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Does the 2003 Nissan Almera have ABS?

Does a Nissan Almera 1.5-litre S on an '03 reg have ABS?

Fault C1228 showed up 2 months after expiry of the 3-year warranty of my Mazda3. The Mazda dealer in Taunton, where I bought the car at 12 months old, and Mazda UK Customer Services don't want to know...

Anti-luck braking

The week before Christmas I was struck with the ESP light stuck on, on my 06 Skoda Octavia 1.9 4x4 estate, with 30,500 miles. Took it to the dealers that I bought the car from and who have done all the...

VORacious

I have sympathy for your correspondent RM of Worthing (DT Motoring Saturday 9 January) who is waiting for an ABS sensor. I feel you could explain why main dealers, who do not have the spare that would...

Padded sell

I thought I would update you on the situation with my Hyundai i10 brake discs and pads that needed replacing at just 3,000 miles. A little over a week ago the ABS light stayed on while I was driving. I...

Rover returns

In April 2008 I had a new ABS modulator fitted to my 24,000 mile 2003 Rover 75. The same fault has now re-occurred and I am getting no sympathy at all from the Rover garage where the part was fitted. Surely...

Electric shock

I have owned a 2006/56 FIAT Panda 1.2 Eleganza from new, now 7 weeks out of warranty. An intermittent failure of PAS started yesterday. The nearest dealer will do a diagnostic check, but having checked...

ABSCONNED?

My VW Touran 1.9TDI ESP light came on in February and sure enough I needed a new ABS control unit. This was diagnosed in March at my local VW dealership where my car has been fully maintained since I bought...

Assistance required?

A friend of mine has a Golf Plus, just over 3 years old. Original owner, full VW service history, 42k miles. A braking system warning light came on. He was going to go non-franchise until I told him about...

Touran sick, parked

I purchased a VW Touran, 1.4 TSI Sport model, in July 2007 from Motorpoint. It was second-hand and was first registered on 01/09/2006. In September 2007 the ESP warning light came on - "ESP Off" was showing...