I've owned an '04 TDCi CVT auto since July 07; it'scurently done 24000 miles, full main dealer history.
Ever since I first got it, it has has a hesitation problem. You'll be puling away froma standstilland as the car gets up to about walking pace, the power drops and then comes back. This is sometimes accompanied bya big cloud of blacksmoke.
The car's been back to the main dealer half a dozen times now, who has so far tried the following:
Engine software update
New EGR valve
PCM update
Revised wiring
All to no avail. The problem is cured temporarily each time the garage looks at it, but the problem keeps coming back, gradually gettign worse. It lasts about 3 months before I can't stand it any more.
In the last couple of weeksthe problem has got so bad there is rough running for a few seconds after the power cuts back in.
A possibly related problem is two weeks ago on a dual carriageway the power cut out at 80mph and the speed reduced to 50 regardless of what I did. I stopped the engine in a layby - restarted and the car drove normally ( - hesitating !).
For the first year the car was on an aftermarket warranty, but that's expired. Taking out a new warranty is tricky as all the policies I've looked at exclude any pre-existing problem.
I've driven Fords for 17 years with very few problems, but this one's getting me fed up.
Out of desperation - has anyone had this problem and had it cured ?
Ever since I first got it, it has has a hesitation problem. You'll be puling away froma standstilland as the car gets up to about walking pace, the power drops and then comes back. This is sometimes accompanied bya big cloud of blacksmoke.
The car's been back to the main dealer half a dozen times now, who has so far tried the following:
Engine software update
New EGR valve
PCM update
Revised wiring
All to no avail. The problem is cured temporarily each time the garage looks at it, but the problem keeps coming back, gradually gettign worse. It lasts about 3 months before I can't stand it any more.
In the last couple of weeksthe problem has got so bad there is rough running for a few seconds after the power cuts back in.
A possibly related problem is two weeks ago on a dual carriageway the power cut out at 80mph and the speed reduced to 50 regardless of what I did. I stopped the engine in a layby - restarted and the car drove normally ( - hesitating !).
For the first year the car was on an aftermarket warranty, but that's expired. Taking out a new warranty is tricky as all the policies I've looked at exclude any pre-existing problem.
I've driven Fords for 17 years with very few problems, but this one's getting me fed up.
Out of desperation - has anyone had this problem and had it cured ?