Hello All,

Have had my new candy red FoFo for the last 2 weeks, happy to report that i am not facing any issues with it (touch wood) after 2k km. Been a strong supporter of Ford since the Ford TX3 model. Today i have, the Ford Fiesta (Red), Ford Focus (Red) and the Ford Kuga (Black). All three are giving me lots of pleasure to drive despite its quirks compared to the Jap makes. Most enjoyable to drive surprisingly is the Fiesta.

Cheers

Sorry, doing this on my iphone sucks. Yeah i pretty much grew up with Fords hence the loyalty towards it

First i have ever heard, probably a system glitch. Hope you get to enjoy the ride soonest

Hmm, maybe we should have the consumers claim tribunal on speed dial

Has anyone spoken to the consumers claim tribunal on these issues that Ford can't seem to rectify? I think it's best to understand your rights as a customer, arming yourself with these info might help you with your dealings with Ford. Just my two cents worth.

@ sportyhandling, i am now facing the same issues with you in situation 2 with those thud sounds, especially going down a basement ramp with grooves. I have an appointment with Ford on the 21st and will suggest to them to look into the ball joints of the suspension as this has always been an issue with Ford suspension systems.

Thanks for the update nairud

Nope not me. Took the car up to Genting on Monday and all good

Update - sent fofo for the rattle noise from front right wheel when going down/up a basement ramp. Spoke to the head mechanic and explained to him that it sounds like my bushings/ball joints is worn off. Now will wait for them to check it out and just confirm/replace.

Question to anyone -

1.Global AC temp activated, does it show mono on AC display?
2.While in 'Playing from BT device' mode can you command it to go into phone via voice command?
3.Global power window open/close using our remote control fob anyone tried it? I did and its awesome for hot weather in Malaysia.

Good lord i love this car even more as the days go on, car has character with its transmission but i find it acceptable as i had a VW Golf for 2 weeks before and it sorta acted the same way with its tranny albeit a little less pronounce.

On another note i have pushed the car hard to a point where the back tyre squealed and traction control activated to prevent me from losing complete control of the rear, but my front remained planted due to what i believe is torque vectoring in action. Personally i found our fofo heavy and it has to contend with its weigh being thrown around unlike the Fiesta which is nimble and tight. Now after pushing the car i have come to realised that u could put some trust in the fofo's handling but pls be aware that depending on just its equipment can be dangerous,a s a driver it is my believe that one should have at least some know how to handle a vehicle. Overall it's a great car and loving it. cheers

Am still at ford service waiting and getting sleepy hunger will soon kick in too as lunch time soon lol.

@ pin86, to have the global AC activated, press and hold the auto button for ac for 4/5 secs, walla now u can control both AC temp with the knob on the right side. To deactivate simply turn the knob on the left side and it goes back to being dual temp

Btw to my Q3, what i mean by global power window is you can get all ur windows to open/close just by using your remote

I love the global opening from the remote as i always hide under a shade on sunny days and allow the hot trapped air to escape before getting inside. Now i dont have to be physically at the car to open my windows, yippie.

SportyH bud, i believe it's the same sound as per your description and yes i agree it should not sound/rattle that way even with a stiffer suspension. To me, i still believe it has to be some bushings problem.

Anyways, Ford has failed to diagnose my issue as they could not replicate it (wasted my day with them just to tighten nuts and bolts...pffffttttt). I told them they have to try it on basement ramps as that is when the rattle is most evident. Unfortunately they didn't and just went ahead and checked bearings, bushings and tighten nuts/bolts. I am still not giving up and will speak to their manager and have him follow me to a basement b4 proceeding to asking favours from my contacts in Ford. I hope you get luckier than me and get your issue resolved. In any case i will keep you and everyone else updated for as long as this is an active thread/forum. Btw, wasn't there a TSB out for this issue from Ford? Thought i read it somewhere, not here though.

Maybe we should even get ourselves organised and work together as a team to pressure Ford. For a start, how many here is facing this issue?

Woot woot, yeah 👍👍👍

This is so true

Update 2 on rattling noise from front right

May have found the solution i need to resolve or reduce the irritating rattle. Will proceed to visit my own mechanic and request him to help test my theory. Keeping my fingers cross and hoping it works.

I am about there too