Driving a 2008 08 facelift Ford Focus.
When I shift from 2nd to 3rd gear I occasionally hear a pinging sound from the gearbox as if a spring is suddenly clicking into place. Doesn't happen all the time. When it does, the gearstick becomes really loose in neutral and basically it becomes really difficult to find gears, e.g. from 2nd to 3rd, 3rd to 4th etc. Stays like this for a while when it does happen.
Any ideas?!
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Focus 08 Facelift - Gearbox Problem (Pinging)
Started by stevetuk, Dec 30 2012 07:31 PM
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Posted 30 December 2012 - 07:31 PM
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Posted 30 December 2012 - 09:34 PM
Hi could be somthing to do with the ESPDriving a 2008 08 facelift Ford Focus.
When I shift from 2nd to 3rd gear I occasionally hear a pinging sound from the gearbox as if a spring is suddenly clicking into place. Doesn't happen all the time. When it does, the gearstick becomes really loose in neutral and basically it becomes really difficult to find gears, e.g. from 2nd to 3rd, 3rd to 4th etc. Stays like this for a while when it does happen.
Any ideas?!
It cuts power to the wheels when it sences possible wheel spin and sounds like springs.
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Posted 30 December 2012 - 09:44 PM
sounds like something in the linkage is worn or broken. I would have it inspected for anything obvious.
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Posted 31 December 2012 - 03:59 PM
It's a Focus Style so I don't have the ESP feature so seems like it could be the linkage then? I'll call the local garage and ask them to take a look - appreciate the heads up
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