Team-BHP - Ford Figo : Official Review

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Originally Posted by dtox (Post 3979431)

Btw, has anyone here fitted a front armrest for their Figo ?
Is it an official accessory?

I have installed a generic armrest in my 2016 Figo, product + installation costed me Rs.1000. I have got the same product fitted in my AMT Celerio as well, which IMO has better fit and doesn't make squeaky noises.

Figo's centre console shape is tapering towards rear, which makes the installation a not so clean one.

However, as the gear changes are not so often, thanks to the diesel mill, resting the left arm on the armrest is a boon. It's a very good addition especially for those long traffic stops.

No, it's not available as an official accessory.

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Originally Posted by wrongturn (Post 4559468)

I am not sure what I'm missing here, could someone explain why Figo is costlier than Aspire and Freestyle?

That is the old Figo. Isn't the new Figo being launched today? Prices will be updated today and they will say "now at prices lower than the outgoing model".

Hello everyone,

Is extended warranty available for the Ford Figo? My standard warranty is 6 months from getting over and I have extended warranty for the 3rd year. Is extended warranty available for the 4th and the 5th year? I can't seem to find it on the Ford website and only the Freestyle, the Ecosport and the Mustang are listed in the extended warranty section.

Happened to look at the FordEtis site and when I keyed in my VIN the below message popped up.

"Outstanding Field Service Actions 16M01 - DV5 ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION COMPONENT EXT WARRANTY"

Is it a recall? Which part is it? And why is it shown along with extended warranty? Anyone else seeing the same?

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Originally Posted by thoma (Post 4563508)

I see this too. Did you happen to write to Ford enquiring about same ?

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Originally Posted by thoma (Post 4563508)

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Originally Posted by Thilak29 (Post 4563532)

I see this too. Did you happen to write to Ford enquiring about same ?

Ford has covered all TDCI mills for excessive oil consumption for a certain batch of cars and both your cars seem to belong to that batch.

Under this scheme, Ford will overhaul your engine if it consumes excessive oil (more than 1L in 10K km IIRC). They will change the piston rings FOC. An owner on the Ford Aspire owners group on FB recently touched 1L Km and had his piston rings changed under warranty.

Member espraveen's thread also has mentions about the same when he complained of excessive oil consumption too. I would advise all 1.5 TDCI owners to keep an eye on oil levels especially those who have done 70K+ km.

@All - As part of Ford undergoing replacement of MRF with other brand tires (I got Good Year endurance) and got it changed for all 4 tires. Though I told them to get Wheel alignment done, I doubt its really taken care. After the change while driving back to Bangalore, I noticed that there is steering vibration exactly at 100 km/hr and nothing before or beyond that mark (tested max till 160 km/hr). Once I reached back to Bangalore, I got the wheel alignment done in MRF showroom (Kalyan Nagar) and certainly there was some corrections made by them. Then later after one month again while travelling back to Kerala, I noticed that the vibration has now shifted to 110 km/hr. There is no shuddering in the break pedals or anything. But whenever I increase the speed and when it reaches 110 km/hr, I can feel the car vibrating as long as I stay in that speed. Once I increase it vanishes away and again when I slow down (both by braking or releasing Accelerator) from higher speeds and again it vibrates when it reaches 110 km/hr. Kind of strange why only at that speed. Since this appears only at that speed, there is no way these service advisers can check that unless they take it to NH. So before I hear any cooked up story from them I wanted to hear from you guys if anyone here has felt the same problem and what can possibly go wrong. For your information this is 2016 Titanium model Figo.

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Originally Posted by susheel_kainat (Post 4567533)

After the change while driving back to Bangalore, I noticed that there is steering vibration exactly at 100 km/hr and nothing before or beyond that mark (tested max till 160 km/hr). ......
...... Kind of strange why only at that speed.

Though not sure but it can be due to improper wheel balancing. First get all the four wheels balanced and then see.

Also, please check if the tyres have worn out in a particular fashion due to improper alignment and thus cause vibration at a particular speed.

Hope this helps in solving your problem.

Regards.

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Originally Posted by susheel_kainat (Post 4567533)

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I noticed that the vibration has now shifted to 110 km/hr. There is no shuddering in the break pedals or anything. But whenever I increase the speed and when it reaches 110 km/hr, I can feel the car vibrating as long as I stay in that speed. Once I increase it vanishes away and again when I slow down (both by braking or releasing Accelerator) from higher speeds and again it vibrates when it reaches 110 km/hr...

Is your's a diesel model?
This shuddering could be due to turbo spooling up. Try to notice the vibrations at the same rpm in lower gears as well.

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Originally Posted by ank.nsit (Post 4567681)

Is your's a diesel model?
This shuddering could be due to turbo spooling up. Try to notice the vibrations at the same rpm in lower gears as well.

Turbo spooling will have nothing to do with any vibrations.
Also, being a diesel, this engine is one of the smoothest in NVH.

The issue is with the rims or tyres. I would suggest getting the balancing checked again at a competent place.

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Originally Posted by susheel_kainat (Post 4567533)

I noticed that there is steering vibration exactly at 100 km/hr and nothing before or beyond that mark

This sounds like a balancing issue. On an empty highway, try pressing the clutch or coast in neutral at that speed and notice if the vibrations are still the same. If so, it definitely is related to the wheels.