I'm about to buy my daughter her first car - what are traders' obligations in terms of warranties?

I am about to buy my daughter her first car. I'm not spending too much (about £1200-£1500) first time around, and the car may be up to 10 years old, but I will be buying from a trader. I have read that...

Should my stepdaughter's Mazda 5's brake pads have been replaced under warranty?

My stepdaughter's 2007 Mazda 5 has had a squealing noise which comes of its own accord, but when you touch the brake pedal the noise goes away. This was reported to the main dealer several times. Last...

Can we reject a faulty car within six months of purchase despite the 3-month warranty expiring?

We recently bought a car which has caused us nothing but grief and the dealer gave us a 3-month warranty. The car started playing up after the warranty ran out and the dealer has said there is nothing...

Can a number of faults on a Used Approved Citroen C4 be repaired under warranty?

I bought an approved used 2006 C4 from a Citroen dealer last December. I had to take the car to my local Citroen garage this month to have the wheels balanced. My MOT is due in July, so I asked them to...

Do we have a basis for a warranty claim for a faulty brake pad sensor in my daughter's Mazda 5?

My step daughter has a Mazda 5 registered in June 2007. It has had an annoying squealing noise from the brakes. The noise comes of its own accord - touch the brake pedal and it goes away. The car has been...

Why won't the dealer repair my mother's Toyota Corolla's faulty clutch under warranty?

My mother has had the clutch replaced twice since 2007 in her Toyota Corolla with 40,000 miles on the clock. I don't think she's a 'heavy' clutch user even though she's 80, but it is possible that as the...

Slippery clutchtomer

About 3 months ago I bought a Renault Clio from a faraway franchised dealer with a 1-year warranty. I took it into my local Renault dealer recently to check out what I believed was a slipping clutch and...

Warrant piece

I exchanged my Mercedes A-Class for a Subaru Forester, and was given a basic 3-month warranty with it. I also took out extra warranty with Warranty Direct. Within the first week of me having it, the car...

Why won't BMW repair rust damage on my 2003 BMW M3 under warranty?

My (June) '03-registered BMW M3 has developed several small bubbles on the paintwork of the boot lid (on the rear-facing surface). These appear to be early areas of rust. One area is associated with a...

I was mis-sold a warranty when I bought my Fiat Ducato Maxi Van - what should I do?

I bought a Fiat Ducato Maxi Van in 2007 through a specialist van dealer in Bolton, and was sold it with a 3-year 100,000-mile warranty. It's in its third year now and the slave cylinder has gone on the...