Now, the clutch and associated components will be under warranty for seven years or 100,000 miles (up from five years or 60,000 miles) and the transmission control module will be covered for 10 ...

We were curious about how the Focus would drive with a manual transmission. Since our tested Foci (a SE sedan and a SES hatchback) are both automatics, we borrowed a stick-shift SE sedan from Ford.

In the wake of transmission concerns in its Fiesta and Focus sedans and hatchbacks, Ford announced plans to extend warranty coverage on key hardware.

The update provides an enhanced warning if a transmission control module fails. Ford said, where necessary, it will repair the module up to 6 months after the 10 year/150,000 mile warranty has ...