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  Can I reject my unreliable Land Rover? 21 Apr 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a five year old Land Rover Defender from an approved dealer, with 38,000 miles on the clock. The car was sold with a two year warranty. Over...
• Ford Focus - Ford Focus intermittent electrical failure 14 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  . Nothing happening on turning the ignition key. I arrived 10 minutes later and found car in that state - nothing would work, not even slight noices or dim lights, nothing. I pushed the car into another space and waited for a friend to arrive with jump leads. Before the friend arrive
• Renault Clio II 1.2 16V - Renault Clio 1.2 16V misfire 3 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  TDC Sensor Coil pack, with leads twice one was a brand new one
• Skoda Octavia 1.2 TSi S - Replacing my Mondeo 1 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  So I'm finally replacing my 2002 1.8 petrol Mondeo hatchback.  I was generally happy with the car though it had a few problems other than wear items - fuel pump, two springs, other suspension parts, wheel bearings, HT leads, rear calipers.  But for an 11 year old car owned for 8 years
• Asda parking fine 4 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  and timer on dash and parked in disabled bay. I had not been out for over six weeks so had to do shopping being disabled means it takes me much longer than most as i have to rest every 10/15 minutes as i become dizzy weak and disorianted if i don't rest which leads to passing out or vomiting . I do have
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  Why is one insurance company increasing premiums for drivers who have attended a speed awareness course? 19 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  A leading insurance company is to increase premiums for people who have attended speed awareness courses on the grounds that having exceeded the speed...
• Car insurance miscalculated, want me to pay more 28 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  eventually hung up. When I called back to find out what was happening they said they had added £64 to my premium as it was undercalculated due to me not telling them about this accident. They said failure to pay would lead to cancellation of my insurance
• Nissan Almera (2000 - 2006) - Loosing power, noisy engine 21 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  to JN1TENT30U0035143 Defect: The timing chain tensioner may become defective, which can result in the timing chain jamming. Should this occur, the engine may stall or fail to start. The condition may also result in the camshaft turning in a non-uniform fashion, which could lead to the failure of the vacuum pump drive
• 53 Plate Honda Civic 1.7 cdti (manual) - Honda Civic Woe's; Starting & How to tow ? 15 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  and wipers work ok.  I'm no mechanic but given the noise she heard, the lack of a clear click and the apparent abundance of power, would I be right in thinking that it might be either the starter motor or solenoid ?. This leads me onto my next question; my ford  fusion has 2 very clear
• vw golf mk6 gt 1.4 tsi 160 - VW warranty repair 21 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  . This leads to my dilema, because unlike the others I did not get a new engine. First thing to say is that the dealership were great and supplied me a loan car throughout. However, they were following the VW fault diagnosis proceedure (which is fair enough as VW were paying) but did take rather a long
• Volkswagen Passat - Injector Fault 2 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  ? And the question is how come after doing health check 3 days before engine can die. Is Injector fault a big risk to the car in future ? will it lead to any other problem in future ? Please can I get answers on this so that I can speak with the vw dealer acc. to that. Thanks in advance
• Citroen ZX 1.9D 1997 (Non Turbo) - Changing Bendix Calliper on a Citroen ZX 1.9D 1997 20 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  with a juddering motion comming form the front nearside, which after some reading leads me to believe that this caliper is sticking and causing the brake fluid to travel back up the pipe, hence the juddering, does this sound like a reasonalbe diagnosis? Any way I tried to initially bleed the brakeds to get rid
• InsCo encouraging Fraud after No Fault Accident? 18 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  leading’ insurance company, and I was relieved and pleasantly surprised when they confirmed that the third party had admitted liability and they were going to treat it as a no-fault accident
• Volvo 240/260 - car just dead, driving smooth, then lambda sond on 8 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  ;} --> I am driving Volvo 240 's for a long time but this one 1991 with lambda sond is giving me headaches. Basically, my car runs smoothly, sometimes problems with wet start but runs at the end. All electrics renewed: distributer cap, leads, plugs, bobine. But driving around sometimes the car just
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  My Mazda 323 will not run - what's wrong with it? 27 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  This afternoon my X-reg 1.4-litre Mazda 323 died. The engine starts but will not run, it's as if the ignition is being switched off. I'm guessing there...
• Nissan Almera N16 (2003) - Nissan Almera Brake Problems? 25 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  off gently to confirm that it is a rotational issue. Indeed i find that as the wheels turn, the groan goes from quiet to audible.  This leads me to believe the following potential culprits:   Warped brake discs Possibly early signs
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - 99 1.0 Starting problem, is now stalling problem 18 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  My K11 would not start mid december, called out a "mechanic" who diagnosed the coil was away. He changed (or said he did) the HT leads, rotar arm, dizzy cap, spark plugs and coil. Whatever he did, the car then started. However, I now have a new problem. The car will run for 5 mins, then begins
• Campervan - Help please 31 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  . We thought that the Fiat Ducatto (Tribute, Adria or Timberland) seemed a good option but have since found forums that slate the Fiat terribly. Reverse gear ratio leading to burnt-out clutches, gearbox problems etc seem not uncommon. We are noticing vans of about the right size such as Mercedes
• Blue flashing lights 29 May 2009 (Forum)
  would have been inevitable. There was no pavement on the side of the road leading to Dooley Lane, so nowhere for me to pull in out of the way. Eventually, at the Dooley Lane traffic lights, I managed to pull to the nearside (my journey required me to turn right at this point, but that would have been
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 03 1.9 intermitent fault ASB & ESP lights and engi 17 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  occured-showed to manager who said that he would retain car for further testing. On Wed manager rang to say that fault had not occured again even after a number of road tests. Visited dealer advised of tests done ECU (management system)perfect, electrics OK,leads, sensors. Advised if fault occured again