ford mondeo 2.0 tdci 130 ghia 5dr review

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Average Ratings
Performance7.9/10
Practicality8.7/10
Reliability6.9/10
Value for Money7.4/10
Reviewer Rating8/10
Overall Rating8.3/10 Based on 8 ratings
71% Recommended5 out of 7 Reviews

Review of Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi 130 Ghia 5dr

By Geoffbull on 12th Nov 2005

Geoffbull's Ratings
Year Manufactured2005
Length of ownership6 months
Doors5
Performance8/10
Practicality8/10
Reliability3/10
Value for money3/10
Overall value7/10
no Geoffbull's recommendation

Good Points

Good overall mpg (45).
Comfortable long distance cruiser.

Bad Points

Engine cuts out momentarilary (1-2 secs) about once a week. Ford don't seem to be able to fix it. Seems to be a common fault experienced by other company car drivers.

General Comments

Has anyone else experienced the engine cutting out while travelling at motorway speeds?
At present mine does this approx once a week (every 1000 miles) for approx 1-2 secs and then fires back up again. It's a bit disconcerting as the brakes and power steering go as well.
Ford dealer doesn't seem to understand or fix it (What's new !!)

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25 Comments on Review by Geoffbull for Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi 130 Ghia 5dr

  1. gazza1 Rank: Lance Corporal on 11th Feb 2006

    had cutting out problem on my 54 plate ghia tdci. ford updated the software and cleared it.

  2. crog1964 on 10th May 2006

    I too have encountered this problem with my 130 ps Ghia hatchback. It has cut out on me 5 times now since Jan 05 with all the electrics and power steering cutting out. On looking at the dash, I found that the glow plug warning light was flashing at me and I had to totally restart the car while coasting with my foot on the clutch. The Ford garage have checked it many times and although trying to be helpful, have told me that the ECU has not recorded any faults??? It's become a real worry as I never know when it's going to cut out and at present the Ford dealer say without an engine fault code, there is nothing they can do!!

  3. EllonBairn on 27th Jul 2006

    My Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi 130 5 dr engine cut out this morning on the dual carriageway on my way to work - a frightening experience.
    I managed to pull off the road with difficulty as power steering had gone, waited a minute or two, restarted but the engine cut out some 400 metres further on.

    I didn't take the car to a Ford dealer as it was out of warranty (by merely 2 weeks) and the garage has just informed me that they think it is something to do with the Camshaft. However, having read your comments and others I'm not sure about this. It gives me even less confidence to hear that the Ford dealers don't even seem to know what the problem is. Can anyone offer any advice/assistance as I'm doubting whether the garage's conclusions are correct.

  4. gonk on 3rd Aug 2006

    Just bought a 2003 (facelift) 130 tdci. Has cut out 3 times in 700 miles.. Ford dealer said all 4 injectors need replacing as they re "overfuelling"... cost £925! Car runs fine with excellent economy so I was sceptical.. Took car to a Delphi dealer (Delpi makes the injectors etc) and a seemingly knowledgeable technician said there is no way that all 4 injectors would need replacing and it will be extremely difficult to pinpoint because of the rarity of the fault. In 2003 Ford issued a service bulletin about TDCI mondeos cutting out due to failure of the block connector for the fuel pressure sensor. A kit containing the connector was made available. This seems more likely to me to be the cause so Im going to check that out when I get a chance.

  5. EllonBairn on 1st Sep 2006

    Thankfully my car hasn't cut out since the camshaft sensor was replaced on 27 July. The car seems to be running ok but there is now a rattling noise every time I switch on the engine, with the air conditioning already on. As soon as I turn the air conditioning off, or drive for a few hundred yards, the rattling stops. The garage said they have no idea what the problem is and have suggested going to my dealer (which I already don't really trust)
    Has anybody any thoughts?
    Also a burning smell at the rear of the car (exhaust side) after driving on medium (20 miles) to long distance journeys. Again the garage can not detect any problem.

  6. Terry Cotgrove on 22nd Sep 2006

    ON occasions my engine has cut out with the glow plug indicator flashing. With the foot on the clutch it has instantly restarted and driven normally. I've had the Ford Mondeo for three years, and it has happened about five or six times. It happened to me this morning again, after about a year's gap since the last incident. It is a bit disconcerting when it happens, but if you keep your cool there is not a problem.

  7. gazza1 Rank: Lance Corporal on 13th Oct 2006

    Having had 2 cam sensors, the fault seems to be a faulty crank sensor. Apparently they work in conjunction with each other.

    I also had the dreaded rumble sorted under warranty with tsb-18 (new bottom pulley and tensioner+belt) far quieter now.

    I have just got an annoying clunk on the steering now.

    Overall, the Ford Mondeo is excellent - just a few teething probs.

  8. derek1966 on 21st Jul 2007

    Excellent review by Geoff bull. My Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi 130 GhiaX 5dr 2006 cuts out just like yours. What do we do?

  9. vcservices on 23rd Jan 2008

    Just like everybody else my 2004 Mondeo has cut out with the glow plug indicator flashing, this has happened several times in the last 6 months. Sadly the last time this happened the engine refused to run properly and sounded terrible. It is at this moment in the garage waiting to see what the problem may be, it has been suggested it could be injector related. Never had any problems with my petrol Mondeo.

  10. goldstar 07 Rank: Lance Corporal on 2nd Mar 2008

    I have a 53 reg Mondeo bought it second hand in 2007 keeps cutting out while driving even at 70mph I have read all the comments on this site hopefully it will help me to help the garage get it sorted as they say there is nothing wrong with it!

  11. vcservices on 5th Mar 2008

    Update on my comment 10. Have now had a new engine fitted at considerable expense, on stripping old engine it was found an inlet valve had brocken and embedded itself into piston. This all followed a period of Glow Plug light flashing, Ford garage previously told me just to turn engine of, wait a few seconds and restart and the light would go out. Problem was we think a injector was leaking fuel into bore and possibly hydro locked that piston, new injector was fitted to new engine all seems fine now. Good luck.

  12. goldstar 07 Rank: Lance Corporal on 7th Mar 2008

    Thank you, for the reply and pleased you got it sorted.
    My car is in a ford dealer at the moment, nothing has come up on the diagnostic machine they said (but i knew that) as it has been to 3 other garages. and all are stumped! I am just worried they will give it me back without sorting the problem.
    and then what do i do?
    I had to buy this car as the cam belt went on my other one and it proved to expensive to fix. I have always had a mondeo and up till now I have not had a problem with the running of them.

  13. julianlucas on 6th Jun 2008

    That old story, yes they never understand what's wrong if it's still under warranty. If they say they don't know what is wrong, ask how long it will take them to find out, they built the thing after all. My Fiesta kept going wrong and every time they didn't know what was wrong until I told them I was going to return the car.. guess what they fixed it cost them £600.
    Good luck.

  14. mtimber Rank: Lance Corporal on 27th Jul 2008

    Mine went on a 300 mile trip 5 times today.
    Not very safe, very concerned that there seems no clear solution.

  15. colnorris Rank: Lance Corporal on 30th Jul 2008

    i would never have bought this car if i'd have first read the reviews and the problems with this car. Ours has been cutting out and after replacing the fuel filter and cam sensor it went like a dream for 2 weeks. Two days ago whilst overtaking a lorry the car completelty cut out, I was so scared having my 2 year old grandson with me was no joke, I was petrified. The problem is so unpredictable and can happen any time, whether your driving slowly or at the 60mph limit, you just dont know. My car is at the local Ford garage at the moment having a new fuel pump fitted, they say this is the problem £865.25 plus £88 for the diagnostic test. The thing that worries me most is that Ford know about this problem and have issued at least 2 bulletins about the fault, and yet will do nothing to help. I hope this diesel pump fixes the problem, i cannot afford to pay any more on repairs, after all it is a diesel and supposed to go on forever, mine having done 45.000 miles, I didnt think it was ready for the graveyard yet, but think it is closer than we think.....I now hate the car and it scares me to think it will let me down and possibly with fatal effects.

  16. mtimber Rank: Lance Corporal on 4th Aug 2008

    We have now had a turbo seal leak repaired and a new cam sensor fitted, will wait and see if it is fixed.

    There is a marked improvement in the smoke coming out of the exhaust.

  17. colnorris Rank: Lance Corporal on 7th Aug 2008

    I've bought a Peugeot 306 "R" reg run about that I have far more faith in than the MONDEO TDCI which sits in the drive redundant because I class it as being unsafe to drive....and waiting to hear from Fords so will keep everyone posted.

  18. colnorris Rank: Lance Corporal on 20th Aug 2008

    Hello again....well as i thought, dealers accepting no responsiblity for the problem....said the bulletins that were issued were for dealers eyes only (wonder why that is)! and they cannot comment on anything thats written on the internet ie other peoples problems with this particular car!

  19. Zubair342000 on 31st Aug 2008

    Hi, I've got exactly the same problem with a 2004 Focus 115 TDCi. 55K miles on the clock, ffsh. The problem first started the day after I got it back from a service.
    - So, you're driving along, the glow plug light comes on, the rev needle swings up and down for a second and the engine cuts out.
    - Ford have had the car on 3 occasions but can't find a fault
    - Initially, they did change the cam sensor and charged me over £100 for the privilege. It made no difference
    - When a diagnostic computer is plugged in, the computer does not show a fault
    - A RAC guy, said it could be one of: cam belt sensor (done), a tiny hole in one of the injector pipes, water in the fuel system
    - I've had a quote of £450 to change all the injector leads, but told it might not cure the problem
    - its the worst type of fault as it is intermittent. Sometimes it wont happen for weeks, and then will for days in a row.
    I'm not a happy bunny. Can anyone please help?
    Many thanks

  20. colnorris Rank: Lance Corporal on 1st Sep 2008

    Sorry to hear about your problem, unfortunatelt as I see it, its all very trial and error when it comes to fixing the probem, it seems its a number of 'could be's' and all of them expensive. The best bit of advice I could give you is get rid! And steer clear in the future, especially bearing in mind Ford Customer Care just do not want to know.

  21. fishy69 on 17th Sep 2008

    I have 56 Zetec 130 Mondeo that has recently staretd with the same problems of the glow plug light flashing. The engine management light will then come on and the car will stop. On starting the car sometimes the engine managment light will come on for a while and sometimes the glow light will flash and then the car will cut out. On turning on the engine management light may stay on but will dissapear if I re-start the engine. Some times I can be driving for 30-60mins and it will be OK and then if I put undue stress on the engine the glow plug light will falsh and the engine will stop. I initially thought i might be something to do with me putting in a mixture of biodiesel (had been doing this for 600 miles before with no issue) but after reading this I am now confident that it is a car fault. I have had the RAC look at it and they have noted fault code P0251 (Fuel Pump) and fault caode P0405 (EGR). I now have the car booked into a Ford garage under warrenty so it will be interesting to see what they say based on all the comments about this subject.
    I will let you know how it goes.

  22. mtimber Rank: Lance Corporal on 18th Sep 2008

    Our car is now fine, the leak in the turbo or the cam sensor being the problem as both these faults were repaired and the problem has not come back.
    As to which of these two caused the problem, we have no idea as both were fixed at the same time.

  23. charyorks on 30th Sep 2008

    We purchased our 03 TDCi in January 08, it has been running brill until last week, although plenty of power in battery it would not start, gave it one more try before calling RAC and it started, glow light flashing, if it does start it might cut out when driving - lost all confidence now, been on two computers and found no fault codes so garages are at a loss - now no alternative but to take it to Ford Dealer and they have quoted me £70.00 + Vat to put on their diagnostic laptop (my local garage cost me a pint) so the rip off has started before I even get to the garage. I am dreading the outcome because if its expensive it will sit on the drive and I will rely on public transport. I wish I had read reviews before we purchased!

  24. emsj29 on 4th Nov 2008

    I have a ford Mondeo 1.8 05 plate on hp and only had her 4 mths, last month the petrol digital clock started playing up from me knowing have put a fill tank in her to only registering 13 miles in er on the clock, then 2wks ago she cut out on me on a hill for no reason and had to roll er down brakes wouldn ' t work so handbrake job, 5 mins later she started but never been right since, the rev clock is now always above 1 when the key goes in and not even started and she doesn ' t have the bite she used to have coz this car used to go, she still goes now but not as rite, then 2 days ago started jerking in 1st and 2nd gear, so put oil in her even though no warning lights showing but has continued today and no in 3 gear, yet ford wont look at her, I wish I never brought this car as ford don ' t mind sealing but when there ' s a problem don ' t want to know, she ' s had brake pads and discs done every 6 mths according to service book don ' t understand it, does any one know whats going on with her.

  25. mondeowho on 12th Nov 2008

    I have just had the same thing on a 52 plate TDCI 130. Engine cuts out and brakes, steering, everything just goes, very scary. Is someone going to have to have a fatal accident before Ford start doing something about this?



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