Hamburger Hypersonic October 13, 2018 Share October 13, 2018 One month old new car , the gear became very jerking, even my passenger also said very uncomfortable to sit in my car, sent in to RM, SA said is normal, can't do anything. Sent in again one month later, this time they said clutch net to replace, leave there for 3 days, no courtesy car. Car ride improved slightly after that. After one year, need to change brake pad, cost more than 1k. And the jerking became worse, SA just try to convince me is normal for this car , in my 35 years of driving experience, this is the worse car I have own and worse A.D. I guess it's the Ford infamous DCT dry clutch that was all over the social media. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tengnp 1st Gear October 14, 2018 Share October 14, 2018 One month old new car , the gear became very jerking, even my passenger also said very uncomfortable to sit in my car, sent in to RM, SA said is normal, can't do anything. Sent in again one month later, this time they said clutch net to replace, leave there for 3 days, no courtesy car. Car ride improved slightly after that. After one year, need to change brake pad, cost more than 1k. And the jerking became worse, SA just try to convince me is normal for this car , in my 35 years of driving experience, this is the worse car I have own and worse A.D. My 2015/16 1.6 Focus wagon also exhibited very snatchy transmission drive. It is especially bad when going up a steep incline in "D" gear, with stop and go traffic such as in a carpark circular ramp. I reduce this snatchiness by driving in "S" mode most time.I was stranded on the Causeway to JB and the computer reafout says "Trandmission fluid overheating. Engine will shut down." And it shut down on its own, leaving me smack in the middle of a massive traffic jam on the Cuasway with a M'sian cop quickly appearing. My point is this: dont get caught in a stop and go traffic jam for more than 30 mins or else you may get this problem. Having said that, I had my transmission fluid changed by RM - (shop outside cant find the required trans fluid )- at 38035km mark earlier this week for $320 ($120 labour + $200 fluid). The car seems to be smoother and less jerky now. Yet to see if it remains so in the longer run. Perhap you might want to change the transmission fluid to see if you'll get my same "improvement: I guess it's the Ford infamous DCT dry clutch that was all over the social media.Yes. Before I bought my Focus, I read the reviews which said that the transmission issues has been resolved in the current models. So on the strength of these reviews, I plonked my money doen. I'll be more careful with believong these reviews now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splinter 2nd Gear October 14, 2018 Share October 14, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iGDEqRBr14 Wow. Look serious. Regent Motors should just abandon ship. Not very car brands that are not already carried by local distributors for Regent Motors to bring in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeq 1st Gear October 15, 2018 Share October 15, 2018 One month old new car , the gear became very jerking, even my passenger also said very uncomfortable to sit in my car, sent in to RM, SA said is normal, can't do anything. Sent in again one month later, this time they said clutch net to replace, leave there for 3 days, no courtesy car. Car ride improved slightly after that. After one year, need to change brake pad, cost more than 1k. And the jerking became worse, SA just try to convince me is normal for this car , in my 35 years of driving experience, this is the worse car I have own and worse A.D. Brake pad is 1k? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tengnp 1st Gear October 21, 2018 Share October 21, 2018 Update: 10/10: Car is ready for collection but RM offered to polish up the car; so delivery to my home will be done on and so done on 11/10. (A Courtesy car was on provided over 3 days, from 8 8/10 to 11/10). No cost was charged for the repair under warranty. 21/10/18 update.The car continued to suffer the same intermittent failures to start when turning the ignition 2 days after receiving the car back on 12/10/2018. Intermittent Failure to start was experience daily till 20/10. On 21/10 morning (now happening), it completely refused to start. Will wait for a period to retry and if it fails, will need to call the AA again to have it towed. Standby. Meantime, if you're still thinking if buying a Ford .... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxcvb Turbocharged October 21, 2018 Share October 21, 2018 https://youtu.be/LN-_GEveWNc Even the Focus RS got serious problem. Good luck to those bought from parallel import. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyke Supercharged October 21, 2018 Share October 21, 2018 https://youtu.be/LN-_GEveWNc Even the Focus RS got serious problem. Good luck to those bought from parallel import. got PI actually sold Focus RS? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxcvb Turbocharged October 21, 2018 Share October 21, 2018 got PI actually sold Focus RS? https://m.sgcarmart.com/new_cars/overview.php?CarCode=12084 Got... And Regent Motors brought in a few only, I wonder how’s the condition now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tengnp 1st Gear October 23, 2018 Share October 23, 2018 21/10/18 update. The car continued to suffer the same intermittent failures to start when turning the ignition 2 days after receiving the car back on 12/10/2018. Intermittent Failure to start was experience daily till 20/10. On 21/10 morning (now happening), it completely refused to start. Will wait for a period to retry and if it fails, will need to call the AA again to have it towed. Standby. Meantime, if you're still thinking if buying a Ford .... 23/10/18 update. My 2015/16 Focus Wagon is towed this morning AGAIN to RM for the same ignition fault that garaged it for 20 days in RM earlier this month. Stay tuned and looked at my earlier posts in this thread if you are considering buying a Ford or any vehicle from Regent Motors. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7hm Turbocharged November 2, 2018 Share November 2, 2018 21/10/18 update. The car continued to suffer the same intermittent failures to start when turning the ignition 2 days after receiving the car back on 12/10/2018. Intermittent Failure to start was experience daily till 20/10. On 21/10 morning (now happening), it completely refused to start. Will wait for a period to retry and if it fails, will need to call the AA again to have it towed. Standby. Meantime, if you're still thinking if buying a Ford .... My Mondeo has been troublefree save for batteries dying abruptly without warning and aircon startup smells. The only significant problem I had was a brake activation state switch failure, which left the car in permanent "brakes are on" mode. That was repaired in one day under warranty. I do hope your problems with your Focus are solved soon, but I will not defend Vantage's service quality. I've never been satisfied with them myself. I absolutely love the car, but I have no such attachment to the dealer. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firehorse 1st Gear November 17, 2018 Share November 17, 2018 When I was shopping for my missus car, we went vantage and viewed the pug. Ford entrance was right next to it and I simply could not convince myself to step in. strangely you went into Pug, isn't both run by same people ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Hypersonic November 18, 2018 Share November 18, 2018 strangely you went into Pug, isn't both run by same people ? Same same but different. The faith lies with the brand name and not the AD. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladameier Clutched November 28, 2018 Share November 28, 2018 (edited) This is the new Ford Focus. 2018 marks twenty years since the Focus first hit our streets, and since then the name has become synonymous with family hatchbacks. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxqbs_hJ6Cw Images: Car magazines Edited November 28, 2018 by vladameier 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DACH Supersonic November 28, 2018 Share November 28, 2018 23/10/18 update. My 2015/16 Focus Wagon is towed this morning AGAIN to RM for the same ignition fault that garaged it for 20 days in RM earlier this month. Stay tuned and looked at my earlier posts in this thread if you are considering buying a Ford or any vehicle from Regent Motors. Any updates? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icetee168 3rd Gear December 12, 2018 Share December 12, 2018 Any updates? probably sold the headache liao Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shouyi 3rd Gear June 27, 2019 Share June 27, 2019 RM is not bringing the new Focus into Singapore ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixus75 3rd Gear June 27, 2019 Share June 27, 2019 RM is not bringing the new Focus into Singapore ? If they don't have, RM can close shop. They only sold 2 Ford cars from Jan 2019 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shouyi 3rd Gear June 27, 2019 Share June 27, 2019 From Jan to Jun 19 only sold 2 cars ? I think Ford may jolly well leave Singapore like Chevrolet. If they don't have, RM can close shop. They only sold 2 Ford cars from Jan 2019 ↡ Advertisement 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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