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Rain water is accumulating in the drivers foot-well, where should I look to clear a blocked drain?
i have a 2 year old Mazda 2 sport (1.5 Petrol with 27,000 miles). When sitting at traffic lights the engine struggles to idle at the correct RPM. It sounds and feels like its about to stall but it doesn't,...
My 2013 Renault scenic with 17-inch wheels and higher tyre pressures than usual has a harder ride. Which other Renault wheels with smaller rims would give a softer ride?
Water is entering the boot in my Nissan Note and we can't locate the source, except possibly through wheel arches. Also, the drain hole plug had not been holed despite indentation there for that purpose....
Recently I've not been using my car very much. I last used it on Sunday and all was fine, but on Tuesday I went to move it and the battery seemed flat (the wing mirrors also didn't open as usual when I...
I'm currently unhappy with a used car purchased from a main dealer and am in a dispute with them on several issues, particularly the brake pads. An RAC Inspection advises they are over 70% worn and the...
Our 2007 Ford Mondeo's factory-fitted sat nav no longer works as the GPS has failed. According to our local Ford dealership - this is due to water ingress - a corroded aerial base and cable. This will...
Back in August last year I had my front driver side wheel bearing replaced. However, less than four thousand miles later, my regular garage has told me that the recently replaced wheel bearing is now an...
My car was recently flooded by a river up to the seats, the water stood like that for 24hrs before subsiding. I have got the car running and driving fine and all dried out, I've had to replace some of...
I have been out to start my car. It started fine, but when I went to rev the car there was nothing coming from the accelerator. I tried it a few times and now it's working again. Just wondering if anyone...