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• Peugeot 207S 1,4CC- 2008 - Peugeot 207S 2008 water in ECU problem 23 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  broken down on numerous occasions and in dangerous situation and had to pay to be towed home on each occasion. I have read on dozens of sites like this that there could be several different causes - even getting a new loom costing £1500 did not work for some.  I have tried drying
• Looking for cheap reliable Japanese car for my gf 14 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  thing is most official car review websites seem to state at least 4/5 stars for reliability for most cars stating reliability should be good. However this is not what you here from garages and people from the RAC who come to tow your car! I think they may only look at within warranty failures etc. We
• Chrysler Voyager - car keeps breaking down with no prior warning when driving along 26 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  unpredictable as it happens without any notice, i think this is extremely dangerous as if i was on the motor way my car just stops dead without any notice I tried a new fuel filter but the same kept happening i had it towed to a garage where they put the machine on a diagnostic machine - everything came
• Peugeot expert Hdi 2002 - Peugeot expert fault, need an experts input ! 18 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  seconds and run fine till the fault re occurred, this got more frequent until I was towing a car home and had to disconnect fuel rail sensor to get home, went to start van one day and it wouldn't start, looked on forum and tried double pin relay, connector was damaged so I wired up new relays and the van
• Mitsubishi Shogun - Bought auto 4wd with warranty, blamed for failure 22 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  speed in 4wd (which wasn't working anyway) or having it towed - which I definitely did not do.  It's a little garage that has apparently made these claims not a main dealer etc I'd had the car at this time a little over 2 weeks and chased getting the car into his garage several times via
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  Can you recommend a practical car for £15,000? 1 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I need a new or nearly new car for £15,000. I'm quite active and will need something that's reliable, economical and large enough to carry a dog cage and...
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  Electrical problems with Renault Espace 10 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Last week, I was driving home in my 2009 Renault Espace and decided to stop off at a shop. When I got back into the car, it would not start. There appeared...
• Mazda 6 2.2D estate TS2 - Mazda 6 2010 engine failure due to oil blockage 25 May 2014 (Forum)
   Mazda roadside assistance and I had the car towed to the mazda dealership in Coventry. They have since stripped the engine and over numerous question and answer sessions, they have explained the problem and a full report has been sent to Mazda UK last Thursday 27/2/14, after two weeks of invetsigation
• Mitsubishi Space Wagon - Garage stumped! 24 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  problems then 5 months ago in the heavy rain weather my car gave a problem when driving home. Just as though it had water in the petrol. Upon investigation my local garage said they couldn't see any problem. Then again,on driving the car from the garage, the same problem. Was towed back to the garage
• Corsa 1.3 CDTi 2012 model - DPF issues 11 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  purchased a 1.3 CDTi Vauxhall Corsa Ecoflex Active in September 2012 and have had nothing but trouble with it. It is currently in the garage following stalling to a stop on the dual carriageway and required to be towed to the dealership garage. it has currently been in for 5weeks now and they are apparently
• Volvo XC90 - credit car hire- solicitors and court problems 19 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  back in 2010 i was involved in a no fault accident while returning from holiday towing a caravan. My car was hit on a bend by a motorcyclist who had lost control, unfortunately he died at the scene and as a consequence my car and caravan were taken for police checks. My car was written off
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  My clutch failed two years after replacement - was it faulty when fitted? 17 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Almost two years ago, at 149,722 miles, a local garage replaced the original clutch, dual mass flywheel and spigot bearing of my Land Rover Discovery....
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  Can I use nitrogen instead of air in my tyres? 12 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  At a recent visit to ATS Tyres they suggested that I inflate the tyres on my Land Cruiser with nitrogen saying that this leads to better handling of the...
• 1999 Ford Focus TDDi estate - Engine cut out on motorway. Will not restart. 29 May 2012 (Forum)
  ) and they couldn't fix it on the roadside but said it was a suspected fuel pump problem and towed me home. I had low fuel level (just under quarter full) but the gauge has always been very reliable and no warning light came on. I suspected I'd run out of fuel because of the hill - and that's what it felt
• Car for commuting 13 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  they would compare both to each other and to the Bora? One final point is I have to tow a light dinghy sometimes which is why I want to stay with diesel rather than petrol. Thanks in advance!
• Peugeot 306 HDi X Reg - Loss of power and white smoke from exhaust 30 May 2011 (Forum)
  ... then 20mph - lots of white smoke from exhaust. AA towed me to services, although when car was ticking over there wasn't no sign of any problem. No smoke, sounded sweet, nothing on the dash to indicate a problem at all. AA recovered it and they managed to drive it fine on an off the trailer
• Audi A3 - Almost crashed due to shoddy garage repair. 9 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  was also braking and nearly at a standstill- by swerving onto the central reservation and doing a bit of off-road until the car finally came to rest. The AA came out and discovered that the brake fluid container was completely empty, suggesting a leak, and a tow truck had to be called to take
• Renault Scenic - Car died as I was driving it!!! 30 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  Hi ya, Was just wondering if anyone could help me pls? We bought a renault scenic on 8th may, on the 10th june the car completely died on me as I was driving my daughter to nursery, and so I got towed by the aa to the garage we bought it from. The garage said they would fix the car at no cost
• Volkswagen Lupo (1999 - 2004) - Diesel filled with unleaded 26 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  & bought her a new motor (more dosh than sense).So shes round tonight asking what to do with the Lupo,I asked what she wanted for it,replied 200, I choked on my whiskey,ran upstairs & came back with 10 twentys.Will tow it up to my indie 2morrow for the once over,im hoping for an easy fix as remember being
• Vauxhall Combo van (2002 - ) - 05 1.3 Turbo failure then oil pump failure 12 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  What a nightmare I have had. I purchased an ex post office combo 1.3 diesel with 30000 miles about 6 weeks ago. I drove it for 80 miles until it came to a grinding halt. I had it towed to a garage for investigation. after two weeks (dont ask), it was discovered that the turbo had failed and dumped