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• Unhappy with main dealer-how to proceed? 13 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  the car towed to the main dealers, rather than another local garage, figuring it may need their diagnostic gear to solve the problem. I'd "budgetted" that the repair would be around £700 worst case, figuring a recon 30k mile engine could be had for £400ish, with a bit of cash to have it fitted. A couple
• 2007 Mini one 1.4 - Bought faulty car from dealership. 16 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  what was agreed the week before. When they arrived home with the car the red oil light flashed on and then off. The car has continued to do this ever since when the engine is hot and the car is going very slowly or reversing. My dad contacted the AA who towed the car back to the dealership
• Mini one 1.4 2007 - Advice on faulty car from dealership 16 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  what was agreed the week before. When they arrived home with the car the red oil light flashed on and then off. The car has continued to do this ever since when the engine is hot and the car is going very slowly or reversing. My dad contacted the AA who towed the car back to the dealership
• Peugeot 508 - Peugeot 508 2019 engine and clutch failure 2 Nov 2023 (Forum)
  breakdown assist charged me £96 for a 2nd tow as the dealer was shut at the time! Peugeot have declined any goodwill and have said it is a pure wear and tear item. They also reckon their extended warranty is through a third party company, so my complaint lies with them, not Peugeot! Aside from
• Ford Fusion (2002 - 2008) - 04 1.4, EAC fail - (petrol) re-curring TPS fault 3 Apr 2022 (Forum)
  failing. GOt back to southampton ok, and the next day we started out going back. It went 30 times between southampton and oxford. Got the AA to tow from Oxford to nottingham Being a bank holiday i then had a day when i couldn't do anything. Got it to a garage, explained the fault and they replaced
• Renault Clio Mk3 - Nasty ball joint failure on car bought 1 month ago 16 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  had to be towed and is now in for a £450 repair. I am still thanking my lucky stars I was going at low speed on a quiet road when it happened. I was just 60 seconds from joining the motorway sliproad. I am now nervous and concerned that a car in such seemingly good nick with an innocuous
• Vauxhall Insignia - Vauxhall Insignia engine replacement 8 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  last June, we have driven 7k miles in it so far and had a full service from a independent garage 1k miles ago. Since then the car broke down, and after paying a good chunk of money towing it about, and having to pay Vauxhall for an engine inspection, they have concluded the Aux belt has snapped, been
• Family car recommendation 5-7k 29 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  . The Civic has been great in all respects of the above but a bit more space will make more sense. I also tow occasionally but only motorbikes, nothing heavy. I'd like something 2012 onwards, mileage under 80,000, petrol preferably (or a super reliable diesel), half decent mpg (ie. around 40 or above
• Any - Poor breakdown service - Missing the obvious 4 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  (won't start, dash lights on, knocking sound). The operator said it wasn't something they could deal with on the drive. We would have to call and pay a garage ourselves but Britannia would cover up to 10 miles of tow fee if necessary. Some readers will be ahead of me here but the "knocking" would
• Audi A3 - Accident claim - Black-Box 16 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  I didn't have the tow-bar attached. I was too busy to do anything about sorting-out the aftermath straight after the event, and was mulling how to proceed on the journey home, when his insurance company called me literally pleading to "take care of me" and get me in a hire car. Apparently his
• Mazda 3 2010 turbo diesel - mystery fault.. please help! 11 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  This could be a bit of a long post but i will try to keep it as brief as i can. A couple of weeks ago my beloved Mazda 3 1.6ts diesel...died on the motorway    It was towed to a local independent garage, where £800 later the turbo was replaced, the dpf was filled
• Meriva A CDTi 1,7 diesel - spanner light fixed it 30 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  and fiddly in that engine bay Car still difficult to start so a new battery was put in and it starts  just like new Last three fuel changes needed car to get a jump start,  Maybe with new battery it will pull the fuel through and I wont need a tow Hope this helps
• Vauxhall Astra left hand drive 2004 - Vauhall Astra wont accelerate and then gears stuck 10 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  , we had to keep driving as there was no hard shoulder and no where safe to stop. We made it to a carpark where it died and had to be towed. Any ideas what this could be and what are our chances of the dealership backing down when I threaten small court action against them AND finance company
• Mazda 3 - Brand new ball joint failure caused damage 18 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  to avoid ploughing into the parked cars. Drove the car a few metres home and rang the Garage. They came straight out and said the new ball joint had failed. As it was good friday they couldnt get a tow truck so offered to fix it on the drive. They decided to put a new wishbone and ball joint on and send
• Vauxhall Corsa C - Diagnostic Problem Not Showing 3 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  home he found the coolant bubbling. He ran number on his warranty they came out and also diagnosed gear box problem they towed the vehicle away. Yesterday the car was taken to a garage used by the warranty they state the fault is not registering but thye can see it as a problem so they asked
• Vauxhall Meriva - Easytronic Gearbox "F" on dash HELP!! 6 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  and passed the MOT. So 120 later we had our car back! Until Thursday when the dreaded F appeared on the dash. Car was towed to nice garage and this morning they got back to us to let us know what was going on. I'm going to have to ask you to bare with me because I'm totally stupid when it comes to cars
• Vauxhall Zafira - Zafira Won't Start - Help! 29 May 2013 (Forum)
  either.  We had it towed to the garage we normally use. After
• Golf TDI 1.9 - 2006 Golf TDI Disappointment!!!!!!!! 12 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  that the cause of the problem was over tightened timing belt. paid 500 pound to get towed to garage that had repaired timing belt as i was only covered 10 mile radious. 3: garage argued it wasent there fault but agreed to re-do in the end after a few arguments. 4: picked vehicle up after about
• Focus 1.6TDCI Estate - Focus Diesel Problems 13 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  in on came the engine warning light. The car was duly towed to a Ford dealer where it took 2 weeks to fix! £610 for a new EGR valve Kerching! Back to blighty another 800 miles , 2 days after getting back on comes the warning light again, loss of power... drove slowly to our local Ford garage to be told
• Peugeot 206 1.4LX - Insurance Claim 6 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  towed and fixed, this was five years ago. How do I proceed with this, should I have my own mechanic look at it (when they finally tell me where it is!)? I have spoken to him and he says they can loosen and work themselves loose? Should I seek legal advice, I have never made a claim before