Mine is doing the exact same thing. It scares me sometimes at stoplights if I have it in neutral and then go into first and hear the noise.Thats right PandaMike casual driving and mainly the lower gears..even going into 1st from a stop...It is a dull but solid "thud" or "bump" from underneath the car somewhere in the drive train...I believe it is slack somewhere in the drivetrain. I also noticed that it does NOT do this when downshifting...only when first engaging the gears AND once it makes the thud, if the car does not move, it does NOT do it again. Only after the car has moved/drivetrain moved will it "thud" again when just meshing into gear. Very strange.
Pretty sure they are Chinese.Getrag builds gearboxes for a variety of commercial applications and has a partnership with Ford in Cologne Germany where some gearboxes are manufactured for the Focus, Fiesta, and other Ford Europe models. However, Getrag also has a large plant in China where they make gearboxes for all sorts of automotive and commercial products. Does anyone know where these gearboxes are manufactured?
Any thoughts to switching to a different aftermarket gear lube? Although not entirely out of the ordinary of related, I'm just wondering if these Getrag gearboxes came with a break in lube that needs to be drained and serviced with a heavier duty fluid. Sorry to be biased but I'm always a bit hesitant to accept at face value that proper Q C from Chinese made products has been undertaken :headbonk:They are made in China, according to the window sticker. I'm with carguy, really puts a damper on my enthusiasm for the car everytime I shift. It definitely sounds like it's coming from the tranny the more I play with it. I'd advise everyone to take it in to get documented. The more calls to the ford technical services hotline from your dealer, the more likely something may be done about it eventually. Make sure they call it in for advice.
Check with your dealer about meeting the same specifications of the fluid the car ships with. The fluid is a lifetime fill, no draining should ever be needed for the life of the car, in theory. That being said, there will be alternatives but you don't want the dealer/Ford denying a warranty claim because you used a fluid that doesn't meet the specifications of the current fill - this includes viscosity.Any thoughts to switching to a different aftermarket gear lube? Although not entirely out of the ordinary of related, I'm just wondering if these Getrag gearboxes came with a break in lube that needs to be drained and serviced with a heavier duty fluid. Sorry to be biased but I'm always a bit hesitant to accept at face value that proper Q C from Chinese made products has been undertaken :headbonk: