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• VW Golf 1.8 timing question 21 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  distributor which is confusing my ECU even more? The guy who does my servicing is very honest and reasonable, and has always made a very good job of my cars before. But like everyone, he is human and humans do make mistakes. If I went back to him with some feedback that what he'd done was wrong, he'd
• Peugeot 406 Diesel Playing Up 3 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  posts about checking the earth's on the car which i'll do. What about the ECU? Many Thanks In Advance //Steve
• Lights, Complex????? 11 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  was "are you sure there are bulbs in". I then phoned the Dealer in the Lake District that I bought my car from who informed me that they also had the same trouble and found that the ECU had to be told to activate the wiring even though there is no mention anywhere in Land Rovers information. They would do
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  Why won't my SLK unlock? 12 Nov 2019 (Ask HJ)
  My Mercedes SLK 250 won't unlock. Last Sunday it sat on my drive during very heavy rain and hasn't let anyone in since. The key raises the button but the...
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  Could you suggest a low tech, low maintenance classic? 6 Dec 2017 (Ask HJ)
  With all the publicity about over complex, money pit, unfit for purpose cars - what do you recommend as a low tech alternative? I realise regulations don't...
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  Our new car will be off the road for three months with a fault - what are our options? 21 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a new Range Rover but when we picked it up there was an airbag light on on the dashboard. We thought this was the indication that the front passenger...
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  Is my Nissan Qashqai engine failure linked to the 2013 recall? 11 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  During a rainy drive, with family in the car, the engine on our 2011 (41,000 miles) Nissan Qashqai emitted an acrid smell - no smoke from the exhaust -...
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  Garage will remove particulate filter to fix the warning light - is that legal? 6 May 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a 2006 VW Golf from a second hand dealer approximately 1 month ago. Recently the engine management and particulate filter warning lights came...
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  I've bought a faulty Hyundai Coupe privately - do I have any consumer protection? 16 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a 2003 Hyundai Coupe 2.7 privately. The car was described as having an occasional misfire but still driving fine. When I collected the car all...
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  Runs in the family 15 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Further to our recent exchange of e-mails regarding runaway cars, did you see the report on main TV channels last night showing a lady and her husband...
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  Statute of Limiter 6 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have recently received a Notice of Intended Prosecution alleging that I was travelling at 79 mph on the M6 in Cumbria. I drive through Cumbria a great...
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  Non starter 24 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Very recently I read a piece in your column about a car that "shut down" and simply wouldn’t start when the owner tried to move it within his drive. If...
• Zafira 1.9CDTI SRi - cutting out while driving! HELP 14 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  remote control' No fault codes have been found as yet but once it did flash up CIM module? Will i need an auto electrician and does anybody think it might be the ECU? I have had a few things done to the car to test to see if it would fix it, Fuel filter changed
• Peugeot 308 - Peugeot 308, 2010 Petrol 1.6l Noisy fan 24 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  may be a corrupt ECU or fuse board or something. bit of background.Initially after the car was bought few months ago it was working fine with no fan issue. But AC was not working so took it back to the dealer. Dealer had said the compressor was gone so he replaced the compressor
• Citroen C3 (2002 - 2009) - 02 1.4HDi 16v engine cutting out at random 7 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  !!! No fault code stored. Yesterday, I had the same brief cut in power which lasted a second or so but then the oil pressure warning light came on and the car drove as normal. A quick pull over to the side of the road to turn ignition on and off and all is well again. No ECU lights are lit on the dash
• Vauxhall Corsa - 50mph crash, write off, old car :( 2 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  before only a £7,000 per year pay drop from the one I missed out on. Devestated. Anyway, my car was a 53 plate corsa. Only had it two years. In that time the ECU had to be replaced, head gasket, timing chain and water pump. Got it for £2,000 ended up putting over 2k into it in repairs. Yes, I know
• Landrover Freelander - Consumer Rights Act 2015 10 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  it revovered to him and he told me I could take it to any garge, so I had it recovered to a Jaguar / Landrover specialist that I have used previously. After much diagnostic work and repairs including a new fuel pump, new ECU and fuel injectors, all costing me over £3,400 the car was back on the road
• Nissan Note - Help needed - intermittent vehicle fault 26 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  and stated that the fault didn't occur. He also confirmed that the ECU held no fault codes. I reported this to Nissan and they stated that I would be charged £100 for a diagnostic if it wasn't covered by warranty
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol 2002 1.6i - engine management light 13 May 2014 (Forum)
  said changel the  cam and crankshaft sensors ,egr valve and the thermostat .... so i did had the ecu reset and ....... still the same took it off the rd in october finally as i could now not afford to tax and insure it as i lost my job for always being late , i couldn't afford to get another car
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.8 overheating problem? 1 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  this be the Cylinder Head Temp (CHT) sensor telling the ECU to take precautions ? Strangely - if you ease off, it'll often return to the 12 o'clock position really quickly too - takes less than 30 seconds sometimes !? Both the coolant and oil levels are fine and there are no obvious leaks around any of the visible