What is life like with your car? Let us know and win £500 in John Lewis vouchers | No thanks

Ask Honest John

Most recently answered technical issues questions
I am extremely dissatisfied with my new Suzuki Swift Sport. I bought it from a dealer in Halesowen. Yesterday, whilst travelling on the motorway, I found I could not change gear. The car was towed to a...
The front suspension collapsed on my 2010 Mercedes-Benz CLS350 Grand Edition. Both shock absorbers and both springs need replacing. Main dealer also says the car needs some newly developed rear wheel shims...
The air con on my Vauxhall Meriva works okay for most of the time - producing cool/cold air - but I suspect this means it's not working at full design capacity and might need re-charging. Should this be...
The air-conditioning on my 2013 Nissan Note requires gassing after 21,200 miles. The cost is £250 and I can only get this done at a Nissan dealership. I think the system fitted to this model is not fit...
My daughter in-law has a Ford Fiesta 1.0 litre EcoBoost on a two year PCP plan with a major Ford Dealer. Over the last 18 months the AA has recovered the vehicle on six occasions with a 'dead battery'...
I recently took delivery of a brand new 2016 Ford Fiesta ST2. Having run it for 1500 miles I've noticed that the passenger side of the car sits higher than the driver's side. Could there by anything wrong...
Our three year old Land Rover Freelander, 19,000 miles on the clock, has suddenly developed an engine whine. The dealer, after a brief listen, says its caused by the power steering oil being contaminated...
I had reason recently to claim against a third party warranty. My car is a SAAB 9-3 XWD 2010. I took my car into my local garage for assessment. They diagnosed problem as a failing offside front wheel...
We are the second owners of 2001 Toyta Yaris 1.3 with 120k on the clock. The clutch started to go at end of last year and it was replaced by a local garage. Following that we started to notice that the...
Just an add on to your Good & Bad review of the MINI Cooper & Cooper S (2007-2013). An engine warning light recently came on on my wife's 2011 Cooper. The fault was traced to a failed solenoid in the sump,...
 

Value my car

Save £75 on Warranty using code HJ75

with MotorEasy

Get a warranty quote

Save 12% on GAP Insurance

Use HJ21 to save on an ALA policy

See offer