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• All - EU tyre labelling confusion 31 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  Seeing as the new tyre ratings are for rolling resistance, wet braking and noise are about to come into force, I thought I'd check out how my tyres fared. My tyres are 175/70R13T The new Kleber came up with a pretty poor rating: Rolling resistance: F, wet braking: C, noise 69
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  Is Mercedes liable for sensotronic brake control failures on a Mercedes E320? 11 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Mercede-Benz has confirmed via diagnostics that the SBC unit on our 2004 Mercedes E320CDI has gone. I am aware there have been problems with this unit,...
• Skoda Fabia Classic (2001) - MOT failure... indication of cost! 26 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  them and they said the person who should have rang, had gone home. So now we are sitting here with the worry all night, not knowing if we need to buy a new car or not! Here is the list of failures! Break failures: RBT Park Brake efficiency 15% Parking brake lever has
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  Is it normal for my CVT automatic Toyota Yaris to roll backwards when on a hill in 'Drive'? 9 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I find that my new Toyota Yaris TR VVT-i CVT will roll backwards on a hill in "Drive" unless I have my foot on the accelerator or brake. This seems wrong...
• Peugeot 1007 - Peugeot 1007 rear brake calipers won't wind back 2 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, Over the weekend I tried to change the rear brake pads on my wife's 1007. On the right side the piston just would not go back in. It turns clockwise but does not retract (it will not turn anticlock) I went to the local dealers, from whom we bought the car and to whom we have
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  Passat Estate - Is it worth repairing? 5 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I've had this car for a few years but had a problem recently whereby it would suddenly feel like the brakes had been slammed on for an instant whilst driving. It...
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  To change or not to change my car? 6 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have owned a Hyundai i30 with a 1.6 petrol engine for last three years and I am thinking of changing my car. I have been offered a SEAT Leon Cupra R,...
• Audi TT Coupe - Failed Break Booster in Brand New Audi TT 2.0 TFSI 28 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  a mere c.800 miles use, a constant hissing noise developed from around the above's brake pedal
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  Thirst among equals 26 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Hyundai i10 on HJ's recommendation but am unhappy about the fuel consumption. It is not used for many long runs but we live in a rural location...
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  Should my stepdaughter's Mazda 5's brake pads have been replaced under warranty? 13 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My stepdaughter's 2007 Mazda 5 has had a squealing noise which comes of its own accord, but when you touch the brake pedal the noise goes away. This was...
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  VW Polo - Automatic transmission problems 15 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter has a 2003 VW Polo automatic, which now and again does not respond in any way when she tries to start the engine. After fiddling with the...
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  Braking up is hard to do 24 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  In your VW Touran review you mention a possible recall given the number of ABS control unit faults. Mine has just developed this 'feature' and before...
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  Padshow 23 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I've owned a Mondeo SCI 1.8 Ghia petrol since new in 2005, and always had it serviced at a franchised Ford dealer at the correct intervals. At the 50k...
• Scenic 03 - 1.9 Dci Fidji 23 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Dear all, I have a little problem with the above. Since buying it from the main dealer last year, I have had trouble free motoring until now. Just before I bought the car, Renault fitted new brake pads to the front. However, as the cold weather has started, the breaks make a slight irritating
• Replacing wheel cylinder (all vehicles) 2 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  have heard that I "should" replace both wheel cylinders and also the brake shoes. I can understand replacing both cylinders - if one's leaking, the other probably won't be too long. I don't usually replace central locking motors in sets of four, though. Is the other one really likely to fail next
• D'oh, why me? 3 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  not really in a singing mood earlier this morning, came out of house dressed in my best to go into town, only to find a large black stain under my car that ran into the gutter. Dabbed stain, rubbed it 'tween finger and thumb...felt oily!, sniffed it..came to conclusion twas brake fluid!. went back
• Towing 23 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  servo braking and powered steering! Solid, instant, torque from our manual gearbox V70 2.4T made the towing part a breeze, but there were a few BOING, Boing, boing, bng, bg moments along the way when I was hauling the SAAB in to the biggest roundabout gap he was ever gong to get, when the driver would
• Omega Auto Box 6 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  I cannot believe that I am adding to the plethora of Omega threads...... The Boss has got an Omega Auto. 1999 I think it is. Anyway, when one first starts an Omega the display panel says something along the lines of "Brakelight Check" which disappears as soon as you press and release the brake
• M4 this morning 21 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Anyone know what the cause was - not by any chance someone braking for one of the new speed cameras?
• Vauxhall Signum - Random EML 15 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  Hi, Hopefully a small, weird one, but I have newly acquired a 1.9CDTI Signum (2006) and noticed one of the brake lights was not working. I’ve reconnected it and the spanner in car light came on. That’s fine, turned ignition off and back on again and it stayed off. However the EML