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The recovery problem may be sorted...I threatened to call Ford Head office to complain and my local dealer very quickly agreed to come out to have a look at it. Now I just have to find out what the problem with the car is. Thanks guys.

Bleeno, Thanks but I did hook it up to my own car with jump leads but nothing...... I honestly believe the CPU has gone...curses. Anyone else got any ideas. Should my local Ford dealer be responsible for recovering my vehicle? Thanks

Folks, My Galaxy, which is now 1 and 1/2 years old and which I bought at 8 months old, has just had some sort of major fit. It will not start (it won't even turn over) and I am getting information messages regarding power steering malfunction and engine malfunction. I don't believe the battery is flat as there are still lights (although dim) and I did hook it up to my own car to make sure. There were also some very strange noises coming from the middle area of the dash. My suspicion is that there is an engine managment system or electrics problem. I contacted the dealer I bought the car from who said that it sounded like a programming problem and that as the car is only 1.5 years old it would be covered by warranty. The issue is however that the dealer wants to charge me for recovering the vehicle which I take great exception to, particularly if it is a problem which is covered by the warranty. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! ;)

Do you mean to tell me that I have to replace the compressor as well. I thought the manual said that I only needed to replace the other accessories....god this gets worse. Unfortunately, I do use most of the seats as I have a 4yr old and 10 month old twins - hence the purchase of the Galaxy 9and the need to keep costs down:)) - so a loose tyre is definitely not an option. On a further note - be wary if relying on this stuff. When I started the compressor the needle on the compressor dial shot to the highest reading and, following the manual instructions to the letter, I pumped the tyre for 7 minutes. When I switched off the compressor to take a PSI reading it took around 5 minutes or more for the needle to drop to the corredct reading. Even then the pressure only reached around 20 psi - just over the minimum limit! When I had the tyre changed the next day I asked to have a look at the tyre to see what damage had been done and it appeared to be fairly minimal. So I am a bit sceptical about how effective this stuff is. I certainly would not consider driving any more than a few miles on it, never mind 125 miles. I am seriously considering buying a few cheap steel wheels and tyres and burying them at strategic sites around the countryside :lol: on second thoughts I think a cheapo aerosol will do the trick. Pity they don't do space saver tyres.

Folks, Just got a puncture in my new(ish) Mark III and I have to say that I didn't fully appreciate how truly awful not having a spare tyre was :lol: . Now, having got that off my chest....... You will probably know that the Gals come with a tyre sealant kit made by Continental called the "Conti Mobility Kit" (sounds like it would be something you would find in an old peoples home. ;) lol). This includes a compressor which attaches to your cigarette lighter socket, a bottle of tyre sealant (natural latex) and a hose which pushes the latex from the bottle to the tyre. Having just used the kit I now have to replace the bottle of sealant and the hose. My local Ford dealer want to charge me approx

Thanks Guys, Will let you know what happens at the garage!

Hi, Could not access these photos for some reason, but the Galaxy is the TDCi - the new model released last year - so I assume its the mk3.

Hi, Just bought a year old Galaxy TDCi Ghia for my wife. She has been complaining about feeling drops of moisture hitting her left foot (mainly on the clutch or footrest) while driving. This is not a flow of liquid - just the odd drop of moisture here and there. I suspect that the Air Con might be responsible but just wanted some advice on whether or not this was normal and if not what should I do about it? Thanks.