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• VW Golf 1.6TDi mark VI (Nov 2009) - Tyre deflated - but no puncture found! 17 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  there performed multiple pressure tests, water test etc. No puncture found! They replaced it back onto the car - and its been fine ever since. Where I work and park (secure area) its extremely unlikely someone let it down. So, what else could have caused this ? 
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 Handrake not working (back drums) 3 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Handbrake hasn't been working that well lately and also back wheels would seize sometimes when it's been parked for a few days in the rain. So today I changed the back shoes (which were quite worn), but now the handbrake seems worse. I reckon the adjusters are OK (could hear them ratchet up when I
• Jaguar S-Type (1999 - 2007) - 00 3.0 Starting Problems 19 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hi guys I'm new to the forum just looking some advice for my Jag S type. Its a year 2000 3.0l v6 auto petrol and sometimes when i try to start it (normally if i've been driving it for a bit then stop) i get nothing. Whether its in park or neutral i turn the key and nothing the car wont even try
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1998 1.25 Fast Idle and not reving over 4000 rpm 30 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Hi Just purchased a small runabout for my Wife and the car is a Ford Fiesta 1.25 l zetec automatic R reg, the car runs fine except, when at a standstill you put it into Drive it sometimes cuts out and the idle appears to be fast also at a standstill if you rev the engine in Park or Neutral
• Faulty ABS - MOT failure? 6 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  The ABS sensors in my car (Hyundai Accent X-reg) have packed up. The dealer said it would need new sensors and new drive shafts leading to a whopping £700 bill. Since normal braking is fine, I don't want to fix it. But is it going to fail in MOT? There is a single red warning light on dash
• Cavalier, Front wheel grinding! 7 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  right hand circle in the car park and needs a little welly to make it happen, as if you were checking CV joints, no clicking and no previous indication of a problem, drives ok, steering feels fine, nothing obvious trapped underneath, just a nasty harsh grinding noise, any ideas Thanks, Ellis
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  Can frozen wiper blades cause an electric fault? 8 Dec 2014 (Ask HJ)
  This morning I've tried to operate wipers when frozen. All I got was a lot of clicking in fuse box area. They worked eventually but now all the electrics...
• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 04 2.2 Direct won't start 9 May 2008 (Forum)
  plugs around 4 weeks ago.It has been running great.There has been a lot of rain today, but this is Scotland and it has been parked there before (not for 2 days) and started fine. As it is,I am apprehensive about 'bump starting' the car in case it doesn't start or I do damage.On top of this,the cars
• Problems with tax disc. 19 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  . No chance ? it was a fine for £56 for my car being parked on the road on the 2nd of December. This is a nightmare, I am a law-abiding citizen being made to feel like a criminal. How many more of these fines are on there way to my letterbox, how much more is this simple oversight going to cost me
• Please please help 5 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  Earlier this year sometime in July I received a letter from an insurance company saying that there had been an incident involving my car saying I had hit a parked car in a private car park of their client and the driver was looking to claim compensation for damages. I did not remember
• 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
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  Do I need to tell my insurers about an accident if the other party's insurance is handling the claim? 31 Oct 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I was parked in a private car park and got hit by a van, minor damage only. The driver who ran into the car gave me his personal details, and those of...