Clutch Problems
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 5:56 pm
Hi all, I have just had a major clutch failure on my Fiesta. It all started about a month ago when the clutch pedal started squeaking. Whilst the car was at the dealer I asked them to have a look at the squeak as it was annoying. I think they re-greased the spring mechanism area within the drivers footwell. This resulting in curing the noise for a few days, only for it to come back. I carried on driving around with the annoying squeak and put it out of my mind until I could be bothered to go back to the dealer. However, yesterday the clutch pedal decided to suck itself to the bulkhead and wouldn't let me have it back. Fortunately I was only driving slowly at the time as it resulted in the obvious de-clutch. I pulled over and turned the engine off and this allowed me to have the pedal back. I have driven it today without any problems apart from the squeak and taken it to the dealer. They say that some Fiestas suffer from a pressure loss in the clutch system resulting in this action of not returning the pedal. Mine is being repaired under warranty, but if yours is out there is a Techincal Notice from Ford. Personally I think this should be a safety recall as being de-clutched when you're not expecting it is dangerous. Anyway, if you have a clutch squeak, don't ignore or spray some grease on it, get it to Ford and tell them to replace the clutch system!