There's potentially water in my car's fuel tank. What should I do?

I left the fuel cap off my petrol Kia. I didn't find this out for 3 weeks whilst on holiday. Rain probably got into the fuel tank. What should I do?

I'm pursuing a claim for repairs due to contaminated fuel. Do you have any advice?

Any advice on pursuing a claim related to repairs associated with a contaminated diesel issue? The retailer is claiming that no other reported issues have been raised and that their own test records indicate...

Engine issues when petrol low

I have a BMW 116 2006 model where everything seems to be fine until petrol is low the symptoms start to show. First the engine management light will come on and than there will be a loss of power on acceleration....

Van damaged by contaminated fuel -can I sue

Last week I filled my Mercedes-Benz Vito van, but 24 hours later the entire injection system was destroyed, with repair cost amounting to £4500. The dealer who carried out the repair confirmed that the...

Petrol in a diesel van - what should we do?

My son in-law put 1/4 of a tank of unleaded petrol in his Fiat diesel van before realising he had made an error and then filled up with the correct diesel fuel. He has driven the van since and has two...

Fuel contamination - how did it happen?

I am totally mystified as to how my diesel Ford Mondeo got contaminated with petrol. Last week I filled up with diesel at my local supermarket and drove a round trip of 200 miles without a problem. I again...

Car damaged due to contaminated fuel - who's to blame?

I purchased a two year old 19,000 mile car from a large car supermarket three weeks ago. I collected the car and drove it the 50 miles to my home. Within a day, the car refused to start and was towed to...

Is a cold-start knocking in my Superb Estate the result of contaminated diesel or a failing DMF?

Having given my local Skoda garage £370 to flush contaminated diesel from my Superb estate, a serious cold-start knocking issue persists as bad as ever, disappearing once the engine is just a little warm....

What caused the fuel filters on my Skoda Superb Estate diesel to repeatedly clog up?

Over the past few months my Skoda Superb Estate has been performing worse and worse from cold starts, with what appeared to be misfires or fuel starvation until it had begun to warm up. At its third variable...

What is causing my C-Max's fuel filter to block?

My 20,000 mile Grand C-Max 1.6TDCI, after several transient episodes, recently went into permanent 'limp home' mode. The dealer reported that the fault was due to a partially blocked fuel filter, and...