Ford engine failure after 18000 miles

archess200

Problem occurred within first year of 2007 Ford Fiesta diesel, with engine misfiring. Went in, twice, under warranty and agent could not find fault as computer did not register a problem, and it was intermittent. Fault registered with Fords Customer Care centre. Feb 2013, with only 18000 miles on the clock, loss of power and warning lights on dash created a failure code within computer and this time agent 'found' the fault as a sticking injector. Charged over £500 for this, Ford's not admitting liability. This item should last the life of the car, 100k miles +, so how can it be not their problem? Anybody else with this problem?
Have been told by a secret insider that this is a general problem with modern diesels as the catalytic converter design does not do the job properly.
If normal level of mileage clocked up every year, this would have occurred within 18 months of new. Ford state that this is 37 months outside warranty, which suggests this part only has a 28 month warranty. What does this fit in with? Where does it say that? How can it be designed down to this level without many other car failures?
I believe Sale of Good Act states that if the goods do not last as long as they should, they can be considered fault from the beginning. Comments and suggestions please.

worried_jim

Is it the 1.6 tdci engine?

spacey2012

FRENCH !
Say no more.

jaydeeuk1

18000 miles on a 6 year old diesel? Whats the link between the injector fault and problem with the cat (I presume your 'insider' is referring to the DPF burn off not occurring when a diesel isn't driven properly)

heyjim

spacey2012 wrote: »

FRENCH !
Say no more.

Wasn't aware Ford were french?

Gloomendoom

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

18000 miles on a 6 year old diesel? Whats the link between the injector fault and problem with the cat (I presume your 'insider' is referring to the DPF burn off not occurring when a diesel isn't driven properly)

The DPF is fitted downstream of the cat.

The statement that this is a general problem with modern diesels as the catalytic converter design does not do the job properly is vague and woolly in the extreme. What job?

pstuart

heyjim wrote: »

Wasn't aware Ford were french?

The engine is French like the one in my Mondeo 163ps.

maninthestreet

Cars like to be used - 18,000 miles in 6 years is only 3,000 mile per year. Under-using a car can to lead to faults occurring that would not have otherwise occurred if the car had covered significantly more miles.

spacey2012

heyjim wrote: »

Wasn't aware Ford were french?

we are talking about an Engine, but as the saying goes, you learn something new every day.
Ford now use French diesels, they must have thought that their own was too reliable.

heyjim

spacey2012 wrote: »

we are talking about an Engine, but as the saying goes, you learn something new every day.
Ford now use French diesels, they must have thought that their own was too reliable.

You do learn something new every day I had no idea

angel00079

I am not sure on the time frame but I think that Ford could use the low mileage against you.