2000 Ford Falcon Futura AUII review from Australia and New Zealand
"Great car IF it was reliable. Ford, get your act together, you're losing customers"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Computer has had to be replaced, sent away for this and off road for one week. Originally took the car into Ford twice, as the car was losing power and cutting out. Ford told us there was nothing wrong with it, sent it with a full tank of gas and got it back with 1/4 of a tank, and we took it our own mechanic who told us straight away the problem with the computer.
Left hand steering rack has been replaced, once again off the road for a week.
Left hand steering rack boot has since leaked and had to be replaced. We have been told by two mechanics this will now be an ongoing problem and will need replacing frequently.
Central locking has had to be replaced twice.
Makes a clonking noise when hot weather, Ford have told us this is not an issue.
Passenger window is sometimes difficult/slow to get up.
Brake switch has just had to be replaced (controls brake lights).
Air conditioning switch has had to be fixed.
Passenger seat belt is now not retracting properly.
General comments?
We bought this car thinking we would be getting a reliable, comfortable, safe family car capable of towing our son's race car. We got the comfort and size, and a good towing car that is when the car wasn't in the workshop, but as for reliable, forget it! This car has cost us more to keep on the road than any other car we have owned, and we have unfortunately had to keep it 5 years as we couldn't afford to replace it, as every time we went to sell it, it needed more repairs done to it before it could be sold.
We have previously owned Fords, which were always trouble free. Even learnt to drive on a 67 XR Falcon (when they obviously knew how to build them), never let Mum & Dad down and towed the caravan without effort.
We will NEVER buy another Falcon.
The inconvenience of constant breakdowns when you have kids is not great, let alone the cost of the repairs and having no car for several days while it is fixed.
Surprising quite economical on fuel.
For the size the vehicle the boot space is useless.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2000 |
| Year of manufacture | 2000 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | 4.0 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 1 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 104000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 147000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Mitsubishi Magna |
| Date of Entry | 17th July, 2009 |