A number of vehicles fitted with a 1.0 1.5 or 1.6 Ecoboost engine and 6-speed manual transmission could suffer clutch pressure plate fracture. This results in clutch smell, reduced vehicle speed and performance. In the unlikely event of clutch pressure plate fracture, a noise (thud/bang) could be heard from the vicinity of the transmission, in extreme cases resulting in clutch/transmission fragments being released and striking under hood components creating a risk of smoke and fire from the underhood area.
Remedy
To prevent the repeated heating /cooling events a new calibration has been developed for vehicles fitted with Engine Stop Start feature. The software with the additional feature sets the Instrument panel "Wrench light" and de-rates the engine performance if prolonged clutch slip is detected. The software feature includes a drive cycle strategy for latching the wrench light and engine performance de-rate if the customer should experience repeated clutch slip events. For vehicles that do not have Engine Stop Start feature an alternative clutch kit has been released.
Recall Launch Date
22/02/2019
Recall No.
R/2018/351
Models Affected
Focus C-Max S-Max Galaxy Mondeo Kuga
Manufacturer Ref
18S39
VIN Start
WF0EXXWPCEGD08045
VIN end
WF0FXXWPCFJY07112
Build Start
30/06/2016
Build end
30/05/2018
Vehicle numbers (UK)
66497
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