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• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 01 2.0 Very Jumpy Gears 3 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  I have a Ford Mondeo Ghia X 2.0. When in 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th and you push the accelarator down to the floor the car begins to jerk and the speed does not speed up as quickly as it should. It's like the car does not respond quick enough and speed up really slowly. Any ideas what the problem
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 01 1.8 Replacement clutch 1 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  This year will be the fourth in a row in which i have had to replace my clutch. Have used non-Ford parts each time and was speaking to a friend who told me that I could put a clutch from a diesel Focus in, giving me a stronger clutch that will hopefully last me longer. Is this possible and if so
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 04 1.4TDCi Won't start 14 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Can anybody help, My Ford Fiesta TDCi has Km50,000 & this afternoon car couldn't start. The mechanic came to see it & he said he has to examine it tomorrow. Basicallay battery power is ok, the only signals lite up are the oil (red , stays on) & the seat belt sign ( yellow
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 05 1.3 Remote Key No Longer Works 13 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  My key stopped remotely locking a few days ago, as car is three yrs old I thought the battery was expired. I got the relevant battery and fitted the replacement however there is still no life in it. Locks work fine with the key inserted, do I need to get the key re-codedin some way by ford dealer
• Ford - Focus buying a high miler. 27 May 2009 (Forum)
  Hi all, After keeping my eyes upon auto trader i see a lot of Focus's that have between 90,000 and 100,000 miles on the clock but with a full ford service history and other cars that have less miles (typically 60 to 70k) but with only a part service history in my price range...which would
• Ford Transit Connect (2002 - ) - 03 2.2 more oil sump woes 21 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  i have a 260 dual fuel ford transit van with a leaky sump. I have been told that I will have to replace the enitre sump and not just the leaking sump tray due to the fact that the model is a little odd/old. But as 260 transit van does not seem either to me, and I wonder if I am being taken
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 05 2.0 tdci losing power 16 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Hi I have ford focus 2.0 tdci and what i have noticed recenlty is a loss of power in third gear at 3000 revs, the car suddenly feels like it is going to stall and losing power. It suddenly kicks back in and is fine again. It is always around 3000 - 4000 revs, but more often nearer the 3000. any
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.6 ABS light says on. 29 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  The ABS light on my Ford Focus has stayed on. Last May, I had the cluster done, as it was a fault. I am hoping it has nothing to do with that. Could it be the sensor? Could anyone tell me how I can tell which sensor has stopped working, or would I have to take it to a Main Dealer. Many thanks
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 04 1.25 Early head gasket failure. Any indication? 7 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Hello Folks. Happy new year. We are having more problems with our fiesta. The headgasket was replaced under warranty on our 1.25 finnesse. Now we are...
• Ford Fusion (2002 - 2008) - Cash buyer - should I be worried? 23 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  As you may have seen in the HJ Classifieds, I'm selling my late father's Ford Fusion. I've had an offer, for the full asking price from someone who hasn't seen the car and they want to pay cash. I've stipulated that we'll need to go to the bank together to pay it in, but I'm a concerned. Should
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.8 Coolant level concern !!! 23 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  At the beginning of August 08, my Ford dealer topped up my coolant level (the orange antifreeze) to the maximum mark. Since then the level has gone down to about 3/4 full. I am obviously concerned that I may have a leak and if not how else could the level go down ? (I have driven about 1700
• Ford StreetKa (2003 - ) - 04 1.6 hard top wiring 28 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  i just purchased seconhand hard top for streetka the car is not the winter addition and i can not find a connection behind passenger seat to connect up to work heated screen ,can i get a cable for this from hard top to fuse box or in to wiring loom,ford seem to surrgest i buy a complete harness
• Ford KA, KA2, KA3 (1996 - 2008) - 02 1.6 Heating problems. 21 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Does any one know if there is a problem with the heating on the 02 Ford KA's? I have purchased one from a dealer and after the heater has been put on to heat, warm air still continues to come out of the vents, even after it has been put on to fully cold. The dealer is claiming
• Ford Transit (2006 - ) - mpg 8 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  hi i will be renting a swb transit 2.2 tdci in a couple of weeks time to drive to glasgow and back which will be about a 1100 mile round trip.I have looked on fords web site to find out offical mpg figures but cant find any, can find power output but thats it.I want to plan in advance how much
• Ford KA, KA2, KA3 (1996 - 2008) - 98 1.3 - judders, more so when cold. 5 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all, my mum has a ford ka with the old croosflow pushrod engine, haven't looked at it yet, just want to get an idea of what could cause this problem, im thinking plugs and leads, just wondering if anyone has come across this problem before and what was the cause??? Thanks in advance !!!! :-)
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2004 1.8 Would the reversing lights be warrantied? 24 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  I have a faulty reversing light on a 2004 Ford Focus 1.8. It has been traced to being a possible fault with the connection between the gearbox and the electrics. Would this be covered in a 2-year dealer warranty I received when purchasing the car last August? Help would be appeciated, Thanks
• Ford Kuga (2008 - ) - New Kuga anyone? 14 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Does anyone know when the Ford Kuga is out, it looks fab!!! http://www.ford.co.uk/safari/coming_soon/ms_f07_kuga/ms_g08_kuga_intro/-/-/-/- my only concern is, although they state its low co2 emissions, could you still place it in the usual 4x4 bracket? or not? Plus, will it have £1000 applied
• Ford - Best deals for nearly new Focus or Mondeos 11 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  I`m looking around for the best deals to buy nearly new 1yr old Fords the best deals I`ve found so far are at Motorpoint, do they have any hidden costs with purchases not listed on their site. Are the cars they sell serviced and taxed etc? Any idea where I can pick up better deals? Any pitfalls
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2005 1.8 Petrol 56k-buy it? 9 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Dear backroomers, Will be viewing this car next friday. Main dealer p/x. I dont know alot about Fords. Are there any potential expenses coming up like cambelts or other things which i should negotiate into the deal. By the way its the petrol version and a one owner car with FSH Anybody own one
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2000 1.4 Sump plug change frequency 25 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  hi Friend's Focus has a Zetec engine fitted with all in one sump plug (ie. no washer). I seem to recall being told they should be replaced every time they are removed. But I think they are also about a fiver each from Ford. My question is how many times can the same sump plug be fitted/reused