Anyone use a lease broker before?

[JWC]

My daughter's 2012 Focus did the trans-stumble on acceleration. I insisted on a fix before buying it. The dealership reflashed the PCM per a TSB (IIRC)---no problem for 100K. I didn't realize that so many were having internal trans problems.

[r0tor]

Our had the clutches replaced 2 or 3 times.  My mother in law's took a dump at least 4 times.  POS with no real fix

[veeman]

It's because Ford used dry clutch technology, which didn't work.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.freep.com/amp/4243091002

[Galaxy]

It's because Ford used dry clutch technology, which didn't work.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.freep.com/amp/4243091002

The majority of dual clutch systems use dry clutch.

[FoMoJo]

Did this have anything to do with Getrag being sold to Magna?

[MX793]

The majority of dual clutch systems use dry clutch.

Most implementations are wet clutch.

[Galaxy]

Most implementations are wet clutch.

Most VW ones that they put into the majority of their products are dry, except for the 1 gen one, and the high torque applications ones. i know Fiat has used dry ones as well.

[MX793]

Most VW ones that they put into the majority of their products are dry, except for the 1 gen one, and the high torque applications ones. i know Fiat has used dry ones as well.

The DQ200 and 200e 7 speeds, used in their smaller, lower torque (<185 ft-lbs) engines, are dry.  The other 9 DSG transmissions VWAG uses are wet plate.  In terms of number of units sold, the dry plates may outsell the others, particularly in Europe, but in terms of implementation, there are more wet plate DCTs than dry.

VW doesn't sell the dry-plate boxes in the US since we don't get their smallest cars and our MQB cars are fitted with larger and more powerful engines than in Europe.  I think the 1.4T is the most potent engine that they can pair with the DQ200/e, and in the US our 1.4T Golf/Jetta uses an 8-speed Tiptronic instead of DSG.

To my knowledge, the only dry-plate DCTs being sold in the US market are the Ford PowerShift (now limited to the EcoSport since the Fiesta and Focus were discontinued in NA) and the Alfa 4C.

[CaminoRacer]

I'm surprised my brother still has his Focus. It was great for the first few years but he has replaced the clutches at least once, probably needs to do it again.