Help Please

[knightryder]

Hi all,

Looking to buy a 2007 LX WQ Fiesta.
When on test drive, car jumped out of second gear when changing down. Dealing said ""only needs an adjustment"". Does this sound normal or is this a common problem?
Any other issues I should be concerned with?
Car has done 33000KM & dealer wants $10500 for it.

Would appreciate your thoughts.

Geoff

[Russ]

Pretty sure the Fiesta has a hydraulic system and if so it won't have adjustment, I have experienced similar in an older car and it was caused by worn synchro rings inside the gearbox, does this car have log books and service history ? If not I would be guessing it may well have travelled a lot more kms than the odometer is reading and I would stay well clear of it :(

[svo supporter]

See if they'll "adjust" this gearbox to prevent it jumping out of gear, then watch them squirm.

Scarsasm off. It's worn synchros. So if they're willing to replace/recoe the gearbox, then look at buying. Otherwise continue the search, as the sales person is giving the usual sales pitch to drag you in.

[GoesLikeAZetec]

was it a ford dealer yard?

[Headovrheelz]

Definitely agree with the worn synchros, i had a an older nissan pulsar used to do the exact same thing. It also made a little crunchy sound sometimes when trying to go from third to second at higher revs. Would steer clear of this one sorry bud.

[knightryder]

Hi All,
Have sighted log books, all servicing up to date.
Yes it is a Ford dealer, car was purchased from same selling dealer.
Will drive car again in next few days & see what they think about putting in contract about fixing/adjusting gearbox. Dealer was with me in car when it happened and did acknowledge it jumping out of gear.

[Russ]

I still stick with what I said earlier only 33,000 k's travelled and it has worn synchros ...... already
Who was the previous owner Ken Block

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TshFWSsrn8

[caprispecial]

Ask them to "adjust it" and then test it again, meantime dont sign anything.
If this cant be done then look elsewhere.

[Fiesta_Man69]

Very sus - 33K and badly worn syncros mean it's either been thrashed, driven by an incompetent driver or the odometer is telling fibs. I'd walk away: it's a fiesta and there's alot more out there.

[knightryder]

Hi All,
Went back to dealer & requested they adjust/repair & then I would drive again. They beleived a part needed replacing & then all wouyld be good. Received call from dealer today, they have spent 8 hours & still no good. They are now outsourcing to a gearbox specialist to rebuild, whole car will be under 3 year warranty. Should we still look at buying?

[Russ]

Personally, I would stay away from it and look for another, if you can't find what your looking for in your area or even in your state, broaden the search. I have purchased several cars from other states (from dealers only) it's not overly expensive to have them shipped from interstate and it gives you a much better range to choose from.

There's a couple here that might interest you

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/d...api=2&__N=1216 1246 1247 1252 1282 429496646

http://www.carsales.com.au/dealer/de...fault&__N=1216 1246 1247 1252 1282 4294966463

[Fiesta_Man69]

Seriously, just walk away. There's heaps out there. The problem with the gearbox could be indicative of how the rest of the car has been treated. When in doubt, walk.

[robjh80]

Very common for the IB5 gearbox to jump out of 2nd gear

If I try to coast in 2nd gear in my XR4 (ie: no accelaration) like rolling down a hill for instance it will jump out of 2nd gear by itself, apparantly this happens on a lot of WQ Fiesta's ... a lot of UK owners report the same thing .. it's part of the "character" of the IB5 box

My XR4 has practically done this since new, ... and no I never took it back while it was under warranty because I wouldn't trust any Ford Dealership to so much as check the air pressure in my tyres without stuffing it up, let alone fix a gearbox issue! ... besides they would only keep the car for a whole day to cause as much inconvenience as possible and then tell you they were "unable to replicate the fault".