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New Fiesta Steering rack
I have a brand new 1.6 STYLE Fiesta Petrol 5 door.
It has been making noises on steering since I got it.
I took it to my local dealer, who said there was nothing worng and it would settle down.
I did not feel comfortable with this and took it to another dealer. They sayit needs a full new steering rack and is unsafe to drive. They will repiar it under warranty.
Does anybody have any advice about this. Should I accept the repair, contact Ford Direct etc.. It seems a very odd thing to be replacing on a brand new car!!
It has been making noises on steering since I got it.
I took it to my local dealer, who said there was nothing worng and it would settle down.
I did not feel comfortable with this and took it to another dealer. They sayit needs a full new steering rack and is unsafe to drive. They will repiar it under warranty.
Does anybody have any advice about this. Should I accept the repair, contact Ford Direct etc.. It seems a very odd thing to be replacing on a brand new car!!
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I had a similar issue on my 1.6 SportKA - 53 Reg.
New steering rack with 3 months - leaking fluid and really noisey.
The dealer/manufacturer gets a few goes to put things right.
You may get some service discounts thrown in for your trouble but highly unlikely (never say never) be able to reject the car.
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& Choo Choo for trains!!0 -
Its not unusual for things like that to fail get it fixed under warranty, i worked for a Ford dealer we had to replace stuff like that all the time0
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you need to give the dealer the chance to rectify the fault,but monitor it closely after it has been repaired....work permit granted!0
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