I bought a 2011 Mondeo Titanium X Sport in January. When I was going through the final stuff before leaving, the dealer said I should be careful when switching from Drive to Reverse, as you need to do it slowly in stages with a Powershift gearbox or it will jolt.
I found this strange as the car I currently had (2011 Focus) was also a Powershift and I could move the stick straight from Reverse to Drive and vice versa with no issue at all.
During the 3 month warranty period, on occasion, when I would stop, apply brake and move the gear down to reverse (slowly) the car would violently jolt. My brother reminded me what the dealer had said and I just assumed it was bad form on my part.
Now the warranty has expired this is really annoying me. Last night I reversed onto my drive, pushed the brake down hard and the car jolted violently just moving it into Neutral on the way to Park.
I have searched intensely on the net for any mention of this 'feature' or issue and I cannot find anything. I cannot believe I was that gullible. The car was so lovely, I just assumed it was a different kind of gearbox and I would learn to operate it correctly.
Obviously I have no comeback with the dealer now but has anyone ever heard of a gearbox operating in such a way?
Thanks
I found this strange as the car I currently had (2011 Focus) was also a Powershift and I could move the stick straight from Reverse to Drive and vice versa with no issue at all.
During the 3 month warranty period, on occasion, when I would stop, apply brake and move the gear down to reverse (slowly) the car would violently jolt. My brother reminded me what the dealer had said and I just assumed it was bad form on my part.
Now the warranty has expired this is really annoying me. Last night I reversed onto my drive, pushed the brake down hard and the car jolted violently just moving it into Neutral on the way to Park.
I have searched intensely on the net for any mention of this 'feature' or issue and I cannot find anything. I cannot believe I was that gullible. The car was so lovely, I just assumed it was a different kind of gearbox and I would learn to operate it correctly.
Obviously I have no comeback with the dealer now but has anyone ever heard of a gearbox operating in such a way?
Thanks
