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I have some experience of the Mercedes Mobilo 30 year body warranty. In 2004 I bought privately a low mileage 1999 Mercedes S500 (W220), made in the dark days of MB quality control. It was silver, which...
In May this year we bought a Vauxhall Meriva, first registered in January 2008. We have had a small number of minor faults that were dealt with to our satisfaction, by the dealer who sold it to us, however...
My Meriva developed the Electric Power Steering fault before the warranty ran out but the Vauxhall garage said they could not find the fault. Now two years on it is getting worse. I have complained to...
Been looking for advice on faulty EPS light for my Meriva and got a link to your page - also read the Vauxhall owners forum. I guess you are maybe wanting to collate these as you have asked for feedback...
Over the last few days I have noticed an increasing amount of vibration through the steering column of my 2006 Jaguar X type (it is a petrol 2.5 all wheel drive). I decided to take it into my local garage...
I am looking to buy a new car but am struggling to find the 'right' car My average mileage is 5-6,000 a year, would prefer a manual transmission. I am partially disabled and currently drive a Ford Escort,...
My sister and brother-in-law bought an M-reg VW T4 transporter about three months ago, in order to take a road trip around Western and Eastern Europe. It was originally a minibus, but the (private) seller...
I have just come from the Vauxhall Owners Network where I have been checking how many other complaints there have been regarding the Electric Power Steering failure. We purchased our Meriva in August 2005...
I am part of a group of five other people trying to deal with the same problem. We all have or have had 2007 Vauxhall Meriva 1.3 CDT and we have all suffered catastrophic engine damage as a result of malfunctioning...
I am yet another Meriva owner with this dangerous fault, I have an 05 plate 1.4 life model and I am the 2nd owner having bought the car just under a year ago. Initially I had no problems for the first...