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My wife's usually very reliable Audi A2 1.6 petrol (2003 Reg) recently had an issue with warning lights on the dash concerning the ABS and ASR. There were two yellow warning lamps for ABS and ASR either...
The power steering on my 2004 Vauxhall Meriva has failed. My local garage has examined the car and told me a new steering column is needed. Is this correct? I have heard that there are other possible...
I have recently bought a 2001 Volkswagen Golf and the emission light has come on Do you think this is the exhaust? It started flashing, then stayed solid, then when I started the car it went off, comes...
I have just had a fault light come on the dash of my Passat CC and a message saying diesel-particle. Would you have any idea what this means , as the light stays on while driving?
My Ford Focus runs fine but when turned off the red light on the dash flashes. You need a degree to understand the manual but I have checked all I can and there seems no visible reason for it and no messages...
A few days the ABS lights flashed continuously on my 2006 Renault Trafic. Any idea what this means?
I had a DPF delete done in 2013 on my Ford Focus diesel. All was well until late 2014 when the powertrain light came on. I had the ECU checked, but no codes showed up. Since then I've had my local remapping...
Where is the DPF warning light located on the dashboard of the Jaguar XF 2.7 diesel (2008 model)?
My 2004 Peugeot 206 diesel had its EGR value replaced at its recent service. Since then the engine warning light has been permanently on. Any idea what's wrong?
I have a 2004 Fiat Panda and the 'airbag failure warning message came up with both 'red' and 'yellow' airbag images illuminated. The car has had the errors cleared by the dealership, but the message came...