Ford Problems

If it’s a good quality the semi-synthetic oil will be fine for your car. Next time you have the oil changed ask the mechanic what oil he plans to use, and don’t be afraid to specify the one you want if it’s different.

Try a Toyota Corolla, Mazda 3, or a Ford Focus. All would seem to fit the bill.

The noise doesn’t sound normal. Get under the dash and try to locate the source, that should tell you what needs fixing, and then have a dealer or mechanic assess it.

It could be a loose wire on the selector switch, or maybe the switch itself could be faulty.

Take it to your Ford dealer and have them diagnose it and fix it for you.

If it’s a diesel engine the change interval is every 10 years or 200,000 km, but if it is a petrol engine it is eight years or 160,000 km.

If you can drive other similar Rangers to see if it affects more than yours. If it does it could be a common issue, if it doesn’t it would suggest there is something wrong with yours and you could take it up with Ford, either directly through the customer assistance people or with your dealer. As your car is near new you have good grounds to ask for it to be fixed.

It sounds like a problem with the dual-clutch transmissions electronic control, so take the car to a Ford dealer and have it assessed. Turning the engine off and then restarting it again will often reboot the computer and fix the problem in the short term, but there is an underlying issue that needs to be fixed.

That’s a doozy. What happens if you turn the lights off before turning the ignition off? The lights should go off when you turn them off, and I wouldn’t expect them to then come back on when the ignition is then turned off. I think an auto electrician is called for here.

The dual-clutch automatic transmission in the Focus had issues, so I would urge caution in buying one. It can be fixed if it fails, but it would be costly.