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04-11-2022, 08:28 AM | #10 | |||
BLUE OVAL INC.
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The dry clutch Powershift transmission was never a suitable option for our stop/start gridlocked suburban conditions as by nature its continually changing up and down as it crawls through traffic which can only equate to clutch friction wear and heat. Ford should have acknowledged the issue and fixed it permenantly rather than deny it initially, blame the customers driving style and eventually apply a bandaid in the form of clutch packs and software updates that only prolonged the inconvenience and tarnished the badge. Whilst Ranger and Everest are popular products they also have expensive and susceptible drivelines which could quite easily lead to the same end and would be devestating should it eventuate. The EGR cooler and injector issues on 3.2l examples, pump gears on 2.0l/10A examples and already tailshaft issue on next Gen are all preventable. Whilst its true all manufacturers have issues, you'd expect a brand with Fords recent experience to learn and get it right. Are VW still selling non compliant diesel engines? |
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