixed it for 3 days then made my tcm take a sht

@@anthonyhewitt9397I have a 2013 ford focus se and the trans been slipping and just today it threw a transmission malfunction code on the dash

@@Slicc79 there's actually a recall on the tcm on I'm pretty sure the 2011 to 2013 tcm on the transmission. I know that bc mine is literally in the sh shop right now. It's not so much the components on that transmission that go back but the computer on it. I'd call your local Ford and ask them about your model and a recall on the transmission control modual 👍

@@Slicc79 ill find out in 5 days if it's all fixrx up. Bc mine stopped working basically all together when that warning popped up

Is this sarcasm…

@@saudi5852?

@@saudi5852I’m pretty sure it’s not because I had that problem now it’s back in action

Really no freaking way about to try this right now. Mine is shifting so rough

Hey man! I’m glad this worked for you! Avoid those dealership scams when you can do it yourself in just a couple of seconds! If your car ever does that again, now you’ll know how to fix it and start going again! Thanks for leaving this comment!

Will this work for the 2012 fiesta?

​@@daleg5553 ... The guy up top said it does

I would get disappointed with my car. Everything I saw another focus running like butter.

Very good idea! I changed my fluid at 107,000 miles and it made a world of difference in how my car drove. It should do the same for you!

@@itsjustahixon2652 Which did you use bro? Thanks in advance man

@@GTBellic I used a full synthetic dct fluid that came in a black bottle I know that much. This transmission only holds 1.9 quarts so it doesn’t need very much

@@itsjustahixon2652m

Same boat here, I’m about to swap the purge valve my car shudders or won’t start after I fill up at gas station, I’ll be doing this process on the video too

Gotta have your ebrake on.

Mine’s a base model SE i do not have an active grille??? What else do i look for?

So, it can be hard to tell with only that little information. But here we go! If it is only having issues going into reverse, I’m going to bet the TCM is failing. Maybe the reverse motor on the TCM is getting weak. But, if you are having a rough time with 2nd gear, 4th gear, or 6th gear (overdrive), then it’s either a tcm or a bad clutch. That clutch may be slipping so bad to a point that the computer stops it from entering the gear before causing damage to the transmission. If it engages and drives fine, the shift solenoids and clutch fork should be fine. I’ll rule them out but I would say your best bet would be the TCM with the clutch in a close second place👍. Edit: Also, I would recommend changing the transmission fluid! If your car has over 100,000 miles, buy the full synthetic DCT transmission fluid and when I did it to my focus at 107,000 miles, it made an absolute world of difference. If you want to rule out the simple stuff, try changing the transmission fluid first. I noticed slippage and rough gear changes were gone and the car was a dream to drive after that!

I’m glad this video helped you! I have to get this information out to the internet for all the other focus owners with the problems I have had! Hopefully today went a little better for you after watching!

The rs comes with a manual. This is for the automatic dual clutch in the lower models

And also, when I bought the car, the man who sold it to me said it didn't have any transmission fluid, so I never had it changed. My car is just over 96,000 miles

@@kianawaters4480 wow. This is the mechanic world…. Ok, I can 95% say that it is the tcm. The battery could be an issue but the reason shops say that nothing is wrong is because they don’t want to touch these cars. Realistically, the only place that can fix them is the ford dealership. One thing you can try is if you open the hood, right next to the battery box is the ground strap. It has a big bolt and that can affect the ground quality going to the tcm. Sand off all that paint and it might fix your problem. Every transmission in the world has fluid. These cars hold 1.9 quarts of dct fluid and I replaced min when I got my car at 107,000 miles. The transmission felt bad and as soon as I did that, the transmission felt so much different! It feels incredible! But I would bet it is a tcm problem. Another possibility is the clutch is so worn that the tcm doesn’t know what to do. But if you say it won’t reverse, you probably don’t have 2,4,or 6th gear. That would 100% show a tcm issue with one of the motors going bad on the tcm. You can try and reset your transmission and see if it helps. I know it has helped with mine and if that doesn’t work, disconnect the battery for 30 minutes and then try driving it normally again. It may work, it may not. I wish you the best of luck and if you have anymore issues let me know and I can try to help with my knowledge of this car. Btw, my car has 137,000 miles and the transmission is going strong!

@@itsjustahixon2652 thank you for your response. I went to another transmission shop and he said it was the clutch and the clutch position sensor, sensor b. I did try to reset the transmission and all it said was transmission ready and would not reverse at all.

@@kianawaters4480 🤔. If your focus has a back up camera, if it comes on then you know that the car is registering a shift into reverse. Do you have all 6 gears? Does it hold shifts long and jerk you into the next gear? You may have had a shift solenoid go bad, but I believe the position sensor is inside the clutch housing of the transmission so it has to come out no matter what. A position sensor shouldn’t stop it from going into reverse though. It should stop it from going into all gears, so that is why I’m leaning towards the tcm. I would try the ford dealer next and ask the people who are constantly working on these poorly designed cars and I would bet tcm, shift solenoid, or clutch. Clutches and shift solenoids are easily and readily available. The tcms though are on a minimum 6 month back order. I would post your issue to the focus fanatics forum and see if anybody else there(ford mechanics, focus owners etc…) have dealt with this issue before. My car has been fine but I have done a lot of research on this dct. Continue to keep us updated as it may help another focus owner with this same issue! Thanks!

@@itsjustahixon2652 I

Did this video work on your car ?

Not from experience. But I do know that these fords will trigger trouble codes left and right. You would need an obd2 scanner to get rid of the light. Your focus must have the latest software to give you a trouble code for a bad clutch pack. The only true way to fix it is with a clutch replacement

Sorry about taking 3 weeks to respond! This reset runs through every part of the transmission and makes sure that everything is ready to go when you shift it into gear. If you are outside while this procedure is being performed, you should be able to hear a lot of clicks coming from the transmission as it is testing the shift actuator A/B and the clutch fork. It also pulls the 2 motors on the tcm and makes sure they are in the right position. It appears that this reset should help with all of your shifting problems!

I have no confirmation if this does work on the fiesta. Mine would shift rough, have a lot of clutch slip, unexpected rough shifts and poor performance. I found it takes about 100 miles after a reset to get the transmission back to the way it was before👍

After your transmission has had an issue, you can reset it to hopefully clear anything. This will work for a short time, and unfortunately it is on borrowed time. The TCM’s for this car are on currently a 6 month back order so I don’t know. If this video helped you with your issue, the other people who will watch this video will probably like to hear updates on your focus! I wish you the best of luck, and when this happened to me at this mileage, I haven’t had it happen again!

Did it fix it lol??

Sorry about the late reply! Yes! Whenever the transmission is feeling shuddering or it feels like the clutch’s are slipping, try doing the reset! With my focus when I had it, there would be periods that I would have to reset it multiple times and then it would be fine for like 2 months. So I would have to do the reset probably 10-20x a year and the car was good to me! My focus currently has 152,000 miles (I no longer own it) and the transmission is beginning to feel pretty bad with slipping but it is still shifting strong! I wish you well with your focus bringing you many miles to come!

@@itsjustahixon2652 I had the TCM replaced a week ago. But the Hill start is flecking on the dash when I crack it they put it on the machine but nothing shows up this time. It doesn't stay on no engine light just the i light flecks when I crack it also. You think its ok to drive 400 miles I'm getting ready to leave tomorrow. It's jecking shudders again now since they changed the TCM. I haven't reset it since they changed it. But when I reset it before they changed it it drove really smooth no jecking shudders at all. I don't know what wrong with the hill start. Would you know what going on the that?

@@itsjustahixon2652 oh my TCM was under warranty. It did show up bad. Thank you so much for your help the reset really works. You helped a lot of people.

@@lindaemery5379 yep! It should be 100% ok to drive 400 miles. Because you won’t be shifting very much on a roadtrip so it should be ok! If you transmission has low gear, hill start assist would be on the side of the shifter. I wouldn’t know much about the manually shifted optioned transmission. Hill start assist while driving takes away overdrive or 6th gear. Good for more power but more power is more gas. If it’s finicky, it might be the actual button if it has it. I would get some armor all protectant and spray it into the button and try working the button a few times. That method has worked for me with other buttons such as cruise control on my Veloster that recently had the motor blow. Give that a shot and keep us posted! We would love to hear! The transmissions in these cars are very finicky so that might be a computer issue but I don’t know enough about the hill start feature to say for sure. I would 100% try that first👍

Actually, yes! I notice a huge difference in shift quality whenever I reset my transmission. It will get rid of harsh shift quality and will turn it butter smooth in my findings

Yep it fixed our transmission in about 10 secs.. brilliant

Yes! So, the slipping is because of the way you are driving the car. My focus has 143,000 miles currently on the original clutch and it still feels great! I beat that poor car up. Brake torques, foot buried to the floor, drifting(power sliding) and the transmission continues to feel great. I notice when I drive it slow, the transmission starts slipping so try driving it harshly and that should fix it, or this video may be able to help with that!

@@mustbetrue1602 precisely! You shouldn’t smell burning clutch as I have never smelt clutch with my focus no matter what I did with it. It does a relearn because all Ford transmissions have software to learn driving styles to affect shift quality (smooth or quick for racing) and for better fuel efficiency. My transmission reset video resets the transmission computer to original specs. It is usually pretty jerky for a while but resolves itself usually after 20 miles or so

There is actually a very good reason as to why it didn’t work on your model. Ford discontinued usage of the dct from ~2016-2018. Your car should have a real 6 speed automatic transmission and not the dct👍

So, the reason that this would need to be done is when the transmission feels horrible. This includes shuddering, not shifting, and constant jerks. This will reset the transmission computer and restore shift quality, precision, and solve problems for many people!

@@itsjustahixon2652 can you define the “shuddering”. After city driving for a while, my Focus starts to feel and sound like the gears are grinding against eachother when shifting into second and sometimes 3rd

@@shanecurry3765 so, the best way to describe the shuddering for me is if you push the pedal and you slowly go. If you have ever had experience with a slipping clutch in a manual, it will feel the exact same way because the focus has a dual clutch. It may not be the gears, it may be the shift solenoids because if you say it’s shifting that way, it may just be the shift solenoids. If you try it and it doesn’t fix the problem, I would try replacing the 1.9 quarts of transmission fluid. That may help with your problem. Keep us updated!👍

@@itsjustahixon2652 will do, thanks

That indicates that there is probably an issue with 1 of the 2 shift motors on the tcm. It sounds like the tcm is failing to me. It could possibly be a worn out clutch pack that I causing the transmission not to engage to prevent further damage. The main reason I posted this video was because my example of focus would exhibit poor shift quality and jerkiness. It fixed my jerkiness for about 5,000-10,000 miles and then I’d have to do it again. This does reset the tcm, but it sounds like you have a failing component in your dct

If they escapes have the dct 6 speed like the focuses have, this will work for it, but the think the escapes came with a regular 6 speed automatic if I’m not mistaken

@@itsjustahixon2652 u are not mistaken

I’m sorry that it didn’t work for you. That must be a dead tcm. This video helps when it goes into freak out mode then you have to clear it and reset it to get it to drive. You may have the regular 6 speed automatic in the later models but not many came with that transmission. Once again I’m sorry it didn’t work for you

That is the mechanic world out there. These cars are there money makers because they just seem to keep breaking. I’ve had the trans loose power on the highway, I’ve had an oil filter spin loose and drain all the oil out, I currently have bad motor mounts, vct solenoid seals are leaking, and the list goes on. These cars are beaters with heaters! Just be happy that this reset kept your car running!

@@itsjustahixon2652 Will do! Haha

Chantell, I was just messing around one day and found that this resets the trans. That is when I got it at 107,000 miles. It’s on the original tcm at 135,000 miles today and I’ll usually have some major problems every once in a while. Severe jerk, holding shifts to 7 grand while light on the throttle then jerk me into 2nd. And all I had to do was this and it fixed it. It wipes everything from the tcm other than it’s software. Error codes etc. it has helped me and hopefully it has helped some of you guys!

@@itsjustahixon2652 thank You

I was actually in a drive thru. The gdi ticking makes it hard to hear some times. I turn it off when ordering. When I was done, I didn’t have to move yet so it was in neutral so I could roll up without having to put it in park. When I turned the key to get the radio back, it said the transmission was ready and it felt great ever after!

Investments, do you have this same display and the 6 speed dct? If you have the European version, this may not work. This is a US market focus and i don’t know about the European cars. What I would try next is to start the car, put it into neutral, kill the motor, open the door, then turn the key back on. It will not let you take the key out of the ignition in neutral. Try turning on the vehicle this way and see if it works for you. Let us know!

@@itsjustahixon2652 does it work for the ford focus 2015 too ?

@@domboy8080 it should! As long as if it has the dual clutch, it should work!

work for an automatic?

So, this resets that transmission control module. There are 2 shift motors on the control module and when one becomes out of alignment, it will not go into gear or quite simply when it will stop supplying power to the shift motors, you have to reset the computer module for the transmission by doing this process. It works for my car when it starts jerking but I personally have never had an issue of not going into gear