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I needed a jump start on my car recently, and now the 2 rear doors wont open or lock with the key (only manually) and the 2 front electric windows wont work, do you know why?
I have a 2006 Peugeot 407 Executive 136 HDI which I bought from a main dealer when it was 3 months old, it's done 40,000 miles without any problems until recently. Now when I turn on the ignition, the...
Have you received any reports of Skoda Octavia windows opening for no apparent reason? I left my 59 reg car in front of my garage, fully locked. When I returned to it several hours later, all the windows...
I have a 2000X BMW 530D estate, which my father had owned from nearly new. Over the past 8 months it has developed an intermittent battery drain fault and I was hoping you may have some clues about what...
I do not like electric windows but have had to buy a car with them in front. Is it possible to control them without the key in, with some sort of additional button or rewire job? It is infuriating...
I'm fitting a towbar & electrics to my Ford C-MAX 1.6 zetec petrol 2008 reg. Very confused on electrics! Is by-pass relay good enough or should I fit car specific wiring kit? Quite a price difference &...
I paid £4300 when buying a Peugeot 1007 from a main dealer in Preston. I have had persistent and regular problems with both electric doors and it has been back to the dealer 8 times in 8 months, they...
One of my rear electric windows will not operate. I can hear a clicking sound coming from inside when I operate the switch, but there is no movement. It is an 07 Volkswagen Passat Estate. The other rear...
All the dials on my Peugeot 807 2.2 HDI stopped working. An auto electrician has replaced the under bonnet fuse box, which had been damaged by water ingress, and also the BSI computer unit. He can't...
I purchased a second hand Ferrari 612 Scaglietti from a local independent dealership. They were great guys: very knowledgeable and super helpful. However the engine management warning light keeps coming...