I requested that Peter warren change the oil at 30000Kms and they did. They told me that the original oil charge was approx 200mL short and this should fix the problem. It didn't. Yesterday I was driving down pennant hills rd at approx 70km/h when the car decided it would rather select 1st than 5th nearly went through the steering wheel. I don't know whether mine is doing what the other guys are explaining, but I'll try to explain this as simple as I can. When the car is cold and I stop or slow down at lights/giveway etc the car doesn't seem to shift back into second/first. Rather it stays in the higher gear. When I accelerate the car reacts as though it is a manual and the clutch is being fanned. This may happen for up to 200 meters until it realises that it is labouring and decides to change into second gear. It does this process very smoothly with no clunk from the drivetrain. I also experience problems if I am travelling up hill and come to a speed bump. I naturally slow down to avoid leaving the bottom of the car on the pavment, when the car comes to the bump it just doen't know what gear it sould be in. This pause may take upto 3-4 second at which time I have rolled back approx 1 meter without taking my foot off the accelerator. BUT DON'T WORRY SAYS FORD. THE COMPUTER TELLS US EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. I previously owned an BA Mk11 XR8 with no problems whatsoever from new. I have been a Frod man for longer than I can remember, but when the car is purchased for the operation of a business, the lost time running back and forth to dealers adds up pretty quickly. Regrettably I think this will be my last Ford purchase. Hope this clarifys the problem. Maybe it is the same as some of the others. I agree with other people though. If it is to be expected why doen't this problem occur from the day you drive it out the door?
