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Top of windscreen letting in water

Top of windscreen front dribble water

2014 Ford B-MAX Bmax 1.0
Posted: Mar 11, 2023
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Engine cooling fan doesn’t come on ????

Shorted out relay contacts fan comes on, 12v feed to relay switch ok, no negative on relay switch when temperature gauge reaches 93C . Secret temperature gauge works. Is this a faulty sensor or ECU?

2011 Ford Fiesta 2011 mk7 zetec s 1.4
Posted: Mar 8, 2023
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ABS and handbrake lights on

Had ABS light fixed but its back on again along with Handbrake light. Any help much appreciated. Thankyou.

2000 Ford Cougar Cougar
Posted: Mar 2, 2023
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Abs traction control esp lights on and hill start ass plus park pilot all not working

Hi it has esp traction control ABS and park pilot dash lights on been looking for some mice or rat chewed wire's as found a few droppings of each around the engine

2019 Ford Ranger 3.2 wildtrak
Posted: Feb 28, 2023
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Limited transmission available!

Hi I’ve got a Ford Galaxy 2010 Titanium Tdcii automatic and have an error message on the screen saying ‘ Limited transmission available ,and the car is in limp mode . After this happened the first time Ihad a mechanic do a diagnostic...

2010 Ford Galaxy 1.9 titanium trio
Posted: Feb 24, 2023
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Engine turns on but car won’t go into gear. Message on dash says transmission limited.

On dash says transmission limited. When scanned the following codes come up. U0415 Po700 Po766 P2849 P284B

2012 Ford S-Max 2.0l d
Posted: Feb 22, 2023
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Weird one... Multiple electrical issues all occured at same time

I have exactly the same problem. Just wondering if the OP got their issues sorted and what was the solution?

2010 Ford Kuga 2.0 TDi
Posted: Feb 18, 2023
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Severe jerking when taking off and steering shaking when braking

Jerking when applying accelerator and shaking when braking

2011 Ford Mondeo 2ltr diesel auto
Posted: Feb 18, 2023
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Cant unlock car

When I try to unlock the doors I see Child Lock Malfunction - Service Req on the dash but I am outside the car and cant get into it

2011 Ford C-MAX 1.6 T
Posted: Feb 18, 2023
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Not reversing

Not reversible

2012 Ford C-MAX 2.0 d
Posted: Feb 14, 2023
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Car won't start when cold but fine when it's warmed up

Car won't start when cold but fine when it's warmed up, we've had the temperature sensor changed but still does it the car itself says it's at running temperature no matter what the temperature actually is any advice?

2005 Ford Fusion 1.6
Posted: Feb 14, 2023
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Front wipers not working. .

Fuses checked fine, two new motors installed still not working now thinking maybe BCM or wiring to BCM. If this is not the case then what could this possibly be and where can I get the repair done

2013 Ford Focus 1L ecoboost
Posted: Feb 14, 2023
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Head lights won't turn on

When I turn engine on and switch on head lamps they won't turn on I need to switch the fog lights on

2016 Ford Fiesta Fiesta Zetec TDCI 1.5
Posted: Feb 11, 2023
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New starter motor and engine will still not start

Ford KA 1.2L 2011. Car won’t start, but The Electrics (one click) works fine, checked battery, seems to working fine. Changed starter motor to new one and it worked a few short drives and then would start again. What could this be?

2011 Ford KA 1.2l
Posted: Feb 9, 2023
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Car loosing control in second gear when turning corner or going right round a roundabout

When I go round a corner in second gear above 5mph the car will literally loose control!

2009 Ford KA 1.2
Posted: Feb 7, 2023
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Vibration through steering wheel when accelerating at speed

vibration when accelerating at speeds 65/70mph

2013 Ford Galaxy titanium
Posted: Feb 7, 2023
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Overheating

Just noticed this after a few shorts trips and hearing the fan going in the engine, plus it seems overly warm and the bonnet/front grill smells hot/oily when I put it in the garage. No temp gauge to be viewed on the dash board in this mode...

2004 Ford KA 1.3
Posted: Feb 5, 2023
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Poor running after starting off

Have changed the following so far. Plugs Leads Coil pack Idle control valve Throttle position sensor Engine earth strap Lamda sensor Vehicle starts and has good tick over, can be revved up to full throttle smoothly. Start to move off engine...

2000 Ford Puma 1.7
Posted: Feb 5, 2023
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Transmission limited function

Information light comes on saying transmission limited functional after reading this the message does disappear. Car then runs in limp mode. But it runs fine if engine turned off for few minutes then turned back on. This has happened twice...

2014 Ford C-MAX 2.0
Posted: Jan 24, 2023
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On start up of C-Max 2008, loud knocking noise

On start up of C-Max 2008, loud knocking noise from drive side of engine. Gets louder when starting to drive. Could be one of the drivebelt sprockets worn.

2008 Ford C-MAX 1.6 TDI
Posted: Jan 23, 2023
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