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Hi. I'm new to the forum - what a great place! Brilliant to meet fellow Fiesta owners - you all have great taste! Can you help me please?
I've recently bought my first car - a 2014 Ford Fiesta Zetech 1242cc Petrol. It's a really nice car, but I'm having a problem with the clutch. I was wondering if anyone help me work out what it may be please so I can convince the garage I bought it from to fix it?
Unfortunately the problem I have is intermittent (aren't they always?!). The garage had it in but drove it around for half an hour with no problems so sent me on my way. They're saying they can't/won't fix it until they see it not working. I think they should investigate it more. They've tried to pass it off as driver error, but I'm glad that exactly the same has now happened to my Dad so that rules that out (I was starting to think I was going mad).
Here's what happened to me this morning, which is pretty typical:
Many thanks in advance,
JM01905.
I've recently bought my first car - a 2014 Ford Fiesta Zetech 1242cc Petrol. It's a really nice car, but I'm having a problem with the clutch. I was wondering if anyone help me work out what it may be please so I can convince the garage I bought it from to fix it?
Unfortunately the problem I have is intermittent (aren't they always?!). The garage had it in but drove it around for half an hour with no problems so sent me on my way. They're saying they can't/won't fix it until they see it not working. I think they should investigate it more. They've tried to pass it off as driver error, but I'm glad that exactly the same has now happened to my Dad so that rules that out (I was starting to think I was going mad).
Here's what happened to me this morning, which is pretty typical:
- Pulled up at roundabout.
- Pressed clutch down and slipped into first as I slowed down. Kept clutch down.
- When the traffic started moving I lifted the clutch and the car started to move straight away – it was as though I was immediately at the bite-point (whereas normally I can lift the clutch a few inches before I hit the bite-point and the car begins to move). Then it stalled as I began to move. Even though I put the clutch fully down to stop it stalling, it had no effect.
- Stopped car, put back into first and started again in first with clutch down. Same happened, as soon as I took the slightest pressure off the clutch it began to move. This time I tried to move the car out of first when the engine was running, but I couldn’t move out of first when the engine was running, even with the clutch fully down.
- Stopped car, put into neutral. Noticed the clutch had less resistance, and it didn’t come back up all the way.
- Then stopped the car and started in neutral, but now I couldn’t push the car into first gear with the clutch fully down. It felt as though I was trying to put it into first without using the clutch.
- Stopped the car. I was now able to come out of first as the engine wasn't running and put the car into neutral. Clutch was soft again. I then realised that pumping the clutch a few times while in neutral gets the clutch back to normal again. Able to put it into first and drive away.
- Same happened a few minutes later.
Many thanks in advance,
JM01905.