Gearbox is real "Junk"
Gearbox made noise when changing gear in Automatic mode
Gear change very slow in Auto mode
On hills car rolls back (Auto mode!)
Not always start in the morning.
My mistake was to buy "Durashift" (Manual Auto), very slow gear change sometimes dangerous.
Not a good started.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 26th January, 2006
Good Value for Money!
No problems as yet.
Really glad I paid the extra to have air con, wouldn't be without it now.
Bad choice to pick the paler seats, should have gone for the darker colour, as they mark quite easily, and I've ended up using covers on the front seats.
My punto was only a 1.2, but it perhaps had a bit more 'go' than my 1.4 fiesta, but that's probably not a bad thing!
I haven't really noticed the cost of the extra fuel, with it being a slightly bigger engine, or the use of the air con.
Bought from Reg Vardy Wolverhampton - very good service, would recommend, they didn't hound or pressure for a sale, very different to other garages I visited.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 22nd October, 2005
A good car for the money
Nothing as yet only had the car two weeks.
As this is the basic Fiesta the refinements are also basic.
The ride is stiff and the seats are not comfortable on long journeys.
Interior is 'very' plastic, but the dials and switches seem robust.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 30th December, 2004
A very nice little package
Switch for leveling the headlights was broken on delivery.
Water pump replaced at 7,000 miles.
I am quite happy with the car as it's my first new car.
I like the look, shape, and think it's complimented with the Panther Black paint work.
However someone so kindly left me a calling card at the local superstore, it was in the form of a dent right in the middle of the top line on the driver's door, and no details would you believe.
On the way home I noticed the leveling switch for the headlights wasn't working at all.
This was fixed in two separate days, one to diagnose the problem, and a second to replace the switch.
I noticed a noise from the engine at around five thousand miles, but it came, and went a few times.
The annual service was due, and the water pump was replaced, with a mileage of seven thousand.
The rubber cover for the passenger door mirror remote has fallen off.
Apart from this small list, my wife, (who's the main driver),loves the car.
I'm happy with the car, but still think, being a new car, i should have at leased a couple of years free from defects.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 29th December, 2004
The water pump went on my Fiesta too. Looks like it's a common fault! Oh dear Ford, it looks like your poor build quality is surfacing.
The water pump also went on my 2003 Fiesta Zetec TDCi, one month after if was out of warranty (only two years because it was an import). I was told by Ford it was a common fault, a lot of them were faulty on the early ones, it has now been replaced. Eventually I managed to convince them to pay half the cost. Needless to say, I don't have it anymore...
Great handling, but some small problems
At about 5000miles the water pump went, it first started not very often at first and only when the engine got warm. It sounded like pigeon in the engine. This was then replace by the dealer only to find at 7000miles it broke again. Now reached 13000 and it has gone again. This gets very annoy.
The car handles lovely, especially round corners and in the ice. The brakes are brilliant and the interior is wonderful. Comes with a great standard cd player.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 18th May, 2004
2nd Jan 2006, 17:26
I just bought a 54 plate 1.2 LX on Xmas Eve there. I agree with you when you mentioned that you found the dealer had a no-pressure approach which was not the case at all the other garages I visited.
I'm very satisfied with the car, it's a black 3-door and looks really sporty.
I also find it has quite a lot of punch too even though it is only a 1.2.