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• Which? Reliability survey - Vol 2. 19 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  and if the alarm has gone then it\'s a false alarm\" After 3 sets of steering wheel stalks, 2 replacement Control Units, 3 brake light switches etc etc etc I was handed the car and asked to \"see how I get on\" \"Have you fixed it?\" I ask. \"No\" is the answer. I kept their courtesy car and told the dealership
• Cutting out when idling - Merc C240 12 May 2004 (Forum)
  in the last 3K miles), it\'s irritating. It has only ever happened when I\'m in a queue, and when the engine\'s about three quarters warmed up. Typically, I\'ll be stopped, foot on brake (selector in \'drive\') and the engine just cut out, all dash lights on, and no engine. If I select Park, switch off
• New Fiesta 2003 startup failure! 23 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  -sell it without fixing the problem after 8.5 months of doing nothing. If you have the same car you would ofcourse know but, I will write again for those who may not know. To start the car you must: 1 - Position the shift at neutral 2 - Press brake 3 - Ignate Tonight I have tried for 30 times
• Hell is other drivers... 22 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  indicating whilst on it (Salesmen/Company car drivers) 8) Lorries that race each other on motorways, despite the fact it takes several miles to pass each other. (erm - lorries) 9) Those that drive in spurts and slam their brakes on (small cars or estates usually) 10)Those that block entire lanes
• FWD transmission noise? 13 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  is a continuous, whining/grumbling noise (ie not a clicking CV joint type noise). It never occurs when the accelerator is not pressed, regardless of speed or amount of steering applied, and this applies whether the car is under engine braking or coasting. The volume/noticeability generally increases as the amount
• TuningBox for Diesels 21 Jun 2001 (Forum)
  consumption, but early impressions point towards a slight increase, but that is due to my new-found eagerness with my right foot! So I now have a two litre diesel car with nigh-on 130BHP and 330Nm of torque (It's the +60Nm torque that gives the car the performance boost) I just need better brakes now
• Car accident insurance advice 29 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  on the green phase coming to the stop line certainly expected to go on through the traffic and no doubt were accelerating at that time.When they were confronted with the sudden stopping there was insufficient time for them to apply their brakes and stop in a timely manner. I am of the view that under
• Vauxhall Zafira A - How long can an average petrol car run for? 24 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  We bought a Vauxhall Zafira A four years ago, when we got it the engine on it was just under 100,000 miles.  Since then we've had a number of things fixed on it - we've had new exhaust, clutch, radiator, timing belt, water pump, spring, brake pads, brake discs, shock absorbers, etc
• Renault Espace (1997 - 2002) - Diesel Problem Vol2 19 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  the wiser. The stalling is not that serious but it could be. The loss of power which until you re-cycle the ignition means that the brakes and steering are much less effective which downhill on a bend leading up to a busy road might cause a scare. Along with all of the other reports on this website I think
• Any - Stop / Start Systems 10 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  /start is also one of the root causes of one of the worst driving techniques on our roads today. The 'habit' of sitting at junctions with foot on brake blinding the driver behind with your brake lights. Instead of putting car into neutral with handbrake on, like you was taught to do for your test!!!!
• Any (preferably expendable) - NeoChoke1 8 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  of trial and error.     Going "live" on the car, I mated my brake bleeding enema syringe (Mityvac my a***..er..as it were) to a gas blowtorch, more or less closing the rear off with wadded plastic bag.   [url=http://www.servimg.com/view/18149521/161][img
• Audi TT (51 Plate Reg 2002) - Second Hand Car Purc 7 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  fractured, brake discs overly worn (MOT failure),  Dash pod playing up with regards engine temps.  Try to contact dealer but no answer - Drove car away from mechanic that evening (fuming!), oil pressure light appears
• Audi TT (51 Plate Reg 2002) - Second Hand Car Purchase From Trader 6 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  release bearings potentially about to fail (not noticed on day of purchase as noise was reduced when car was hot!) , rear nearside coil spring fractured, brake discs overly worn (MOT failure),  Dash pod playing up with regards engine temps.  Try to contact dealer but no answer
• Bail runs out on Friday [Read only] 28 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  on no swearing} I'm an observant driver and I'd not seen the van at all on my way home, so I had no idea what i'd done. I set off up the bus lane behind him to pull into one of the laybys when he jammed his brakes on and i must have been mm from the back of the van,he then drove off again and we ended up
• Jaguar S-Type (1999 - 2007) - Long term running report on an 04 diesel auto. 1 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  up at the 60K mark & this included a brake fluid change. Total was £500. At this service I reported a squawk noise when in full throttle kickdown & this was dealt with by an additive in the gearbox. The final service in my hands was at 76K and was a wallet thumping £1080! As it wasn?t just a service
• Discovered my new tyres are wrong size 3 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  I got a quote for a new tyre, from my local garage/tyre-supplier. I then asked if I got 4 could he knock a bit off - he came back with a figure which was 8.8% off. He was also requested to fit new rear brake shoes. 2 days later, I dropped the car off first thing in the morning, had him make
• VW MOT Con 29 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  have to leave it all day. We turn up at 4:30 and are told by 5pm that my girlfriends 1998 1.6S VW Approved used car which we have had 6 months and driven 2500miles in had failed on three points: 1> Buldging brake pipe 2> Split brake servo vacuum hose 3> Broken exhaust bracket The woman
• Honda CR-V - Replacing suspension 27 Sep 2024 (Forum)
  , and leave the rest? Spoke with the wife about it, and she is not really happy to go with it, as she think in such old car there would be something another to fix sooner or later and the car could finish in sc*** yard due to overall corrosion issue or if something major brake, so she think putting £500
• 2016 Ford Galaxy - Ford BMS Reset- Heated Screen not working. 30 Dec 2022 (Forum)
  on ignition then push rear for five times then hazards three times. This did not appear to work then I found another video for a mondeo saying to turn on the ignition then flash front lights five times and push the brake three times. I still got no flashing battery light to suggest it had reset. Has anyone
• Nissan Qashqui Tekna 2016 - Nissan Qashqui engine failure 11 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  I bought my car on finance 20 months ago so it is a couple of months less than 4 year old at the moment. It has a full service car plan with Nissan and has been well maintained. the mileage is approx 45,000. On the Friday, it had been in my local garage to get brake pads fitted and two