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2006 Ford S-Max reviews

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Kath, Lanarkshire

Ford S-MAX 2006

1 star review

Bought the car 2nd hand last Dec (09) & it was fine till this Dec when it was troublesome to start and then eventually just wouldn’t. We have just spent £700 on diagnosis alone (it’s still knackered) to be told that it is our fault, we must have let the engine overheat, and it needs the entire engine replaced?!? The temp gauge needle has NEVER gone over halfway and we have checked/topped up coolant on regular basis (as per normal car maintenance). NOT IMPRESSED WITH THIS HEAP OF JUNK and LESS THAN IMPRESSED WITH FORD CUSTOMER "SERVICE" - will never ever buy Ford again in my life & will dissuade everyone I know from buying Ford.

Submitted: 30/01/2011 08:56:58

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Andrew Bryant, Essex

Ford S-MAX LX 2006

2 star review

Am about to trade in my S Max LX after 4 years and 62,000 miles. This was my first Ford and possibly my last. It has been beset with faults, starting with a steering problem at 6 months old resulting in Ford having the car for over 2 weeks. The aircraft-style handbrake fell apart under warranty but was classed as ’trim’ and a surly girl from ’customer care’ eventually agreed 50% contribution - ’but We don’t have to give you anything.’ I kid not. New clutch and failed power steering pump among recent expenses. Over-rated bling!

Submitted: 12/09/2010 22:54:48

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Mark Mansell, Worcestershire

Ford S-MAX Titanium 2006

2 star review

Now at the end of the lease, 45K on the clock and time to keep or get rid... and the verdict is... get rid. I read somewhere that this has been one of Britain’s most unreliable cars, and I must say I share this experience. Blew a fuse with a cheap mobile phone charger, went to replace them... and none were fitted as spares where they should be. A handle came off a seat tilt lever, the air con defrosted into the footwell so I was paddling whilst driving, 1/3 of the quick clear elements in the window fail to work on a frosty day, but the worse of all was when I had to call out the AA when the clutch failed. Evidently the dual mass flywheel fell apart, with 40K miles on the clock. And I AM the guy who spends all his time on motorways. Cost me over £200 in clutch parts (you see clutch parts are not covered under the warranty) and yes, before you ask it was serviced religiously. So in summary, the concept of the S-MAX is great, but yet again it has been let down by poor build quality. This is my second Ford from new, the last, a Mondeo was a crock of you know what as well, with a hydraulic valve failing on the power steering and an engine core plug dropping out ! It’s about time Ford employed some Japanese expertise on reliability... and then it would be a 6 star car.

Submitted: 25/03/2009 08:54:27

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Mark Mansell, Worcestershire

Ford S-MAX Titanium 2006

4 star review

They say you should never be the first to get a new model car..........they use the first year to sort out all the problems. I wish I had listened, sometimes, but overall this has been a great experience for me. The marketing was aimed square at me, 42 and 3 young kids starting world war three across the back seats of my older model Honda Accord. Time for more than 5 seats, so I could put one seat between them. Ford wanted to build a MPV that appeals to a driver, and in this respect it should have 6 stars. I tested the Toyota Avensis verso, 7 seats , 2 small ones and a CRACKING new diesel Engine, but the road noise from the tyres was horrendous. The Mazda 7 was too small and under powered. Second choice for me would have been the Honda FRV with its funky 3 across in the front, but tiny rear boot. I test drove the 1.8TDci (thought this was great ! and bought the 2.0 Tdci titanium. This car drives REALLY well for a 7 seater. The torque available is huge, a rolling start coming up to traffic lights and it will equal a 2.0 Petrol no problem. The suspension is great, you can throw it around a roundabout and have some real fun. OK, it is not a sports car, but it is good for a 7 seater. My kids LOVE the back seats, they are full sized and the car has good all round visability. THe Titanium spec has cruise, an in dash 6 CD player, front and back park sensors, auto wipers, twin climate control. I added the panoramic glass sunroof as MPVs can be very dark places. It is actually two large glass roofs, each with a blind, and they make an enormous difference on a lovely sunny day. Well worth it. 90% of the time I use this to motorway burn solo and get 40 mpg at 70 to a bit more than 70.;-) Why not 5 stars ? Well the build quality let it down initailly. One seat handle came off in my 6 year olds hand, it leaked water into the footwell when the A/c defrosted, there were no spare fuses where there should be some after I blew the cigarette lighter. It has all been fixed now and it hasbeen fault free 9 months. So Good things.....the drive, style, equipment, cost of ownership, size ( it is a BIG car),seat flexability, sunroofs Bad things.....teething problems in the beginning, you have to unload the boot to lower the back two seats, wife says passenger seat is hard. Get one.

Submitted: 16/11/2007 13:09:31

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