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• Golf TDI 1.9 - 2006 Golf TDI Disappointment!!!!!!!! 12 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  that the cause of the problem was over tightened timing belt. paid 500 pound to get towed to garage that had repaired timing belt as i was only covered 10 mile radious. 3: garage argued it wasent there fault but agreed to re-do in the end after a few arguments. 4: picked vehicle up after about
• Focus 1.6TDCI Estate - Focus Diesel Problems 13 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  in on came the engine warning light. The car was duly towed to a Ford dealer where it took 2 weeks to fix! £610 for a new EGR valve Kerching! Back to blighty another 800 miles , 2 days after getting back on comes the warning light again, loss of power... drove slowly to our local Ford garage to be told
• Peugeot 206 1.4LX - Insurance Claim 6 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  towed and fixed, this was five years ago. How do I proceed with this, should I have my own mechanic look at it (when they finally tell me where it is!)? I have spoken to him and he says they can loosen and work themselves loose? Should I seek legal advice, I have never made a claim before
• 2003 Ford Focus CL, Manual, 5D hatch - Acceleration issues 27 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  . Anyhow, had to have the car towed back to Sydney - $300 later. It's been to the garage where I bought the car 2 years back and they say they've road tested it and can't find a problem....they go on to say they can replace the fuel pump for $1500! I don't want to fork that sort of money out on a long shot
• citroen xsara picasso - lost key 23 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Please can you help, i lost my car key a couple of weeks back and stupidly it was my only one, so on monday afternoon i managed to get it towed to the garage where i had a new key waiting, on arrival i was told it would take around 30 minutes to reprogramme, after about an hour an half i
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.8 Glow-plug light flashing before starting... 28 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  left it to wait for the glow-plug to warm-up - however it did start if I went straight from the 'off' position on my ignition to engaging the started motor. However, the car would stall as soon as I took my foot off the accelerator. I was about to give up and get towed home but it decided to start
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 02 1.8 Coolant Leak 14 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hi- My Focus broke down yesterday- luckily a nice day, hadn't got too far and early afternoon so could get it towed to the garage. It had lost power on the dual carriage way, temperature gauge at max etc. It turns out there was no coolant, and I admit I haven't checked it for a while (will do from
• Family car for a horsey type 21 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  in The complicating factor is that it now needs to be able to tow as well as traverse a steep muddy rutted rocky farmyard on a regular basis, this is currently destroying our present car Im at a loss as to what will fit the bill An Audi Allroad seems obvious but until this month they fail miserably on CO2
• MINI Cooper S R53 (2002 - 2007) - '06 R56 Needs headgasket replacing. Will it be ok? 21 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  the engine, As I was under pressure for work purposses I had to continue my journey another 25 motorway miles, I made it to the destination where I was met by a BMW tech, they towed the car back to the dealer and gave me a courtesy car. The dealership are now replacing the Head gasket, Plugs, Coil pack
• Help please! Before I'm priced off the road... 3 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  adults, two children (aged 11yrs and 8yrs), one Labrador and all luggage for a journey of several hundred miles each way if necessary. A large towing capability would be an asset, but this will put us into heavy 4x4 territory, an area that we're trying to leave due to congestion charges, the new London
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 2000 2.5 v6 - Won't start 11 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  in mid-acceleration the get up and go will appear to have gotten up and gone! Any ideas welcome, she gets towed away this afternoon but the guy may not be able to look at her for a few days. Blue
• Vauxhall Cavalier (1988 - 1995) - M 2.0 Eco Whoas - Key/ECU/?? Not start. 5 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  . RAC cancelled. Back to car. She not start! Flashing engine fault light, lots of cranking, no go. Called RAC again, towed to garage in middle of night. Car dumped on forecourt by RAC man, still wouldn't start. RAC man, he say fault with key chip/reception unit thingy. In a.m., self to garage
• Mk3 Golf GTi fuel/stalling problems 28 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  topped up the tank and the car started first time so i thought better get car home quick. Got no further than 1/2mile and again it died, and wouldn't re-start so i called a friend and got a tow home. Soon as i'd parked the car on the drive i managed to start the car no problems. Bizarre. Has anyone
• RAC - whats going on 25 May 2006 (Forum)
  on the motor way and started over heating. pulled over rang the boys in orange and about an hour later he pulled up had a 3 second check and told me he was 95% sure the haed gasket had gone. got car towed back to the trader and got a refund. 3rd time was 2 days ago on my 1997 mk3 golf tdi.it was chucking out
• Will this stump ya!? Pug 206 1.9D 22 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  (suspension) has come off, he tried to pull this loose but no it is stuck (and has no idea how this has happened).. Call the tow truck and he says the same as he drives to the Dealer, making matters worse by saying 'ooh that will cost ya!!! I get to the dealer to be told both coils have come off, the tyres
• Overheating problem Corsa 1.2 Merit 16 May 2005 (Forum)
  of the engine containing the temperature transmitter was very hot (in the red) and the radiator was cold. He looked for blockages, but couldn't find any. He ddn't think it was the cylinder head gasket, but he could not be sure, so I was towed home. My car has been in the garage all week (a small local
• Timing Belt (again!!) 25 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  shredded... tries starting the engine - will not 'catch'. Tries push starting - same. So I tow him to the local garage (same one that carried the work out before), and we find that the alternator has seized, causing fan belt to shred. Tries starting again - same - no joy. Upon inspection of the cambelt
• Dare you take the TDCI challenge? 11 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  picked up the car. It went back for further checks and Ford have replaced the engine. The problem is STILL prevailent. It is more intermittant than at first but albeit it is still there. The cut out on a multi storey car park and had to be towed away back to the dealership. Check proced there was a fault
• Weekend observations 7 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  into the sunset, with fine in tow. Just after roadworks on Thelwall Viaduct (another SPECS hotspot) a totally different approach to mobile speed traps. A very obvious white police van park on bridge, with "Mobile Speed Safety Van" in mile high letters on the side of it, along with speed camera symbols. Commanded
• Citroen Xantia (1993 - 2000) - Radiator leak - Overheating 26 May 2002 (Forum)
  last October). Whatever work it needs, I'd like it to be carried out at my local Citroen specialist. Is there a temp fix so that I can drive it approx 12 miles/40min, so that I don't have the hassle of having it towed there. Thanks, Chad.R