They've give me a brand new 2.0 Sharan Auto as a courtesy car. First the positives - the white display is easier to read at night. As for the rest of the car -

- The seats fold up very nicely, but waste so much space - about 30 cm above the floor level.

- There is no feel to the car - it is soooooo boring to drive

- The auto box is awful

- Despite being bigger externally, it's smaller inside.

- Sliding doors mean that your passenger can get whacked when you shut the drivers door.

- Sliding doors heavy to open and shut

- ICE is poor

- No rear opening windows

- No electric mirrors

- Turning circle of a double Decker bus

- absolutely boring to drive - no feel - no guts

- reduced capacity inside the car

- dash presses straight into legs - reduces legroom

- I've kept the worse till last - Appalling fuel consumption - 32 MPG on a 80 mile run at 70 mph almost all the way - about 5 miles at 30 40 or 50 MPH.

Give me my old car any day

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i am looking for another one as we need an mpv and this was my second one, so better the devil and all.

the stolen one was a bit unusual with a pretty good spec.leather,multimedia pack,hid lights and two built-in child seats.

i cant find another one with this same spec.

i expect insurance will shaft me for years to come,even though i have protected ncb.and the premium will go up by a lot for at least 5 years.

they will probably make me an insulting offer for the car.

if the the thieves had asked for the car it would have been cheaper to just give them the keys and buy another one.

Gutted!

I am very concerned about the Galaxy Powershift Gearbox since reading all the problems that owners have had with this gearbox since its introduction. It does not seem to last very long before developing serious faults compared to the old type automatic boxes and the faults are usually very expensive to repair.

The faults are so common that customers with these gearboxes in Australia are taking Ford to court on the grounds that these gearboxes are not fit for purpose.

I have a 2012 2.0 tdci Titanium X which has a powershift box, it has covered only 53000 miles in the 4 years I have owned it and recently developed a fault. It would only change up into 3rd gear but would not go any further. I called Ford Assist and managed to get it back to my dealer where it had been serviced regularly and have a service plan to enable me to spread the cost of servicing. They checked it out and said that the valve body needed replacing at a cost of £1825. The gearbox had its oil and filter change at the 32000 mile service at a cost of £218 so it has had all the service that Ford recommend although I thought the price of this oil change rather excessive considering the charge for a similar oil change on a conventional automatic box.

Before going ahead with the repair I spoke with a local Automatic Gearbox Specialist to see if the charge for this valve body was normal he said it was usual as these boxes are constantly going wrong, I asked him if any manufacturer made a good automatic and he said none of the German cars are any better they all use the same type of gearbox and they all know about the problems, he went on to name a few manufacturers, Mercedes,BMW, Audi, VW, Volvo. I asked what manufacturers he would recommend he said try the Japanese. All in all I wonder if any other Galaxy owners with this gearbox have had similar problems, as it does not seem to me that this gearbox is fit for purpose, having read all the problems other owners have had with this box.

I would like to add that I am 67 and not a boy racer so my vehicle is driven well not thrashed.

Regards

1st of all, apologise if this has come up before, I'm new to this site, had a look and couldn't find any info on the problem I have.

Im currently on my 2nd ford galaxy (09)

and up until now it's been absolutely fine evenue with 330k on the clock.

recently, the entire dash board has stopped working, and so have the back lights for the radio and heater unit. Tho both still work, you just can see what temp or fan speed it's on, nor the radio station you are listening to.Every now and then, the dash would light back up, and start working for a short time before going back out again. Its becoming a little annoying, if only because the speed, rev counter, fuel and temp gauge all stop working too.

Has anyone else had this issue, or indeed heard of any fault that is 'common'?

I've done the usual, look and change fuses, had a general rummage around for anything that looks loose, but to no avail.

kindest regards

The dealer has eventually agreed that the noise is unacceptable, however, states that all Galaxy's have a certain amount of wind noise!!

I never found this to be the case in any of the Galaxy's I had test driven prior to purchasing this one!

Several attempts have been made by the Ford garage to locate and correct the problem, without any success!

My local dealer has now referred the case to Ford directly, however, I do not feel confident that I will get a satisfactory result.

Can anyone else identify with this problem ?

Clive

:ph34r:

I own a 2003 MK2 Galxaxy TDI Ghia,I find it very comfortable and the seats better than the mk3 I hired last year

The only thing is when no one else is sitting in her the head restraints rattle due to the crap condition of some roads in the UK and it's really annoying

Has any one got the same problem and or solved It.? 

Thanks  

thought i would try and poke a coat hanger down the tops of the drain holes that are somewhere in the scuttle tray corner area, can i find them , can i eck,

anyone got a photo where they are or an exact location, i had me torch out a mirror angles there but couldnt find a hole , thought i would try the top approach rather than having to take the wheel arch line off,,

I have a 2000 Y reg Galaxy. Its been running fine.

Then without anything happening it suddenly starts bleeping and the oil light flashing.

Oil levels checked and they are fine.

We have changed the oil and filter, replaced both oil pressure switches and the oil temperature switch,

Still does it once you get too 2000 rpm.

Stay below 50mph in 5th and your fine ....

Have had the pressure inside the engine checked and again, nothing wrong, engine fine, but go over 2000 rpm and off it goes, bleeping and oil light flashing.

Any idea what the problem might be... I am open to any advice,

thanks

Rich

You can tell when the DFP recycle is running as the fuel consumption rises whilst stationary from 0.1 gals per hour when its off upto 0.4 gals per hour when its on. The clouds of burning oil smoke billowing from under the bonnet even more noticable at night with the lights nicely illuminating the haze. Ive even had people alongside pointing at the front of the car - I guess they are worried it's going to catch fire! The stench of oil smoke also gives it away even Why does the DFP recycle need to com on when I have just driven 120 miles in approaching 2 hours on the M4 and M5 ?

Reliability has also been a big issue with this one - its the first car has actually broken down without any warning and left us at the side of a pitch black motorway since I had a Rover in the early 1990's.

Anyone else having similar smokey DPF recycling events with the 2.2?

I'm in the process of compiling a letter to Ford to make some of these points and would really appreciate your input.

My changes are as follows:-

Illuminated vanity mirrors on LX and Zetec models

More interior chrome

Re-evaluation of factory fitted CD system

Multimedia upgrades [for example video system upgraded to new DVD option]

Additional sockets for headphones for Multimedia

Let me know what you think ? :huh:

Perhaps we could have a new forum area called "Things you love about your Galaxy" because despite the common issues I have had with with the Aircon, door electrics, water in foot wells and front wipers on MK1 Galaxy, VW Sharan, i still went out and got a MK2 Galaxy and love'em (is it just me?) and I know a number people who opted for vauxhall zafira instead of the galaxy and regreted it because they had more problems than I have ever had! worst faults too....

Got round to looking at the drivers door speaker today. Had a set of brand new Sony speakers to fit having done the rear doors a few weeks ago.

The drivers door speaker has been dead for a few months but I thought it was a blown speaker as wiggling the door harness had no effect. How wrong I was :huh:

One of the speaker wires was completely snapped in half and the other was cracked with half the strands broken. But there was worse to come. I saw a thin wire hanging off having snapped at the point it entered the crimp terminal of the plug and guessed that this was why my passenger door window couldnt be controlled from the drivers door.

Then I spotted the "biggies". The main power feed for the window motor had also snapped off at the connector, must have happened as I removed the plug and pulled the boot back because the window had been working OK. The earth for the window motor also had cracked insulation but the wire was OK.

I tried to remove the pins from the plug housing but there was no way of releasing the pin from the shell :(

Luckily the two pins that had wires broken off had empty spaces adjacent to them so I could cut some of the plastic away and solder the new wire to the side of the pin.

Had one hell of a job trying to get the plug back in and the retaining ring popped off the socket with the result that socket then disappeared inside the door pillar thereby neccessitating the removal of the trim from the inside of the drivers step to put everything back together.

Finally got everything back together and I now have a working speaker, windows are OK and I can control the passenger window as well. Now I just have one more speaker to change in the front passenger door and I can then fit my new head unit and get the iPod working properly :unsure:

Why oh why couldnt they use better quality wire when it is in a situation where it is constantly flexed ?????

GGGRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!

It started with checking the spare tyre winch.. :( what a mess.... again. This time stripped off all that useless plastic coating on the tyre holder bit , cleaned it as best I could including the main winch housing - loads of rust on the trailing arms and that bit that goes in the middle - wire brushes galore!! Then a few coats of hammerite smooth (spray) and where appropriate (body) some spray on underseal

Plastic coated steel is such a naff idea - it just cracks with age, allows water in and rusts 10 times as fast! Same story with both front and rear anti roll bars.

Off with the rear plastic wheel arch protectors to reveal yet more rust - not too much - but wish I'd done this several years ago, just a touch of sealer on those welded joints and all would have been well forever and a day. Those mounting plates for the rear suspension are very handy for your dealer/kwikfit to jack up your car - but the price you end up paying is "loads of rust", yes they are quite thick but oh, how I wished I just sprayed these every 3 or 4 years....

The worst is yet to come however - I already knew that the front suspension is typically volkswagen naff - highly thin on paint/protection. I'd already made one or two attempts at tidying it up, but once again, after removing the wheel arch liners for the first time - horror of horrors - deep seated rust for the last 3 or 4 inches of wing and its mating bodywork panel.

The reason is clear...bad design and poor protection. Those drain holes up in the scuttle area, let all sorts of stuff through and a mere 3mm pebble is all it takes to block up the tiny improvised drain down below, allowing a build up of muck and silt to build up and eat its way through the galvanising. Impossible to clean up where the panels join up - I just have to have some faith in the rust defeating properties of hammerite....

Yes, make sure you stick a large screwdriver up those bottom holes everytime you clean and flush your drains (and do it at least 4 times a year) - if only I had done this....

And finally, the grand finale......we all probably know that underseal is a bad idea - when it cracks it allows water in and there it sits and festers....

But we would have thought that the manufacturers had superior technology? Errrm......no. :)

Whats that thin line of rust on the front crossmember? The bit where some plate is welded on? The bit your garage and kwikfit use to jack up the car (when they dont feel inclined to bend your sills). :unsure:

Hmmm, just ease back the body underseal......What???....bit more.....WHAT???....more and more.....WELL BLOODY HELL :angry: ..ALMOST HALF THE CROSS MEMBERS IS RUST (the underside bit )....not yet structurally critical (they are quite thick)...but what a bloody disappointment.

And what an effort to tidy it up, knowing full well its all in vain....for once rust has got hold at this level, its just a matter of time. All I can do is slow it down a bit. :ph34r:

Sorry if I've bored you ( wait until you hear me going on about the new Sharan and how at first sight it looks no better that a Mk 1 (and probably no better built)

MORAL OF THIS STORY? No matter how fastidious you are, VW group cars are designed to start falling to pieces after 10 years. Bad plastics and poor bodywork design and protection or is it a deliberate ploy to get you buy a new one?

What I mean by this is that is there is creaking when the car hits some B roads.

It seems to be coming from somwhere around the middle of the car as if the body is flexing ever so slightly and the plastic on the pillars etc. is bending or rubbing off the metal.

I never noticed this on my prevous Galaxy.

In fact I never noticed this on my Alhambra until my brother took a quick test drive in the car and left the handbrake on for the first hundred yards.

Has anyone else experienced similar?

Also, I noticed yesterday a trail of moisture down the length of my windscreen.

About a foot to the left of the rear view mirror there is a trail of marks as if there was water running down the windscreen.

It's as if water was running down there and left a mark when the small beads of moisture left in it's wake dried out.

It's probably just a leaking windscreen seal.

But the freaky thing is I had the exact same thing in my old Galaxy.

It was in the very same spot, about a foot to the left of the rear view mirror. Has anyone else seen this?