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My Ford Figo has been running quite smoothly without any major issues till now. Well, FYI, I recieved this car with 1810 kms on odo as gift(though i was the one who actually chose it and did PDI ). Now, it has run through 6000 kms and some minor issues have cropped up that sometimes bother me a lot as well as I have some queries about the car. So the list goes here :-
1. The 1st and 2nd gear is particularly very hard in the initial phase of drive. For example, if I do a trip of say 200 kms., it would be very hard to shift for the first 5-7 kms.. Hard in the sense that i feel sometinh is obstructing me from slotting it into the gear and also I have to really press the clutch fully to do so(is that same with all cars? I'm a new driver).
2. On my last trip, I used AC(for the first time indeed for coolness though earlier used it with heater for clean, pure air) and it began to give a whistling sound every 4-5 minutes. This behavior occurred with both recirculation mode and fresh air mode. Also, the cooling was a bit less as compared to what is boasted of regading Figo's AC. However, last weekend, did a city drive with my friend and this issue occured just once, and rest of the time AC remained fine with much better cooling. I''ve heard of some issue with Figo's AC evaporator that generates hissing sound. Is some thing wrong with my car's ac that is yet to face its first battle with really hot north indian summers?
3. My car's rear right door got dented last month due to my negligence(still can't believe what I did to my car ) and some paint got chipped off. Went to Bhagat Ford Mohali/Chandigarh and they said they have to replace the outer skin of the door and gave me an estimate of 8000 rs. with 2000 rs. going out of my pocket and rest from insurance guys. They rather insisted me very had to get it done from them. My question is that is there any such thing as replacing the door skin(outer panel of door) instead of replacing the entire door or metal door frame ? Were they taking me for a ride ? Anyways, i got the same repainted from sector 48 market and the job was done to the perfection(except for leaving a few paint marks on black door handle). I told the same guy about what i was told by A$$ and he promptly told me that they were lying as there is no such thing as skin of door. He explained it to me as that the outer panel is fitted to the door frame using automotive paste and it is possible to do the same only in the industry. He added that even if they somehow are able to source a door skin, they will have weld it to the door frame which will eventually be not so good for the car. Do you guys also smell something fishy here ?
4. Everything was fine for me until one of my experienced driver friend got into driver seat and told me that your car needs wheel alignment(at ~4000 kms). I finally noticed what I earler thought to be my learning driving error that the car pulls to the left slightly. Slightly in the sense that if we drive it on the perfectly smooth highway, it will automatically switch lane after a km. or so. So, I went for wheel alignment and it was done on some Hankook Infrared Beam Alignment machine. Ever since then, my car gives a wierd behaviour, though again being very much less. What goes now is that, lets say, I'm driving in a straight line in the middle lane, and car is going towards right lane, and i steer left to get it back in the middle lane and succeed in doing so. However, I've noticed that then, after some distance, it starts going into left lane slowly and if i again steer it back right into the centre lane, it starts going towards right. I mean the steering sort of has inertia of direction that it holds on to. Again, is this normal ? My bike never behaved such though things are quite different with the car.
5. ICE is still pending. Does aftermarket ICE options void the Ford's Electronics and Electrical's warranty in any way ?
6. The engine oil level has decreased from where it used to be earlier. On the dipstick, earlier(at 1810 kms.), it was at nearly 80% level however, now it is at nearly 60% level. Is it normal ? There are no oil leakages observed.
7. The car has experienced nearly 2000 km or driving in heavy rain. Now, the wiper blades seem to have got brittle and have even made a scratch on the windshield(which indeed hurts me the most) and also wipe with a jarring sound. How come is it possible that they went kaput after such low usage ? I'm really confused.
8. Do you recommend going for HSRP(High Security Registration Plates) ? Do they really deter thieves from stealing vehicles ? If yes, then how ?
9. Does slipping and some wheel spin do any damage to the car apart from tyre repair ? I frequently travel to village and there it happens due to relatively non existent roads and mud all over the road.
My Ford Figo has been running quite smoothly without any major issues till now. Well, FYI, I recieved this car with 1810 kms on odo as gift(though i was the one who actually chose it and did PDI ). Now, it has run through 6000 kms and some minor issues have cropped up that sometimes bother me a lot as well as I have some queries about the car. So the list goes here :-
1. The 1st and 2nd gear is particularly very hard in the initial phase of drive. For example, if I do a trip of say 200 kms., it would be very hard to shift for the first 5-7 kms.. Hard in the sense that i feel sometinh is obstructing me from slotting it into the gear and also I have to really press the clutch fully to do so(is that same with all cars? I'm a new driver).
2. On my last trip, I used AC(for the first time indeed for coolness though earlier used it with heater for clean, pure air) and it began to give a whistling sound every 4-5 minutes. This behavior occurred with both recirculation mode and fresh air mode. Also, the cooling was a bit less as compared to what is boasted of regading Figo's AC. However, last weekend, did a city drive with my friend and this issue occured just once, and rest of the time AC remained fine with much better cooling. I''ve heard of some issue with Figo's AC evaporator that generates hissing sound. Is some thing wrong with my car's ac that is yet to face its first battle with really hot north indian summers?
3. My car's rear right door got dented last month due to my negligence(still can't believe what I did to my car ) and some paint got chipped off. Went to Bhagat Ford Mohali/Chandigarh and they said they have to replace the outer skin of the door and gave me an estimate of 8000 rs. with 2000 rs. going out of my pocket and rest from insurance guys. They rather insisted me very had to get it done from them. My question is that is there any such thing as replacing the door skin(outer panel of door) instead of replacing the entire door or metal door frame ? Were they taking me for a ride ? Anyways, i got the same repainted from sector 48 market and the job was done to the perfection(except for leaving a few paint marks on black door handle). I told the same guy about what i was told by A$$ and he promptly told me that they were lying as there is no such thing as skin of door. He explained it to me as that the outer panel is fitted to the door frame using automotive paste and it is possible to do the same only in the industry. He added that even if they somehow are able to source a door skin, they will have weld it to the door frame which will eventually be not so good for the car. Do you guys also smell something fishy here ?
4. Everything was fine for me until one of my experienced driver friend got into driver seat and told me that your car needs wheel alignment(at ~4000 kms). I finally noticed what I earler thought to be my learning driving error that the car pulls to the left slightly. Slightly in the sense that if we drive it on the perfectly smooth highway, it will automatically switch lane after a km. or so. So, I went for wheel alignment and it was done on some Hankook Infrared Beam Alignment machine. Ever since then, my car gives a wierd behaviour, though again being very much less. What goes now is that, lets say, I'm driving in a straight line in the middle lane, and car is going towards right lane, and i steer left to get it back in the middle lane and succeed in doing so. However, I've noticed that then, after some distance, it starts going into left lane slowly and if i again steer it back right into the centre lane, it starts going towards right. I mean the steering sort of has inertia of direction that it holds on to. Again, is this normal ? My bike never behaved such though things are quite different with the car.
5. ICE is still pending. Does aftermarket ICE options void the Ford's Electronics and Electrical's warranty in any way ?
6. The engine oil level has decreased from where it used to be earlier. On the dipstick, earlier(at 1810 kms.), it was at nearly 80% level however, now it is at nearly 60% level. Is it normal ? There are no oil leakages observed.
7. The car has experienced nearly 2000 km or driving in heavy rain. Now, the wiper blades seem to have got brittle and have even made a scratch on the windshield(which indeed hurts me the most) and also wipe with a jarring sound. How come is it possible that they went kaput after such low usage ? I'm really confused.
8. Do you recommend going for HSRP(High Security Registration Plates) ? Do they really deter thieves from stealing vehicles ? If yes, then how ?
9. Does slipping and some wheel spin do any damage to the car apart from tyre repair ? I frequently travel to village and there it happens due to relatively non existent roads and mud all over the road.