On Purchase the Air-conditioning didn't work. Eventually it was almost fully rebuilt at a cost to the vendor of over £1000. I now discover this a very common fault on Galaxy's.
The cruise control does not work properly, but we so rarely drive on uncrowded motorways that I really don't see a use for it.
Dark blue metallic paintwork seems incredibly easy to scratch.
Some items of interior trim are of very low quality (e.g the door pulls).
Parking sensors are intermittent.
Dip beam poor despite adjustment.
Front tyres seem to be wearing very fast.
Initial impression is of a well designed and reasonably good looking car (well for a van it is...)
The seating is flexible a comfortable for short journeys. However the removal and particularly re-fitting of the rear seats is very difficult due to weight of the seat units. The seats are cushions are too hard and flat and cause "numb bum" on long journeys. Although the upright driving position and firm backrest is good for my bad back.
The climate control panel is placed so low as to be unreadable, however now the A/C is fixed it rarely needs to be altered.
Bootspace is huge when used as a five seater, but could do with more tying down points.
Engine is smooth and responsive for a big four cylinder unit. Gear change has a slightly loose, clunky action, but always finds the right gear.
Handling is safe and surefooted, but loads of bodyroll discourages spirited cornering. A reasonably quiet car overall, the main source of noise seems to the (Dunlop) tyres.
Brakes are powerful, but rather overservoed. Oddly engine braking is poor.
Fuel economy averages just over 30mpg with a very creditable 35mpg on long runs, but this reflects the cars rural habitat.
Nice to have a chain driven camshaft that isn't going to cost £200 to replace every 40K or so.
In summary this a good product that could be better.
Would agree with statement. Front tyres on mine have to be changed again after 1.5 years and my air con also had to be repaired as the pipe had corroded after the car was only 2 years old. My main problem is that my back windows keep slipping down slightly of their own accord and despite being checked twice by the dealer they can find no fault. This is really annoying when going through the car wash or when it sets the car alarm off.
In the three years we had a 2.3 Zetec the front tyres had to be replaced twice, the coating on the interior door handles was rubbing off when the car was only a year old, the clutch became very loose after only 10,000 miles, it would jump out of 1st gear if you were slightly heavier than normal on the accelerator pulling away from traffic lights, it would unlock itself or roll the front windows down at night time or if the car was left anywere for more than a few hours and the drivers side break light would fail and then start working a couple of days later of its own accord. All of these are apparently common faults with the mk2 Ford Galaxy.
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