Ford Falcon Problems

Another reader told us of his experience with a similar problem, which was found to be a problem with the brake master cylinder not fully releasing correctly and causing the brake rotors to overhead and warp. The problem went away when the master cylinder was replaced.

No, it's hard to justify the cost of repairs at time, and in this case it demonstrates the value of shopping around and finding someone who knows how to do real repairs instead of simply replacing a failed part with a new one. In this case one that might well fail again.

Yes, it’s not an unusual complaint. Go back to the dealer and ask how you can get it to “unlearn” your driving style, and start all over again so you don’t get that annoying hesitation.

You could fit the 235/45/17 tyres, but to be legal they would have to have an "Extra Load" rating to match the load rating of the 245/45/17 tyres, and that might make them more expensive. If you did make the change and used "Extra Load" rated tyres you would have to run a slightly higher inflation pressure to bring them up to the load carrying capacity of the 245/45/17 tyres. In the view of our tyre specialist, Russell Stuckey, making such a change as you are   contemplating would be a backward one.

Yes. LPG vapour-injection systems are able to cut the fuel supply to individual cylinders just like the fuel injection systems do, so the traction control system works the same on LPG as it does on petrol.

While you might find it frustrating, and regard it as a potential safety hazard, I doubt that Ford would accept your point of view. I would simply pay the money and get on with your life, it’s not worth the hassle of fighting what I believe would be a losing battle.

The brakes probably need machining at least, perhaps replacing. Cost to machine the discs is about $20 per disc.

It is something we've heard about before. It was debatable whether it was the transmission of the diff, and Ford was replacing diffs that whined and clunked. But we also had owners report that dealers were doing a recal on their transmissions to soften the downshift to alleviate the problem. Ask your dealer about that. You could also try changing the oil in the diff.

It would seem that it's in the front-end if it's coming through the steering wheel so that would eliminate the tail shaft. Check the wheel bearings, shocks, bushes etc.

Great advice that everyone who has complained about this problem should follow.