2018 stock Fiesta ST 6K miles and shifting problems :(

[Kev_ST42]

UPDATE: car seems to do the same under heavy load of course not redline. I was banging through gears to see how it feels. Sorta feels the same not worse or better but it's a good sign I think? But I'll defintely be sure to take this to the dealership. I dont know what possessed me to do that as a test but it seemed ok so idk why the car hesitates to be shifted into the gear I want it to from the shifter and not the clutch pedal.

Hey guys I'm new to the forum and I have done the new member inroduction. Anyways she has 6k miles and I've had her for a year just this week I noticed while driving I was in 3rd gear now I'm getting ready to shift into 4th gear and I have to put in a little bit more effort than usual to push it into 4th gear. And so I tested it out in all gears and they all seem to hesitate to shift into whichever gear I test it out in and it feels completely different from before when I shift, the shifting requires just a tiny bit more effort. The clutch pedal feels fine when I shift or press it, no noise or grinding but I noticed while parked I had the handbrake on I gave the car a tiny rev and it juddered on idle (500rpms) and dropped below 500rpms. And yes I do know how to drive stick shift I notice how I sometimes have a small judder because of how uncomfortable I am with the way the car is when I'm shifting lately, mind you this is in 80 degree weather with a half tank of gas when this first happened and now I have a full tank of gas and it's still happening. Any insight or help would be great I'm planning on taking it to the dealership as its still on warranty.
Car is completely stock by the way.

 

[koozy]

First thing to check is trans fluid level. It’s known to be most likely under filled from the factory. These tranny’s usually get better with more miles in them, 6k is still newish.

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[green_henry]

I would take it to the dealership as a first step. When you get it back, upgrade the RMM tout de suite -- it may not address your specific issue, but it will improve the driveability considerably.

 

[Kev_ST42]

I would take it to the dealership as a first step. When you get it back, upgrade the RMM tout de suite -- it may not address your specific issue, but it will improve the driveability considerably.

Do you think it maybe a clutch or gearbox issue with the shifter fork or synchronizer? I'm just scared these guys won't cover. The warranty is for 38k or 5 years

 

[Kev_ST42]

First thing to check is trans fluid level. It’s known to be most likely under filled from the factory. These tranny’s usually get better with more miles in them, 6k is still newish.

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Thank you bro I live in a somewhat extreme weather kind of part of LA and we get extreme heat I wanna get all the hoses clamped tightly if loose and the trans fluid filled once again. I love my car and I'd hate to see it go to waste this is and was my dream car and I have plans for her. Btw i remember you from my new member post thanks for the help

 

[green_henry]

Do you think it maybe a clutch or gearbox issue with the shifter fork or synchronizer? I'm just scared these guys won't cover. The warranty is for 38k or 5 years

Ford has a pretty good reputation for standing behind their warranty, so I wouldn't be too concerned about it, especially with zero mods. Koozy may be right about it being under-filled. In any case, Godspeed!

 

[DEss]

Hey guys I'm new to the forum and I have done the new member inroduction. Anyways she has 6k miles and I've had her for a year just this week I noticed while driving I was in 3rd gear now I'm getting ready to shift into 4th gear and I have to put in a little bit more effort than usual to push it into 4th gear. And so I tested it out in all gears and they all seem to hesitate to shift into whichever gear I test it out in and it feels completely different from before when I shift, the shifting requires just a tiny bit more effort. The clutch pedal feels fine when I shift or press it, no noise or grinding but I noticed while parked I had the handbrake on I gave the car a tiny rev and it juddered on idle (500rpms) and dropped below 500rpms. And yes I do know how to drive stick shift I notice how I sometimes have a small judder because of how uncomfortable I am with the way the car is when I'm shifting lately, mind you this is in 80 degree weather with a half tank of gas when this first happened and now I have a full tank of gas and it's still happening. Any insight or help would be great I'm planning on taking it to the dealership as its still on warranty.
Car is completely stock by the way.

You can try the shifter cable adjustment procedure.




DEss

 

[Kev_ST42]

You can try the shifter cable adjustment procedure.




DEss

I'd love to but I dont wanna touch anything that a normal owner can't see or hear like tearing apart the console where the shifter and gearbox is I wanna leave that up to the dealership. I got this back in September of 2018 and shes only got about 6k miles little bit before my first scheduled maintenance

 

[TyphoonFiST]

You can try the shifter cable adjustment procedure.




DEss

Or make the dealer do the cable adjustment if it's still under warranty!

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[Kev_ST42]

Or make the dealer do the cable adjustment if it's still under warranty!

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Good point will see about that.