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BHPian Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Hubli
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| ![]() Has anybody bought the latest "PLATINUM " edition? I am planning to buy one & buyer's inputs will be helpful. Thanks |
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BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Haldwani
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| ![]() Hi Guys ; I got transferred from Bangalore to Rudrapur in Dec 2016 and hence got my bronze beauty here now I am doing to and fro from Haldwani to Rudrapur and I got a mileage of 22.21 kmpl in the last tank full to tank full method the MID was showing 24.3 kmpl , in this tank full the MID is showing 29.6 kmpl after 200 kms of drive , has anybody reported such figures of course the drive is very sedate no rush and calculative overtaking think this time should give me 25 plus kmpl.. Last edited by kkat : 18th March 2017 at 10:25. Reason: forgot to mention kms of drive |
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| ![]() My Ecosport AT has completed 25000 kms. The past couple of days a brake malfunction message has been popping up intermittently when the ignition is turned on. Bhpian Murugan had earlier reported the (exact) same problem sometime ago with a pic. Posting the link - http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attach...-5-warning.jpg Funnily enough this happened in his car after 25000 kms/two and a half years of ownership exactly like mine. In his case the Ford guys told him that it was a case of the battery getting a bit weak. I guess I'll head to the service centre in the coming week and check what they say. |
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If the warning doesn't pop up at all during such a start, then the reason of a weakening battery sounds reasonable and accurate. In this case, it is not yet a cause for concern (or replacement of the battery). Its just that our modern cars are so infested with sensors that at start-up, a weaker battery might suddenly struggle with varying load (i.e. the starter sucking away a big chunk of current, at the same time various sensors are starting up for the first time, or running their self-tests). You could wait until you actually hear or sense the hesitation during starting the car before you begin to consider changing the battery. I often don't use my car for days at a stretch, so I make sure I space out activities before start-up (e.g. turn to accessories mode, wait for various whines from the fuel pump/climate control to stop, wait for the ABS/airbag lights to turn off, and only then fire the starter). One of those times when I was in a hurry I didn't wait, and had a momentary warning flash up about low oil pressure. Oil levels were quite normal, so I knew it was this same issue manifesting itself on my 3.5 year-old EcoSport. Quote:
Why don't you give us a few pictures of the new ICE with navigation, as well as your experience of actually using it in real life? Is the performance of the maps good, is it easy to search, etc.? Also, how do the 17" alloys feel, are you driving on good or broken roads? Last edited by arunphilip : 19th March 2017 at 20:07. | |||
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BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mumbai
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Based on most of the articles apart from the cosmetic changes and the 17" alloys there is not much difference from a ride perspective. As I had booked it in January when the car was announced I did not know the full feature list, but the Cool Glove compartment and the driver arm rest have been removed. Suggest to see the car as its available in show rooms on display before you go ahead and book. Regards Rohinton | |
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I usually wait that 5 second stretch for the lights to go off before cranking. And since there is no brake malfunction light remaining on and the brakes working normally, like you mentioned, I also suspected a sensor irregularity. The battery seems ok as well for now. | |
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| ![]() Have a 2016 Ecosport TDCI Titanium+ and want to share few recent experiences. Experience 1: while auto locking feature is a boon when we manually forget to lock the car after we park, but had a terrible experience couple of weeks back - I got locked out of the car with my keys inside (remote keys with start/stop button). Never knew this was even possible, but learnt it the hard way. My Apartment keys were inside the car as well and car spare key within the Apartment :( (deadlock) I got down from the car (ignition turned off) while my wife was still inside the car (she was on a phone) and later got down after 5 minutes, thru the passenger door. After few minutes, the car auto locked even with the keys inside the car (the same doesn't happen when we get down from the driver's door - tested it and looks like the center locking is connected to the driver door and remains unlocked when we open the same). While this happened within Hyderabad City (Hi tech city, Madhapur), called up Ford RSA and they tagged me with Mody Ford RSA. Spoke to them around 9:30 pm but help only arrived at about 1:30 am (4 hrs later - delayed by 2 hrs ETA) and the technician was drunk (although he was steady ![]() He opened the bonnet from below (after removing the engine guard) and disconnected the battery. We then tried to use the key less door entry buttons to unlock, but no use. So finally, he used a screwdriver and inserted between the closed door and door beading on the A pillar to make some space to insert a flexible aluminium / steel rod / string (had converted the front into a fish hook). He was able to tag the fish hook into the door lever and pull it, thankfully it opened at 3 am in the morning. This whole exercise did scrape off some of the paint and cause dents on the A pillar, but also made holes into the rubber beading on both upper (door) and lower side (A pillar). Also though the technician helped me out, was disappointed with his timing of arrival (within City) and overall experience with Ford RSA. In the end, lesson learnt - always keep your keys within your pocket (remote keys) and have your apartment spare keys at your friends place (got this sorted the very next day). Experience 2: Got my 2nd service done a week back (10k kms @ 7 months after purchase) at Mody Ford - Hyderabad, Bowenpally. Took an appointment for 10 am and was expecting that those with appointments would get the car in returned early, but looks like they don't have any such system and just accept on 'first come first serve' basis (probably up to 40-50 cars per day) - so there was no point of booking an appointment and getting a slot. I was 15th car for the day that had arrived (totally had more than 40+ by end of day) and got my car returned only at 7:45 pm (which was very disappointing). While the wait was kind of okay, but whats frustrating is that I noticed below issues the next day after service: 1) Two of my alloy wheels (in black - from the black edition) are having scratches (literally has layers of alloy chipped off with big scratches). The front one has bad scratches (ugly looking) and rear one has minor. Another one at rear has similar minor scratches / alloy wheel chipped off damage, but seems like they covered it up with touch up work (painted) - so that I won't notice it (wonder why they didn't do the same with the other 2 wheels). Looks like this has happened during the wheel alignment, I must have missed it in the dark while taking the delivery. Called up the SA and he says will talk to his manager and get back - but never gets back (over a week now) after multiple calls. I called up again, now he says to get the car over to the service station for some touch ups. The dealership is about 20+ kms from my place, so will have to go at my leisure for sorting out this mess with the ugly touch up's. Note: on another note, I had purchased Ford TMP (3 years / 30k kms for Rs 24k during car purchase), so no charges to me (bill came to Rs. 3500 or so). i think my first service was also less than Rs. 400 or so (probably Rs. 350 on labor charges only). 2) Post my second service, the remote key less entry button on the passenger door is not working (only the driver side works), which used to work well previously. I'm not sure if it was because of some sort of reset the technician's did after connecting their laptop to the OBD port post oil change (was informed that they wanted to reset the oil check indicator, that would appear after they perform oil change - didn't make any sense) or due to the battery disconnect that happened due to the car locking incident. Any thoughts? Last edited by Eyas337 : 20th March 2017 at 02:18. Reason: spell check |
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+1. I had a similar experience! I had to leave my car untouched for over three months while I was away on an assignment. On my return, I could start the car and go till the fuel bunk, which is around a kilometer from my home. On trying to start it post the refuel, car refused to start and showed the Brake Failure message. Since the car did not start after cranking, I was pretty sure it was the battery at fault. This was confirmed by the After Sales the same day when I jump started the car and took it straight to the Service Center. Since then, I am also facing an issue. Everyday on the first start, I get three beep sounds and no message on the display or any change in driving behavior of the car. The 40K service is due in a few day and will get it checked. Don't know if this is also related to the battery drain episode though. | |
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Maybe you could shed some light on why you were earlier removing the key fob? Was it comfort, habit, or something else? Quote:
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However, if you say that the touch sensor worked fine for the week (or so) between the key locked episode, and your service, then it must be something that happened at the service. It could be software, or it could be some manner of damage. Its possible that some of the defaults that you set on the Sync screen were reset during the battery drain/jump start. Take a quick run through those menus and check (things like audible chimes for information messages, etc.) Last edited by arunphilip : 20th March 2017 at 10:57. | ||||
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| ![]() Hi Guys, I am planning to finalize the pre-owned Ecosport which was manufactured in April 2014. Have red some news\article about recall over faulty fuel pipes, rear twist beam bolt issue and excess oil consumption issue. Any specific time period in which Ecosport batches had been dispatch having these problems ? Any specific thing to check ? Got it verified through a Ford technician. According to him, the car is fine, except he is not sure if this car falls into that recalled batch category. He is still checking into it. Any inputs will be really helpful. |
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Get the VIN of the EcoSport, and check it at Ford's Field Service Action tool: https://www.india.ford.com/owner/field-service-actions/. If there are any outstanding or pending recalls, it will be shown here. However, recalls that were already addressed (i.e. resolved) will not be shown here. A brief (and likely incomplete) summary of recalls would be:
Things to check for I'm sure you're already looking at this thread: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/buying...car-india.html Apart from that:
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BHPian Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Pune
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I did check the VIN on the given URL, but seems like URL is not working, It says "Something went wrong with the service. Please check again later". will keep on checking. Meanwhile, I just learned that the dealer who has this Ecosport is clearly cheating. As per him, the car has completed 67K run from June 2014 with no major repair work. However, I checked with YZ Ford ASC Aurangabad, where the car is regularly serviced, they said the car is recently serviced on 28 Jan 2017 with 111k on odometer ![]() here are the reference link for the same issue reported by fellow BHPian's http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...ml#post3939032 I wonder, why these dealers do such trick to cheat customers ![]() | |
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This dealer isn't a Ford A.S.S., I assume. If so, take it up with Ford. Either way, good luck with the search! Last edited by libranof1987 : 20th March 2017 at 13:32. | |
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To me - the only way to deal with dishonest dealers is to vote with your wallet. Since this dealer lied, in your shoes, I would walk away. Also, given that high a mileage, you should probably avoid it. Consider it only if the deal is really good, and its not your primary car. Last edited by arunphilip : 20th March 2017 at 13:37. | ||
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