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  Ignition coming on of its own accord in my Peugeot 806 22 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Peugeot 806 ignition won't turn off without brake pedal being depressed, then comes on again on its own when the door is opened - even without keys in.
• VW dealer - great service!! 24 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  and tensioner, check brakes (noisy) and check f/n/s door hinge mechanism as it was clicking a bit on opening/closing. Brakes were found to be OK, door adjusted. I expected a bill of about £600-650. It was £571, which I thought was pretty good. AND.... they replaced all 4 injectors
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  Winter tyre sizes on a Kia Sportage 25 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Will 255/55 x 18 winter tyres be ok to fit to my Sportage which currently has 235/55 R18 fitted? The winter tyres would be fitted to suitable steel wheels...
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  Winter Tyres/Wheel size 26 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We have a 56 reg Skoda Roomster 1.9 tdi fitted with 205/45 R16 Bridgestone tyres on alloy wheels. We are looking to buy and fit a set of winter tyres,...
• Volkswagen Polo III - Fully comp- Insurers won't pay due to light turned 8 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  Had a bump and it was my fault, i admitted that and as i was fully comp was expecting a payout for my car. My dad fixed my break pads last year for the m.o.t and it passed no problem, he did however switch off the brake warning light as it would not turn off whatever he tried
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  Which automatic cars are fitted with an electric handbrake? 31 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My wife needs to replace her Peugeot 206 automatic. It suits her because, due to arthritis, she is unable to press the button on the gear lever used to...
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  Separation 31 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2004 Renault Scenic and am unable to remove one of the front alloy wheels due to the centre being welded to the brake drum. I have tried Plus...
• Pikes peak 27 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  the course record) and filled the car with smoke, he pressed on with 4 km to go using left foot braking to keep what engine revs he had up, and when he finally completed the course, the overheated brakes caused the tyres to explode in flames. He came second in class Here is one of the the highest quality
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  Skimmed alive 17 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have owned a CRV for a year and from new have had a judder when applying the rear brakes. Honda has said that it will solve the problem by skimming the...
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 05 2.0Tdci Engine Management/Fuel Problem 4 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  the engine is turned on after refuelling. 2. Sometimes when driving along (either cruising or accelerating) all revs vanish and the engine brakes slowing the car rapidly, almost like emergency braking. This can be quite disconcerting and dangerous particularly when there is a vehicle close behind. It seems
• Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - 2001 1.5dci - ABS light intermittantly on and off. 29 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  out of field by a tractor. Resultant mud in the wheel arch, suspention mounts and brakes was severe. All has been cleaned now but the ABS warning light has been going on and off intermittently. I can feel a slight decrease in feeling from the brakes but overall efficiency seems fine
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 01 1.3 Cost of repairs for failed MOT 23 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  I'm starting to wonder how I ever got by without this site! I've just this minute got back in from taking my 01 fiesta flight for it's MOT which expires on the 8/8/08 and it's failed on 3 things. 1. Offside front brake pipe excessively corroded 2. Nearside front (rear bush) suspension arm rubber
• Volvo - 00 T5 Auto Box Problem 9 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, i've just bought a 2000 Volvo V70 T5 Auto (Late shape one) from auction. When I first had the car, the battery was flat and I jumped start it and it started at first turn. Then on the dashboard, the Brake warning light, Traction control light ,ABS light and ENGINE light stay on and it says
• Shell ESL Donax EBL brake fluid 24 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Having just taken delivery of my new car (ok Landrover Defender) I'm now playing the 'read the handbook and work out what fluid is ok where' game. Googling...
• Volvo S40 braking 1 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Car is a Volvo S40 1.8 1998s. During freezing weather earlier this year I was unable to stop the car completely going down a steep hill. Hill was not gritted...
• Problems with Rover 75 6 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  worse. Only notice it when going over rough broken surfaces. 2. Rumbling noise when I brake, has all new pads front and back and the discs are still ok, this seems to be coming from the back brakes 3. Although not going to fail its MOT on it but the engine rattles at 3000rpm under full load up
• Audi A3 - steering knock & scored discs 10 May 2005 (Forum)
  for it - replaced the REAR shockers as a fix. Needless to say this didn't work. Neither did a strip, lube and re-torque of the front end. I don't want to keep going back and forwards - any clues? A second point on this - any other A3 owners feel their brake discs are scored? Mine feel ribbed, and they grind under
• 306 MOT Failure 8 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  C.V. boot split Off side rear shock absorber mounting bottom bushes (extra movement) Parking brake isn\'t very effective Extra travel on parking brake lever Please forgive me if all that sounds a bit weird, but its what the guy wrote down on the failure slip (hand writing was a bit hard to read
• Tyres 27 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  I would like to share a recent lesson learned regarding directional and non directional tyres, apologies if you all now this. I recently had a puncture in the front near side tyre, swapped with the spare which was a non directional, however the off side front was a directional. When I was braking
• Automatic-transmission problems 22 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  MB 320 Is there an auto guru out there who recognizes these symptoms: * On four occasions during a 200-mile trip, the engine revs surged before the transmission engaged properly, at which point the car moved onwards with a bit of a jolt. On each occasion, I had braked for a roundabout