Gear stick pops up on my Golf

I have a 2001 Volkswagen Gol and the gearstick keeps popping up. It's spring loaded, so you have to push down to get it into reverse but when you take it out of reverse it pops up really high and you have...

Where's the power band?

Please could you tell me the power band of the engine of a Honda Civic EX GT VTEC, and how that should affect the way I drive it. (Please don't assume any techinical knowledge on my part, so make your...

Driving characteristics change after turbo change

The turbo failed on my September 2004 BMW 530D auto at 112,000 miles and was replaced and since the new turbo was fitted, the driving characteristic feels different. The automatic gearbox now changes up...

Problem changing gear

I have a Nissan Micra 1998. I changed the clutch cable a few weeks ago and since then I have a problem moving the gearstick into gear. There is no gear grinding or anything like that, the gear stick just...

Has my Hyundai i20's clutch failed?

Last night I experienced a very strange breakdown in my Hyundai i20. At first the revs were extremely high, making deafening sound but not much else. Soon after, a change of gears became difficult and...

Difficult A-Class gearchange

Our parents have bought an A-Class Mercedes but mum is having trouble with engaging reverse gear. It's a 6-speed box with R in top left postion so the driver has to pull the stick up and push it away to...

Ford Fiesta gearbox crunch

I have been looking at a 2003 Ford Fiesta 1.4 for sale by a private seller. It has 59,000 miles and hasn't had anything go wrong with it, still has original timing belt etc. I took it for a test drive...

Peugeot 806

The power fails on gear changes and the coil and engine managment lights on dash come on temporarily when I change gear. My mechanic thought the turbo had gone and pressure built on the hose while revving...

Is there a technique to driving my Peugeot 308 automatic to prevent it lurching when changing gear?

I have just taken delivery of a Peugeot 308 1.6 Diesel Feline Automatic. I ordered it with an autobox, expecting the Techtronic box from my old 307SW. Far from being a smooth cat, it is a dog. I have renamed...

Why is the gearshift in my new Toyota Yaris of such poor quality?

I purchased a new Toyota Yaris from a dealer in Bury, Lancs a year ago. I complained at the first service recently about 'poor shift quality' when changing gears - in particular the lower gears. The diagnosis...