Charlie2008

Sorry that should have read 38 to 43mpg!

I wouldn't bother with the manual, I was looking above the sunvisors for the rear quarter window switches for days until I realised it was wrong!! Like you said earlier, Nick "drive it like you stole it" I did and it goes great. The hours it's spent at my local dealer have all been for non-engine related faults!

If I drive mine carefully, that is tag onto trucks, keep to 60ish etc, I can average 59 on a trip from Nottingham to Croydon. Drive like an idiot and I get way less than 30! Round town is good though, usually 28 to 33mpg

Well, it got picked up by the dealer last wednesday, they wanted it for 2 days. on the thursday afternoon I rang them to check on the progress only to be told that Ford have told them to also fit a pump. 6pm on Friday it was returned and the fault has been cured.

They've ordered me a new rack, lets see if that sorts it............

Mine doesn't make any noise except for a thud when the steering moves and overcomes the resistance

Hi all, I have an '07 plate 2.0 TDCI Ghia. What I thought was a power steering fault developed at 12,000 miles where the steering, when cold, seemed to stick slightly. Those of you in the know would suspect a sticking spool valve in the rack. My local dealer checked it out and said that all of the Galaxies in the dealer at that time did the same. I have now covered almost 24,000 miles and it is booked in for its second service tomorrow. The steering fault is now so severe that, in very cold conditions, the first couple of turns it seems to have no power steering at all, as I apply more force to the wheel it suddenly releases, throwing me into a turn and almost out of my seat at times! As I'm expecting the usual "no fault found" response from the dealer, has anyone else experienced this fault? Should they not find anything I think the steering may seize, throwing me through the showroom window, they might change their mind then!! :P