Find parts for your car Go to My Vehicles07-reg Diesel, Owner for 1 to 3 years I am very happy with my S-Max, it has met or exceeded my expectations. I have experienced some minor problems mainly with the cars ECU which have all be rectified under warranty in an efficient and speedy manor by my local Ford dealer. The brake issue left me feeling less happy, I was getting bad brake squeal from the rear brakes, when this first happened the car was approx 2yrs and 4mnths old with less than 17000 miles covered, I was told by my dealer it was caused by glazed brake pads caused by the manor of braking???? They de-glazed the brake pads and lubricated the moving parts of the brake callipers with copper slip and I was charged about £70.00 for the work. Approx 3 months later the squeal returned, I went back to my dealer who took the car in for a day, I ended up having to have new rear pads to rectify the problem this despite the car only covering about 18500 miles. I complained that the previous work had been done un-necessarily as I ended up having to take the car back, I complained about the cost of the new pads and labour and got a reduced bill of £100.00 but I was still left feeling bitter that my car with low mileage for it's age and less than three years old needed new pads.

Suffice to say the squeal has now gone and there is no sign (yet) of it returning but I believe that the pads should have a longer life than 18000 miles and that there may be a design flaw if they start to glaze over and squeal after such minimal use. Having said that, this is the only issue I have had where I've not been happy, all the other issues have been rectified and since being put right have not returned, all in all I am very happy with the car and despite the brake problems with my dealer I feel my dealership are also very good and provide an overall good standard of service to their customers. 57-reg Diesel, Owner for 1 to 3 years the service intervals are too close together (12,500) for diesel engins of todays technology. More service cost over 90,000 miles than if the intervals were 20,000 or 25,000. Electrical problems let the car down. Loosing battery power too easily (power leakage on fuse relay) and touch screen satnav lose of power irratically. Ford know they have a problem , but are not helping customers very well.

Not enough technical knowledge of the car around their own authorised dealers.'Does exactly what is says on the tin'. 2011-reg Diesel, Owner for 1 to 3 yearsI have had new handbrake lever, door mirror fold failed, sat nav is total useless would not spec that again. less than 5k for fronts 8k for back max. that's 2 sets a year! I could not afford that if privately owned. Fuel consumption is reasonable for the size of car. American Bulldog Puppies For Sale Azservicing is no cost to me as motorbilty. Miniature Dachshund Puppies For Sale North Floridathe real bug bear is tyre wear which is very poor.2 sets a year is just not on for a family car doing 16k a year on open roads.Lab Pups For Sale Iowa 2010-reg Diesel, Owner for 1 to 3 years

A problem has arisen with the ignition, which could be caused by the dashboard instrument cluster, but the main dealer keeps fobbing me off with excuses. As a motability customer I have very low running costs - fuel only - and achieve reasonable fuel economy considering most of my journeys are quite short. 08-reg Diesel, Owner for 1 to 3 years Great car for a family - a proper 5 seat car with option of 2 extra seats (for short journeys only). downside of this is a large turning circle and a slightly wider car. Dealership was biggest negative - car sells itself they did not help. Thankfully apart from one incident car has been reliable 2008-reg Diesel, Owner for 1 to 3 years There's an engine management light that is permanently on. the local gargae checked and suggested it may be the exhaust gas regulator valve. despite replacing it at considerable expense, the light has come back on after 200 miles. this hasn't affected the reliability. Ok, what we expected.

I have had no breakdowns, or reliability issues with this car. only problems I have had have been a chipped windscreen and puncture, none of which is the cars fault. Only slight downside has been the fuel consumption which averages 40 and not the advertised 47.9 even allowing for auto. I have had no problems with this vehicle which has not required unscheduled visits to the main dealer. On the motability scheme I only pay for fuel, which for an auto is very reasonable. I have had to replace two front tyres and the remote batteries due to fair wear and tear. Good car hampered by poor reliability. the car is full of electrical accessories, all fitted by Ford, and I believe that the core electrical infrastructure of the key is not robust enough to support these add ons. Ford also have a number of known faults that they cannot fix 2007-reg Petrol, Owner for 1 to 3 years 1 major problem, luckily covered by my aftermarket warranty, although this is a common problem afflicting what is a volvo engine!

Fuel use is high but it is a big car with quite a lot of performance. servicing costs have been very reasonable. 2010-reg Petrol, Owner for 1 to 3 yearsserviced @ 12 months. With the 240 engine & generally driving less than 5 miles on a regular basis in town/country lanes the fuel consumotion is as expected. apart from fuel & 1 service I have spent nil; A few niggling electrical faults from day one but fixed within first month. Nothing else comes close to touching it for anyone with 3 children. Would not even bother looking at anything else. No problems other than needing a new instrument cluster fitted under warranty. Tyre costs are biggest 'hit'. servicing costs ok but suspect in future that replacements parts may be expensive. 2008-reg Diesel, Owner for 3 to 5 years In the first 2 years it was in 22 times for electrical faults, blown and leaking turbo hose, smoking coming from underside of car. Covered for first 5 years by contract.Franchised dealer servicing has been reasonable, only had to replace 2 tyres so far over 60k miles.

for a big car over 40mpg average is great. The car is reliable and we've not had any problems yet. Ford charge a fortune for their service etc. we now use another garage. 56-reg Petrol, Owner for Less than a year Its a good family car, without setting the world alight. Im going back to VW, they may be dull, but they are ultra reliable. Clutch sensor for the keyless ignition failed after 4 months, other than that no problems. Very good considering its size. 2009-reg Diesel, Owner for less than a year Clutch has started to show signs of wear after only 15000 miles. Front tyres need replacing already (15000 miles) ł350. Apart from a sensor problem with keyless entry it has been good. Fuel and washer fluid are all that has been required. 58-reg Diesel, Owner for 1 to 3 years Great to drive but poor electrics. Have smell of burning oil when stationary which doesn't seem to be fixable. 2007-reg Diesel, Owner for 3 to 5 years Minor problems with alarm and parking sensors.

New front tyres required every year, otherwise very good. 59-reg Diesel, Owner for Less than a year I am very pleased with my S-Max and would recommend it to anyone. Its the best car I have ever owned. I have gad problems with it starting due to electrical faults. Its deisel and is quite economical. 2012-reg Diesel, Owner for less than a year Only had car just over a week. no problems so far. seem to be getting good mpg. 2009-reg Diesel, Owner for 3 to 5 years Quite a lot of work done under warrantee at 3 years old. garage had the car for 4 whole days 09-reg Diesel, Owner for Less than a year Very practical, reliable and stylish holdall that is also great fun to live with & drive. 06-reg Diesel, Owner for 1 to 3 years Poor build quality, poor design for family car, great for towing, great drive. 07-reg Diesel, Owner for 1 to 3 years Design brilliant but let down by poor reliability. No problems at all. Very good I pay a monthly for 3 years servicing.