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 ...

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

DETROIT — Ford is extending the warranties on about 560,000 small cars in the United States and Canada to cover a litany of problems with a troubled 6-speed automatic transmission.