I figured I would post this up as my car visited the service department this week due to reverse gear grinding most of the time I tried shifting.
Here is the TSB information from Ford:
Here is the TSB information from Ford:
Just as a note, my car was NOT in motion when the grinding or difficulty happened to me. I was at a dead stop, usually pulling out of a parking spot. The reverse gear is in fact non-synchronous and it does help to shift to a forward gear before reverse. Just keep this in mind when you are shifting to reverse so that you can avoid the grinding/clunk in your tranny. Hope this helps some of you out.21648 2011 Fiesta - Difficulty getitng into reverse gear or grinds into reverse
Some 2011 fiesta vehicles equipped with a manual transmission may exhibit difficult getting into gear -or- grinds into reverse complaints while the vehicle is moving. The difficulty getting into reverse is caused by a non-synchronous reverse engagement inside the transmission and is considered a normal characteristic. The difficulty has no effect on the performance or durability of the manual transmission or durability of the manual transmission or the vehicle. For best results car must be at complete stop before attempting to shift into reverse or engage a forward gear before reverse. Refer customers to the owner guide instructions to engage reverse.
Effective date: 12/15/2010