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Consumer Reports and J.D. Power have both reported a sharp uptick in complaints about faulty transmissions, as automakers seeking better fuel economy rolled out dual-clutch gearboxes, continuously variable transmissions and eight- and nine-speed transmissions.
"In the past, transmissions were things you could count on, but that's no longer true," said Jake Fisher, Consumer Reports' director of auto testing. "We are seeing major problems that will leave people stranded on the side of the road."
Sauce: (good article about dual-clutch transmission lack of acceptance by 'Muricans)
http://www.autonews.com/article/20151207/OEM06/312079988/once-promising-dual-clutch-transmissions-lose-favor-in-u.s.
HeyOP
...Transmission failures? Unheard of! Just like that Consumer Reports guy said. It never happened so hard I find this news suspicious.
MrFancyPanzer
Interesting, didn't know the T-5 had straight cut gears.
wadenelson1
Transmission problems ranked eighth in 2014. As far back as 2009, transmissions were not a Top 10 problem in the Initial Quality Survey.
wadenelson1
Double clutching down into 3rd for a corner is, to me, the essence of a sports car. No CVT or dual clutch is ever gonna provide that thrill
wadenelson1
I've actually lost interest in owning a Ferrari because they're all DCT. Not that I could afford one anyway, but.
acuramstr
It's not that the transmission fails it's the fact that people don't like the annoying way they shift
acuramstr
They count all repairs and updates as failures . The perception is that the car quits moving altogether that is rarely the case
wadenelson1
Per the article, ALL types of transmissions are having higher failure rates these days.
EvilKam
Good to know that I'm not alone in this, granted, my tranny problems come from a bad string of dates on Tinder, but still...
wadenelson1
My tranny in the men's room:
Sentinal32
Bastard, I'm now wearing my damn coffee at work.
EvilKam
Every laugh helps.
wadenelson1
8 speed gearbox in the GF's BMW x3 is the most amazing piece of engineering ever. Through 3 gears before get out of intersection.
wadenelson1
If you let off the gas and touch the brake, it downshifts and engine brakes.
Prettysweet
Well sometimes they do, you can do it but they're notorious for pulling threads out of the aluminum block
Prettysweet
If you blow the head gasket on those you can't just replace it because the head bolts will screw out of the block entirely :/
wadenelson1
https://jalopnik.com/bmw-engines-are-gigantic-pieces-of-shit-1784684330
ProffesorGoogle
But I like my manual and will have one until I can't
wadenelson1
eh, I have to deal with Phoenix stopNgo on the highways and a zilion lights. I drive automatics now. Stick just for weekend road trips
wadenelson1
Wait till you're 55 and see if you don't shift gears as well. (pun)
ProffesorGoogle
I live in Canada so not to much traffic in the first place. And at the moment I drive a fiesta with the lightest clutch ever...
ProffesorGoogle
But I fully understand living in a big city and a manual would be hell.
wadenelson1
LOL my leg used to cramp holding down the clutch at lights in my GTO.
ProffesorGoogle
And a GTO thats a sweet car
ProffesorGoogle
I taught my self manual mostly, and leave it in neutral at lights. Easier on components to my knowledge
wadenelson1
Burning rubber away from lights the instant they turn green is hard to do if you're in neutral.