Showing results in  Forum [Show all channels]

Sort by: Relevance | Newest first | Oldest first

• Mazda6 - Claimfast - any satisfied customers out there 5 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  be responsible for the hire charge, which, I am lead to believe, could be considerably more than the spot rate
• Rover 214si Manual petrol 16 valve 1997 R reg - Rover 214si cuts out after long hill descents 4 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  journey to work, it's fine on the way there, but on the hill on the way back it does it at the bottom of this particular dual carriageway 50mpg limit hill without fail usually So far fitted new throttle body, new plugs and leads and a coil pack .Thanks
• BMW 320td - Taking finance company to court 13 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  of purchase. It should be noted the finance company's instruction to the engineer was fairly leading and it was obvious what they wanted the outcome to be. I have corresponded with several BMW 'experts' that have suggested that the flaps can fail due to debris build up over a period of time
• Volkswagen Passat TDi - VW Passat Head Change problem 23 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  temperature sensor, charged me £50 and gave it me back with the same fault! This morning I received a Vag Com lead and was having a nose about, just following some things off the net, and there were no fault codes listed but I discovered the cam timing is running at -4.4 and if what I have read is correct
• Volvo XC90 - Volvo XC90 SE: Is it too tempting at the new price 23 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  I have been pondering over which 4X4 to buy with the top 3 picks being Nissan X Trail Tekna, Honda CRV ES and Volvo XC90 SE Till date Nissan and Honda have been leading the race as I wanted the price to be under 30K, though wife has been pushing hard to pick a 7 seater which takes Nissan
• Mazda MX5 (1998-2005) - 00 1.8 Intermittent misfire problem 16 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  as it's warm) the problem clears itself and it runs normally. It first misfired in May and I was told it needed new HT leads (which I had done straight away), plus the plugs were cleaned and checked. It behaved itself after that until a few weeks ago when this intermittent misfiring problem started
• Hit by uninsured driver 7 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  insult to injury by offering a £4,500 settlement  -  minus my £500 excess. I've rejected that offer, but would appreciate some advice about the best way forward with all this. A perusal of a leading car sales website showed 25 1.2  Aveos that were less than 12
• Vauxhall Zafira 1.6 Club 2007 - Exhaust emission warning light 4 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  the immediate assistance of a w ork shop. Obviously this is impossible while on a motorway, but how urgent does this need to be looked at by a garage. I need the car everyday leading upto Christmas so what am I
• Ford Focus Saloon 1.8 Petrol - Leaking Water into Spark Plug bays/housings 17 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  . I was thinking it’s time to get the service done now but while driving the car to the Tesco’s, started misfiring and ask partner if could see if a lead had come off one of the spark plugs or something. When he looked he again found again water with bits in and off looking colour
• Ford Fiesta mk3.5 - Ford Fiesta MK3.5 - won't start, click relays 16 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  The car is a 1995 ford fiesta rs1800 (mk3.5), it's the facelift version of the mk3's, a few differences such as PATS, flap fuel cap etc. The car wouldnt start, so stright away i decided to do a good service as was about time, spark plugs, ht leads and ignition pack (it's
• Not declaring mods to insurers 24 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  . ' As Rattle pointed out in the general forum that includes car mats which are categorised as 'interior decorative changes'. The interesting issue is when a failure to declare a modification might reasonably comprise a "material fact" and might lead to a claim being rejected. We are dealing
• Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec Climate 115PS TI/VCT - EML and catalytic converter issues 16 May 2010 (Forum)
  Our woes started following an engine misfire (quite bad and driven for around 50 miles) fixed by replacement coil pack and leads. As soon as we got home after the repair, the EML came on again and has remained on constantly ever since. Error codes and diagnostics by Ford dealer indicate possible
• Vauxhall Vectra C - Front coil spring failure 29 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  in the time scale mentioned above. I think what I am getting round to saying is that services based on high mileages or every 12 months if those mileages are not achieved can lead to major problems going unnoticed. Certainly, from now on, my car is going into the Vauxhall dealers every six months
• Vauxhall Vectra B (1995 - 1999) - 99 2.0 Smoky exhaust, cockpit ecu light 7 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  or 2 the exhaust started to smoke (white) but i'm not loosing any coolant, water, oil, e.g.. Plugs were dry but Iv popped in new ones and HT leads. Any help welcome Also I have the engine management or ecu light up in the cockpit ( amber, pic of an engine with flash in the mid ) I comes
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - Fiesta ST 8 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  and a reasonable amount of reliability/reasonable running costs. I will be doing around 35k miles a year so am looking for a lower mileage car - not for residual value purposes, just because there is the potential for less to go wrong (and I do mean potential, I'm not making any assumptions). Research leads me
• Useless gadgets 15 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  -office style by a coiled lead - with its own built in reading light. (Never wrote anything down on it, least of all at night: never had any urgent phone messages as it was 20 years before I even got a phone in the car!) Those colour-keyed plastic gaiter things to adorn the base of the windscreen wiper
• Honda Accord UK (2003 - 2008) - Honda Accord 2.4i EX Auto driving experiences 10 May 2009 (Forum)
  to the brakes, they always feel as though there's not enough resistance in them which sometimes leads to them feeling very on or off at low speeds (i.e. its hard to brake progressively). I've had this checked by the dealer who insists that they are within specification 3. My wife would like an Auto I've
• Mazda MX5 (1998-2005) - 2000 1.6 Start up problems 22 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  " that it "probably was the coil pack". They said it would cost me £250 to replace this. 2 questions: 1. Can I buy the part new for cheaper elsewhere? I have a friend who was a mechanic so they could fit it for me. 2. I have read similar problems on here where it was mentioned it may be the HT leads, could
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2000 1.8 Starting Problem 15 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Just bought this car and yesterday I had a problem starting it. The engine cranked over but would not fire (or tried to a tiny bit). We checked the battery voltage and it turned out to be real low (12.2v) so I bought a new battery (I bought a lead acid one but have since discovered that I can only
• Jaguar X-Type Estate (2004 - 2007) - 2005 2.0ltr Query when starting from cold 23 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  try to turn over. I assumed to battery was shot (Jan 2005) but have had no indication that it was on its way out, tried jump leads still no response, by more luck than design I kept the key in the position III for approx three seconds and hey presto it fired straight up no turning over just fired