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• New engine failed after 9000 miles, where next 21 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  . In March this year, having covered 9000 miles on the new engine, the engine suddenly developed a severe rattle over the space of a couple of minutes and had to be towed back to the dealer; they diagnosed failed big ends due to a lack of oil, making various claims about the condition of the oil and refusing
• renault laguna - dephaser problems,,read the book! 9 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  49.1 mm as the origonal bolt was nearly 55mm in length the laguna was sweet as a nut for around a week ,, you can guess wat is coming,, it stopped and wudnt start i got it towed home and discovererd the bolt on the crankshaft had come loose there is no woodruff key holding the crankshaft sprocket
• Opinions required 23 May 2016 (Forum)
  ..).  I then had a Kia Sorento which I loved (at that point I used it for towing), that was a super car and never had a fault (except the head light bulbs would frequently blow). Then I got a Kia Cee'd, it was a couple of years old but quite low milage, 2 years later and another 40k
• Vauxhall Astra 2006 1.8 - Car will not start! argh! 22 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  put on my side lights/beams then do dim a bit, but I do not feel its significant dimming. Also, it is an automatic, can this be towed a mile or 2 safely? I know jack about cars but I have a good understanding of what to look for, unless it is something not easily found! Any help would be so very
• Need help in deciding a Crossover vehicle 15 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  are a minimum). Not so keen on the SatNav as I'll be using my 6 inch Tomtom or my Google Maps in my 6-inch phone. I dont require any off road capability / towing capability / roof rails, all I want is a little bit
• Peugeot 206 - Labour costs 7 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  at a roundabout.  Her car had to be towed by the AA who diagnosed a failure of the clutch master cylinder.  This was confirmed by a garage (a different to the one which installed the new clutch 13 months earlier).  The second garage replaced the clutch master cylinder but, have reported a noise
• Ford Focus 1.0 Ecoboost 125bhp - Focus 1.0 Ecoboost Problems 31 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  called out RAC, when they arrived they checked battery and starter motor, all ok. There was no water in my expansion bottle and told me my engine was jammed with water, they towed it off to main dealer. It took them 2 weeks just to look at my car, they told me they could find any fault and were sending
• VW golf 04 - EGR and exhaust temp faults. Advice please! 6 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  this. When asked about the EGR they said everything was fine with it. The next day, less than 12 hours later, I broke down on the motorway at peak time and had to get towed to the nearest authorised VW repairer garage. They did another diagnostic and said a piston in the EGR valve had
• Volkswagen Lupo - loud screech noise from rad fan 2 May 2010 (Forum)
  that also comes on when the fan spins up. It is really loud, do you think I should drive it to a garage or get towed
• Toyota Avensis (2003 - 2008) - 2004 2.4 Engine Replacement 9 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I need some advice regards an engine replacement on my Toyota Avensis 2.4 VVTi. Approx 3 weeks ago, the engine packed up and was eventually towed to a garage with suspected cylinder head problems. The diagnostics showed that cylinder 3 was damaged and further inspections indicated suspected crack
• Cars for tall families 24 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  30mpg was getting expensive to run, but I dearly loved the car. The Accord seemed a decent enough compromise, more room and more frugal without losing out too much on the driveability sense. 9 months on, with a 5 month old baby in tow I'm beginning to wonder if the Accord - particularly in saloon form
• Vauxhall Combo van (2002 - ) - 05 1.3 Help! engine failure @ 51,000 miles 17 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  starting it using easystart but no joy. He recommended taking it to the main dealers cathryns in ashford after checking the priming pump pressure at 2 bar and the manifold pressure at 90bar. Once arriving at the vauxhall dealers in ashford [after the breakdown van towing my hits the brakes to hard
• car stolen off driveway 16 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  day my tenants texted to say a scrappie knocked on the door to say he had an agreement with the landlord ( which is me ) to take the car away... I called back to say no such agreement was made , they were naive and told him nobody was going to be in the next day.. when the car was towed off the drive
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 02 2.0 HDi low power after hitting flood. 23 May 2008 (Forum)
  FAULT", a tow trip to the garage and a 100 euros to reset. and its still the same.
• Had an accident but have some queries 9 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  First thing first, no one in family is injured! I was pulling out [turning right] from a side road to main road (small country road), I've already crossed the central line on main road, suddenly all I saw a car + towing caravan appeared from nowhere on my left side and I heard BOOM. I thought my
• 03 Laguna repair - opinions needed 13 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Hi folks, My wife's been having problems with her 2003 Renault Laguna 1.6 petrol in the past week or so. She was out doing some shopping last Friday week when the car refused to start back up. She reckons it was running extremely 'growly' prior to parking it. (Direct quote!) Garage towed it back
• If you have an S-Max.... 25 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  constant (apart from when going up hills and down hill when it did change), so I thought I'd get there no problem. I missed the garage by about 500 yards!!!! AA came out and just towed me to the garage, I filled up with diesel and primed the engine while I was still filling up to ensure that all
• Which car is a better bet? 6 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  need to tow the line on this one. Anyway, whilst I would like to have a Mondeo on the list, I'm still not in too bad a predicament :-) Blue
• Citroen C4 1.4 (54 Reg) 25 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  ). On a journey on Wednesday the car became completely undriveable, I called out Citroen Assist (RAC) who diagnosed the flat spot, and they towed the car to the nearest Citroen dealer, which happens to be the same one I bought the car from. Citroen Assist gave me a hire car. The Citroen dealer called me
• Whats your Crash CV 4 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  paid cash. Capri (diffrent one), Looking at pretty girl in Fulham Broadway, swerved over road and hit another car coming the other way,. New Radiator valance and wings. 80's Fiat 131, lost it on an icy road, backwards through a hedge, Car towed from duckpond the next morning (ducks very upset