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• Nissan Pathfinder 2.5DCI 171 Sport 2009 - Clutch or DMF problems 5 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  I purchased my 2.5dci 171 Pathfinder Sport in March 2015 from a local dealer. 6 months later the clutch went, the vehicle did have a tow bar so I put it down to bad luck, the garage would not pay towards the replacement and were in no way apologetic. They told me I must have a new
• Peugeot 1.9D 1997 non turbo no abs manual gbox - peugeot 1.9D engine fail 2 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  not going to fire up. This feels like a write-off but it is beyond my experience... i generally get my old cars through the MOTs but only go as far as welding/ suspention/ brakes, that kind of stuff... If anyone can give a hint as to where to start looking or if I should just tow
• VW Golf mark VI 1.6TDI - Lost engine power on motorway! 29 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  the breakdown services. The car would not re-start. Fuel tank still 2/3 full. Got a tow home. Tomorrow, when the garages open, I will have to take it in. But what could have caused all this ? The car is from October 2009, and has just 59K miles on the clock - mainly motorway driving. This is the first serious
• vauxhall vectra 2.2 direct petrol - timing belt? 10 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  and it wouldnt start. Green flag came out to it couldnt get it goung so towed it home as no one open to look at it. On monday aa came out to it he said it was flooded and got it going I took it to garage who checked it over and put it on diagnostics but all clear had it back tues. It then ran great until thurs
• Vauxhall Vectra C 2.2 direct petrol - timing belt? 10 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  and it wouldnt start. Green flag came out to it couldnt get it goung so towed it home as no one open to look at it. On monday aa came out to it he said it was flooded and got it going I took it to garage who checked it over and put it on diagnostics but all clear had it back tues. It then ran great until thurs
• Renault Clio II - Renault Clio 11 (yr 2000) wont start also......... 15 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  Has anyone got any ideas please? Really can't afford to get it towed and looked at by a garage
• VW Tiguan Escape - Disagreement with VW and dealership 3 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  customer care, now the dealership is saying, " Oh we can just do the damper for £450." VW would also chip in half.  to reduce it to £225. We don't have a rough lane, rarely if ever go offroad, got a quad and Ford Ranger for that, and it has no tow bar. Am feeling decidedly
• Audi A1 Sportback - AUDI A1 1.6TDI 105 BHP FAILS TO START OR RUN 15 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  the  car could not idle at traffic lights and stalled. I could not get thye car restarted and so called out Audi Assist. They checked the car and also were stumped as there were no fault codes and the system fuel pressure indicated no problems on diagnostics. The car was towed to Lomond Audi in Glasgow who
• Ford Focus Zetec - Has my Ford Garage been negligent? 10 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  I have a 10yr Ford Focus Zetec which has been annually serviced at the same Ford garage for the last 9 years. It has 76,000 miles on the clock. It's just broken down and the AA came out and said the cam belt was broken and may have caused other damage. The AA towed it to the Ford garage who have
• Nissan X-Trail - Possible Purchase - Advice 28 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  the petrol ones. Also it seems that the petrol 2.0L gets the same mpg as the 2.5L, which seems odd to me. I won't be using it for towing but as a normal road car/load lugger with the off road capabilities for times when the weather is similar to recent as I will be living in the countryside/just out
• 2 litre v6 - jaguar x type 2 litre v6 2 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  hi there, i have just joined  this site, hope someone out there in the big bad world  can help me.  i have a v6 xtype, 2litre petrol, o3 plate and i had some fuel from a garage  the other day  and  with in 30 miles  it broke down,  200 quid later ( tow
• BMW Service 3 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  in tow to be told \"oh no you have not booked a courtesy car - we don\'t have a car available\". I threw the toys out of the pram (on the phone) - major wobbly. Suddenly they say \"oh a car has just become available\". The guy then starts saying I don\'t know what has gone wrong you are not booked
• Subaru Legacy 2.5 (2005) - Crankshaft aux-belt drive pulley disintegrated 1 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Hi   Just been towed by the AA to my local Subaru Dealer as my aux drive belt broke..... Unfortunately the crankshaft pulley that drives it apears to have  disntegrated -I assume throwing off/breakig the belt. Pulley  seems to be a "Sandwich
• pug 307 52 plate - ecu fault 22 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  hi there wondered if somone can be of help... saturday the battery somehow disconnected on our car after a little wiggle it came back onbut when we went to turn car over it wouldnt start.. called breakdown out they advised the immobiliser wasnt reading the fob chip so towed us home... called
• nissan x-Trail 2002 - oil pump failure 2 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  service(we live in australia) ... they checked said il levels, which were showing  full on the dipstick.. towed in to mechanics.. his first  impression is that is  oil pump  not  working , our problem is being  a side to side motor looking at $1000 to pull it  down just
• Audi A6 Avant - overheated clutch , audi will not repair/replace 18 May 2011 (Forum)
  to the bottom and call audi assist. They ended up towing me home and Audi collected the next day. The car was drivable again by then, but tthe clutch didnt feel right. Audi have inspected it and said  the clutch has burned out through overheating and therefore will not be replaced under warranty. I am
• Mazda 3 ts2 2.0d 2008 - Sump oil rising fast 14 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  The car has done 36k and is under so-called warranty. Last month it was towed into a Mazda main dealer with the sump oil level very high, loss of power, uneven idle, and run-on after switch off (no dash warnings).  The dealer reconfigured the injectors, made a service update
• Volvo V70 / Saab 9-5 estate - What estate for under £3k? 19 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  afford for anything major to fail.   So it's time to think about possible replacements. The criteria: - Capacity. Got to be an estate, so that's that. - Hills: I live in a very hilly area, so the torque of a diesel is really useful. But I don't tow anything and only do
• Alfa Romeo jts - Engine Failure on approved car 27 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  on the overrun, and was taken straight to the dealer (towed not driven.) The fault is defiantly internal, and the bill is already fairly substantial just finding out what is wrong with it :( I'm worried about the warranty covering any repairs on the car (I dont trust it for some reason
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 98 1.6 gti starting runing problems please help 12 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  - very erratic, then stalled when accelerator pressed. Towed home, have now replaced; Coolant temperature sensor. Engine starts, then cuts out almost instantly. Please help, Adrian. {Post amended to substitute the 'txt / MSN' language for proper words}