Just bought ford focus 2004 1.6 auto.Thought it was to good to be true.transmission light comes on and sometimes difficult to get in gear.I has only done 33,000 miles.
Any advice or help greatly appreciated
cheers
dave

 

Start by having the fault codes read.

 

Thanks will try that.Did phones autogearbox specialists with symtoms,all i got was ,its a common fault you need a new gear box.
Not very helpfull.Surely all problems are not terminal

 

Hi,
I used to have a Focus 1.6 auto like yours and sold it with 40,000 miles on it, didn't have any problems with it at all.

According to my magic little book (Haynes), it could be;
-low on transmission fluid,
-a fault with the transmission sensor or wiring
- or a fault with the engine management system.

I would not trust that auto specialist, so many garages will con you out of paying large amounts of cash unnecessarily. It would be better to find someone on trustatrader.com.