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-Jaz
Thanks
-Jaz
To me, being that the car is FWD, I find it odd that there seems to be as much noise coming from the rear as there is just when cruising along. We keep the back seat down 99% of the time and that may be having an effect on the amount of noise as it creates a bigger "chamber" if that makes sense.
Other than that I am thrilled with the car so far.
Also, I do notice some brake sqeeking like others have mentioned. I took it to get looked at, and the brakes are fine, Midas just said that Ford/Mazda brakes are a little noisey, but good.
I believe this car should be getting up to 6.75 l/km or 42 mpg. Should I be concerned, or will this improve in time? And if so, when?
Thanks,
Ken
Any ideas out there?
Thanks
When I first start it in the morning I get alot of noise and vibration in park at idle.
When put it into reverse the noise and vibration gets worse
the steering wheel shakes really bad and the noise sounds like a rumbling sound, you cant hear any noise outside the car, just inside.
The colder the weather the vibration and noise gets worse.
I have taken the car to the Ford dealer 3 times and of course they never can find the problem. Only my money.
I believe the problem is with the motor mounts.
I read the right motor mount could be bad due to defective hardware resulting in noise, vibration.
Also the rear motor mount could also be bad causing the problem.
Im going to replace both maybe this will help.
Not taking it back to a Ford dealer
Jaz
The dealer rep also ran an OASIS and said the the warranty did apply. When it comes down to a repair which source do you think the repairing dealer will say is valid? My owner's manual has a statement that says a "warranty" applies only to cars in Puerto Rico and Florida. Elsewhere there is a "service agreement". Ford's website has a news release only from Puerto Rico. Something is fishy here.
Thanks.
Jaz
I recently had to have VMU Valve replaced and the dealer recommended a Fuel Injector Flush, Tune-Up and new Spark Plugs/wires. Are any of these items directly related to the replacement of the VMU valve? I'm wondering if the life of the valve is directly related to the timing of this maintenance...
Thanks! Patrick
The 04 catalog says "every new Focus comes standard with 100,000 mile/5 year powertrain coverage". THe asterisk says a deductible applies in Florida and Puerto Rico. If it came down to it, I know this would hold up in small claims court in my area, but I think it is pretty clear. I have also seen on other sites that the powertrain warranty covers engine and tranny but not electrical.
-Jaz
I took it into the dealer for service, and got it back the next day. However, when I started it the next morning, I found it wouldn't go into gear at all. I could move the shifter sideways, in neutral, but no amount of clutching, whether with the engine running or without, would put that puppy into gear. Not forward, not reverse. The clutch had back-pressure, so I got the sense it was working. The engine started fine and was running fine. It just would not go into gear.
(Thank god I park in neutral, with the parking brake on). It was -12C, but I have NEVER had cold-weather problems with this car. It has started at -25C and always been able to shift gears. Ironically, I DID notice that shifting was a bit stiffer than normal, when I was driving it home the night before...
I ended up getting help to push the car onto the street so I could borrow the boyfriend's car to get to work. I had it towed to my dealer, who later called me and said that the gearbox was literally FROZEN. How the on earth can that happen?
This is my second wagon - the first was a 2000 SE I leased for 3 years, and I have never had any kind of "freeze up" of the gearbox, even at -30C.
They said they blew it out with air, warmed it up and lubed it and it was fine now. When I went to pick it up later that night, IT WAS FROZEN AGAIN. I told them that this was unacceptable. It just shouldn't be freezing up at all.
The dealer has NO IDEA how this could happen and says they've never seen it before. It only happened after being in for service with them, so I'm HIGHLY suspicious. Has anyone experienced anything like this? They are ordering an entirely new shifter/cable gearbox assembly for me from the states, but it will take at least a week to arrive! Not only that, but I will have to "rent" a loaner car, for which the dealer will only cover 1/2 of the cost.
Aside from the usual Ford-rear-trunk-latch problems (every ford I've had has the same issues -even my old escort), The Focus Wagons have been great. But this has really put me off... I'd like to know if anyone else has seen this problem in the past or has any ideas about how on earth it could even get water IN to where the shifter is in order to freeze? Or is the mechanic out to lunch, and it's really something else? They claim that if you let the car warm up (for 20 or 30 minutes!) it will shift into gear.
-Natalie
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Please, has anyone experienced this before. When I start the car ( 2002 Ford wagon SE) the dash board indicator that a door is open stays on, even though all the doors are shut!
I also noticed that when I use the remote keyless entry that the lights on the car do not flash.
Please can someone help, thank you.
Alex
Warranty - I read that 2003 warranty thing in another site. Anyway, it's as clear as can be to me that the 04 is covered but I don't have any evidence in front of me to prove the 03 is covered. I dare say there are 2 really big Focus specific sites and I would do a search there.
Jaz
The headliner fabric is simply tucked under the top rear weather striping. Doesn't seem quite finished to me, but maybe it is.
Jaz
But squeaky brakes. The dealer can't hear the squeak.
They have checked out the brakes twice and said nothing wrong. I read somewhere that this was a Chevy problem and they cured it by not using relined brakes. I bought this car in april o5 with only 14000 miles on it so I don't think it had relined brakes. It still stops OK though.
Any ideas on how to cure the squeak?
Jaz
Jaz
All the options. Only various trim problems so far. Good mileage, lots of pep.
more later as we use it