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  What has caused my Mercedes-Benz A180 to develop three faulty brake light switches? 20 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Two days after buying a new Mercedes-Benz A180 in 2010, messages came up on the dash saying "ESP & runflat indicator not operative". The Mercedes garage...
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  Ibiza DSG gearbox causing problems 30 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Several months ago I bought a 2011 SEAT Ibiza 1.2tsi with the seven speed dsg gearbox as a replacement for my diesel Focus, as I do a lot of town driving...
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  Why are my Skoda's electric windows opening themselves? 2 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I took delivery of a Skoda Superb Elegance earlier this year. Three mornings ago I found that all the windows had been lowered overnight, leaving the interior...
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  Will a K&N filter be more efficient at filtering in dusty conditions? 10 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 1996 Lexus LX450 that I use in Luanda, Angola. It spends a lot of time going down dusty, sandy, tracks so I change the air, oil and fuel filters...
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  Skoda has updated the software in my DSG automatic and the car has been transformed. 3 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Further to previous correspondence with you regarding DSG gearbox hesitation on exiting junctions and joining roundabouts, today, on Skoda's request, I...
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  Why do drivers of automatic cars blind drivers behind those behind them? 10 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  There is one thing that automatic cars and ordinary cars have in common. They both have handbrakes, but I suggest that automatic cars drivers using two...
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  Exspeedingly good case 19 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I was driving home to Ewhurst in Surrey where I live, travelling along the A3, when I noticed a cop using a hairdryer type speed gun. I thought no more...
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  Is my Suzuki Grand Vitara supposed to hesitate under acceleration, and can I fit a remapping device? 30 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My one-year-old Suzuki Grand Vitara has just reached 13,000 miles. Full torque on this engine is at 1950rpm, but the RPM pick up is slow. Then it seems...
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  My Vauxhall requires an ABS fault repair but the warranty ran out whilst I was waiting to be booked in. 7 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  The sensor light for my ABS in my car has been coming off and on for the last few weeks. I took it to a local garage and they told me to take it to the...
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  Is £2000 excessive to repair / replace the hydraulic unit in my BMW 118d? 14 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I was notified of a fault with the DSG system on my BMW 118d (77,000 miles), by a warning light on the dashboard. I had this checked by a local BMW specialist...
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  Is Volvo aware of the fault with the TEVES Mk60 ABS control unit as fitted to my S40? 7 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Volvo S40 on an 05 plate with just 35,000 on the clock. My local Volvo dealership closed about 12 months ago leaving the nearest about 25 miles...
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  Can my daughter reject her problem-ridden car even after repairs have been attempted? 15 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter's car has been returned to the dealer five times for various faults since purchase on 2 April. Although the dealer has addressed the faults...
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  Discharge of the light brigade 12 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a BMW 320dSE Touring in just over 2 years ago. The stop/start always worked well until recently. The car has been back to the dealership 3 times...
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  Compressed Eire 11 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I would really value your advice on the following issue: My Skoda Octavia 1.6MPI (petrol) Combi Elegance (purchased new in May 2005) has been diagnosed...
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  Nothing underneath 23 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 163bhp BMW 120d, which is great except that there is a lack of power between 1,000 rpm and 1,500 rpm. This is a real nuisance when pulling out...
• Renault Clio II - Clio 04 1.2 8v starts turning over then stops dead 10 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  after 3-5, I have double checked the timing and that's stop on, if I unplug the ignition coil the engine is happy to continuously turn over. The immobiliser red light goes out like normal, I have tried to plug in with my reader but it is unable to connect to the ecu. I am not sure where to start
• VW Passat 1.9 tdi - VW Passat 2005 water in driver footwell 11 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  Hi. Apologies for my lack of technical talk. I have recently found a great deal of water in the driver footwell. There doesn't appear to be any water under the battery, but there was a great deal of gung on either side of the drain away holes by the ECU and the pollen filter. I
• Peugeot 207 (2006 - ) - 07 1.4 Car Needs to be revved when starting! 3 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  2500rpm when you initially started it and then settled down to idle. Maybe an ECU error? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
• 1998 1.6 automatic vw polo - 1998 vwpolo automatic cutting out and low revs. 20 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  the break to reset the ecu after cleaning throttle body) After changing all of these out I took it for a 10minute drive, after 10minutes it started joulting then it wouldn't accelerate and died. I then had to wait a few minutes before it would start again then I could drive a little way but after
• ford focus tdci - Garage made my ford focus worse. 11 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  them its either the ECU or the injector pump.  either way they said I will have to pay for it.  I am a little peeved as the car was running fine before I took it in, and the repair cost is more than the value of the car.  They say that the work they have done has not created the problem