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Air Bag Light

Recently my air bag light has been coming on in my Fiesta... it will flash on & off. Does any 1 have any idea what this might be & any solutions? I dont want to have to take it to Ford as last time they ripped me off big style!!

1998 Ford Fiesta zetec
Posted: Sep 28, 2008
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Juddering

noticed on my way back from work that my car was struggling for power, no lights are on my dash board. and noticed a strong smell of petrol from my car ive looked underneath the car and cant see any leaks, there was also smoke coming from t...

2002 Ford Fiesta 1.6 Zetec Sport
Posted: Sep 25, 2008
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Heater blowing cold

Hi,problem,heater blowing cold,even on running temp,the hoses to the heater matrix hot,the hose from the engine,after the thermostat hot,rad cold,car runs well,no air locks,has any one any idea's thanks

1998 Ford Fiesta 1998 auto
Posted: Sep 23, 2008
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Loosing power

car starts fine but occ\asionaly when driving along if you slow down the battery light comes on and then if you change gear you can loose all power but it comes back when lifting foot of the accelerator.

2000 Ford Escort 1.6 finesse
Posted: Sep 23, 2008
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Ford fiesta temp gauge

hi there just got a problem my temp gauge doesnt seem to be working at all as it doesnt move 1 bit evan after beening on tick over for 30 mins can some 1 help regards

1998 Ford Fiesta finnese
Posted: Sep 17, 2008
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CAR OVER HEATING REALLY BAD AN SMOKE CUMIN FRM BONET AND EXAUST

CAR OVER HEATING REALLY BAD AND SMOKE CUMING FROM BONET AND EXAUST

1995 Ford Fiesta
Posted: Sep 12, 2008
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Car lock

i cant open the drivers door with the key when its locked so i have to open it from the passenger side. is there an easy solution that i can use to do it myself or do i have to call some one out?

1996 Ford Fiesta 1.6 si
Posted: Sep 11, 2008
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Cut out while driving

hi, while i was driving the other night my car lost all power and the battery light came on. i only had the alternater changed last mounth but as i drove it made a ticking noise. i also noticed that there was oil behind me as i got out the ...

1996 Ford Fiesta 1.6 si
Posted: Sep 11, 2008
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Choke sticking

Whwn starting revs go to 1500 and will not come down when engine heats up.

2002 Ford Fiesta LX 1.3 injection
Posted: Sep 10, 2008
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Engine management light staying on

Diagnostic check at local garage, result was mixture. This was checked and ok.New breather pipe fitted. After 2 days light was back on. I have now paid 2 bills and problem not resolved. Please advise.

2001 Ford Focus 1.6 estate
Posted: Sep 9, 2008
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Loss of power / acceleration

Driving home this evening I heard a noise which made me think I'd hit a small pothole, then I noticed I just couldn't accelerate away, though it would pick up speed slowly and I could hear a slight 'fluttering' and vibration which I would t...

2000 Ford Focus 1600 Zetec manual petrol
Posted: Sep 4, 2008
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I have a electrical fault and aso indicators not working

when i drive my car its fine when i turn engine off and go to start the car back up the battery is drained and i have to wait 40mins to it recharges its self. i bought a new battery and checked all fuese and relays. and now i have noticed ...

1989 Ford Escort xr3i convertable mak 4
Posted: Sep 2, 2008
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Air making a loud buzzing sound

Hello People I could do with some help! I’m giving girls a bad name here but I admit I do not know the first thing about cars and I have a problem which I can’t fix!!! Ok the problem, I have a Ford Ka and the problem is to do with when ...

2005 Ford KA
Posted: Sep 2, 2008
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Foul smell

hello!my focus has developed a nasty interior smell.any ideas please. bill.

2001 Ford Focus 1.6
Posted: Aug 29, 2008
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Burning Smell / Excessive heat from underneath the car

While driving My Escort Encore 1.4, I get a severe burning smell. It smells like rubber, but it could be the clutch. When I get out, there is quite a bit of heat from under the car especially from the rear. Can anyone please s...

1997 Ford Escort 1.4 Encore
Posted: Aug 25, 2008
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Vibration

Hi I have a focus estate 1.8td Getting a vibration through nsf transmitting through to steering and gear lever when accelerating , vibration reduces when I back off the throttle, also rpulling to left, have had tracking done , made litt...

2000 Ford Focus 1.8 td manual estate
Posted: Aug 21, 2008
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Accelerator

My accelerator seem a little stiff and spongey and i have to press hard to pick up any speed espeacially on the motorway, i am going to wales this weekend and down want to travel in car if dangerous, also it doesnt seem to be taking water v...

1996 Ford Fiesta
Posted: Aug 21, 2008
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Wont take water

Hi my car wont take water it just keeps boiling it and the temperature gauge just goes up slowly until i put the fan on as it doesnt seem to kick in any ideas?

1996 Ford Fiesta
Posted: Aug 21, 2008
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Grinding noise when steering

Sometimes when steering the car a grinding or scraping noise is heard from near the front wheels. This mainly happens when car is slowing down or braking. The noise seems to last for a short while then disappears. There is no problem with ...

2004 Ford KA
Posted: Aug 19, 2008
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No Ignition

For a couple of years had an occasional problem where there was no ignition at all when the car was warm, usually from the SUN at first. After a minute or two it would suddenly go back to normal! Recently this became more frequent when the ...

1998 Ford Mondeo 2.0 GLX Manual
Posted: Aug 13, 2008
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