Ask Honest John

Most recently answered technical issues questions
I am becoming increasingly concerned about potential problems with my Ford Mondeo's DPF. My 2008 car is used on weekdays on a 12 mile commute. The route involves lots of traffic lights apart a short motorway...
When my Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 petrol is in neutral the rev counter is at around 2000rpm and the engine management light comes on. However, the revs go back to normal once I am driving, but go high again once...
My Volvo XC70 D5 (2010) Auto continually refuses to start. I have had a new fuel pump fitted, but the problem persists. The car is back with the dealer after being recovered yesterday. The engine turns...
My 2004 Honda CR-V has been very reliable and I have covered 106,000 miles. However, recently, the air con pump has started getting noisy and I have been forced to switch it off. My internet searches have...
Recently while driving (mostly uphill) my SEAT Ibiza struggled for power. the problem has started to get worse and the car is now losing power on flat roads. Can you tell me what might be wrong?
I bought a Skoda Roomster 1.2TSi 105 bhp, which is a brilliant and versatile car. However, I noticed in a recent column that Volkswagen/Skoda have reverted to belt cam drives. Have technical problems occurred...
I quite like my Skoda Rapid 1.2 TSI Elegance, but the low speed ride is abysmal. Is there a modern 5 door hatch available today that will ride anything like as serenely as my 1952 Jowett Javelin?
My wife's 59 plate Honda Jazz doesn't come with a spare wheel. Until recently this wasn't too much of an issue as she was only using for driving it around town locally. But we've moved and her daily commute...
I bought a new Mini Countryman Cooper S. Regrettably within the first week and with only 350 miles on the clock, the engine management system said there was a fault, the engine started running roughly...
We brought a 2007 BMW X3 from a second hand car dealer, but 10 weeks later the timing chain failed. The garage where we brought the car have said they are going to replace the engine, but what guarantees...