Hello FiSTers,
So I bought an out-of-warranty 2016 FiST and it conveniently immediately developed a transmission whine from about 30-65 mph, on-throttle only and wheel-speed dependent, not transmission speed/gear dependent if that makes sense. Anyway there are a dozen threads about this issue on the forum that pinpoint the issue as an output shaft bearing and the only solution I can find is full transmission replacement. My questions for you all are:
1. Has anyone else had to deal with this issue out of warranty?
2. Is there ANY chance of finding shops that can open the trans and replace the bearing? (asked my Ford rep, they cant/wont open the case up)
3. Has anyone had their transmission replaced out of warranty for any reason? Ford dealer here quoted me $4900.
So I bought an out-of-warranty 2016 FiST and it conveniently immediately developed a transmission whine from about 30-65 mph, on-throttle only and wheel-speed dependent, not transmission speed/gear dependent if that makes sense. Anyway there are a dozen threads about this issue on the forum that pinpoint the issue as an output shaft bearing and the only solution I can find is full transmission replacement. My questions for you all are:
1. Has anyone else had to deal with this issue out of warranty?
2. Is there ANY chance of finding shops that can open the trans and replace the bearing? (asked my Ford rep, they cant/wont open the case up)
3. Has anyone had their transmission replaced out of warranty for any reason? Ford dealer here quoted me $4900.