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My Mitsubishi Colt 1.5 diesel semi automatic has a problem. All appears normal when the engine is pulling but when decelerating on the overun, the transmission becomes quite jerky perhaps through about...
I bought my SEAT ibiza in 2010. The mechatronic is defective and needs replacement. The problem is it will cost me around 2500$ at the dealer and I can't find it used. My question is does the mechatronic...
When changing down from sixth gear to fifth the gear leaver will not engage. All gear changes from 1 to 6 are smooth and hassle free. When changing down we have to go from 6 to 4 in order to use 3 and...
I have a 2014 Mazda6 Tourer with the 165PS petrol engine and a 6-Speed Manual gearbox, which I bought new from the local Mazda dealer. There is a problem with excessive vibration and noise coming from/through...
My wife's car is now three months out of warranty and has always been serviced by the supplying Audi dealer at the correct times. It has done less than 25000 miles. I had occasion to drive it last week...
My Volvo V70 stalled approaching a junction. It restarted but would not change out of first gear. I selected manual gear change which worked, drove for a couple of miles then stopped - engaged auto box...
I have a SEAT Altea and the DSG 7 gear box completely failed (went from 4th to 1st). SEAT will not accept any responsibility even though the fault is not down to wear or tear. I have been quoted £6500...
Nissan has advised me that the automatic transmission on my Juke needs replacing. The car is 4 years old and has done only 20,000 miles. They have said that it is out of warranty and as a gesture of goodwill...
We own a Volkswagen Up manual which is 38 months old (just out of warranty) and has developed a clutch/gearbox problem. Does this seem premature? The car has covered 28000 miles.
I've owned a 2009 Audi A3 from new. It has been serviced by Audi every year and has never given me any problems, with 47,000 miles on the clock. Recently it developed a horrible grating noise. I took...