Is an oil leak caused by a garage service covered by my warranty?

We purchased a secondhand Peugeot Partner Tepee S HDI in the autumn of 2010, and had no trouble with it until we took it for a service at an independent garage, having done 15,508 miles. The car had a...

Fault immediately found after buying used car

I've recently bought a 1.6 Honda Civic Sport only to find when driving it back from the dealership, that one of the engine emissions control systems has a malfunction which was shown by an indicator light...

Will a rust repair be covered in warranty on my used Civic?

I have just bought (approx 1 month ago) a 59 plate Civic 2.2 CDTi from AC. I have just noticed a little bit of rust when putting some stuff in the boot today. It is when the roof ends at the boot, behind...

No holes in warranty

As your readers seldom seem to send good news about Volkswagen, I thought you might be interested in my experience. I bought a new Passat Estate in 2004 and was disappointed to recently discover corrosion...

Risk action

I found a Honda Legend today with one owner and 21k miles at a very reasonable price. Warranty Direct were excellent at providing extended warranty cover (I'll know the true value if and when I need to...

Used car warranty - what does it cover?

I recently purchased a 2006 Audi A4 Avant quattro £8500. It was 34 days ago, and as of two days ago, the DPF light has come on and won't go off. And now the glow plug lights are flashing, and the car...

Don't buy warranty and give up all consumer rights?

I recently purchased second hand car and the car dealer asked if I wanted to buy a warranty. I said 'no', since in the past they have rarely paid out for faults. He replied 'well we have to ask, and...

Must my new Mazda 6 be serviced at a Mazda dealer to keep the warranty valid?

In March of this year, I purchased a new Mazda 6 TS2 Estate from a main dealer and it is now coming up for its first service (12,500 miles). It was suggested to me at the time that if the car was not serviced...

Why didn't this Peugeot dealer tell me that my Peugeot 207 had previously had a gearbox repair?

I bought my 2008 Peugeot 207 from Scott Darrington at Charters, Aldershot in August 2011 with a year's warranty. Two weeks after the warranty expired (Aug 2012) I noticed there was a problem with my gearbox...

Warranty repair time: is five weeks (and counting) reasonable?

The driver's side of my 61-plate Nissan Navara Tekna Double Cab windscreen started misting up after five minutes driving - and there is an unusual odour in the cab. I took it to Nissan Wirral, who have...