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  • Golf mk7 2013 1.2l petrol - Remote key fob issues - Golf MK7 9 Jul 2023 (Forum)
    Hi all,  Weird sequence of events today.. got in my car like normal, remote key worked fine.. drove to gym and parked up for 90mins.  Come back to my car, the fob doesn't work. So i pop the outside of the handle off, use the key in the door, alarm goes off (not sure
  • N/A - Insurance liability and breaking the law 26 May 2019 (Forum)
    carriageway road. She'd been "let out" by a car, because there was congestion on that part of the road approaching traffic lights, and a "keep clear" zone was there to facilitate people entering/leaving that side road (which leads to a supermarket car park). However, a van was illegally overtaking
  • Vauxhall Vectra C 1.9 cdti sri 150 - electrical problem 18 Feb 2016 (Forum)
    Hi all sorry in advance for the rant .... got a vectra c 1.9 cdti sri 150  2004  last week was  on my way to work and the battery light came on and some 10 miles later I started to get warning lights flashing at me then power steering failed so parked in a bay and turned off
  • Mini one D - Alternator problem? Mini one 05 plate. 29 Jul 2015 (Forum)
    the engine cut out. After this the car wouldn't hold more than 5-6 volts and I couldn't drive home. It shocks me how the car was fine until I parked up and tried to restart it, no warning signs no distinctive noises. I am a student and a solitary cannot afford major repairs of my car. Does anybody know why
  • Ford Focus Ghia 2002 - 1.8 tdci - Flashing Glow PluG Light 17 Sep 2014 (Forum)
    was a great car. Then Wednesday the problems started.  I had been to the petrol station (Morrisons) to fill up with diesel and parked the car outside my house on the road for around 4 or 5 hours.  I then went to pull the car onto the drive and the glow plug light started flashing.  I
  • Car with similar performance of Citroen C3Airdream 8 Jul 2014 (Forum)
    1.6 with 120BHP?) 5. Good infotainment (Bluetooth Phone and Music streaming), SatNav (7 digit postcode) 6. Cruise Control, parking sensors 7. Saloon car or Hatchback but not Estate car I dont mind the car brand much so I am fine with new entry cars like Hyundai etc. My
  • Ford Focus - Ford Focus Mk1 Speedo not working when it's Hot 18 Jul 2013 (Forum)
    Hi, I noticed a few months ago that my speedo stopped working.  The car drove fine, no loss of power or engine cutting out, it was literally just the speedo and the mileometere. Havign read through the forums, I settled on the issue being the VSS (Variable Speed Sensor
  • Jeep Grand Cherokee - attempted dealer fob-off 1 Oct 2012 (Forum)
    . I've had it looked at by Woodlands Garage of St Helens which is the best garage in Great Britain, and they assure me all fluid levels are correct and so on so my maintenance is fine. The service department of the dealer is huffing and puffing about the warranty only being three months
  • Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 99 2.0 hdi - starting problems P0230 & P1138 24 Jul 2008 (Forum)
    My peugeot 306hdi is having starting problems and we are really struggling with what to try next to avoid taking to expensive dealers (not financially possible). The car was running fine and was parked up one day when i went to work, on returning it would only fire up and then cut out again. I
  • Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 2.5 V6 Auto - Auto cooling system? 15 Mar 2008 (Forum)
    have been trying to get it to repeat, by idling it on the drive after getting home from work. Nothing. This morning, I was not in traffic, but had just come back to the car after having parked it for about 20 mins! The engine was hot, but not overheating. Does anyone have any ideas what it may
  • Whats it worth - Car Value 4 Jun 2007 (Forum)
    Hi all, My dad is to sell his two beloved cars due to company car arrival They are 1. Audi A4 1.8 'P' Reg 122K miles This car is Bergundy Red, VGC bodywork wise. Has the odd stone chip and parking dent but nothing noticble to the eye. Front bumper has a several small paint peels about size
  • Ford Focus - Exhausted 28 Apr 2005 (Forum)
    woulnd't go at all. So I turn into a side street, turn off again, no warning lights. Check engine temp, fine. I know all the fluids were ok as I checked them just yesterday. Give Dad a ring and ask, should I take it home? He says yes, so I crawled home at little more than 20 mph, sounding like the engine
  • Mondeo TD gears difficult 24 Mar 2005 (Forum)
    to get into third, getting into first gear from neutral seemed to get more and more difficult, to the point where I was really having to force the stick. And switching up from there wasn't as easy as it should be either. When I got to the car park and needed to reverse, it was as equally difficult. When
  • 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
  • Bought a new car 1 Dec 2019 (Forum)
    wheel. Rear parking sensors or camera. A wee bit of get up and go, so about 100bhp. Was after quick availability, so no waiting on a factory order.   1st car to consider was the Fiesta Titanium 1.0 Ecoboost 100bhp. Have had 3 Fiesta’s
  • Mercedes B class 180d AMG - Quick review. 17 Feb 2018 (Forum)
    at the equipment, for a £27,000 vehicle it is poor. For that money you do not get the following which were standard on my old model SE. Front fogs Parking sensors (camera instead) Self park Auto dipping rear view mirror Folding mirrors I was also surprised it didn’t have: DAB radio Xenon headlights Heating
  • Vauxhall Corsa C - Corsa C won’t start first attempt, but will second 28 Nov 2014 (Forum)
    picture). [url] http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/538/Uesw8H.jpg [/url] OIL: Changed oil, oil looked fine, but the filter is a mess, fit for the skip
  • From The telegraph - Police admit using mobile speed cameras are 'like 26 Feb 2014 (Forum)
    . The Association of Scottish Police Superintendents (Asps) suggested tactics such as parking mobile camera vans on a bridge above stretches of motorway, such as the M9 approaching Stirling, is more likely to raise money than save lives
  • Jaguar XF 2.2D - Is it safe?? 12 Sep 2013 (Forum)
    was doing 70 mph on a dual carrigage way, very scary. I rang Jaguar and they sent out an AA van. The technician came but couldnt find anything wrong, reset the warning light and told me just to be careful. I drove for another 45mins fine then it went again on the M62 doing 75mph, very very scary as i
  • 2 perplexing problems 1996 Range Rover 20 Nov 2006 (Forum)
    Optima. I got a Key Code Lockout, which is not unheard of when a battery goes very flat on the car. I put the Key Code in right first time, re-synchronised the handsets, but when I came to start the car I got nothing out of the starter motor. The dash lights come on fine & there are no warning messages
 

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