I would like to draw experience of owners who currently own vehicles which come with DCT, particularly the dry clutch versions which was claimed to exhibit more "issues" in comparison with the wet versions. I am interested to know on the symptoms or characteristics that you have experienced in your car, especially if it requires your vehicle to undergo a clutch pack / assembly replacement due to leakage of the clutch. If your car has undergone the clutch replacement, I would like to know whether it is a permanent solution in that the issues associated with the transmission are eliminated completely for good, or the transmission exhibits the same issues after few months (or years) down the road.
For those who have had the clutch assy or clutch pack replaced at the service centre, I would like to know the symptoms you have experienced in your car. My experience with the Ford Focus is as follows :-
1. During low speed acceleration, the car is holding on to the gear and does not upshift as quickly as before. This is especially evident when driving the car in multi-level car parks or along roads with a lot of speed bumps in between. When the car is accelerating in say 2nd gear, the car does not upshift to 3rd gear and drags along, resulting in a louder sound from the engine. And when the gear finally upshifts, there is a rather unpleasant jerk(since the upshift occurs at a higher than optimal RPM). Similarly, when the car is decelerating, either the driver steps on the brakes or the car glides slowly with decreasing speed, the car stays in gear and is slow in downshifting, resulting in higher RPM. When the transmission finally downshifts, the car jerks.
2. The sound from the engine is louder when the transmission is upshifting during low speed acceleration. Previously when the car was new, the car was silent when accelerating from standstill. I can barely hear the sound from the transmission when the gears are changing. However, I now hear the sound from the transmission when the gears are upshifting. I believe this is due to the transmission holding onto the gear longer (as in point 1 above) which results in a louder sound from the engine at higher RPMs.
Basically these are the 2 most apparent aspects that I experience in my car before the guys at the service centre informed that there is leakage in the clutch of my car which requires the clutch pack and assy to be replaced.
I would appreciate some experience not only from Ford but VW or any other car owners who have encountered issues with the transmission, particularly the dual-clutch versions. Any information would be most appreciated.
This post has been edited by SportyHandling: Sep 18 2015, 08:00 AM
Issues with Dry Dual Clutch Tranmissions, Ford Focus, Fiesta, VW or Any Other Cars