Possibly error codes due to TCM recall and 10-year extended warranty

[Acelopez]

I'm filing this post for my grandson who owns a 2013 Ford fiesta SE double overhead cam he bought it about 2 years ago didn't know about the recall on the TCM started having problems and didn't address it promptly. I spoke to Ford dealership the service manager said the extra 10-year warranty ended May of 2023 but he said Ford granted some other extension until 2025. His cousin works for Toyota and pulled the error codes off of it and there's six but they're related mostly to the TCM and the transmission I was wondering if anybody could guide me I'm going to try and Link a picture of the the code reader that his cousin used he works for Toyota and give us some guidance because Ford is saying it could take 2 weeks just to pull the codes and maybe another two to three months because the parts are on back order if it needs service. Sorry I'm a newbie so thanks in advance for patience and any help anyone can give!

 

[Stk411]

TCM, You might have some luck finding a junkyard one and having the dealer put it in. Otherwise it's a long wait for a new one from that replacement program.

 

[Handy Andy]

In light of the DTC's shown on that scanner, the Ford program swaps the transmission with a rebuilt one that has the better hardware installed - the TCM, depending on it's condition can be swapped with an updated refurbished unit or reflashed with new programming correcting the issues it had with the old profile.

@Stk411 said earlier - it may be easier to afford another junkyard transmission and see if the TCM reflash can be performed at a later time. Just don't spend a lot of time in-between the tranny swap and the reflash because the unit also looks for "calibration" so it knows the subtleties of when and how to apply clutch and shift points.

Now if you get a spare tranny with it's own TCM - it can get swapped when the new parts are installed - you'll have have to reburn and reflash the spare tranny TCM. So it can recognize the car it's in so it's not thinking it's in a S model versus an SE or ST-line making demands it didn't get programmed for.