Does Rotary Shifter suck?

[North1250]

Not bothered by it one bit. Unlike other reports, I can feel each selection indent and can select any position without looking. Just like a regular shifter.

I like it. Used it for six years on my Fusion. Simple, clean.

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[lm126027]

Have had it for 4 years on my Escape. No issues with it al all. Glad there is no shifter on the column. At least it is not something new that I will have to get used to when my Maverick arrives (build date 9/2). What does drive me crazy is the drive modes.... Always defaults back to normal when you shut off the car. I always use ECO, so I have to hit that damn button 2 times every time I start the car. Why the hell can't they hold whatever setting you had when the car is shut off? lol

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

It Sucks.
I like the stick in my f350 and our Escape.

 

[Jgjames54]

Not a fan of it, but not terrible so far. I'm use to resting my hand on a shifter...lol

 

[twracing]

I didn’t read through all of this tread so forgive me if this has been said. I don’t mind the dial shifter in my Mav but it could definitely use improvements.I find myself when moving from drive to reverse (2 notches) turning to the right 2 notches and I move forward. Sometimes unsettling. I can’t believe this has only happened to me.
I am currently in a rental ford edge sel for vacation. The dial shifter has positive stops in both directions, you can’t over extend past park or drive. A much more solid feel.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Not a fan of it, but not terrible so far. I'm use to resting my hand on a shifter...lol

Same here. I like resting my arm on the console and my hand on the shifter I've got long arms.
Not so much when I drive the Escape because it's kind of on the dash but I do on the F-350 and the last few cars I had the Buick Encore, the Chevy Volt, etc.
Having grown up with stick shift cars and trucks, it's kind of a natural place to rest your hand.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

I didn’t read through all of this tread so forgive me if this has been said. I don’t mind the dial shifter in my Mav but it could definitely use improvements.I find myself when moving from drive to reverse (2 notches) turning to the right 2 notches and I move forward. Sometimes unsettling. I can’t believe this has only happened to me.
I am currently in a rental ford edge sel for vacation. The dial shifter has positive stops in both directions, you can’t over extend past park or drive. A much more solid feel.

1. I can guarantee that you're not the only one who's done that.

2. If they're going to use a dial selector. I wish they would have went with the Edge Style. More of a positive feel when you reach the gear settings and can't go past Park or drive.
On the Maverick there is not enought friction when turning the dial.

 

[Stradbash]

I have non problem with it and am amused by the fact that it will go into park by itself when the truck is turned off.

 

[tciotti2003]

I really don't like it. Mainly because I cannot downshift and/or see what gear I'm in. We live in the mountains of Az and going down the mountain I'm used to be able to downshift vs. Braking al the time. When I downshift I can see what gear I'm in with the wife's Kia Sorento. Another example. In sport mode if I take my foot off the gas as I'm accelerating the engine keeps revving the tach stays at 3k and I have start accelerating again the get the tranny to shift to the next gear. Would Be nice to see which gear this is.

 

[Fast Eddie]

Hate it! Been driving it a year now. Still shift into park when trying to shift into reverse.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Hate it! Been driving it a year now. Still shift into park when trying to shift into reverse.

You're not alone. It sure does wake you up when you do it.
Not that I would know or anything.

 

[BusaD]

Rotary shifter sucks

I'm not a fan of the rotary shifter, are you?

It felt a little strange to start with but now I like it.

 

[Gschaef]

Hate might be too mild. I detest it. I’ve been driving a Maverick for 18 months. When I first drove it I thought it was unique and I might like it. That lasted about a week. It is my only real complaint about the truck. There have been two times while driving that the shifter has changed on its own from a stop. Nothing came close to contacting the dial either time. Never had anything like that happen with any other shifter. Way too much play between drive selections and should have more defined slots.

 

[joetoeman]

Rotary shifter sucks

I'm not a fan of the rotary shifter, are you?

I like it. Especially you can turn off the key and it goes into park. Don’t need to turn the knob.

 

[BlueSnake77]

I love the rotary dial. Maybe it's a generational thing, but the only type of shifter I genuinely hate is collum shifters. Most of the ones I've experienced were trash. It's so numbly defined, you'll be feeling for gears and be like "Is this drive?" Clunk. "No that's reverse" clunk. "That's park". Oh, drive is between reverse and park, let me thread the needle. Clunk. "Shit that's reverse again".nts on both ends so it couldn't just spin freely, but that's about it. You can feel when it goes into reverse by the little thunk sound/motion the truck makes, particularly on cold startup, so you can feel

Imagine if the column shifter was the gear shift for a manual transmission. Yep, I used to drive a Dodge pickup we had in the motor pool when I was in the Army during the 1980's and the column shifter was the shifter. Weird. Got used to it though.

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