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“i have owned a 2001 galaxy ghia for a while now! it...”
★★☆☆☆
written by xmrdunnx on 03/06/2009
i have owned a 2001 galaxy ghia for a while now! it has done 150,000 miles and has been lpg converted from new! once you flick it over to lpg its more cost efective on fuel than the 2008 1.2 fiesta i own!!!! loosing the awful fuel consumption when it runs on petrol!!!! but other than that what a boat!!! so slugish up hills, and the only time it doesnt rattle is when all the seats are sat in! and even then the dash drives me mad!!!! im adding a supercharger to it from a corrado G60 which ups the power to over 200bhp for a few hundred quid!!! oh and my air con is broke too!!!!
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“Ford Galaxy 2.3 Ghia car is very spacious. Problems...”
★★★☆☆
written by on 22/05/2009
Ford Galaxy 2.3 Ghia car is very spacious. Problems with cruise control dont know where to turn, tried lots of garages, keep saying its a relay.
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“Noise from engine at 27k miles - Ford didn't want to...”
★★☆☆☆
written by keith hammond on 07/11/2006
Noise from engine at 27k miles - Ford didn't want to know. Noise worsened at 31k and drive plate cracked - Out of warranty and guess what, Ford did not want to know. Thanks for nothing and a £610.00 repair bill elsewhere. Oh yeah - air con is also no good - I've had it re-gassed twice.
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“The Ford Galaxy 2.3 Ghia People Carriers reliability...”
★★☆☆☆
written by andrew251960 on 22/10/2004
The Ford Galaxy 2.3 Ghia People Carriers reliability is rubbish, I've had more niggly faults with this vehicle that any other I have owned.
Air bag light kept coming on, new sensor fitted and problem now reoccuring. Told its a common problem (the VW Sharron and Seat Alabamha have the same problem). Sensor wiring goes on steering column after approx 50,000 miles, quoted 500.00 to repair! Cheaper to just stick black tape over the warning light. Headlight and brake bulbs blow reguluar as clockwork and fuel consumption is rubbish (20 round town/30 on motorway) My old Merc F reg was more reliable, cheaper to run and better to drive. Take the advice of a Road Safety Officer and don't even think of buying a Galaxy unless you have a bottomless pit of money.
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“I have a 2002 Ford Galaxy 2.3 Ghia automatic people...”
★★☆☆☆
written by galaxyMum on 18/10/2004
I have a 2002 Ford Galaxy 2.3 Ghia automatic people carrier. Although I find it very comfortable to drive and easy, quick and versatile, I have found the number of mounting problems a pain: twice the pre tensioner has needed replacing (makes a high pitched noise), the service by the Ford company has been appalling (hence reason I will not buy another Ford in future), the petrol consumption, even for an automatic, is horrendous, and getting spare parts has been a pain.
Plus spare parts need replacing all the time, despite having had it for just 2 years.
The front tyres also seem to wear quickly and need frequent replacement.
I'm afraid I wasn't impressed. My previous car, a BMW, was a far better, sturdier, more reliable build.
Jane40's Response to galaxyMum's Review
Written on: 01/02/2006
i have just bought a galaxy and i have the same squealing noise when driving. i'm unsure if i should take it back and get my money back as i have only had it three weeks and it has been in the garage being repaired for two of those. Don't think i would ever get another Ford.
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“Bought a 1999 T 2.3 LX Galaxy with 10k on clock in...”
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written by mikescales on 24/10/2003
Bought a 1999 T 2.3 LX Galaxy with 10k on clock in 2000. Immediately I had problems with electirc windows not working. It turned out to be caused by a water leak which was shorting some electrics. I then have the first of many visits to various dealerships to correct a problem with the Airbag warning light coming on for no reason. Over the past 3 years I have had two new Airbag units, 3 clock springs and various resets where the Ford garage have said that it is a build up of high resistance because of moving the seat backwards and forwards, or putting in the seat belts (laughable eh!)> they even replaced the whole wiring loom because they thought some of the connects might have rusted (from the previous water leak). For this they charged £1000 !!! Fortunately we got Ford to pay 90% but guess what it still didn't fix the problem with the airbag light coming on. So last week it had another clock spring fitted as that is what the test computer is telling the ford mechanics what the problem is.
And do I believe that I have seem the last of the little annoyiong red light of a person with a large bag protruding from their stomach... I DON'T THINK SO !!!!
I don't know what other makes are like but I have had other fords (Fiesta and Escorts) and all have had many problems and all have been to Ford dealers who are useless and worse than that they are expensive. My advice to anyone is to avoid Ford at all cost....
The best bit is that I have written to Ford saying that under the "sale of goods comsumer act (amended)" I have given them plenty of chances to fix this problem and that I want a refund (with fiar wear and tear taken into account) and they said they don't give refunds as its not their problem, and we should go back to the dealer...
Well Mr Ford, it may have escaped your attention but You made the dodgy car and your dealer sold it to me!
Terryc's Response to mikescales's Review
Written on: 09/09/2004
I've also been plagued by electrical problems ever since I bought my P reg 2.3 GLX about a couple of years ago. Now it's only done 70k miles but in that 2 years I've had to take it to an auto electrician to repair:-
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<br>- Faulty brake light switch (5 times)
<br>- New battery
<br>- New motor for drivers side electric window
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<br>Plus, I've spent about £200 trying to sort out the aircon, and it's still not working. The thing is that this car is so versatile for me & my family. When it's running well it's absolutely great, but these niggling little electrical problems really make me hate it sometimes. I dont think that I can honestly recommend this car. I for one will be trying out a Japanese MPV in the near future.
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“As of this week I'm driving my second brand new Ford...”
★★★☆☆
written by Richard. on 04/09/2002
As of this week I'm driving my second brand new Ford Galaxy, so it can't be all bad. BUT...
I had a 1999 T registered Galaxy Ghia X 2.3 Auto. During the 3+ years and 77,000 miles that I drove it, it suffered from the following:
- repeated air conditioning faults, resulting in it being off the road for several weeks (!), the fitting of 2 compressors and an evaporator. This last required the removal of the entire dashboard, resulting in loads of related electrical problems.
- repeated cruise control faults.
- repeated occurrence of vibration when braking from high speeds. The front discs were replaced 5 times.
- repeated occurrence of vibration from front of vehicle. Unrelated to the braking problems, and still present when the vehicle was returned, despite having new track rod ends fitted.
- front tyre wear. I got through 5 sets of front tyres.
- poor service from a Ford main dealer
- 5 manufacturer recalls
... and other lesser problems. In fact it was never free of problems from the time it was 6 months old.
If this had been my own car, rather than leased with a maintenance contract, I would have been very poor by now!
As it is, I am driving yet another Galaxy - which I trust will prove more reliable as I drive my 23,000 miles per year.
Colin Teoh.'s Response to 36274_Richard.'s Review
Written on: 18/09/2002
Couldn't agree more!
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<br>Driving a 1998 Ghia 2.3 with mileage of 115k km. Had the air-con evaporator changed once and it's now leaking again. Was told that "these things happen" every 2-3 years. Never had this happen in the other 4 cars I bought so i'm a bit sceptical when told this is "normal".
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<br>Complained about braking noise and the Ford agent had the discs skimmed. This started a juddering problem that has not gone away - even when the discs were changed. Does anyone know what's wrong ?
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<br>The electrics have rendered the car immobile a few times, once because the safety depress feature on the auto meant I couldn't select gears.
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<br>It's a very frustrating car but I still like it despite all the faults as it's still a good package. However with patience wearing thin, i might just consider a new Odessey !
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Buncers's Response to 36274_Richard.'s Review
Written on: 01/09/2009
My new Galaxy (2009 plate) rolled into another car and a bank after being parked up with the handbrake on. The dealer claimed that there is nothing wrong with the handbrake. Hundreds of pounds worth of damage. Mechanic claims the level needs to be pulled up about a foot (way beyond just biting point).
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373508_Patch Norris's Response to 36274_Richard.'s Review
Written on: 12/06/2008
The handbrake on the new galaxy is a joke its unsafe and untrust worthy.
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Johnman's Response to 36274_Richard.'s Review
Written on: 31/05/2005
Bought 51 plate galaxy with 19,000 miles from dover court ford what a pile of junk - needed new gearbox after many returns to workshop at witham , where they had to take it to chelmsford to do work, then they bent drive shafts and had to go back yet again , then engine to transmission module went wrong, then more problems with drive shafts ,in between all this arguments disputing who was going to pay as service history turned out to be dodgy prior to my purchase so ford and dovercourt at loggerheads ,vibrations again told wheels or tyres on test run with service manager so had them checked no problem with either turns out to be drive shaft again , then at 57,000 sold a 3 year ford protect warranty at £750.00 only to be told four months later mechanical failures not covered at over 70,000 miles so issued county court summons and they refunded when judgement was to be entered , due to the many faults and countless times it was in gave up and traded it in for a nissan tino and boy what a result what a good car and service top notch , after 25 years of fords it now handles luvley best thing happened to me with cars lost £4,000 on galaxy
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Robbs's Response to 36274_Richard.'s Review
Written on: 27/05/2005
I have a Galaxy 1.9 TDi on which the air con has gone kaput 5, yes 5 times. Incredibly according to Ford these occurances have involved different parts,condenser, pipes,compressor. Latest is a switch. So now the car is out of warranty and we're facing a £300 bill(after paying Ford £75 for telling us what's wrong). And yes we have a serious vibration problem that happens while accelerating at approx 50mph.Does this sound familiar to anyone???
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Johnman's Response to 36274_Richard.'s Review
Written on: 01/11/2004
After applying hand brake on T reg auto galaxy, I was unaware keys could be removed and it was not quite in park, well you guessed it when disks cooled and shrunk the vehicle rolled away. The new galaxy locks the keys in the ignition when the auto box is still in gear, im told its an improvement so are they saying the old system is dangerous - anyone else had this problem?
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Chrisgjc's Response to 36274_Richard.'s Review
Written on: 19/09/2004
I have a Galaxy 1.9TD, 2002 model. It has air conditioning problems. Now isolated to a "part" that is required to effect a fix. This will be done by removing dashboard etc.. However the part is on a "back order" and is now three weeks overdue. A common fault, a common part and still the delay! On top of that, the dealer clearly does not understand the issue and Ford is a pain when it comes to after sales "service". Just try complaining ... it's never their fault, always the dealer and vice versa. Good job it's a company lease .. I wouldn't put my own money into one.
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Exemplum's Response to 36274_Richard.'s Review
Written on: 10/09/2004
I have a 1998 2.3 Ghia X that I have owned since May 2001, it was bought on the Isle of Wight with only 23k on the clock. When bought the car was immaculate. Within weeks of having it problems started occuring with the cruise control, it went back several times to the dealership and each time it failed within a matter of days. I eventually looked at it myself and found the vacuum hose behind the NSF indicator was split, Once I retermintated the hose, problem went away, 3 years on, still as right as rain.
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<br>Never had the problem with braking as mentioned elsewhere, but the aircon has stopped working, told by fords it was the evaporator and wanted £1,100 to fix!
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<br>Also dogged with problems with CD changer, always skipping disks and throwing up ERROR 5 can live with that, just annoying!
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<br>Otherwise, car very good, now reached 66k on the clock and has never broken down (mechanically) and on my third set of rubbers for it.
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150808_Blisso's Response to 36274_Richard.'s Review
Written on: 08/04/2004
Have a 1999 T reg 2.3 Auto Zetec. Experienced severe juddering from front braking at speed, dissappeared after replacing discs but reoccured 3 months later. Had to have 2 (TWO!) Wiper Motors fitted in 26 months at over £300 each.
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David Elbourn's Response to 36274_Richard.'s Review
Written on: 16/10/2003
Galaxy Ghia 1.9 TDI 130PS, bought brand new July 03. In first 3000 miles I have experienced brake problems. On gentle braking downhill the front nearside brake grabs, and vehicle pulls to nearside violently. One occasion on the A30 along the edge of Dartmoor, with over 1 ton of caravan on back, miles on clock 1300, lucky to recover it without going off road. At just over 2900 miles it happened twice in one day, second time put me off the road, and hit a granite block. Damage to rear passenger door over £1000. Ford says as they cannot recreate the problem there is no fault. Ford customer service helpline absolutely atrocious just received my phone bill from three calls to them, where you are put on hold "sorry all out customer service operators are busy please hold" cost me over £5, just to get through. One suggestion by call service operator was that as it had been back to the garage three times if I wasn't happy that it could not be found that I paid normal service charges and let the garage have it for an extended period for tests. What at nearly £50 an hour they must be joking. So much for the "Ford Experience".
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<br>I like the car, but have lost all confidence in it due to this braking problem.
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<br>I have written to Ford HQ listing my complaints, and mentioned in the letter that a copy is being lodged with my union legal department as possible protection in the event of legal action against me if I kill someone due to this fault, as Ford say the vehicle is not faulty.
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<br>A worried Galaxy owner. As this is being written have received a recall on it as there is a curtain airbag wiring fault.
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Kevin Matthews's Response to 36274_Richard.'s Review
Written on: 11/10/2003
Richard, would imagine your driving Nissan by now. 2.8 1997 brake vibrations is caused by a problem during disc construction. Discs are on the dealers shelves too soon after production(still warm in boxes)They should be weathered before being machined.
<br>Re customer service problems: Ford UK have a dept that will listen, be honest, their dealers don't question and makes your local service manager notice you as a person who just gave them £15000.........The telephone number is in your phone book under small claims court - give them a call, I've found my dealer sees reason every time.
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114408_Richard.'s Response to 36274_Richard.'s Review
Written on: 09/07/2003
As author of the original review, just returned out of curiosity...
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<br>As far as the problem with vibration when braking from high speeds is concerned, replacing the front discs worked. But each time it recurred after a few months. As I said, I wasn't paying because the vehicle was leased with a maintenance contract - it would have made me very poor otherwise!
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<br>I had a further vibration problem which started at about 2.5 years old and was unrelated to the braking problem. This improved slightly after having new track rod ends and new tyres fitted.
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<br>I had to argue with the garage who said they could find no problem, but a test drive with the Service Manager soon persuaded them. I went through this rigmarole 3 times, but the vehicle was returned to the leasing company before it was fixed. The service from this Ford main dealer was awful, bordering on the incompetent and possibly fraudulent - I will never do business with them again.
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114033_Angry Owner.'s Response to 36274_Richard.'s Review
Written on: 08/07/2003
Air con went wrong on my X reg TDI last year. The garage couldn't fix it for a while just when we needed it for our touring holiday. Eventually the air con kind of fix but much noiser and dash rattle since.
<br>Now brake judders when doing around 70. Keep taking it back and they kept saying they couldn't find anything wrong.
<br>Anyone had similar problems or other problem I need to look out for.
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112874_Cheesed Off.'s Response to 36274_Richard.'s Review
Written on: 03/07/2003
Glad to know that ours is not the only rubbish galaxy on the road, Vibration on front, is hideous and has been reoccuring since the 3rd month of ownership and Ford cant fix it, uneven tyre wear second set on front, 2 new gear boxes, numerous drive shafts, subframe adjustments, lost count of other minor faults, too badly shaken after a trip out in it. Computer has mind of its own, registers no petrol when it has fuel, now doesn't beep on reversing or when close to objects, very noisy air conditioning, has no get up and go, incorrect timing. Have for 2 years 'asked 'Ford for replacement, suprise suprise they are still fixing it! About to make a court case for fair play, car was bought from new but is not luxury travel, nor engineered for living, nor built to last as advertised. Do Not Buy One. But would help my cause if your problems were the same and printed here. Car is 2.8 Ghia Auto reg Y
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94307_Robert.'s Response to 36274_Richard.'s Review
Written on: 02/05/2003
I have a 2.3 Auto Ghia 1999 Galaxy and had the same Gear select problem. Its due to a switch failure on the brake pedal that stops you starting the vehicle in Drive or Reverse (A saftey feature). You have to step on the brake pedal to change gear to Drive but if the switch fails it thinks the brake is not on and hence you cannot change gear. The garage tried to fit a non Ford switch to it but this failed almost straight away...The ford switch has now lasted about a year.
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<br>Otherwise we love the car for the space and cruising ability (NOT the MPG though but what do you expect for a big Van sized petrol auto?)
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43036_Richard.'s Response to 36274_Richard.'s Review
Written on: 11/10/2002
Among the several other faults I <strong>didn't</strong> list was the very same problem of not being able to select a gear on the auto shift because of an electrical problem with the brake interlock.
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<br>Sound familiar?
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Need to have warning lights on dash explained. Can anyone help?
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Does anyone know where I can find the starter motor on our Ford Galaxy as mine has packed up? I want to change it, along with the A/C compression pump. Thanks if you can help.
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on 27th May 2014
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I have a 52 reg auto Galaxy which has the following fault:
Lights on the dashboard stay on when engine is off and car is locked. not the warning lights just the lights for the speedo and the others that should light up with sidelights.
Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this I would be grateful of the help?
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on 16th December 2013
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power steering malfunction keeps popping up on the dashboard? ford are taking their time to diagnose the problem. ford said it was initially a battery fault, change battery still the same problem.
Ford are now saying their is a wire issue somewhere rusted or broken in these 3 areas abs module, bcm, pcm.
please advice how long does this take to find the faulty cable and how long to repair and how much should it cost?
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Xxghdloverxx's Response to andrew251960's Review
Written on: 17/11/2004
I've got a 2.8 ghia 2001 and have the same problem with warning lights that come on then go off without leaving any trace in the diagnostic module. Helpful Ford Agent suggested a new replacement engine at a cost of £5K.
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<br>Last Ford I ever buy...
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<br>Absolute Rubbish!