Hi all...... please help if you can

today whilst driving my ford fiesta cut out for no reason and wouldn't start back up..... there where no warning signs car has been driving like a dream and starts first time only bought the car not even a week ago full service history so can't think of what it could be.

The fuel pump is working as you can hear at first turn on the ignition.... it's trying to start but won't do the last cough to start

engine management light on dash and oil light too but thus happened today when it conked out

has anyone had this problem before because it has completely baffled me

Mechanic has it now but won't be plugging it in till tomorrow but even he his baffled too

Please help ford fiesta LX 1.3 duratec engine ohc it's just had a service before purchase 73000 on the clock and chain driven

All help appreciated and welcomed

Oh and it's a 52 plate just missed 2003 for

first registration

Has anyone checked the timing chain is still intact? Unusual for a chain to snap but it would explain the enging cutting out suddenly

Hasn't been touched yet as had to get the car recovered and can't be looked at until the morning by mechanic

it's chain driven so would it even have a timing belt??

Completely new to ford's so sorry of that's a stupid response

Hasn't been touched yet as had to get the car recovered and can't be looked at until the morning by mechanic

it's chain driven so would it even have a timing belt??

Completely new to ford's so sorry of that's a stupid response

Sorry I wrote belt, knowing fine well I meant to write chain..

No the chain hasn't been checked as yet but aren't they in general given a life time guarantee if kept well oiled and serviced every year?? It hasn't been driving noisy it's been quiet and smooth

I was thinking it could possibly be crank sensor, speed control sensor located on gear box or lambor sensor faults as it's not been miss firing hasn't been miss fueled and hasn't shown any worrying signs at all

BUt I suppose will know more when it's plugged in if mechanics diagnostics reads the ecu because I am shocked at the £80 ford charge for the privledge absolute joke

Just wondered if anyone else has had the same problem and what their solution was before I possibly get charged an arm and a leg for random parts

Not sure what fords take on the timing chain is, but stranger things have happened lol. if you can see inside the oil filler when turning the engine over, if the cams are moving then its ok - i suspect they are interference engines anyway so it wouldnt turn over should it have snapped..

It probably is a sensor so hopefully once plugged in you can pull something up on the computer. yeah fords hourly rate is steap.

Turns out plugged it into diagnostics and it's reading p0351 and p0352 suggesting coils a&b total failure of coil pack ordered new coil pack arriving in the morning hopefully will fix the issue ......... fingers crossed

fingers crossed for you :)

Thanks for your help and advice I really appreciate your time...... I seriously think that the garage that sold me the car knew this was happening and deleted the codes to sell the car because I've never heard of a coil pack failing without any warning signs like miss fire or sluggish running

I think trading standards may need to be involved here because what happened tuesday could have been fatal

I have never heard of it either bit I guess it could happen somehow.

Problem is, how do you prove that the garage have known anything about it or done anything wrong?

Regardless if you sell a car and after it not even being a week and it breaks down the car is deemed not fit for purpose regardless of whether the failed part is covered on the Warrenty........

a good garage would check simple connections for corrosion and spark plugs etc this is what causes coil packs to fail it wouldn't surprise me if some numpty had steam cleaned the engine bay and this is what has caused the whole problem in the first place......

an apparent service was performed by the garage before I was allowed to collect it so surely if you don't change the coil ht and plugs you would check and test them for out put and corrosion etc

I disagree with it not being fit for purpose, any car can break down at any time - it happens and sometimes out with anyone's control. You should be contacting the garage to give them their place to fix it, that's what trading standards will tell you anyway. If the garage refuse to fix it or pay for you to have it fixed then you may have grounds for action.

They have probably only changed the oil - Arnold Clark etc do exactly the same and don't check plugs or connections.

To be fair, why would they be in checking connections at the coil if they don't know of any problems with it?

Well it's a little difficult when the garage I purchased it from is 40+ miles from where I live...... I've informed them about what's happened but don't seeM to be that bothered about what happened.

the coil pack has been changed but the car is now not running on all cylinders so that's just great!!!! Not

so I suppose its checking connections of ht leads and spark plugs next if not it's going to end up being an investigation of the ecu

Really not a happy bunny at all

Well it's a little difficult when the garage I purchased it from is 40+ miles from where I live...... I've informed them about what's happened but don't seeM to be that bothered about what happened.

the coil pack has been changed but the car is now not running on all cylinders so that's just great!!!! Not

so I suppose its checking connections of ht leads and spark plugs next if not it's going to end up being an investigation of the ecu

Really not a happy bunny at all

I had lots issues with my fiesta when I bought it.

I was close to returning it to the seller. Any dealer MUST offer a 3 month warranty on the vehicle UNLESS it is sold as Spares/repairs or for scrap. I researched the topic deeply to find where I stood