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I use TomTom Navigator 7 on a Windows smartphone which came with four digit postcodes only, so I decided to see if any upgrade was available. There was nothing on the TomTom website so I tried a wider...
My Volvo XC60 D5 (205) SE Lux Premium AWD Geartronic was purchased on 24 July 2010. At the beginning of August 2011 I couldn't drive for some eight weeks, and in the third week of August I started and...
My son owns a 2005 Volkswagen Transporter T28 TDI. On a Friday morning at a temperature of -8 degrees centigrade, he started up to warm the interior and clear the windows etc. Returning after about 20...
I bought a new Hyundai ix20 in May 2011. The ISG (Intelligent Stop and Go) stopped working after ten days and since then it's been back to the garage half a dozen times to be fixed. Each time, the car...
For about a year I have had an airbag warning light showing on my 2006 BMW 335ci which has covered a mere 15,000 miles. Last week I had it booked in to the local BMW dealer and received a severe shock...
I love my FIAT 500 Cabriolet, but it has been back to the dealers many times for the same problem. Every time I leave it a day or two without using it I return to find it will not start. The car is a 2010...
A reader mentioned that a new MoT test came into effect in January. Please tell me that this is not so. My daughter has a Volkswagen Passat that has nothing wrong with it apart from the ESP. We help her...
I have a Subaru Forester with a factory-fitted Category 1 alarm/immobiliser. We will be leaving the car for six weeks in a secure garage but I am worried that the alarm will run down the battery. There...
How do I get Volkswagen to confirm that it will pay £1500 towards the cost of my Touran's ABS Control Unit fault?
My independent Mercedes-Benz servicing garage tells me that the Sensotronic Brake Control unit on my 2004 E320CDI (90,000 miles) needs replacement at a cost of £900 or more. I've read on various MB forums...