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I drive a 2003 Toyota Yaris. I've noticed a grinding noise when in traffic and when my foot is fully down on the clutch. I thought it had something to do with the breaks at first and have had them replaced....
I took out an extra 3 year warranty, paid in full, when I purchased a Ford C-Max. I have since had an intermittent fault of the clutch pedal not fully returning. The dealer has told me that the gearbox...
I am getting a vibration through the pedals on my 2009 Volvo XC60 between 55-70mph. My garage are pointing towards the dual mass flywheel. Should I replace the rest of the clutch at the same time?
I've just bought a 2014 Ford Ka for my daughter. It has 14,000 miles, however the clutch pedal biting point is quite high. Is this normal?
My Jaguar F-Pace is just two months old. Today, I was totally unable to select second gear from third. On restarting the engine the problem solved itself, although at times it is difficult to get it into...
We have a two year old Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost purchased 6 months ago from a Ford dealer which has a heavy clutch at 36,000 miles. Our local dealer accepts it is heavy, but want me to pay cost to inspect which...
I sold my 2003 Fiat Punto yesterday to a guy who seemed to know quite a lot about them. After the test drive and haggling over the price he bought the car. He contacted me late last night to say that the...
I am looking at the Titanium X model but am concerned about the Clutch problems that you have been notified of many times. What exactly is the fault and has Ford resolved this issue ? I look forward to...
Last year my B-MAX 1.6 auto was in and out of a dealership while they tried to find the cause of juddering when accelerating out of corners or up hills. Eventually a new clutch was installed under warranty....
I am looking to buy a new, or nearly new Ford Focus, specifically the EcoBoost 125 model. Having searched your site I found many issues being reported with the clutch/slave cylinder/DMF on the 2011 model,...