No recollection

I'm wondering if the furore over Toyota and Honda recalls may be a bit over the top. My 2006/56 Focus has had two recalls, one for loss of braking effectiveness and the other a potential electrical fire....

Unintentional consequences

The Toyota "sticking accelerator" incident reminded me of the recent report about a family on a USA freeway who were unable to stop their car. Eventually, all were killed when the car crashed, and another...

Depo man

I placed a deposit for £1,000 in December 2009 for purchase of a new Toyota Prius from a UK main Toyota dealer. The anticipated delivery date was 1st March 2010. Naturally I was somewhat apprehensive when...

Out of order

I have a friend who has ordered a new Prius for delivery at the beginning of March. They are concerned over the braking issue and are considering cancelling their order. Do you consider the braking issue...

No recollection

Here is an excellent example of how VOSA as a governmental organisation can, and does help, motorists: Dear A.R., Thank you for your note to VOSA's webmaster unit, which has been passed to this branch...

Duff steereo

I have had intermittent problems with my power steering on a Vauxhall Meriva 1.6 06 plate. Garage has quote £700+ for new steering column assembly. Has there been any feedback from Vauxhall on this fault?...

DB7 Year Switch

I recently purchased a very nice Aston Martin DB7. It was my wish to then have the car thoroughly serviced and Waxoyled as required, and this was undertaken by a specialist I know. During his work he found...

Touran sick, parked

I purchased a VW Touran, 1.4 TSI Sport model, in July 2007 from Motorpoint. It was second-hand and was first registered on 01/09/2006. In September 2007 the ESP warning light came on - "ESP Off" was showing...

Raynes dear

I have owned a 2005 VW Touran 1.9TDI for about 3 years, with no problems so far. Fairly low mileage-about 33,000. The ESP (Electronic Stabilisation Program) warning light is now permanently on which means...

Unbrakeable

I had an Audi A3 2.0 TDI Sport on a company car scheme through Leaseplan. At the end of 3 problem-free years, it was available to buy for what seemed a very reasonable price considering it had only done...