1996 Ford Fiesta Zetec LX 16v review from UK and Ireland

Both front windows needed attention when they slipped down and fell out when I opened the window. Could not get it back up again without it falling out!

Fuel sender needed changing as petrol gage was all over the place, however this did not really solve the problem.

Main problems being bad earths. First time the car had been running fine. I stopped for 5 minutes and when I went to go again, the lights flicked on and off, the petrol and temperature gages went right over to more than full and more than red! The back window wiper came on whilst the front tried to crawl up, and the fan wouldn't work whilst the window wipers were on! This was a bad connection with the earth strap connected to the gear box, which being fair, was said to be a result of a clutch change!

Most recent, earth again. Left work, again fine. Stopped for 5 minutes when I came back, the back window wiper came on permanently, no matter what I done! Front crawled up. Lights flicked on and off, temperature and petrol gages right over again, indicators wouldn't work and fan wouldn't kick in. Fans wouldn't work either. This resulted in 2 and a half days in the garage riffling through the wires. In the end it turned out to be another bad earth under the carpet this time!

This car is a very nippy little car and apart from the bad earths there's not a lot wrong with it. However these faults resulted in not being able to use my car whilst they were being dealt with!