2 month old 55 plate focus - loads of probs. HELP!!

dooverylittle

Please please can we have some advice!! From anyone!!

Me and the hubby bought a Ford Focus from ford direct (got a deal as a relative works there). 55 plate, 1.6 LX 35,000 miles on the clock.
With the car we got 3 months free warranty - which is due to run out in 15th august. Since we bought it, we've had the car back to the garage 3 times becuase of probems - power steering hose split, boot lid switch replaced, front brakes and discs replace, new tie rod needed. Now, the engine management light has gone from flashing to being on constant - banging noises, lack of power, juddering.....

We've had enough, problem after problem. Any know where we stand legally for having the car changed? Or what we can do from here?
They've tried their hardest to sell us 2 years warranty and now we're wondering if is because they knew of its problems.

Are we going to be better off selling it privately and getting something new?????

Thank you for any help! :mad::(

Coveredinbees!!!!

Reject it, it's a lemon

Inactive

Coveredinbees!!!! wrote: »

Reject it, it's a lemon

Agreed, Ford Direct should never be selling rubbish like that.

CHR15

To be fair the faults up until the Engine Management Light have so far been pretty negligible.

Hose split - It's a hose.

Brakes - They wear out, especially if the car has done 35,000 around town miles.

Boot switch - pffft, it's only a switch

Tie Rod - as for brakes.

taffy056

You've saved yourself at least £100 by having the brakes changed, they would have gone anyway, track rod end changed another wear and tear item saving you at least another £50, hoses go randomly in my experience. Engine management lights could be anything, so let them plug it in and fix for free.

I think its not a lemon, its just a 5 year old car that has things that have worn

newbie007_2

Its still under warranty until they fix all the problems even after warranty period expired if they haven't manage to fix the problems u highlighted.

Once they are fix, you have a decent car in the focus.

gilbert_and_sullivan

See what comes up when it goes in for the juddering, as said in the grand scheme of things the problems so far are only normal wear and tear.

harveybobbles

There was a recall done on the PAS on the Focus, so ask if it has been done. The pipes and pump are an rsehole of a job to do on the petrol ones.

EML sounds like lambda probe or something equally similar...

You could ditch it and buy something else, but that too could have problems.................

Hammyman

dooverylittle wrote: »

Now, the engine management light has gone from flashing to being on constant - banging noises, lack of power, juddering.....

When was the last time you bothered checking the oil and water?

Sandoval

dooverylittle wrote: »

Me and the hubby bought a Ford Focus from ford direct (got a deal as a relative works there).

Guess you can't beat having a friend in the business eh?

property.advert

This highlights my quandary precisely and might force me to a new car. You throw over a few grand for a motor and you have no idea what is wrong with it because you are not a mechanic and the trade is just full of spivs looking to dump a lemon on you or rip you off.