Feedback on Focus engine problem

I just wanted to make yourself and readers aware that there is a problem with the DV6C unit by PSA and Ford. We have a Focus TDCi 115 on the 2011 model and it used to stutter and hesitate at low revs and...

Indicators not working after repair

After a small bump my high insurance excess meant paying for damage myself. A good bodywork job was done but the nearside indicators are inoperative. The garage checked everything (broken wires, fuses...

206 CC cutting out

My car has started to cut out, been happening for the last two weeks with increasing regularity. I've only been driving it for 3-5 miles each journey, and it normally cuts out at least once on each trip...

Power cuts when I turn the key on my 206

I have a Peugeot 206 HDi. When I insert my key and turn the ignition on all power is cut off from the battery; car goes completely dead. This happens when the key hits position three. You can hear the...

My used car is nothing but trouble

I bought a car from a second hand car dealer at the end of September 2012. Since then it has developed numerous faults which I have had to take to a garage to get repaired under warranty, apart from the...

Will my new warranty cover the DPF?

My Volvo XC60 2.4D Automatic [20,000 miles] will be three years old in March. I am about to take out a two-year extended warranty with "Warranty Direct". I tow a caravan. Is the diesel particulate filter...

Clutch stopped working on a 406

The clutch pedal was not springing back up and I had to lift it with my foot. Now I cannot get the car, a Peugeot 406, into first gear.

Warning light for no reason on 2.5 year-old Golf

The warning light has come on recently on my 2.5 yr old 1.6TDi Golf. According to the manual it relates to a faulty (or partially faulty) driving light system or cornering light system (which I don't have)....

How to diagnose a fault more cheaply

I bought a 2008 Laguna a year ago and the speed limiter/cruise control worked. The car is going in for its 4 year service and the garage wants to charge me £83 just to check the limiter/cruise control...

Cam belt failure before it was due a change

I own a 2007 Citroen C3, I bought it new and it has been dealer maintained. The service book states that the cam belt must be replaced at 100,000 miles but mine failed at 80,000 miles. There is no obvious...