Hi I'm new to this site and any help will be appreciated i have just bought today a 2011 fiesta zetec 1.2 for my daughter and on way home it started juddering and engine management light was coming on has anyone had these issues there was also a burning smell from rear of car and it sounded if it had an exhaust blow at rear 

You need to read the codes. Alternatively you can throw a dart at my magicial dart board to find the fault for you...

Just now, Luke4efc said:

You need to read the codes. Alternatively you can throw a dart at my magicial dart board to find the fault for you...

Lol 😆 gonna get it scanned mate you know any decent apps for ford using Bluetooth reader 

I've not used a bluetooth scanning tool for a long time, all the cheap ones are pretty much the same though and the apps only interpret the data so it's which ever app you find to look the nicest I guess.

The best scanning tool for Fords is called Forscan. It's free from their website (extended licence is done on 3-month trials you can keep renewing as you please). You need a Modified ELM327 adapter and a laptop to run Forscan, the one recommended by most on this forum is available from Tunnelrat, here.

Forscan will pull Ford specific codes and allows more programming options than generic tools. There's loads of info on here and on their website about available features. It's as close to dealer level diagnostics as you'll get without spending £500 on UCDS or offical Ford IDS.

Thanks mate I've just messaged the bloke who i bought it of he said he is going to scan it just a but a bit of a downer as bought it for my daughter first car .. ill scan it with code reader to get codes for a heads up before I take it to the bloke who I bought it off then he can either put it right or have it back .. 

17 minutes ago, FiestaForever said:

It sounds like you should take it back to wherever you bought it from and ask them to sort it out as you should have some kind of warranty or rights by law to not buy defective car. Even if it was sold as seen you should still have some rights. Seems strange the car would have an issue the same day you bought it on the way home. Was it sold to you with known issues?

Hi mate its just been scanned saying misfire on cylinder 4 etc but I'll let him scan it and he can sort it out cheers for the replies much appreciated 

25 minutes ago, FiestaForever said:

You could be very lucky and find that it may well just be a defective spark plug or ht leads, coil pack that need replacing. It could however be a few other things, I have included a link to a site that has some information on this as I am not an expert.

http://www.autotap.com/techlibrary/diagnosing_misfires.asp

Hope this helps. 👍

Thanks all help appreciated 

9 hours ago, FiestaForever said:

These were the codes gonna ring the fella today he can sort it or have it back 

Car Scanner ELM OBD2 DTC report Selected brand: Ford VIN: WF0JXXGAJJBU35564 ============1============== P0304 Raw code: 0304 ECU: Engine control unit Status: Pending OBDII: Cylinder 4 - misfire detected Ford: Cylinder #4 Misfire Detected ============2============== P0304(00) Raw code: 030400 ECU: Engine control unit Status: Pending, Test failed since last DTC clear OBDII: Cylinder 4 - misfire detected Ford: Cylinder #4 Misfire Detected ============3============== P0304(00) Raw code: 030400 ECU: Engine control unit Status: Pending, Test failed since last DTC clear OBDII: Cylinder 4 - misfire detected Ford: Cylinder #4 Misfire Detected ============4============== C1137(64) Raw code: 513764 ECU: ABS/ESP[Archive (inactive)] Status: Test failed since last DTC clear, Test not completed during this operation cycle Ford: ECU is Defective ============5============== C0051(67) Raw code: 405167 ECU: ABS/ESP[Archive (inactive)] Status: Test failed since last DTC clear, Test not completed during this operation cycle OBDII: Steering Wheel Position Sensor ============6============== C0063(64) Raw code: 406364 ECU: ABS/ESP[Archive (inactive)] Status: Test failed since last DTC clear, Test not completed during this operation cycle OBDII: Yaw Rate Sensor ============7============== U3003(16) Raw code: F00316 ECU: ABS/ESP[Archive (inactive)] Status: Test failed since last DTC clear, Test not completed during this operation cycle OBDII: Battery voltage ============8============== U0121(00) Raw code: C12100 ECU: Dashboard[Archive (inactive)] Status: Confirmed, Test failed since last DTC clear OBDII: Data bus, anti-lock brake system (ABS) control module - no communication ============9============== U0100(00) Raw code: C10000 ECU: Dashboard[Archive (inactive)] Status: Confirmed, Test failed since last DTC clear OBDII: Data bus, engine control module (ECM) A - no communication ============10============== U0131(00) Raw code: C13100 ECU: Dashboard[Archive (inactive)] Status: Confirmed, Test failed since last DTC clear OBDII: Data bus, power steering control module - no communication

4 hours ago, Jonesy76 said:

Car Scanner ELM OBD2 DTC report Selected brand: Ford VIN: WF0JXXGAJJBU35564

============1============== P0304 Raw code: 0304 ECU: Engine control unit Status: Pending OBDII: Cylinder 4 - misfire detected Ford: Cylinder #4 Misfire Detected

============2============== P0304(00) Raw code: 030400 ECU: Engine control unit Status: Pending, Test failed since last DTC clear OBDII: Cylinder 4 - misfire detected Ford: Cylinder #4 Misfire Detected

============3============== P0304(00) Raw code: 030400 ECU: Engine control unit Status: Pending, Test failed since last DTC clear OBDII: Cylinder 4 - misfire detected Ford: Cylinder #4 Misfire Detected

============4============== C1137(64) Raw code: 513764 ECU: ABS/ESP[Archive (inactive)] Status: Test failed since last DTC clear, Test not completed during this operation cycle Ford: ECU is Defective

============5============== C0051(67) Raw code: 405167 ECU: ABS/ESP[Archive (inactive)] Status: Test failed since last DTC clear, Test not completed during this operation cycle OBDII: Steering Wheel Position Sensor

============6============== C0063(64) Raw code: 406364 ECU: ABS/ESP[Archive (inactive)] Status: Test failed since last DTC clear, Test not completed during this operation cycle OBDII: Yaw Rate Sensor

============7============== U3003(16) Raw code: F00316 ECU: ABS/ESP[Archive (inactive)] Status: Test failed since last DTC clear, Test not completed during this operation cycle OBDII: Battery voltage

============8============== U0121(00) Raw code: C12100 ECU: Dashboard[Archive (inactive)] Status: Confirmed, Test failed since last DTC clear OBDII: Data bus, anti-lock brake system (ABS) control module - no communication

============9============== U0100(00) Raw code: C10000 ECU: Dashboard[Archive (inactive)] Status: Confirmed, Test failed since last DTC clear OBDII: Data bus, engine control module (ECM) A - no communication

============10============== U0131(00) Raw code: C13100 ECU: Dashboard[Archive (inactive)] Status: Confirmed, Test failed since last DTC clear OBDII: Data bus, power steering control module - no communication

If you edit your post and copy/paste the "tidied" version in, people might now be able to read it without getting a migraine! 😁