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• Volvo S60 (2000 - 2009) - 02 2.4 d5 drivers wheel clicking 9 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  my car has started making a clicking noise from the drivers wheel once i reach speeds over 40mph,the noise cannot be heard once window is down although i think this is due to wind noise and the clicking noise seems to be traveling through the car body.I have checked all bushes & brakes, everything
• Volkswagen Bora (1999 - 2006) - 2004 1.9TDi ESP Warning Light 10 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  the fault, could it be brakes or something more sinister?
• Honda CR-V (1997 - 2002) - 1999 2.0 Humming noise 6 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  I have a humming noise which can be heard when the car is stationary or when im braking. The noise is a lot louder when the air filter and the air intake tube are removed. If I tap the gas pedal the sound goes away but always returns. My mechanic had a quick look but is scratching his head
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - Car sitting for a while 16 May 2008 (Forum)
  Because of a operation my car has already been sitting for 2 months. Its going to be another 2 months before I can drive again. Its a 1999 1.8 Vectra. When I start to drive it again how should I do it? Take it for a long run straight away, short runs, pump the brakes, kick the bumper?? I have
• Peugeot 406 Coupe (1997 - 2003) - 99 V6 - Water collecting somewhere in the bodywork 22 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  T reg, V6 Automatic, 3.0 litre I know it has been raining, but the car has been largely parked on my driveway, and not driven through any floods, at the moment when accelerating or braking you can hear a large amount of water sloshing around I think either in the passenger door or in the sills
• towing at night 27 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Lats night (christmas night) while returning elderly relatives to their homes we came up behind a vehicle with its brake lights on,but traveling at 20 - 25 MPH.It was not clear at first what was happening, when I sused the situation and overtook the vehicle it was being towed by a vehicle without
• getting up to speed on the hard shoulder 7 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  twice in the last few days I've encountered cars joining the motorway from the hard shoulder (after a breakdown or wheel change or ???) and they've moved straight onto lane 1 from rest. The consequential hard braking and swerving from traffic already travelling at speed luckily did not result
• Vauxhall - Movano gear linkage issues 19 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  brake cables" (sorry its late and I cannot find the appropriate name for them :) ) Is this a maintenance issue I can deal with myself, i.e tighten up or replace the linkages? Thanks, Dan
• 99 414 Screech/Whistle from front o/side 22 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  My 1999 Rover 414, 47k miles, not driven particularly had has developed an intermittent whistle / screech. It comes from the front offside when going around a bend at 30 to 40 mph ish. The front brake pads were changed 10k miles ago (11 months ago). Could it be a wheel bearing on the way out
• Lights in general 2 May 2007 (Forum)
  in traffic with their foot on the brake pedal, dazzling everyone behind. Why? Cars still have handbrakes don't they? There must be some device that can prevent this, some inertia sensor or something. It must be a solveable problem. Concrete.
• Dent repair suggestions 21 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Hey guys Had a scarey experience this mornin was driving in london and had a mentalist slam on his brakes make us stop and got out and started ranting at us like a loony toon! As we tried to speed away he gave the car a good kick and made a dent in th rearside passenger wing and one know a good
• M reg Punto rear lights flash 17 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  I have offered to have a look at my Neighbours rear lights on his M reg Punto this Sunday When he indicates right, the left indicator and both? brake lights flash dimly. I only saw the problem tonight, so did not see what happens when indicating right. I am guessing that the earth going to each
• Help, I'm skidding on ice! I'll get out. 18 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Interesting to see how drivers react when skidding towards an accident. Most freeze but some actually get out! tinyurl.com/yn9plh Obviously the best thing to do would be to release the brakes giving more chance to steer out. I feel smug knowing I would have done that because I did on two
• Ford Focus, is it ABS, what revision ? 3 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  I've just bought a Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec 2001 (51) reg. Besides getting up to speed and slamming the brakes on is there a simple way to determine if it has ABS or not. Also on the pricing guide there are two verions for this reg a 1.6 zetec and a 1.6 (revised 2001) zetec. What is 'revised' and how
• Daddy's little helper 22 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  I asked my 4 year old daughter to help me clean the car over the weekend. She obvioulsy got bored with doing that and managed to reach up and get hold of my oil can and proceeded to empty the contents in the front and rear brakes soaking all the pads and discs in engine oil. How good is she ? I
• fiat Stilo 2 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Hi hope somebody can help. I have recently purchased a fiat stilo and it seemed to be fine but i have noticed a couple of little things. Firstly there is a squeaking noise coming from the front of the car not sure if it near or off side. If i tap the brakes it seems to stop the noise for a short
• passat front suspension/drive noise 7 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  hello, help please, got a worsening noise from the front of my 2000 W plate 2.8 4 Motion. First noticed it under braking but checked it over as best I can and can see nothing obviously amiss there or with any of the rubber bushes. Noise is now there under drive and I think worse when cornering
• ford fiesta service after being sorn 29 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Hello. My daughter has just decided that she wants to learn to drive. She has a fiesta on the drive that has been there since march the battery is flat so we purchased a new one. It needs servicing but we don't know which one to have. The brakes need servicing too and the tyres may need
• 2003 Astra 1.6 Sport. ABS or not? 21 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  and couldn't see an ABS block, just two brake pipes going towards the back of the car, and 1 towards each wheel. Any ideas?
• Don't be polite, it's dangerous 19 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  This keeps happening to me - how about you? I'm driving along an A road at 40 to 50 mph at the tail end of a line of traffic. Behind me, nothing. Up ahead is a junction with a car waiting to turn in our out. The car ahead of me brakes to a halt to allow the car in or out of the minor road. Yours