Buy Mondeo, Join RAC (Ford Mondeo 1.8 TD Ghia 5-dr)

Member Name: johnnyace

Product:	Ford Mondeo 1.8 TD Ghia 5-dr
Date:	17/03/02 (225 review reads)
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Advantages: roomy, drives ok

Disadvantages: unreliable engine, unreliable heating, poor dealer support

I bought this from G K Ford as a demonstrator, with 3,000 miles on the clock. After 6,000, the heating failed - regular feature, according to the dealer! Rear brake lights let in water and flooded the spare wheel well. Water entered front fuse box under the passenger side bonnet and half the electrics went - another common fault, apparently. Engine packed up with massive coolant loss from water pump and had to be replaced. Second engine has just broken down - fuel fault, I think, and there is also coolant loss. Plastic plates under front and middle of the car came loose and allowed water behind.This is quite the most unreliable car I have ever had and the dealer has been a let down, too. The RAC have been pretty busy, though, having had to recover me three times in 6 months!

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