I realise that most users on here are from the US, and I don't know if you have the 1.5 ecoboost available in the Mk3.5 Focus yet, but I want to see how many other people are experiencing this.
There is a known vibration/rattle/resonating fault with the design of the turbo and exhaust system of the new 1.5 Ecoboost Focus, however Ford are standing by it being design "intent" and trying to Fob us off that it is as designed. Who intends to design a noisy rattle for goodness sake?
I'm driving around this time of year with my window open and all I'm hearing on lift off and when changing gears is an awful noise that sounds like my car is going to fall apart.
It is not a background noise, like tapety injectors, but a loud pronounced rattle that sounds like the exhaust system is being held together with safety pins.
If you have this issue, please reply so we can build up the number of people experiencing it. If you have this engine, but don't think you are experiencing the issue, try listening to the car on cold start up with the window or door open, or trying revving the engine over 3k revs and letting it drop back.
Anyone else reading this with experience of getting this sort of thing sorted with Ford, I would really appreciate your feedback. I have been given the number for customer relations by the service department at my garage and have asked the salesman at my dealer to pressure Ford. I see no reason why I cannot pursue this under the Sale Of Goods Act, this car is not of satisfactory quality.
UPDATE:
Here is a video of it:
https://youtu.be/PSseVdyMOFE
Initially I just start the engine and let it idle for the first 30s or so, but the clearest recording of it is around 1:10.
There is a known vibration/rattle/resonating fault with the design of the turbo and exhaust system of the new 1.5 Ecoboost Focus, however Ford are standing by it being design "intent" and trying to Fob us off that it is as designed. Who intends to design a noisy rattle for goodness sake?
I'm driving around this time of year with my window open and all I'm hearing on lift off and when changing gears is an awful noise that sounds like my car is going to fall apart.
It is not a background noise, like tapety injectors, but a loud pronounced rattle that sounds like the exhaust system is being held together with safety pins.
If you have this issue, please reply so we can build up the number of people experiencing it. If you have this engine, but don't think you are experiencing the issue, try listening to the car on cold start up with the window or door open, or trying revving the engine over 3k revs and letting it drop back.
Anyone else reading this with experience of getting this sort of thing sorted with Ford, I would really appreciate your feedback. I have been given the number for customer relations by the service department at my garage and have asked the salesman at my dealer to pressure Ford. I see no reason why I cannot pursue this under the Sale Of Goods Act, this car is not of satisfactory quality.
UPDATE:
Here is a video of it:
https://youtu.be/PSseVdyMOFE
Initially I just start the engine and let it idle for the first 30s or so, but the clearest recording of it is around 1:10.
