Sunday, February 6, 2022

Experience | Replacing Ford Ecosport’s Shifting Cable

So as I mentioned in my previous post, I would probably make a separate post about this, and I finally did. Lol!

Before our trip to Pangasinan last December, my bf and I agreed to get Coco, our car, checked to make sure everything is fine for the long drive.

We have been hearing this clacking sound every time we shift to first and third gears actually, and based on his online research and inquiries, it could be coming from the shifting cable.

He found this talyer in Pasig city which is said to be specializing in Ford cars, “Markfordspecialist”.

I was kind of hesitant, but ayaw ko rin namang pangunahan so I went with it.

We brought Coco there and nakita ko na maraming Ford cars ang nakapila.

Pumila rin kami and I waited inside the car habang siya ang pumunta sa talyer para makipag-usap.

Kahit nung may pumunta na sa amin while still queueing outside ay hindi pa rin ako lumabas ng sasakyan.

Someone opened the driver’s side with his tablet which he connected to diagnose the car.

Wala namang nakitang problem kay Coco.

I guess my bf mentioned to them about the clacking sound and his theory about the shifting cable so another man went below the car.

I panicked when I saw the gear stick moving like what the heck is happening I thought we were just gonna get Coco checked without moving/touching anything. 😢

They said may problema na nga raw ang shifting cable and it has to be replaced.

Kailangan pa raw orderin yung replacement dahil wala silang stock.

This is his example of the part of the shifting cable that needs to be replaced.

This example is for Ford Fiesta as they don't have a stock for an Ecosport.

Actually daw, itong rubber lang sa loob ang sira kay Coco, pero wala raw nabibiling ganito lang. 


Kailangan daw bilhin ng buo ang shifting cable which costs Php 8,500. Tapos may labor pa raw na Php 2,500.

Medyo nagdalawang isip kami and we weren’t prepared for this so pag-iisipan muna namin.

Pero sabi sa amin delikado na raw yun dahil baka raw hindi na kumagat at itirik kami sa daan…

Pag-iisipan pa rin muna namin.

Tapos humanap ng goma yung technician at yun daw muna ang ilalagay niyang kapalit nung rubber habang pinag-iisipan pa raw namin, para raw makabiyahe pa kami “pansamatagal” daw..

We gave him Php 500..

As we drove home, pansin ni bf medyo parang bumigat sa feeling kapag nagshishift siya ng gear but he felt better ng ganun daw.

Drive, drive, drive.

Kinabukasan, Sunday, we planned to go to Marikina to look for Auntie’s dress for Clarisse’s wedding and para makapagpasukat na rin ako for my dress.

Palabas pa lang kami ng subdivision noong hindi na kumakagat sa first at third gear…maybe natanggal na yung ikinabit niyang goma…

Kasama pa naman namin yung first parent ni Coco noon. πŸ™ˆ

So yeah, mixed emotions na inside while we all still remained calm on the outside.

We decided to go home na lang muna and cancel all the plans para maipaayos si Coco.

Siyempre medyo napagsabihan din kami dahil alagang alaga nila si Coco and hindi nila pinapatingin basta basta kung kani-kanino, but in a calm way. Pero still nakakahiya pa rin. πŸ˜…

I told my bf na sa Shell na lang namin ipatingin si Coco as where his first parents had him usually checked or sa Ford na lang tutal malapit lang kami sa Cainta service center nila. It doesn’t matter to me if it will cost more, basta doon na lang sa trusted talaga para wala nang masabi at mapanatag ang lahat.

Dinala namin siya first sa Shell Cainta sa may Felix Ave. dahil may service center doon and yun ang pinakamalapit, kaso Sunday nun kaya siguro sarado yung center.

We were told na bumalik na lang kinabukasan.

Hirap na hirap man magshift ng gear, sige, alalay na lang sa pagdidrive.

Most of the time naka-second gear na lang muna kami kahit businahan pa kami ng mga atat at paepal na drivers sa kalsada na hindi man lang gamitin ang pasensiya at pang-unawa sa kapwa…kailangan ba magdikit pa kami ng papel sa paligid ng sasakyan para sabihan ang lahat na may problema bago nila pairalin ang pang-unawa nila? Hindi ba pwedeng sila na mismo ang magkusang mag-isip ng “baka may pinagdadaanan tong mga to kaya lampasan ko na lang ng tahimik at matiwasay dahil ako ay isang driver na marunong makiramdam at makaunawa, at mabuting tao ako”. #IWish

Sinubukan din namin sa Shell Ortigas Extension, pero wala raw silang shifting cable. Kami pa ang hahanap. >.<

Sa Ford naman, sarado rin ng Sunday.

So naghintay na lang kami kinabukasan.

Pagbalik namin sa Shell Cainta, sarado pa rin yung service center tapos ang sunod na sabi naman sa amin ay nasa outing daw sila. 🀦‍♀️

This is it. We have to go directly sa Ford to fix this.

By appointment daw sa kanila so nagpa-schedule pa kami.

Buti at in-schedule din kami kinabukasan.

Pina-general checkup na rin namin ulit para malaman kung may iba pang problema. Php 3,000 ang fee para rito.

And nilagay na rin namin sa form yung problem with the clacking sound and shifting cable.

They gave us the quotation naman after the diagnosis and we can discuss kung alin lang ang gagawin.

Shifting cable din ang problem according sa diagnosis nila, as well as the filters, sparkplug, etc. na nirecommend nilang palitan but these are not as urgent as the shifting cable so dinefer na lang muna namin ang mga ito.

We were told na wala rin daw silang stock ng shifting cable at oorderin pa nila.

It might take around 3-5 days daw to arrive, then after maayos ay ipipila pa rin daw for test drive to make sure na okay na ang lahat bago iturnover sa amin si Coco.

That is already Tuesday. At ang event ni dad sa school in Pangasinan is on Saturday.

Mukhang hindi aabot.

I thought I was saying it in my head but my mouth has said it in front of Ford’s staff that was assisting us. πŸ˜…

Hindi siya nangako, pero itetext na lang daw niya kami kapag pwede na naming makuha si Coco.

Doon na rin daw ang payment kapag kukunin na namin so wala kaming nilabas ni isang kusing that day.

Fortunately, Friday kami pinabalik para kunin si Coco. It only took them 4 days. πŸ₯³

We paid Php 14,500 in total for the general diagnosis, shifting cable and labor.

See? Ang perception namin originally ay baka tagain kami kapag dumirekta sa kanila, but turned out that was not true. Hindi nagkakalayo sa mga talyer. So that taught us a lesson to not be afraid of them when it comes to the price.

Nawala na rin yung clacking sound niya kapag nagshishift kami ng gear. πŸ‘Œ

Originally, ang sabi sa amin sa talyer at ng iba pa ay hindi na raw mawawala yung clacking sound kahit mapalitan yung shifting cable dahil part daw yun kapag nagshishift.

But kudos sa Ford service center and their staff because they took it to heart.

Makikita kasi sa loob ng car yung test results nila and may comment doon about the sound.

Maybe hinanap at inayos pa ulit nila para mawala yun. πŸ‘Œ

Medyo bumigat sa feeling yung gear stick but that is fine with me dahil mabigat din ang kamay ko sa pagkambyo. Haha

So yeah.

Later in December na kami nakauwi ng Pangasinan and no further problems occured.

My dad even tested Coco’s limits. Grabe ang smooth from first to fifth gear!

I also loved our Father-Daugher test drive/joy ride. The best bonding so far at least for me! 😍

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