mondao st tdci rattle

[tuxman]

my mondeo st tdci has developed a horrible rattle at tickover looks like its the main belt tensioner or the belt itself ,its going in for its 20000 miles service on thursday will the main dealer fix it under warranty ??? they have been bloody useless so far !!!!the brakes wobble at high speed and the back ones are very rusty (car stood for 6 months before i bought it )and they have told me that the warranty does not cover brakes am a bit pied off great car but a crap main dealer its a shame simon

Edited by tuxman on Saturday 10th June 11:50

[jamoor]

try another dealer.
the rattle should be fixed under warranty, mine was anyway.
The brakes were also replaced but my car was under a year old at the time was was covered my the comprehensive warranty rather than the shitty 2nd and 3rd year warranty.

The brake disks are probbably warped.

[nighthawk]

Is the noise more of a drumming noise that builds up after 10 seconds or so of idling?

If so, it's an easy and well know fix

replace the crank pulley, belt and tensioner, it'll be fine then.

Did you buy it new or used?

Brake friction materials aren't covered after the initial 12 month period, and they wouldn't have been covered under warranty if the cause was corrosion from excessive standing as it's not a manfacturing defect. It would be squarely on the door step of the dealer for releasing the vehicle with "iffy" brakes.

[tuxman]

yep you can see the belt starting to flap when its ticking over and the tensioner starts to vibrate , it was less than a year old when i bought it and i complained about the brakes then when i picked it up ,going in today lets hope they get it all sorted . simon

[scaramouch]

tuxman said:

my mondeo st tdci has developed a horrible rattle at tickover looks like its the main belt tensioner or the belt itself ,its going in for its 20000 miles service on thursday will the main dealer fix it under warranty ??? they have been bloody useless so far !!!!the brakes wobble at high speed and the back ones are very rusty (car stood for 6 months before i bought it )and they have told me that the warranty does not cover brakes am a bit pied off great car but a crap main dealer its a shame simon

I have this problem too It has done 32,000 from new (04).
Its still under warranty, so I have just booked it in to Essex Ford for tomorrow.
I will post tomorrow with their findings.

Edited by scaramouch on Thursday 8th June 10:06

[tuxman]

ok so far so good ,the dealer is going to sort the brakes and they agree there is a bad rattle which i hope they are going to fix they have asked if they can keep the car until tomorrow night so lets hope they get it all fixed..........fingers crossed . simon

[tuxman]

ok ,good news collected mondeo st tdci last night from the main ford dealer in peterborough and have to admit they did a cracking job ,fixed brakes (new disc and pads).new front pulley belt and tensioner new hand brake cable (don't know why ) they even fitted new wiper blades under warranty good service alround guess i will be going back .simon

[nighthawk]

Nice to hear that you've had a GOOD experience with the dealer, it's not very often we hear the good ones

[tuxman]

car felt great over the weekened gave it a good clean and polish ,looked absolutely stunning this morning as i left to go to a fireplace show ..............pity a female driver in a fiesta decided to drive like a complete nutter .....stopped to turn right at a very busy cross roads with a que of cars behind me she could not stop so decided to overtake us all i had just started to turn when i saw her in my mirror managed to take off a bit of lock when she ploughed into my driver's door and front wing completely smashing the front corner wheel suspension the lot !!!!!! how i am still alive is a mystery ,she is one lucky lady as she went on for a hundred yards before crashing in the bushes ,police recon she was doing 60mph when she hit me !!!!mondeo is totaly knackered the end of a great car ,i'm now going for a lay down !!! simon

[nighthawk]

still.....your last experience with a ford dealer was a good one



sorry about the car through, a plus point is everyone is ok

[pjskel]

tuxman said:

car felt great over the weekend gave it a good clean and polish ,looked absolutely stunning this morning as i left to go to a fireplace show ..............pity a female driver in a fiesta decided to drive like a complete nutter......

Sorry to hear of your accident - glad to hear you're fine, if shaken up a bit.
Goes to show the statistics were correct in portraying the Fiesta as the most crashed car. Unbelievable! Bet you'd laugh if you weren't depressed about the state of the P&J.
Here's hoping the insurance companies don't faff around too long before getting you into something similar.
Maybe now's the time to see how a new (06) Honda Accord feels?

[tuxman]

did not know that about fiesta's !!!!!!will pull over if i see one behind me !!!had the quote from ford she did 7000 punds worth of damage to the mondeo so the dealer is going to repair it my main concern is will it be the same as it was people keep telling me it will never be right ????? dealer says it will be just fine when i get it back !!!!also lady that crashed into me says she does not remember anything about the accident therefore she is not excepting responsibility !!!!! can she do this ? good job i got the police involved . simon

[supersport]

One would imagine that she doesn't have a leg to stand on re: her fault, she went past a queue of cars and into a hedge, not your fault, whether or not she remembers anything.

Hope the maindealer can manage to do a decent job second time round, somehow I doubt it. Bought a car from them, was clocked and sh!t. Used to service my next car a got it completely wrong.

Main dealer where I now live (York) scratched the car whilst servicing it, then took THREE attempts to paint it, during which time they managed to paint the rear seats on the inside of the car, can you believe it.

Also too umpteen attempts to not fix a nasty vibration which appeared whilst they serviced it, and miraculously disappeared after the 97th diagnosis and alledgedly not changing any parts

Needless to say, never went near them again and would never touch any main dealer, never hear anything good about them.

Rant over - glad you not hurt.

[tuxman]

spoke to main dealer today no damsge to main chasis just the wing and suspension parts everything that went on the drivers side, wheel,tyre, drive shaft ,brakes, subframe assembly ect price quote is at 7000 pounds at the moment insurence inspector coming on friday to have a look still touch and go to see if it will be repaired or scraped ,have to say dealer has been pretty good so far just have to wait and see i suppose not a lot else i can do !!!!............and she still has not admitted liability simon

[pjskel]

As soon as anyone hears £7K damage repair, they'll walk away from it or offer you crap money irrespective of age and mileage.
IOW, the residual will be severely affected, so I'd be asking the loss adjuster (inspector) to consider it a write-off for you.

[tuxman]

the point the dealer is making is they will replace everything so the car is back to A1 condition even to the exstent of changing both sidea of the front brakes even though one is only damaged ,they tell me that the repair will be so good that i will not be able to tell the differance !!!!,there is know way i can tell the insurance company to right it off so i guess i have no choice but to go with them and hope they get it right ,inspector is having a look tuesday so will just have to wait !!! simon

[awstyle]

Sorry to rake up ancient history but I've only been a member of this forum for about two minutes.

I have recently bought a 55 plate Mondeo TDCi auto and I think I've got the same problem with the belt/pulley. The car's still under warranty and I also live in Peterborough.

This rattle / resonance is the only blemish on an otherwise perfect car.

All the best

Tony