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My Ford Fiesta Mk6 has always had a problem with its steering. Hard to explain, but the closest I’ve found to this symptoms online is “Tramlining”? Quite common with this model, especially Fords Fiesta ST’s.
Hard to explain, and it’s really difficult to get an exact diagnosis, but a year later after trying different things and replacing certain parts, it’s still there.
I will try to explain in the most simplest terms possible, in the hope that someone can help, or pinpoint the actual problem.
1) 1) The car drives in a straight line on even roads such as motorways and doesn’t pull to one side, or when breaking.
2) 2) On uneven roads, such as back streets, lanes, the front wheels seem to pick up every imperfection such as cracks, pot holes, ruts, cats eyes, which causes the steering wheel to twitch violently from side to side. When breaking, the car will pull in the direction of those imperfections.
3) 3) When accelerating and catching things in the road such as white lines, the steering flicks off to either side as if it’s skating on ice.
My Fiesta has standard alloys, standard size tyres, inflated to the correct tyre pressures. The tracking and balancing has been done twice, and I have replaced parts such as shocks, track rod ends, steering rack, tyres etc. My mechanic also seems to think that everything else is tight all the way up to the steering column.
Some people say that I’m over reacting and that it’s only a Fiesta, but something doesn’t quite add up. I’ve not had this with other cars, and although they all seem to pick up imperfections in the road, most drive through them.
Any help would be appreciated.
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