hels Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Newbie here and not liking my Fiesta!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGersFord Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Welcome and why arent you enjoying your fiesta? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hels Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 Hi Daniel, I bought my Fiesta Ghia 1.4 06 reg 3 months ago and i dislike the road noise and have a squeak i can't pin point. Thought the squeak was parcel shelf but no. I'm going to investigate the back passenger door tomorrow... I had a broken suspension coil 2 weeks ago, ended up costing me just over £200.00! I could go on!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGersFord Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 have a look underneath the car at your exhaust or more specifically just above the exhaust and see if the metal foil heatshield has came loose. Either that or it could be a dry bush but the heatshield is a common source of a squeeky noise. Suspension coils on cars about that age are a common problem unfortunately after going through 7 british winters the cold eventually just makes them brittle. My front coil snapped just last month but mine was coverred by the warranty that i purchased when i bought the car so it didnt cost me a penny its just left me with a nice big scuff on my bodykit front bumper :( lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hels Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 Will take a look tomorrow.. thanks. I got both front coils replaced so IF i keep the car should be good for a few years hopefully! ouch poor bumper.. will it require a new one? and lucky you with the warranty :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGersFord Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Nah just needs a respray. I need to respray my front bonnet anyway as some lovely person kindly engraved 3 lovely deep scratches into it. Luckily ive got a mate who's a panel sprayer :). The heat shield can just be removed i took mine to the ford garage who said the bits that secure it to the car overtime just rust and snap so that the shield just ends up hanging loose. You can either just rip it off or get it replaced lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hels Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 some nasty people about. Mates rates nice one :-) Heat shield rip it off ha ha... i'd prob do more damage lol. The mpg in this car ain't great but i must say i drove an S reg 1.0 Corsa before the fiesta :-) lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGersFord Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Ive got a 1.3 fiesta and I can get from Scotland to stoke on Trent on just under 3/4 of a tank which is about a 350mile trip or something lol so not too bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hels Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 i used to get from Leeds to Bridlington and more with £20.00 in Corsa but no way am i gonna do that in this!! Least i'll be able to get up the hills now :-) tunes on loud so i can't hear the annoying SQUEAK and ROAD NOISE though lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 welcome along Helen! shame that things are starting rough for you with the car, as far as road noise is concerned, you could always look to soundproof the doors a bit if it does drive you loopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Welcome to the Forum Helen. Hope you can get a lid on those annoying noises. Loud stereos help a lot ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDCiST Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Hello and welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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