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I have brought a 2013 Ford Ranger pick up and had a lot of problems. I have had a bonnet respray, a broken panel behind the bumper, water in the mirror indicator and a faulty tyre, which I had to replace...
The auxiliary belt on my Ford Focus shredded whilst I was in the fast lane of the M60. My local Ford dealer diagnosed damage to all 16 valves and the head due to the cambelt being fouled with pieces of...
I have recently taken delivery of a new Ford Kuga Titanium. It is fitted as standard with a DAB radio, but I am finding I have no signal a large proportion of the time (say 15%) in the area where I live...
I bought a second hand Audi TT in February 2012 for £4750. I bought the car on the condition that the cam belt and water pump pulley were replaced, with us paying half the £180 costs. Three weeks after...
My daughter has owned a 2007 Mini One 1400cc for the past four years. The car was regularly serviced at our local BMW dealership. Last week the car stopped suddenly at 30mph, engine oil and water everywhere,...
I have just had the turbo reconditioned on my 2008 Volkswagen Passat TDI to solve a fault code and associated limp mode. In the two weeks since the work was carried out the car has developed an intermittent...
I have noticed diesel fuel leaking from my Nissan X-Trail. I've jacked the car up and it looks like the leak is coming from an overflow pipe on the diesel pump. When I start the car there’s no leak, but...
Last year the blower resistor went on my Vauxhall Vectra C. I bought another one, but two weeks ago it went again. I've since replaced it, but there's now a burning smell and the glovebox is extremely...
I recently sought your advice regarding my Vauxhall Corsa 2001 Easytronic. The problem is that it drives quite well but will suddenly lose power and come to a standstill, with an F displayed on the dash....
I see that several companies are offering the removal of the diesel particulate filter system for the Volkswagen Passat, followed by a remap as a practical solution to DPF problems. Would you recommend...
 

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