MC Mondeo dual clutch automatic problems

[Gazzzaa]

It looks as if the Ford wet clutch transmission develops a similar problem to the dry clutch, sadly. My car is an October 2012 MC Mondeo Titanium, 2.0L turbo petrol with the dual clutch automatic. I bought it as a demo in July 2013, with 8000 km on the clock and it’s currently showing 67,000. About 6 weeks ago, driving home from work in peak hour, it developed a hesitance and jerkiness, eventually going into a sort of ‘limp home mode’ as I turned into my home street, only 300 metres from home.

Since then, it has surged when I have been slowing down and also developed a 1 to 2 second flat spot sometimes when accelerating. The dealer has diagnosed it as a faulty input shaft, which will necessitate the car being ‘taken away’ and the transmission being removed to rectify. I’m told that I will be without the car for a couple of weeks and that the cost will be $3000 to $5000. The advice from the service advisor is to trade it out, which sounds ominously like sage advice from someone who is experienced with these things.

I am really sad as a dedicated Ford fan to have to part with what has been the best car I have ever owned, apart from the transmission. From recent research on the net, the whole dual clutch automatic / mechatronics saga has been a disaster for Ford and VW, but one which neither manufacturer has taken full responsibility for.