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My Volkswagen Polo has been making loud creaking noises from the suspension when braking or going over bumps or unsmooth acceleration. Is this a critical problem or one I can just out down to age/usual...

The ECU on my 2007 Peugeot 207 is throwing up warnings at random and switching lights and wipers on even when I'm not in the car. I’ve been told it could be water getting into the engine bay fuse box,...

I purchased a Citroen C1 a few months ago and recently discovered that the inside of the windows get very wet and even icy in cold weather. There are also signs of small bits of mould on the plastic and...

A colleague's 2009 petrol Ford Fiesta refuses to start on cold mornings. The battery is fine as lights and radio work OK, but it just won't start. However, once it's going and warmed up it'll run fine....

My son in-law put 1/4 of a tank of unleaded petrol in his Fiat diesel van before realising he had made an error and then filled up with the correct diesel fuel.
He has driven the van since and has two...

Please can you clarify if it is legal to carry a child in the front of a four seater car in a forward facing child seat if you are unable (due to car's age) to de-activate the air bag?
I am unable to...

The back doors on my 1999 Volkswagen Bora will not unlock, although the front ones open fine. Could it be a fuse?

The engine in my 2003 Honda Civic is making a squealing noise when idling. I know it is a chain cam but I have traced it to the only obvious belt in the engine bay (or rather two of the wheels it runs...

My 2004 Mazda 3 1.6 HDI with 121,000 miles has been great apart from the nightmare engine. A new crankshaft sensor, new turbo and associated parts and recently the turbo boost solenoid have all been fitted....

My Nissan Micra is currently in the garage and has been diagnosed with a stretched timing chain. I have replaced both the crankshaft and camshaft sensors twice previously but now the car is finally giving...