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You say on your review section about the Kia Sorento that 'by January 2011 the fuel tank delamination problem was becoming more widespread. KIA will pay for the replacement tank fitted at a KIA dealer,...
I have had the same fault re-occuring for the past seven months which commenced at 400 miles. There have been a number of experts form Head Office Technical and I presume the same or similar parts are...
I bought a 95 MX5 from a specialist garage 6 weeks ago. I have recently sent it to my local garage to get a few things looked at and asked them to do an inspection. They spotted a lot of faults with it,...
I bought a used Honda Civic with a full service history in January of this year for £7500. The car recently (whilst on holiday) developed a fault which required the vehicle to be abandoned and towed to...
I bought a 2001 Renault Megane Scenic 1.4 from a dealer on 19th April 2011. I paid £1,550 plus traded in my old car which he scrapped and gave me a £50 discount for. When I looked at it it had new...
My 56 reg golf plus has finally produced an ESP failure caption. It has covered 30,000 miles with full VWSH. The main dealer diagnostic indicates a failure which requires an ABS unit repair kit, which...
My BMW 530d was purchased from Ford dealer earlier this year for £10,000. On collection of the car it was noted the incorrect tyres (non run-flats)were fitted to the front of the car, at this stage it...
I have a 54-plate 2.0-litre petrol Mondeo. After about five miles the car dies out like I have run out of fuel. I changed the fuel pump and filter as the AA told me that was the fault, but it's still...
My daughter has just bought a secondhand car and has had two or three failures that she only discovered soon after buying the car. The car is an 8-year old MINI Cooper. The vendor is refusing to reimburse...
I had a loss in acceleration when driving my Peugeot 306 Cabriolet, it happened when I was overtaking at around 75mph. I suddenly lost acceleration and the car dropped to 60mph (very quickly). Any ideas...
 

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