We've had to fix faults on my daughter's MINI Cooper - should the dealer who sold it to us reimburse us?

My daughter has just bought a secondhand car and has had two or three failures that she only discovered soon after buying the car. The car is an 8-year old MINI Cooper. The vendor is refusing to reimburse...

Loss of acceleration

I had a loss in acceleration when driving my Peugeot 306 Cabriolet, it happened when I was overtaking at around 75mph. I suddenly lost acceleration and the car dropped to 60mph (very quickly). Any ideas...

I recently bought a used Citroen C4 with an engine management fault. Should the dealer repair it?

I bought a 2007 Citroen C4 SX HDI automatic on 22 April 2010 for £10,495. Within the first week it was signalling that the engine management system was faulty. The garage agreed to have the car inspected...

Can you help me prepare for a court case regarding my purchase of a faulty Ford Focus?

I am about to go to Small Claims Court on the 21 September and I am terrified. I feel there is a claim to be heard. It started last August when I purchased a Ford Focus diesel 1.8-litre from a local garage....

My Volkswagen Passat has needed new injectors after 147,000 miles - is this normal?

I have a high mileage (147,000) 2008 Volkswagen Passat estate and since February this year all injectors have needed replacing. Is there a problem with injectors on this model?

Is Volkswagen liable for a fuel injection fault on my Passat?

www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=85270 I looked at the above thread and I have suffered the same problem with my car. Is Volkswagen liable for this?

My Skoda Superb's oil pump has failed - should Skoda cover the repair?

I purchased a Skoda Superb 2.0 TDI brand new from a dealer in 2007. The car is now out of warranty. After I bought it I later found out that the model in question had an oil pump issue, and with 38,000...

Does my Jaguar XK8 have a serious gearbox fault?

I have recently bought a 2004 Jaguar XK8 from a Jaguar specialist for £15,000. Having driven it for two weeks I have noticed a severe "snatch" between first and second gear (which appears worse if I accelerate...

I bought a car from a trader which has suffered a number of problems. What are my rights?

I bought my car less than six months ago and was told there was no problem with it. They even serviced it for me prior to me taking it away. I believe that the fault was already there and I have just made...

My Peugeot 307 HDI has a lot of problems. What can I do?

I bought my Peugeot 307 HDI 2-litre diesel just over a year ago and have had nothing but problems with it since I got it. The dealer turned out to be unreliable but as my car is financed he gets away with...