Ford Mondeo Estate 2.0 TDi Ghia x issues
Discussion
motco said:
Not usually at that mileage, but wacth them for sure. More likely issues will be
Broken springs, (front usually).
Bad tyre wear on rear, due to geometry, and a "skipping" feeling over transverse bumps. Estates are prone to this, nd the self levelling on the ghia x wont help, but Wheels in motion can set it up to help.
Sticky reverse gear firs tthing in the morning.
DUal mass flywheels can rattle. Look out for it having had new starter motor recently, if it has, it is likely the duel mass will be on it's way. Starters fail as they get gunged up with dust from the dual mass disintegrating.
Other rattles on idle, bottom damper pulleys can go rattley.
Oh, check the rer tailgate opens on the swith at the back, the in car switch and the keyfob. Switch at the back is a common failure point, but easy to replace. Checek rer wiper works too, another fairly common prob and pricey.
Regarding the injectors, if they have been on good quality diesel, they should make 100k min, 120+ most times, but they are susceptible to crap fuel as many common rails are.
it sounds like a big list, but in reality, there are less "known" problems than on passats and the like. They're ace cars, big roomy, but extremely chuckable and handy kit on board. Not great on the juice, reckon on a 40mpg average.
Seems expensive at first glance, without knowing the specifics.
I bought a 53 plate 04 tdci Zetec with 100k on it, 3 years ago, for £2k.
As for MPG, on a 2000 mile trip around France, Italy, and Switzerland, loaded with MTB kit @ just over 130kph on autoroutes, A/C on at all times, and not really giving much thought for fuel consumption on Alpine passes, mine averaged 47 mpg (at the pump).
Good car, except for injectors which are a bit flakey - mine were starting to go at 150k, and it was looking to cost about £800 to replace all 4.
As for other niggles:
Subframe bushes (on 4 / 5dr - not sure about the estate)
Brakes are pretty average, and @ 300mm are working hard to stop 1500kg - don't last long.
Boost hoses are prone to splitting.
Hard brake cables get sticky, and caliper release spring is weak.
Driveshaft inner joint wears and causes virbation at speed.
Cam sensor sudden failure.
All of the above are cheap fixes when required, and don't do much to dent the low cost of ownership.
I bought a 53 plate 04 tdci Zetec with 100k on it, 3 years ago, for £2k.
As for MPG, on a 2000 mile trip around France, Italy, and Switzerland, loaded with MTB kit @ just over 130kph on autoroutes, A/C on at all times, and not really giving much thought for fuel consumption on Alpine passes, mine averaged 47 mpg (at the pump).
Good car, except for injectors which are a bit flakey - mine were starting to go at 150k, and it was looking to cost about £800 to replace all 4.
As for other niggles:
Subframe bushes (on 4 / 5dr - not sure about the estate)
Brakes are pretty average, and @ 300mm are working hard to stop 1500kg - don't last long.
Boost hoses are prone to splitting.
Hard brake cables get sticky, and caliper release spring is weak.
Driveshaft inner joint wears and causes virbation at speed.
Cam sensor sudden failure.
All of the above are cheap fixes when required, and don't do much to dent the low cost of ownership.
Edited by alackofspeed on Sunday 2nd October 19:07
paulmoonraker said:
s3fella said:
Not great on the juice, reckon on a 40mpg average.
60MPG all day long for me on a run.Ghia X has lots of gear on it too, fat tyres etc, it all hits the fuel.
Trip on our ghia x estate shows 42.8mpg over the last 17k miles,in reality, it is pretty much 40.
Best I got was about 60mpg coming back from Switzerland overnight to UK, on cruise at 60mph the whole way. Flipping boring.
But on rural school runs, shopping trips, into town for work etc, it is pretty much 40mpg average, and you'll find everyone's is about the same.
s3fella said:
But on rural school runs, shopping trips, into town for work etc, it is pretty much 40mpg average, and you'll find everyone's is about the same.
Yes, of course round town. No diesel is that good cold or doing short runs. For that a petrol is much better and far cheaper to maintain.Mangante said:
Looking to trade up my station car and have spotted the above. Its a 53 plate 04 with 74000 miles on it. All looks lovely and clean but just wondered if anyone had any pointers for things to look for that may be issues? Its priced at £3900. Cheers
....I have a 53plate Mondeo Ghia Estate 2.0 TDCi-with self levelling suspension
in the 4 years I have had it --
Injectors replaced prior to me getting it..
Gears had work done on them...
Battery replaced for a bosch heavy duty battery
Water ingress through pollen filter on passenger side and drips in severe rain into front passenger footwell, this is a known issue on 53/54plate mondeo estates - this has been sorted twice and still does it.. all drainage holes have been cleaned, new windscreen this year and sealed fully.
watch for seals going on all four window as they perish and then let water in.
Air conditioning belt snapped and car failed all electrics and ran battery down....
I have had two turbo's since one mechanic failed to refit the new one correctly....
Had a new engine last year at 163k and now as a Ford Focus Estate engine of 63k-tdci......after i parked it up outside and went to start net morning and drive chain and come off engine
New shockers last year too.. / Self levelling suspension on some models can be expensive to replace, and the ford equivalent often hard to track down!
Leaky aircon so had that replaced and recharged last year....
Replaced wiper water bottle with one off jaguar (seems jaguar parts fit this vehicle... lol
As above notes states watch for fuel injectors, cam chain failure and self levelling suspension.. all those are possibly the most expensive....
Though it's had it's problems it made my top of the range Citroen C4 VTS look crap on acceleration and comfort...
Hope this helps and just gives you an idea what to watch out for in the future as mileage tots up ;0
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