Car is 2001 x-reg Mk3 2.0 Petrol Auto Zetec Mondeo with 69k. Only problem I know of is ticking tumble flaps (removing them next week). I have noticed another issue twice now : 99% of the time the car behaves as it should. Very occasionally (it's happened twice) I seem to lose power. I will be tootling along at, say, 30 and need to accelerate. Their new cars shudder, jerk and slip out of gear. And they say they cannot get the problem fixed. A Channel 4 Action News investigation found hundreds of people around the country saying Obviously, the solenoid that acts as a “switch” to engage the gears must not be working effectively, second option, a speed or engine speed sensor may be faulty and send the wrong information to your gearbox. If you feel drops coming from the automatic gearbox of your Ford Mondeo: If you feel a clutch when you go up or when you slow down The process is as follows. - The gearbox oil temp needs to be between 40 and 70C, so the car needs to be warmed up. - You'll need an extended ForScan licence. - Connect your laptop to the car, open ForScan, go to the Service Procedures tab, and run the TCM - Clutch Adaptive Learning procedure. Ned3K.