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I have had no DAB on my Mondeo MK5 company car since taking delivery in October 2013.
The radio sometimes tunes 20 stations or shows DAB not available.
When parked next to my colleagues Mondeo (same model same year same radio) his pulls in 40+ channels
When we drive off my radio breaks up and then loses all DAB the other Mondeo stays in tune and all stations are available if you change channels
Ford have replaced most of the modules behind the dash and 3 weeks ago replaced the main SatNav unit but nothing has cured the problem.
They are looking at it tomorrow and suspect a software update (They have tried 3 of those!!) plus the diversity antenna.
Other issues since new are
10% loss in fuel economy over my last two Mondeos(both 2.0 140ps models) - Ford say this cant be check until 10000 miles on clock (its now on 11000 so will see what they say now)
vibration through steering wheel and pedals at 1500 to 2000 rpm (where I normal drive for economy - 54 to 57 mpg) that makes your hands tingle after an hour.
Car has also developed a fault where by the battery goes completely flat if the car is left untouched for 3 to 4 days. This makes the return from international trips interesting when you land at the airport!! Already had to charge once at home and two AA call outs. Ford told me after the first occurance that the battery hadn't been charge properly before delivery - 7 months before ! - and charged the battery as the cure.
After 6000 miles the car has used 750 mls of oil - the last two used 500 mls in 80000 miles between them
Edited by wotfour on 02/07/2014 at 00:51
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