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Mazda 6 - 2l petrol Mazda 6 stalling at junctions 11 Mar 2013 (Forum)
My 55-plate 2l petrol Mazda 6 has started stalling when approaching junctions and when putting the clutch in or coasting for short distances at slow speeds (in car parks or traffic queues for example) When this happens, the revs drop below the normal idling range (650-700), bounce up -
Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 98 1.9 Running fine, now won't start! 5 Feb 2010 (Forum)
sure. The dash needles flicked intermittantly and sometimes stuck in one position but the car ran fine. After getting in after leaving it for about 5 hours parked up started as normal, although didn't have heated screen, hazards, speedo, rev counter, fuel guage or odometer. The headlights -
VW Golf 1.6 FSI Auto 2005 - VW Golf 1.6 FSI Auto Tranmission fault? 16 Sep 2016 (Forum)
mode and got stuck in first gear then the dashboard gear indicator went blank. She parked up when safe to do so with engine running and I saw the auto box gears PRNDS were all highlighted red. Then she switched the key off and key on again (engine off), six beeps occurred. Key -
ford focus 1.0 100ps zetec ecoboost 2013 - Engine failure warning 22 Jul 2015 (Forum)
roughly. Switched off & restarted,running perfectly. Used the car this evening,warning came up again & proceeded to go into "limp mode". Parked up,switched off,re started & idled for 5 mins & all fine. Got down the road & warning again,but car running perfectly?? Anyone -
Toyota Avensis 2004 - knocking on steering 6 Sep 2011 (Forum)
It began as an intermittent knocking sound on column when changing steering wheel direction parking but developed to also making a similar sound on rough roads. smooth roads are fine and silent at any speed. Local mechanic initially thought it was play where -
dvla what is going on 12 Nov 2010 (Forum)
disc or declared S.O.R.N . The DVLA admitted that they had got it wrong when I telephoned them and they realised that my vehicle was S.O.R.N and they returned it with no charge. A week goes by and everything is fine, my vehicle was returned and I had -
Yaris starting problem 17 Dec 2002 (Forum)
it was attempting to fire occasionally. I finally got it started by pumping the throttle and it has run and started fine since. My only thought is that last night I pulled it forward about 6' to allow a friend to get parked behind me. As the car hadn't been out all day and was only turned on for about 10 seconds -
ford fiesta 1.6tdci - fiesta - repair to steering - like driving on ice 9 Dec 2012 (Forum)
parking etc. That's now gone - all they old me was it was a "bolt" that had been replaced and it was now secure. I had new tyres fitted approx 6 weeks before this and the tracking done and the car was holding the road very well. since the repair the steering has gone very light -
Car Park failing to stop/report dangerous driving 18 Oct 2013 (Forum)
it like a fine tooth combe i bought it as a four year old car so would have had tiny key scratches etc this was back in june, i filled out the form to say my son was driving, he also replied by email to the station saying i drove the car i was in the car park but not quite at the time they had -
Nissan Micra 2003 - Nissan Micra problems 27 Jan 2018 (Forum)
for a second. I stopped the car for a minute but everything seemed normal and I carried on home with no other problems. Today, though, was a different story. I drove to the shops fine but coming back all hell broke lose. Various warning lights appeared on and off on the control panel including -
Vauxhall Vectra B 2001 1.8 lt - engine ecu 17 Dec 2014 (Forum)
it did not cut out but they did change the ecu relay car seemed ok for a few weeks . Took the car out all fine parked up about 1 hour later got into car it started but the car and spanner light came on pushed down on throttle nothing there, turned car of and on three or 4 times then it started light went -
Hit a wing mirror 2 May 2013 (Forum)
Hi, On the way home today I had to go through this narrow road. There were parked cars on both sides so I had to go between them. I was in 2nd gear so I was doing about 20ish in a 30 zone. As I was driving between the cars, my passenger wing mirror hit a parked cars wing mirror -
School Entrance Markings Offences 13 Mar 2004 (Forum)
Folks, Are these markings invisibile these days? I often do the school run on my bike with my youngest on a separate crossbar saddle. The school is on a narrow-ish lane with some turning/parking areas at the far end. Most parents don't park or drop off on the yellow school entrance markings -
Road fund licence 12 Feb 2003 (Forum)
might she get in to, and how likely is it that she will? As I say, the car is parked well off the road, so someone would have to go looking for it not having a tax disc, but she can ill afford to get a fine or similar over this. Also, will she be able to get a copy of the MOT from the garage that did -
Good buy or leave well alone? 6 Sep 2001 (Forum)
. So I phoned to find out more details and get the low down on why the car was being offered at this price. Having one previous owner the car had basically been parked in a car park which flooded in the deluges earlier this year. The water rose to the level of the seats but has now, so I was informed -
Audi A4 - Braking problems 25 Jan 2023 (Forum)
the accelerator but clutch was engaged so no dramas there. Released the brake and reapplied and the car stopped. Immediately took it to Kwik Fit for a brake check, explained the issue but they checked it over and suggested everything checked out fine. 2. Was at a junction. thought I could go but a speeding car -
6 weeks with the Superb 1.4 TSi 150 PS 31 May 2018 (Forum)
distance (you can turn off the Collision avoidance) and its fine with no surprise braking from the car. The ACC can still be trying at times, its easy to get in a lane on the motorway with cruise set at 73 mph and find yourself doing 65 mph without realising it simply because that is what the car in front -
Police & Car Crime 7 Nov 2002 (Forum)
I come from southern England and just experienced something that?s really wound me up. About 2 months ago I had my car parked in front of a friend?s car out side my mum and dads house. To give a vague idea, its a long street with speed humps, residents cars parked up both sides with a road that?s -
2008 Renault Clio Initiale - Loud bang from drivers side then loose steering 10 Sep 2021 (Forum)
Hello! I was parked stationary on a side kerb yesterday. I started the car as normal and turned the steering wheel to the right to dismount the kerb. I then heard a loud bang/pop from the front drivers side. Checked tyres etc everything seemed to be fine. When I started driving I noticed -
Ford Kuga - Engine Malfunction 14 Jan 2019 (Forum)
Hi guys. Hi have an kuga 2008 2.0 diesel manual. I own this car for 6 months with no issues. 4 days ago I want to mecanic to change timing belt and water pump. Everthing was fine. But today when i was preparing to park my car, a massage came with " engine malfunction". And everytime when I trun