Where can I have the ABS pump replaced on my 2004 Honda Jazz cheaply?

I have a 2004 Honda Jazz automatic which has served me well. It has 127,000 miles on the clock and, apart from the occasional very costly service (courtesy of Honda, whom I no longer use) and a minor repair...

Where can we have an ABS fault on our Vectra repaired cheaply?

We have a 2002 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 hatchback, which we bought seven months ago. It now has a Kelsey Hayes ABS pump fault, which we thought we could cure with a secondhand part. It would appear after several...

Escalating repair costs at the garage

My car went into a Ford dealership to diagnose a problem with the power not being delivered when the accelerator was pressed. They asked to charge me £150 diagnostic fee. I accepted. They said it would...

Is my Citroen Xsara Picasso covered by the Sale of Goods Act?

Are cars covered by the Sale of Goods Act 1979? My five-year-old, 29,000 mile Citroen Xsara Picasso suffered a catastrophic clutch failure with little warning, requiring new clutch and DMF. As the vehicle...

Where do you recommend for automatic gearbox repairs?

You have mentioned an expert garage for automatic gearbox problems in the London/SE area. Can you please give me details? I have a Saab 1.9 diesel with auto gearbox which is showing signs of age after...

Can I claim for pothole damage to my Honda Jazz?

I bought my wife a new Honda Jazz in September 2012. On Wednesday, she was driving along an unlit road when she hit a pothole with her nearside front wheel. It was raining and visibility was poor. The...

How can I avoid a claims management company dealing with my accident?

A month ago I had a very slight accident. I backed out of a parking bay and into a car that had stopped behind me (my fault, no doubt about it). We examined the damage to the other vehicle (which was seven...

What is causing water ingress in my 2008 Skoda Octavia?

I have a 2008 Skoda Octavia 2.0 FSI Tiptronic L&K estate, which is a lovely car marred by a persistent problem of water ingress affecting the rear offside passenger floor. So far, it has cost £320, part-subsidised...

Our SEAT turbodiesel's turbo has failed twice - is this the dealer's responsibility?

In December 2011 my daughter's boyfriend bought a 2002 SEAT Leon 1.6 turbodiesel from an independent dealer. Within a couple of months, a problem was diagnosed with the turbo and this was repaired under...

Can you suggest how we fix water ingress problem in our 2003 Volkswagen Passat?

My son has a 2003 Volkswagen Passat 1.9 TDI and a 1997 Polo 1.4 16 valve. Both cars suffer from the same problem, namely water leaking into the front passenger footwell. Can you possibly suggest a reason...