Hello this is my first post on the site,ive just found it after yet more problems with my 53 plate 2.0 tdci zetec.
I bought the car from a Vauxhall dealer in Hartlepool in feb 2007 and for the first 4 months enjoyed trouble free fast and comfortable motoring and honestly thought it was a really good car,the dealer give me a free 3 month warranty and wanted £225 to extend it for 1 year,this was declined as i know enough people in the trade for mechanical repairs.First problem to hit me was the alternator packed up, went to my mates garage for job to be done and found the alternator was a dealer only part at £ 165 plus vat,by the time he had put his £40 on for fitting i was £205 down and hoping that was the only problem i would have.I was wrong,air con pipe next £45 plus vat and another £65 in gas and labour,then at the service the car had a water leak on the thermostat housing, worn brake disks, rear wheel bearings,washer pump was ineffective(later found to be kink in pipe)total for all jobs £411.Got my mate to do them all for £250 and thought nothing else can go wrong now....
Then on a trip to the in-laws in york the car went into get home mode,wouldnt rev past 2000 , engine light on and black smoke from exhaust.Father in law has a paint shop near a ford dealer so he took it their and drove straight into service area and spoke to a mechanic who said it would be my EGR,he plugged his PC into my scart near steering wheel and found the fault, he was right it was the EGR,he then updateed my system and said if i have anymore problems just let him know and dont go through the sevice manager who is trained to say he knows of no problems with the EGR or of any other c-max's doing this.Well ive gone on enough hope this helps others oh by the way front wheel bearings have now gone Ford told me they are a dealer part only at £75.15 per side as it comes with the hub unit,told my mate this and he rang euro auto parts who quote £17 plus vat for them,thanks Ford at least Dick Turpin wore a mask.
I bought the car from a Vauxhall dealer in Hartlepool in feb 2007 and for the first 4 months enjoyed trouble free fast and comfortable motoring and honestly thought it was a really good car,the dealer give me a free 3 month warranty and wanted £225 to extend it for 1 year,this was declined as i know enough people in the trade for mechanical repairs.First problem to hit me was the alternator packed up, went to my mates garage for job to be done and found the alternator was a dealer only part at £ 165 plus vat,by the time he had put his £40 on for fitting i was £205 down and hoping that was the only problem i would have.I was wrong,air con pipe next £45 plus vat and another £65 in gas and labour,then at the service the car had a water leak on the thermostat housing, worn brake disks, rear wheel bearings,washer pump was ineffective(later found to be kink in pipe)total for all jobs £411.Got my mate to do them all for £250 and thought nothing else can go wrong now....
Then on a trip to the in-laws in york the car went into get home mode,wouldnt rev past 2000 , engine light on and black smoke from exhaust.Father in law has a paint shop near a ford dealer so he took it their and drove straight into service area and spoke to a mechanic who said it would be my EGR,he plugged his PC into my scart near steering wheel and found the fault, he was right it was the EGR,he then updateed my system and said if i have anymore problems just let him know and dont go through the sevice manager who is trained to say he knows of no problems with the EGR or of any other c-max's doing this.Well ive gone on enough hope this helps others oh by the way front wheel bearings have now gone Ford told me they are a dealer part only at £75.15 per side as it comes with the hub unit,told my mate this and he rang euro auto parts who quote £17 plus vat for them,thanks Ford at least Dick Turpin wore a mask.
