Where can I find someone in Dorset to fix a broken differential?

My niece has a 2007 Land Rover Freelander 2 and her local garage has told her that the differential has gone. She has been told that it will cost in excess of £1000 to put right - a sum she can ill afford....

Honda CR-V differential seized

I took my Honda CR-V into the main dealer for a service recently, only to be told that the central differential is seized and requires to be heated up in order to un-seize it. They want £400 to do this....

All wheel drive and limited slip diff

I live in Kenya and want to buy a cheap car with 4 wheel drive. I wanted ask whats the difference between limited Slip differential and all wheel drive?

Noisy diff - grounds for refund?

Four weeks ago I purchased for £2500 a Mazda MX-5 2003 with 91k from a trader. It road tested fine as far as I could tell. Subsequently, a friend who also owns a similar MX-5 of the same vintage, when...

Is it possible to fit a rear diff incorrectly?

Is it possible for a garage to fit a rear diff incorrectly? Our Land Rover Freelander (1997) went in a couple of months ago and has not been the same since. We get a hollow rasping sound when the car runs...

Noisy diff on Audi A3 - what's the fault?

We have a 2006 Audi A3 S line. Recently, there was a noise coming from the rear left wheel. We were advised that a new diff was needed, which the Audi garage completed, but the noise is still there. The...

What could be causing a transmission fault on my 2005 Volkswagen Touareg?

I have a 2005 Volkswagen Touareg 2.5TDI with 30,000 miles, which has developed a transmission fault. Moving slowly up a gradient, the transmission seems to wind up with a loud clicking from near-side rear....

What's causing a droning sound from my Volskwagen Golf TDI at 70mph?

I have not long taken delivery of a 2005 Volkswagen Golf TDI 4-motion with 67,000 miles that also has a most awful droning noise at approximately 2000rpm or 68-70 mph. It's as if the vehicle shouldn't...

Nissan will not adjust their compensation for my daughter's Qashqai's differential fault.

I wrote to you in May regarding problems my daughter was experiencing with regard to the differential of her Nissan Qashqai and the amount of compensation Nissan was prepared to pay. You kindly provided...

Why does the diff fluid need changing in my 26,000-mile-old Honda CR-V?

I have a second generation 2005 Honda CR-V 2.0ES. I felt a strange 'rubbing sound' on either full lock. After a diagnostic charge of £48 I was told the rear diff needed flushing out and a fluid change...