Ford Fiesta pulling to one side

What is life like with your car? Let us know and win £500 in John Lewis vouchers | No thanks

Ford Fiesta pulling to one side

I have a Ford Fiesta 1.6 diesel (2006 model). I've only had it a few months, but have had nothing but trouble with it. The car pulls to the left intermittently and the steering wheel shakes pretty violently at 60mph.

It's just passed it's MoT and had the tracking done. My local mechanic can't find anything wrong, but said it could be the steering column. However, he's unsure. Can you help?

Asked on 7 November 2016 by Kelly higginson

Answered by Honest John

If you bought it from a dealer, the dealer you bought it from it liable. But reads to me either as if one of the driveshafts is beginning to fail and the splines are seizing up on the shaft. Could be that can be fixed with some grease. Or it's been crashed and not put together again properly so when it meets the alignment measurement it is still bent out of alignment,.

Tags: technical issues steering problems

Similar questions

Why does the power steering on my wife's Mazda 6 fail when she starts the car?

My wife's Mazda 6 Tourer has had the power steering fail, which happens after she starts the engine and can only be resolved by restarting the car. Have you heard of other owners with the same problems....

What is causing the intermittent shaking of the steering in my Saab 9-5 Estate?

I keep experiencing intermittent shaking of the steering in my Saab 9-5 Estate. The wheel shakes and shifts, but not consistently. It feels like a flat front tyre and the brakes also shake. It comes and...

My new Peugeot Boxer has already had two mechanical issues - am I entitled to any compensation?

I purchased a brand new Peugeot Boxer from a main dealer in May 2016. In June, it started to have a slight hesitation which has now worsened and makes me feel as if it might come to a complete stop at...

Related models