jnr Member 48 Member For: 22y 5m 27d Location: Hills District Posted 05/05/05 12:48 AM Posted 05/05/05 12:48 AM Has this been done. If so it should be a regular topic on this site. If not I'll start the ball rolling....XR6T Ute Oct 03* Interior not fitted properly - replaced but no improvement* Hard cover warpped - Replaced but no improvement* Squeaky front bar - Replaced* Loose intercooler piping - Fixed myself* Intercooler paint coming off - They all do that* Steering shudder - They all do that* Fog lamp globe blew - Replaced* Exhaust Heat shield rattle * Stalling at low revs
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Legacy Donating Member 7,935 Member For: 22y 7m 11d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 05/05/05 12:57 AM Posted 05/05/05 12:57 AM jnr,Each of the problems listed can be fixed. None of them are serious (except the stalling).I would suggest you find another dealer as it seems to make a great difference.You may also find it easier to do the fiddly bits yourself so you will be happy with the result. I only let Ford fix things that are phyisically broken or cannot be fixed by myself. I find that the job is done properly if I do it myself.
jnr Member 48 Member For: 22y 5m 27d Location: Hills District Posted 05/05/05 01:21 AM Author Posted 05/05/05 01:21 AM ZapXR6T ... Your right.But all this with a new car ...no thanks.
Damo Legacy Donating Member 403 Member For: 22y 10m 7d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 05/05/05 01:44 AM Posted 05/05/05 01:44 AM * Fog lamp globe blew - ReplacedAre you kidding me?! You're listing that as a PROBLEM?!Good thing you sold the ute.
Damo Legacy Donating Member 403 Member For: 22y 10m 7d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 05/05/05 01:45 AM Posted 05/05/05 01:45 AM You may also find it easier to do the fiddly bits yourself so you will be happy with the result. I only let Ford fix things that are phyisically broken or cannot be fixed by myself. I find that the job is done properly if I do it myself.Great advice!
OwnaXR6T Member 1,519 Member For: 23y 9m 27d Location: Sydney Australia Posted 05/05/05 01:46 AM Posted 05/05/05 01:46 AM All this with a new car???Huh, fair enough if these problems where with every car, but these problems are kind of petty for instance the rattle in the heat shield!! My car had this and I took it into ford it got tightened up and presto, problem solved!!And OMG you light globe blew!! Quick sell your car!!!Mine never had steering shudder, But brake shudder was quite bad!!Loose intercooler piping for me only because noticable when phase was installed.The stalling issue isn't good but lucky for me I never had that problem!!
Flukey Seriously Flukey Member Legacy Donating Member 4,354 Member For: 22y 6m 4d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 05/05/05 01:49 AM Posted 05/05/05 01:49 AM I'm over whinging about the quality of mass produced cars. IMO, that's what warranty is for. My mate spent $165K on a new Merc and they couldnt even get his mobile phone to work in the factory car kit properly. All manufacturers have problems and I think some people expect too much.
harvyk Member 1,070 Member For: 21y 6m 24d Location: The North Cooma End of Canberra... Posted 05/05/05 03:18 AM Posted 05/05/05 03:18 AM Has this been done. If so it should be a regular topic on this site. If not I'll start the ball rolling....XR6T Ute Oct 03<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Why should this be a regular topic on this site??? I thought this site was here because we loved these cars, I think HoldenForum.com.au (or a site of a similar name eg letsbagfordout.com) would be a more appropriate place for a topic like this... Just tell us about the things that have gone wrong when you want to find out how to get them fixed, not just to nitpick...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Legacy Donating Member 7,935 Member For: 22y 7m 11d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 05/05/05 03:48 AM Posted 05/05/05 03:48 AM jnr,I agree that in a perfect world there should be no problems with a new car, but I think every new car in the world would have a fault or two.My car has had everything you listed + Driveline clunk and surging.The Stalling can be fixed with a ECU flash, the powersteering can be fixed by a new hose and the heatshield can be fixed by either hoseclamps or tightning the bolts.While I got angry at Ford over the average quality, at the end of the day, there is not much choice in the price/performance of a XR6T that would be any better.There are also people out there with MUCH worse "normal" problems than yourself.Try to enjoy the car and get the items fixed under warranty, if your dealer is not helpful, find another that is
Damo Legacy Donating Member 403 Member For: 22y 10m 7d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 05/05/05 03:54 AM Posted 05/05/05 03:54 AM Try to enjoy the car and get the items fixed under warranty, if your dealer is not helpful, find another that is Or, if I am to understand jnr's signature (which has been removed some time today) then he has already sold his XR6T ute and purchased a 2004 WRX.Is this correct?
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