re: Review: 1st-gen Ford Figo (2010) Quote:
Originally Posted by KiloAlpha
Here are some pictures. The towing eye attached to my car's bumper in the first pic is kept in the boot, along with the jack. |
Oh man this really sucks. A bad one but very good that you saw the damage instantly and stopped the car. Any reason why insurance not claimed? it wasn't a small amount. Quote:
Originally Posted by Blow Horn Ok Few days ago I took my figo to the ASSC for a simple job of wheel balancing and alignment and to address few other sounds from the suspension. Now I am sure the service level has gone down drastically.
2. They aligned the wheels thrice but still the car pulled to left and they said its normal. The car was 100% ok before they touched it. I went for balancing and alignment just as a precautionary measure. There was no pulling and the tyre wear was 100% even.
After spending close to 2000 rs. and full day at ASSC I got a car with screwed alignment! I again got the alignment done outside. Now the car is not pulling left but I feel that the steering wheel is tilted towards right while the wheels are dead straight. And when i bring the Steering to 12'o clock position, the car starts going to left!
3. The stalling issue was present in my car and the engine had stalled while changing the gears almost 10-12 times since 10 months. After explaining the problem and the solution (ECU flashing), they said they would charge Rs. 450/- just to plug the OBD tool and they would look for error codes. They also said that they haven't received any circular from ford regarding software upgrade and the related issue so they can't do that. Later, the mechanic adjusted something near the clutch and upon asking they said that they had adjusted the 'coupler' and now the stalling issue won't resurface.
Now I curse myself for visiting the ASSC 70 kms away and wasting entire day and money, screwing up a 100% OK alignment only to get few squeaks sorted and grease stains all over!
The ASSC was Garuda ford - Dhanbad.
Now I have learnt that fiddling with a thing which is 100% fine, would screw it!! |
I have had this wheel alignment issue perpetually since i bought the car where it always pulled left a bit. A.S.S kept blaming it on the road inclines. Finally after 2nd service when they didnt fix it i really got ticked off. Post that A.S.S kept the car for total of 4 days over 2 occasions and finally managed to fix the alignment problem along with few other minor irritants.
Same for my engine stalling issue. A.S.S keep mentioning the ECM is upto date but they just dont verify what version is installed. Now i am used to this stalling and i easily start the engine with clutch release. Quote:
Originally Posted by Diesel lover Get the ECU / PCM firmware update done from your ford dealer. The whole process will take 20 mins. I had got it done too 18 months back when I my car was facing the same issue. No re-occurrence till date. Touchwood.
Here is the link to the same issue - http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...nshifting.html |
On a light note, you seem to have woken up late ![Smile](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.png) . This is a chronic problem of Figo as pointed out in the above thread link. Quote:
Originally Posted by VikrantD You are right. I purchased the Figo TDCI Titanium 10 days back on May 19th. Have already covered 1000 kms till date. I am 5'9" and I have still not found the correct seating position. This Sat and Sun we did a trip to Alibaug from Thane. I had to keep changing the seat position every now and then as my lower back started to pain. |
The main problem is the lower back support for front seats. You can easily fix the issue with either a small pillow like the one given in airlines or with seat covers which have extra padding for lower back. |