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• '03 Ford Focus TDCI - Sudden loss of power 22 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  No diagnosis required!  Driving to work last week in my Focus, the engine suddenly died, loss of PAS, potentially brake servo assistance, etc  Engine turned over but would not restart.  Stranded on major 'A'-road for 1h waiting recovery... Car towed to my local garage, who
• VW Polo 1.9 SD1 2004 - Poor starting when cold 16 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  and says it will either be a faulty temperature sensor or faulty glow plug. One other complication though, I broke down a few weeks ago and the garage I was towed to checked out the electrics (amongst other things) and I think this has been happening since then (the car was fine to start when I picked
• Passat 2.0 Tdi '07 - two down, three to go....of what? 23 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  . the second time, a few weeks later, whilst joining the M62. after being both trailered & towed back to the main dealership, they confirmed it was the same fault and they told her that the other 3 could go at any time. SwMbo is no good with things mechanical, although she loves her electronic
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 almost stalls when idle,foot on clutch = ok 29 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  . It overheated whilst i was parked up (engine still running) sitting outside a shop after a 50mile motorway drive and then a short drive from motorway to the shop. We got the car towed home after it began to stall, i turned off the engine after noticing steam coming from under the bonnet. I then drove
• Peugeot 4007 (2007 - ) - 08 2.2 Slipping Clutch 20 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  08, has never been loaded towed a caravan etc. Anybody have similar issues with this or the 407 2.2HDi, which I think uses the same clutch?
• Check your passports before heading for France 23 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  there since yesterday. Yesterday, they drove from Cheshire with the van in tow to catch a ferry to France last night for their holiday. They were turned back at the port. Neither adult had noticed that the kid's passports have expired. The only passport office with an available appointment was Durham
• Ridiculous news items 25 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  are then told that this diesel estate car costs half what a large, heavy, thirsty 4x4 does per mile, while not mentioning that it is completely unable to tow the same weight, go offroad, or do anything much that would make the comparison more relevant. WHY?? in other shock news, the Mazda MX5 has less carrying
• Peugeot 806 MPV (1995 - 2003) - 1998 1.9td Broken Tensioner (Won't start) 6 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, my tensioner belt next to the cam belt broke whilst driving. I stopped immediately and barely managed to get the engine to fire up though it was quite noisy!! I got it towed to a garage who have ahad a look and think that as the ignition will not even turn the engine over that the engine
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 1999 1.8 - Head Gasket Problem 20 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  the gasket has gone as my car overheated and just in few miles the temp gauge went upto the last point and STOP light came on. I immediately stopped the car but it was too late. After filling water in the radiator it didnt start and the sound of the car changed. Got it towed to this garage and he says
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 97 2.0 Car wont start 18 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Hi I accidently drove over a bump recently with my 97 306 XSi . No initial damage to the under carriage was immediatly evident. Even after driving 70 miles home, the car seemed fine. The next morning however, after starting the car fine and driving for a mile the engine cut-out. I had it towed
• Car seized despite having insurance - help ? 2 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  to find the insurance certificate immediately, and police towed his car away. He found and presented the insurance paperwork that evening at the local station only 4 hours later. Turns out his insurance company's details are not displayed on the Police National Computer, He had his car returned
• Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - 2001 1.5dci - ABS light intermittantly on and off. 29 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Afternoon folks. Have a problem with the old work horse. I now use this as a second car and is used for any rough / commuting jobs. Have had a problem with the ABS light on the dash. Went to a festival a few weekends ago. Parking a nightmare and due to the lake of mud in car park, had to be towed
• Passat 99 TDI - flood water damage 28 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Hi All My Passat (PD) TDI ended up being covered by a wave from a rather inconsiderate 4x4 owner, the engine promptly stopped working and I ended up being towed to a garage yesterday. Kindly garage owner informed me that the engine was hydraulically locked and potentially an expensive job to put
• Tax Disc Dilema 16 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Couple of weeks ago I received my VEL renewal for 30th April. £195.00 for my anti social, gas guzzling , caravan towing 4X4. Filed it on the side on the "to do" file - not yet urgent, and forgot about it. Today I went to do a bit of shopping and as I returned to the vehicle i glanced at my VEL
• Volvo V70 CEM drowned in rain ! 1 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  playing up, and a red urgent warning appeared so he stopped in a layby. He switched the wipers off then on again and the engine stopped and wouldn't restart. He had to be towed in to the dealers. They diagnosed a problem with the CEM which had been flooded and wrecked. This seems remarkable, but even
• 306 hdi 2001 14 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  just bought a lovely new 306 hdi estate on a Y plate. Im planning on playing with it over the weekend Ive noticed one or tow things i want to do on it because its gona be perfect when ive finished. I noticed the clutch is really stiff and when nearing the bottom of its travel theres some 'give
• fabia engine warning - oil overfill 5 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  I pulled into the services not knowing what it meant. I rang the AA and asked them and they sent a van, his computer wouldn't talk to it for whatever reason but he said it was overfilled with oil and so didn't want me to drive it, but didn't know if this was the problem. I got a tow back which
• Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi engine failure 21 May 2006 (Forum)
  I've bought a Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Estate in 2002. In the guarantee period several times it stopped suddenly. Computer data lost and computer reset (ECU). After the guarantee period 10 times unexpectedly in garage and towed away 3 times. Replaced clutch (60.000 miles), injectors (3 times, always
• vectra piston damage 2 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  is this common on 2.2 ltr petrol 150 bhp engines that the car started missing i brought it to the vauxhall garage they said it was the coil pack on top of the spark plugs i ordered one it would take a few days to get it so i stayed driving the car then it stopped on the road towed it home parts
• immobiliser is too effective! 11 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  breakdown people. They came, said it was an immobiliser issue since the red security light kept flashing, even after unlocking the car. The bloke said it would have to be towed back to Lexus on Monday morning. Eventually, someone told me to try disconnecting the battery, then reconnecting, and turning