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Transmission Problems on 2015 Ford Fiesta

BamaRoss

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Hi Everyone. I've been having poor gear shifting problems in my 2015 Fiesta which has a DPS6 "automatic" transmission. I got the car used last year and the problem just started a couple of days ago but before that it was running fine. Now taking several seconds to shift from one gear to another and am getting the expected lurch when the gear finally engages. I have to drive up a relatively steep hill that is a quarter mile long with 45 mph speed limit when leaving my house so climbing the hill and suddenly finding the car out of gear is a scary situation. Went over to AutoZone and had them hook up the error meter and the report it produced said that my Automatic Transmission Clutch Actuator needed to be replaced. I did some research and found that there are two of these actuators since the DPS6 is a double clutch system. Anyway, I am having a difficult time finding out where these two actuators are located in my car. I've found YouTube videos showing the actuator replacement for a Ford Focus which supposedly uses the exact same transmission but, while it appears that replacing these actuators is easy (disconnect the cable and remove four screws), getting to them is a little bit difficult. The Focus video I found shows the top actuator can be seen by just looking down toward the bottom of the engine. It's not the same on the Fiesta. So, can anyone give me any advice on where to find photos, diagrams, schematics, or anything other image that might show me where the top and bottom actuators are located? Also, any tips on what components, hoses, etc. might need to be removed first to be able to see the actuator would be appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
 

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Once you have identified the actuator it should be fairly straightforward to remove it. This image I found on Google shows the actuators in place on the clutch assembly. It looks like the technician has a jumper harness attached and he is bench testing the clutch actuators in this case.
 

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Thanks for the reply. Ended up having to first pull out the air filter box to even be able to see the transmission. From that point it was fairly easy to replace the actuators although, being the helpful designers that they are, Ford had one of the bolts holding in the actuator in a place that was almost impossible to get to. Managed to finally remove and replace both actuators but didn't realize that I had to also reset the computer so it was still shifting rough. Talked to someone who told me how to do a computer reset. Did the reset this morning and that made a big difference. It is still not perfect and still shifting a bit rough from 1st to 2nd gear but fine other than that. Hopefully a little more driving and the computer can learn a little more and optimize the shifting.
 


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