2011 Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCI turbo diesel

Summary:

Overpriced

Faults:

Got random warning lights, traction control etc; stop and restart and they would go away. Took it to Ford and their solution was "It's more than likely dirty sensors, just restart the car / ignore".

Got an engine malfunction warning light, and permanent going into limp home mode. Took it for a spin on the motorway to force a regen because the error was DPF related. Put chemicals in the tank for the DPF, used Forscan to force a DPF regen etc; no change. Every time I went into 4th gear or higher, I would get an engine malfunction and go into limp home mode.

Took it to the garage and left it there for 3 weeks; they replaced a sensor and said they "think" it was sensor but not 100% sure (£350).

3 days after I got it back from Ford I sold it for half the price I paid for it 3 years prior... in Portugal, that's unheard of... I just wanted to get that car as far away from me as possible and FAST!!

General Comments:

Very spacious, but not the best ride.

Was getting about 700Km on a tank (60 litre) on the motorway, but town driving I was getting about 500km to a tank.

South Africa has major issues with Ford Kuga's just bursting into flames... Do a bit of googling about it!!! Literally 100s of them!!!

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know

Review Date: 11th May, 2019

22nd Aug 2025, 21:08

The DPF is the biggest pain on modern diesels. And it's all based on unproven environmental nonsense. And don't get me started on Adblu systems. We pay through the nose for this stuff to be repaired when it breaks down and they tell us it's still not good enough and we need to go electric. Well I tell you if the electric thing does take off, they will find a way to put an annoying environment type device on them still somehow!