I am thinking once this new model is out and when my warranty is gonna over soon... retrofitting the center touch SYNC console to replace my current one... and I still prefer the current Focus Sports+ design cue exterior

Very little (negligible) jerking at low speed now after the clutch replacement which is a good thing. Before the clutch replacement, the grinding sound seems to have reduced considerably. So far I have not heard any grinding sound after the clutch replacement but will monitor further.

As for the warning sign of "Transmission Overheating - Stop for 6/7/8 minutes", I have encountered this 3 to 4 times before. It is very easy to get this warning if you are stuck in traffic jam, stop-go-stop-go traffic up a slightly inclined slope. The last time I got this message, I was stuck in heavy traffic at Changkat Bukit Bintang. Stop-go-stop-go jam up a slightly inclined road. I continued to drive and the warning sign went off by itself. From this experience, to minimise this warning sign from coming up, I think it may be best to switch to N whenever possible, even if it is for a short while.

When the warning sign comes up, you would hope that the car won't shut down the engine by itself if you continue driving. Especially in heavy traffic. It would not only be inconvenient but embarrassing as well, the car stuck in the middle of the road due to transmission overheating problems.

This...agreed...me also experienced the overheat warning once while stuck at traffic jam...from that moment, whenever stuck in heavy traffic...i will always put to N if the car didnt move...my car is almost 3 years of age now but luckily the issue only occured once.

update, i cant start my car now. when i attempt to start it , i can hear the sound "klick,klick"  from underneath of front bonnet. is it flat battery? coz now i cant lower down windows, aircon will go on and off itself. all lighting in car or out of car keep blinking. coz i hv tried many times to start the car, so the brake becameso stiff now.

I don't mind if it's the nature of PowerShift and was designed to have this behavior, it's acceptable but if it's due to design flaw causing reliability issue, then I guess it's better to stay away.

May I know what technical changes was made on the 2014 or 2015 models?

U mean the transmission is only in US? Isn't Focus and the Fiesta a global car and sharing the same R&D of transmission?

The Focus, theoretically is a good car, but after tried it in the showroom, I feel it's really crampy, even some of the B segment cars have more spacious cabin than it.

I think tht's too much for a C segment vehicle, but then considering the strength of our currency,      and I think your estimation could be very accurate.

Anything can be improved upon. Reason why Ford introduced the 6-speed auto is not because of the DCT but the conventional auto with torque convertor is functionally a better match to the new engine. Don't know what is "Logic 101" though.

Would like to draw experience from those who have had the clutch on the car replaced with a new one.

After living with the new clutch for about 1 month, the jerking/juddering of the car has significantly reduced. However, at the expense of the smoother ride, I now can hear the dragging noise from the clutch/transmission/gearbox(whichever one) during low speed acceleration. The dragging noise sounds a bit like engine braking. But this sound is not from the engine but from the clutch/transmission/gearbox. The sound will drag on for a while, then it disappears.

Not exactly a big issue but the car isn't that quiet anymore with this dragging sound. When the car was new, the car is quiet and there is no dragging sound, though the car jerks quite a bit. Now, the car doesn't jerk much but there is this dragging sound.

Does anyone experience the same?

wow...my car down again😓
this morning, when i was driving, the car lost power even i press hard on pedal. RPM will rev up and change gear, but the speed rised constantly (no pickup), engine stall.
Anyone here has experienced this issue before?

Hey all, I'm driving a 2014 Ford Fiesta S 1.5L, I heard that changing catback exhaust without touching catalyst wouldn't void warranty from SDAC? Any Focus owners here tried before?

Hi SportyHandling,

I have the 2nd issue after my clutch change at 30k service however I already noticed the 1st one even before the clutch change. I think I started to hear the 'ooooooo' sound (the faster I drive the louder it gets and when you let go the accelerator while crazing fast it's more prominent) at around 25k. The SC told me the sound is due to worn out clutch but even after changing it the sound is still there. I need to send back to check again.

Lastly, the tyres that the new Ford Focus model that Philippines will be getting are 18-inch Y-spoke rims with Goodyear Asymmetric 235/40 R18. Those are massive when the current Focus sedan model here is only on 205/60 R16. Hopefully the tyres would be downsized to 17" rims when the new model comes to our shore.

hye. new owner of frozen white focus s+ here.
got mine 2nd at 16k mileage 2 months ago and it's due for service next week. i live in sg buloh so i wanna ask if the penchala SC any good?

btw, i have no major problem with the car yet. the jerk doesn't bother me at all and grinding only occurred once for 2 seconds so far. it's a really fun car.

Yes, just right. The low 40 profile tyres will be uncomfortable with all the knocks and bumps felt more prominently in the cabin.

Burning smell after opening my driver door. Dont know coming from the tyre or engine part. Thought forgot to free the handbrake but them no. Any ideas ?

I believe that's the front corner sensor and auto-parking function.

Hi guys,
I be getting my new ride tatinum plus next week. Bought second hand. Mileage 60k yr 2012. Need advise what need to change for 60k mileage?  Thanks guys

The rim is rather boring as well. At least the are including the ecoboost option. Now just waiting for the spec sheet.

Sigh** my Focus got bang from behind by a Myvi last night... super boring now at these time during CNY!... gggrrrrr....