Hey everyone, sorry for not posting or replying in a while. My wife had total knee replacement surgery on March 22nd, and on March 25th a bloodclot went to her brain and she suffered a major stroke. She went into a rehab facility for some time, then came home. On June 18th, she fell and bumped her head and suffered a brain bleed due to the blood thinner Plavix and low-dose aspirin she had been prescribed, and had to have emergency brain surgery. She just came home a few days ago and is doing well, but I am on FMLA from work thru August to take care of her.

so did some research on this clutch actuator A (top one) is for 1st 3rd and 5th gear engagement, clutch actuator b (bottom one) is for 2nd 4th 6th and reverse for anyone that's curious!

Got the second part today for the top, shifts smooth, no hesitation , accelerates quick and check engine lights off. Thanks a bunch Dewayne. Saved me a ton of money and grief.

You mentioned in your video about this hopefully helping someone......well I cant thank you enough for all the detail and description. Thank you and i'm glad we are in agreement on our views about Ford.

This has helped me big time. I am in Malawi that's Central Africa. I bought myself a 2013 Ford Focus in 2019 through Be-forward Japan and my vehicle was supplied from Singapore. After 3months it started slipping gears. Same problems like what you have explained in the video. Until now it can't drive as it is just parked at my house. I feel so bad for having not enjoyed the car

Thank you for showing the novice mechanic how to save money and time. Mechanics should get charged with a crime for trying to rip people off.

Mine is doing all the same symptoms you mentioned. I already replaced the tcm a few years ago. I ordered 2 actuators, should be getting them today. I must have re-watched this video 5 times already. Your personality makes me feel confident 😌

I have a focus 2013 and I was having slipping problems at the first couple of gears. I changed those clutch actuators (bought OEM ones) and reset the transmission. For the first couple of hundreds of miles it was horrible. It was skipping gears. I realized turning off the car and turning back on made my transmission not skip gears. After some 500 miles, it got super smooth because transmission learned the way I drive. So far after six months it is very good. Thank you all for sharing knowledge! Also, I take it easy with the acceleration, and I drive like an old man. I get 33 MPG in the city

Thanks a lot! Great info. I’m having the same issues with my Ford Fiesta so I just bought the actuator. The transmission shop wanted $ 3000 to repair the transmission. I’m saving tons of money doing it myself!

Great video Sir! And thank you because you have helped a lot people that have watched your video I'm sure. 💯✊🏽

From a fellow army vet thank you for your service..my 2012 just started this along with warning of over heating transmission just before o got home p0805 code. I'm definitely trying this.

You are a flipping genious. I have a 2012 Fiesta and 2015 Focus..The Fiesta is done for. The Focus I did all the cleaning of ground connections, changed the fluid twice(which is a bitch to fill back up) and ive been dealing with intermittent no reverse and slipping,grinding,over shifts to higher gear for the last year and half. I didn't qualify for the class action buy back because 4 repairs by Ford had to be done by 2020..Your video is the only one that makes sense for the symptoms...This whole time its been the actuators...I replaced the bottom with a new one and put the bottom on top(top actuator was corroded). My check engine light is now off and reverse always works. Shifting is on point. Little bit of a studded from 2nd to 3rd but it works perfect now. Thanks bro. Funny thing is, not even Ford mechanics know that replacing those fixes it. You're the man !!!!

The actuators are an 8mm inverted (external) torx, the yellow tab only needs to be slid to its lock open position and while removing the connector you pull on the black tab while gently wiggling the connector off. Makes for easy reassemble

The wife's 2013 focus is in the shop for the 5th time for the transmission, it only has 64,000 km bought it new. they just told her $3,000 to fix it. They couldn't fix it in 4 tries under warranty how are they going to fix it now. I told her to let me deal with them. Thanks to your video I have even more knowledge.

We found your video and our Focus was doing the same thing. We took your advice and changed the parts you suggested. It fixed it!!!! Thanks so much for the video!

Thanks for callin’ out this bullshit! Im helping my son with tranny problems on his Ford Escape. I WILL NOT take this thing to the stealershit. I came across your video trying to check into the possibilities and have a great amount of appreciation for you and the info you have posted. Cheers bud.

It will help me a lot. Thanks for your explanation. I got the same problem with my focus.

Update after trying this fix, my 2012 Ford Focus SEL started intermittently going into neutral after stopping. It was also shifting really bad in general especially going into 3rd gear. It already has had the clutch and tcm replaced. I replaced the top actuator for 1-3-5 gears in less then 30 mins and now everything is shifting smoothly and the error code P07A3 has not come back since I cleared it. I will continue to monitor and update if anything starts acting up again. Thanks for posting this Dewayne, potentially saved me thousands!

Having same issues now with my 2018 Ford Focus. Caught my transmission slipping right when it first occurred, I hope it’s just a simple replacement of both the clutch and shift actuators....replaced the shift actuator now it’s moving.

You right man, not just dealer , but some regular mechanics do that too, lie and charge you more than it should be for easy part replacment, that the reason i learn car repair muself and now i can.fix anything on the car mechanical, electric or electronic : (except for repair involve engine or transmission removal, because you can do that on the street)

Just Got the invoice for whole entire replacement, 3k for everything(All) in the Bell Housing, He told me its the Forks A&B inside of the Housing,(From Experience)He's a transmission specialist of 20+years, The #1 atleast in my County, Blessing 🙌

Thanks a lot for the video. I got my focus 2012 running like new back again. Also ford dealership denying the extended factory warranty and charging me for a whole new transmission instead

Good ole country boy will survive, Thanks for the video, saved me a lot of headache.

I'm going to give it a go on my 2014 titanium..they did it for me about 80,000 miles ago for free but I'm over 220,000 now..Thanks for the video and the torxs size for cover is T30 or T31 I've gotten both size to work..

We replace both Shift Actuators top and bottom, and now the car runs smoothly. Thank you for all your wisdom and help in replacing these two parts. Ford Part number: Actuator AE8Z-7C604-A same part number for top and bottom.

OMG! BRO THANK YOU for posting this. I bought this car for a commuter. My scanner said I needed a new TCM when i first bought the car($300). My mechanic checked it out and said the TCM was fine but the trans needed to be replaced (which cost me $2K partts and labor) to be replaced in the Transmission . I bought it and had him install a rebuilt trans. Yeah, that didn't help. He told me that it"might need to be driven for a few hundred miles to learn your driving style. As a pretty good mechanic myself I'm throwing out the BS flag on that Shiz!. My car would feel like the clutch was slipping all the time. No OBDII Code and no check engine light or anything. But when driving I had to be extremely gentle and never get on the gas hard, if I did the engine would spin and the clutch would slip. BAD. And sometimes the dang thing wouldn't even shift into reverse as all. I just found your video and ordered the parts last week, then today I finally had time to do what you said and I am so stoked. I've had the dang car for over a year and it now drives and shifts better than it ever has for me. It's so nice I'm seriously considering keeping the car. Because as recently as last week I told the wife I was going to take the next offer I got one it regardless of what it was. But now I'm thinking about keeping it.

Thank you for your service Sir.

Thank You for this video ford told me would costs $2500 to repair regardless problems Solve or Not.or replace whole Transmission would cost $4,500 to replace

Mine was trying to buck me off skipping gears reving etc... It had a message transmission over heating and had a po87b error code. It completely quit engaging on i10 pulled over and let it sit for a few min and eased into a hotel. Saw this video next morning and got the part local at ford parts dept. Changed it in about 10 min including jacking up the drivers side enough to easily slide unde the front. If you're replacing your lower shift actuator it is in the very front close to the oil filter mine didn't have a cover. This appears to have resolved my issue. Many thanks to Dewayne. Lower is very easy to access on the SE (btw reverse had quit too) the next morning after it set reverse worked and I drove it to the ford dealer to get the part and back to my hotel to replace so if you have similar issue I can confirm this helped me out tons.

Thank you so much I'm going to give this a try and I will let you know if it works thank you for taking out the time

My God!!! Almost $3000 want t Agency for fix that problem!!! Thank you so much for sharing this video my friend God bless you 🙏.

Just a good honest video appreciate it bro👍🏽👍🏽💯

This is some really valuable information, I had the same issue with my 2016 fiesta with the same powershift transmission as inbthe focus, the dealership wanted to charge me for dropping of the entire transmission to replace actuator B but luckily I had my warranty extended so the warranty guys proved ford wrong that the actuator is sitting at the bottom of the transmission and it is a 10 minutes job to do. New actuator B has been fitted and no gear slipping anymore,.. actuator A has not failed so no need to replace it. This ford powershift transmission is really full of issues and I wouldn't advise anyone to buy any ford car with it.

god bless youtube and people like you .....good job well done

Thank you for this video I'm sorry you dealt with this bs and I'm sorry I am too this is another reason why I stick with honda cheaper parts more diy videos and better durability thanks again I wish everyone blessings on top of blessings and an increase in wisdom

thank you for the info SR. help me alot i own a 2013 focus and have same problem your info helps a lot

If you're having transmission work done on these cars I have a 2012 Focus, (that was the 1st yr of this dual clutch type trans. and I think ford used them tranny' s up to 2019 or 20) definitely have them change the rear engine seal and front transmission seal while they can, these seals leak after a while and the oil gets into the clutch disc's and you start getting a shimmering feels like your trans is going out (you have to tell the underwriters, to get it in writing, that you want the seals changed ,very important you may be glad you did)!

Sure wish u were located in southern Ohio! I would totally pay you to work on my 2013 focus that's having the sane problem. It's my only mode of transportation with a family depending on me as the bread winner. Have an appointment to get it towed to highly reconnected trannie professional locally and crossing fingeres it's not going to break the bank to get it up and running. Love this little car bc the gas mileage right now can not be beat! Cheers to u for figuring out the do it yourself way. I'm tempted to show the mechanic your video but but don't wanna step on toes either. Wish my luck bc this little single woman with a lot of responsibility sure needs it and I'm not loaded with a bunch of money to spend on a trannie replacement. The car was sold to me with"dry clutch" as is problem that was said to cost $1400. Don't even know what that means. Hope to goodness I'm able to get this vehicle up and running as I need transportation to get my legally blind son and his 8 year old to baseball practice coming up soon! Ty for the vid!

Wow thanks man! I did what you showed on the video. It fixed my 15' Ford Focus SE. I can drive up steep roads now. I purchased 2 new Clutch Actuators for $200.

That information was so very helpful thanks man for sharing that i have a 2012 fusion that's doing the same problem it also got stuck on the road with the same problem thanks

Thank you for sharing your Knlowledge and saving people money.

Hey just wanted to say thanks I just done it today and it works!!!

I have a 2013 Ford Focus se hatchback and I had this same exact issue. I found out that all the negative grounds in the engine bay had paint on them. I took the grounds off and hit the spots with a dremel to take the paint off where the grounds sit. After that the car has never shifted this good and the excessive revving issue went away.

Thank you Dewayne, this is the exact crap I am dealing with right now. Great explanation too. I got this now!

Thank you man you save me alot of money thanks again...

Hi,if you are veteran?thank very much for your service to the nation. And very good explanation if the issue.

Thank's for the video, As always Ford Dealer's suck's, really Thank's man! In México I have the same problem with my Focus, now your information is pure gold for me!

Bought a 2013 titanium had it for 1 month 1 MONTH fixed all these issues and had ford fix there end same problem got ride of it asap hope y’all had better luck

I have not read all the 500+ comments but there is more to it than just those motors. For less than 100 bucks this is worth a shot for a DIY'er. Not to defend the dealer, but they are following a service procedure put out by ford. There is 1 fork inside the transmission above each of those motors that they must replace with the motor. That's where the transmission removal comes in. Check out Fordtechmakuloco here on KZfaq. He did a video of tearing down one of these clutch assemblies back in 2014. Very informative video.

You said I hope this helps somebody and while I'm having the same issue and knowing that ford are just thieves and liars I'm going to try this solution and I'll be telling you the results... Thank a lot for posting this bad experience, and the genius solution you did. Greetings from latin america.

Just changed both actuators on my 2014 Ford Focus that I got in mail. Everything working as should. Thanks for your video’s it helped me tremendously 😎👍

I have the same thing going on with my Ford Focus 2014 Titanium. Message on the dashboard says transmission fault service now. The car wouldn’t start, the light and radio was working. I couldn’t pushed on the gas pedal and the car was going from parking to reverse to neutral. Someone pushed it into a parking lot for me and 5 minutes later the car started like it was nothing. It was very scary, the mechanic asked me $3200 to change the transmission. A week prior to that the car had an oil change and transmission fluid service done because of the shifting. The mechanic said the battery is in good condition I just need a new transmission. I’m gonna try to find someone that can change the Actuators and clean the grounding for me before I do anything else. Thank you for such an informative video!!!

Good man!!Thank you very much!Very helpful.

I have a 2012 Ford Focus Titanium. It went to a Ford Dealership in March 2022 for transmission issues. It took them six weeks to get my car in and worked on. They replaced the actuators first and that didnt fix it so they replaced the clutch. $2800 all together for this work. I picked it up and it still wasn't shifting right so I drove it right back. They then replaced the TCM after it being on backorder for months. The dealership replaced the TCM free of charge, but the car still does not shift. We have since then picked it up and its sitting in our driveway. They wanted an additional $2500 just to tear the transmission before they could event tell me what needed to be replaced. I am hoping to clean up the grout and see if that helps.

I had clutch A stuck supposedly... I changed A n B step by step.. carefully... ladies don't Be scared I did it... n my car works again !! Cleared check engine light

Thanks Dewayne. Same problem here and experience with dealership - 280$ for them to tell me Id need a new transmission. Followed your instructions and car running like new. Great video.

Appreciate that information bud I got the same problem I got a 2012

I got a 2012. It does it in first gear. I just replaced my emissions control purge valve. It was idling like shit and almost dying while I stop. Fixed that now want to fix first gear. So I'll change top control module.

Unfortunately I bought a 2013 Focus yesterday for my daughter to go back and forth to college in. Test drive was great. Then a few hours after purchasing got a code and felt like transmission would slip when taking off from a stop sign. Unfortunately bought it as is from a small car dealer for 5,000.00 with 122,000 miles on it. I'm thinking about trying this to see if the slipping stops. I can't remember the code it threw.

I've seen so many people say that they started having this issue a few months after the repair for the recalled transmission issue. Strange

Thankyou .Will never buy another Ford again DIY win again.Went to fix tranny 4-5 times in Texas.Ford trained technicians could never fix it right.They fix things in the US like they are from a third world country.The first time I get burned by a crook.Never go back again.Replaced the top actuator,works just fine.Waiting to run it in town after I replace the bottom actuator.Maybe in the future Ford should hire their mechanics from Toyota maybe they can teach them a few things!!!.Appreciate your help very much

I noticed my rpm was raving when I slow down for red light despite my foot being on the gas pedal. Came to a complete stop. I tried to proceed but my car won’t budge. I tried putting in lower gear. ( nothing happened). we had to pushed it to a safe spot. After that We tried shutting it off and on. After two-third attempts it engaged and made it back home

I have. 2018 and have replaced both actuators. Mine after replacing the upper one still wouldn't shift right and would come out of gear on a slight up hill slope then the hot transmission light would come on after waiting the required 5 min you have to turn the key to the on position there is a series on clicks and sounds like gears resetting then it will start. It sat for 4 days and when I got in it low and behold it drove perfect check engine light went off shifted great no more hot transmission light perfect. A month later it starts the same bullshit again only worse I can only drive maybe 2-3 miles and the hot transmission light comes on and the transmission goes into neutral after you let "cool" off for 20-30 min ( if you try to drive it after 5 min the light comes right back on) you can go another 2-3 miles shorter if you have any kind of slope to go up. Finally made it to my daughters house it has sat there ever sense. It has 145,000 on it and if its the TCM well they are on back order for 8 months. I've been told by a ford mechanic to sale it trade it set it on fire or drive it in to a lake. I still owe about $5500 on it.I HATE this car

I have a 2013 focus that just had the engine light come on with these codes stored. P072F & P0723 (stuck in gear 4 and 6). Car will drive but rev really high in the first 2 shifts then will drive normal. I’ve looked into it and research has pointed me to speed sensors, TCM, and now this video. Not sure which way to turn and if this could be related.

Just bought my first car in June of this year and im having the same issues. i already put over $1500 into gettin this car how i want to look and then this exact problem comes up. i really hope this fixes it. wish me good luck please

My update: bought two factory actuators and only needed one. My daughter's 2013 Titanium threw a code for the top actuator. I used a 6mm 6-point socket and removed the star bolts. Replace the top actuator. Used a flap wheel on my Dremel to properly fix the one ground from the battery to firewall, and the two grounds under the air box and coat with dielectric grease. No code and drives like a new car. The rear main and front transmission seals were already taken care of before I bought it. It shuddered pretty bad before.

Sounds like it would be a good idea to associate that negative ground contact issue - with two new actuators? if a person is dealing with that particular transmission?

Thanks for the video!!!

Your a total bad ass thanks for looking out for us everyday Men and Women god's definitely 🙏 going to continue to bless you.

I'm presently working on my son's 2015 Focus. I'm absolutely amazed at the garbage and defective product that Ford released to the public! NEVER NEVER again a Ford in my driveway...and that's not a threat, but a PROMISE !!

Great video! Thanks for that! I just bought a 2018 Focus, the last model before the 8 speed trans. Hope it’s doing okay...and hope they fixed the problems with the trans compared with the older years...do you know where I can find the extended warranty on the shift modul on the internet? That is an expensive part to replace. Thanks again!!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE! #Army

Great Video!!

My 2013 focus. Bought it from the dealer in 2020. Make sure to have them run vin number to see transmission issues if the recalls were applying to this car or if they have been done they assured me none of this was right ever this car was not a part of that, so your goes by you have a few shutters every now and then and I take it in for service and to my surprise three recalls for something with the fuel PCM door latches all four of them and a transmission control module flash/program I pick it up today and it won’t shift. It won’t drive. They said I need to pay thousands of dollars for a new clutch, I take it home to my shop pull the transmission clutch forks are perfect. The clutch is minimal wear nothing to worry about actuators work as they should whatever they did with the TCM frayed the PCM and the TCM now and it is 15 days out of the 10 year warranty.

Love your video thank you very much

Hi I have a 2014 se focus I was wondering before you replaced the shift module would car make these weird clicking noises just unlocking the car with remote like the sound came from the transmission?

Great help. thanks

Good information for anyone like myself who bought one of these blindly. Did it have any symptoms after this repair? Taking my 2012 focus to Ford for a TCM reset/flash next week. If that doesn't work (not keen on it) I'll probably give this a try. Thanks for the video

Very helpful thanks a lot

Have you had any problem since then? The same thing happen to me yesterday driving home. The next day I turn the car on and like it never happened, So I’m just going to replace the modules.

This is crazy. Just happened to mine. Code scanner says B which is bottom. Ordered everything on Amazon. I’ll do just like you said. See what happens. Thanks!!!!

I have EXACTLY the same story you have. Rita Ford Dealer (in Texas) tries to rip me off of 2600 to fix it. so I found only those 2 clutch actuators fail. and I put in new ones top and bottom, but still feels slipping. so has to do something with the clutch? and I noticed it slip out of gear and re-engage a couple of times. so I know my TCM is pretty much dying. I bought a car at 95,000 and 6-8 months later doing the same problem as you said at 118,000 miles. so I'm not sure it's TCM or a new clutch? because the clutch has to be replaced every 60-80 k miles. :( so my OBDII coded P07A3 has something to do with TCM, P2872 Clutch A Stuck Engage, P286F Clutch A Disengagement Time performance/too slow. so something causes clutch slipping. any idea ? let me know !

Thanks for this video ...What alarm code did you see?

Thank you so much for the info

Hello, I have a 2014 Ford Fiesta, it started with the same symptoms that you explain in the video, it loses power when it is starting, it does not go back and a hot transmission appears on the screen. I have to wait for it to cool down to drive it again but very slowly. I have taken it to the dealer and they tell me that it is not the transmission, that it is the clutch stuck engaged P287a, and the cost would be $3,789 ... I am desperate and I do not have that amount of money to repair it. I have a feeling that more problems will come if it is fixes just the stuck engaged clutch. What do you recommend me? please 🙏

I got a 2015 focus with 130k miles on it now an it’s still going strong

My friends 2014 with only 12k miles seems to be slipping in first gear when tyranny is hot once driving. We dumped the fluid it's black. Do you think changing the shift actuator would be first step. Local mechanic thinks it's the clutch and in Canada that's only 7 year warranty? Any help would be appreciated

I scanned my Focus 2013 and gave me P090c (Actuator b circuit low) do I have to replace the lower part or both or (replace A with B) and check again . The symptoms is no S and no Reverse at all. ???

Thanks only video with great information

Question was your transmission heating up aswell thats the problem i have with my fiesta 2011 the transmission started to heat up once I start to drive it

They wanted to charge me $800 to replace motor mount on my focus. I did myself. Paid 50 for part and literally 5 min to swap out.

Awesome, thanks for sharing

MY FORD FUSION 2.0 ecoboost tranmission jerks/ little aggressively moves forward when it changes gear between 20 to 30 miles, i think i should change same part. whats the part name that failed in your car again please.?shift ACTUATOR? i have ford fusion titanium 2.0 ecoboost 2014 does the same thing, does fusion has shift actuator too?

Thank you very much Dewayne, now I confirm that i was taking my 2013 focus titanium to a band of idiots, that’s exactly what they are in Ford, they never find the real issues, consequently they make you waste your time and money by changing the wrong parts 😑

I’ve got a 2014 Focus Se Same problem. P0902. Replaced both actuators and problem still there after 498 miles. Ford dealership has it now. Still waiting on them to call me back as of 5/18/22

I have ford figo automatic transmission. My vehicle sometimes in reverse gear and sometime reverse gear not work, i don't know what to do as the repair cost in GCC is too much.. can you help ??

My 2016 Ford Focus titanium with only 16k miles on it, it’s doing crazy stuff when I drive it, and sometimes don’t shift at all. Do you think that would help?

so was your car jerking foward when shifting gears? and it fixed after the actuator replacment

Is it the same part no for both top and bottom shift actuators ?

My 2013 Ford Focus one day wouldn't want to shift anymore. Got it diagnosed at a certified Ford dealer and they told me it was the clutch fork actuators, which are NOT under the extended warranty even though they're literally transmission components. Feel like Ford just didn't give a shit about the problem and putting the bill on consumers helps their deep pockets