Silver Plastic Trim On Handbrake Level

[Mike E]

I have a MK3 - 1 year old Ghia - The silver plastic is peeling from the clip-on piece by the handbrake button (plastic trim piece comes off easily if you pull it as it clips on - same for the bit the other side of the handbrake). It is badly finished as the flashing was raised - and just starts to peel when you touch it. I have asked Fords at Farnborough - But when he looked he said I need a complete new handbrake assembly (

[Shabazmo]

Surely a waranty job. Not fot for purpose.

[coladavies]

I have a MK3 - 1 year old Ghia - The silver plastic is peeling from the clip-on piece by the handbrake button (plastic trim piece comes off easily if you pull it as it clips on - same for the bit the other side of the handbrake). It is badly finished as the flashing was raised - and just starts to peel when you touch it. I have asked Fords at Farnborough - But when he looked he said I need a complete new handbrake assembly (

[Stephen154]

I have a MK3 - 1 year old Ghia - The silver plastic is peeling from the clip-on piece by the handbrake button (plastic trim piece comes off easily if you pull it as it clips on - same for the bit the other side of the handbrake). It is badly finished as the flashing was raised - and just starts to peel when you touch it. I have asked Fords at Farnborough - But when he looked he said I need a complete new handbrake assembly (

[Stephen154]

I have a MK3 - 1 year old Ghia - The silver plastic is peeling from the clip-on piece by the handbrake button (plastic trim piece comes off easily if you pull it as it clips on - same for the bit the other side of the handbrake). It is badly finished as the flashing was raised - and just starts to peel when you touch it. I have asked Fords at Farnborough - But when he looked he said I need a complete new handbrake assembly (

[Neily]

Like pretty much everything else on the mk3, designed by accountants and put together by underpayed id***s who probably don't know what an Assembly Instruction is.

 

I would complain like hell mate, as has been suggested, this is surely a case for a warranty repair, although check precisely in your owners service book if the warranty covers interior trim within the the age of your car. At the very least I'd write a sharp letter to the Customer Services people, explaining the situation.

 

For what it's worth, the side trim on the handbrake lever on my galaxy fell off last year and I stuck it back with superglue. Been OK since.

[caimbeul]

Like pretty much everything else on the mk3, designed by accountants and put together by underpayed id***s who probably don't know what an Assembly Instruction is.

 

I would complain like hell mate, as has been suggested, this is surely a case for a warranty repair, although check precisely in your owners service book if the warranty covers interior trim within the the age of your car. At the very least I'd write a sharp letter to the Customer Services people, explaining the situation.

 

For what it's worth, the side trim on the handbrake lever on my galaxy fell off last year and I stuck it back with superglue. Been OK since.

 

PLastic broke off on mine. Was repaired under warranty with metal trim and button.

[captainpp]

This happened on my S-max (we've a Galaxy now), and the dealer told us trim wasn't covered under warranty, but they'd put it through anyway as needing a new handbrake.

 

Didn't get it done for a while and then while in France on holiday the whole handbrake fell apart in my hands. Luckily I happened to be just pulling away from a Ford garage (as they'd just fixed the dead S-max engine!) and got them to clip it back together. I then used duct tape to hold it together and got the "warranty" job done ASAP! I'd have no qualms about demanding a fix under warranty again.