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I had an accident in my Vivaro 58 reg - only wing damage. The air-bag went off, it was replaced and repaired but now won't start. Fuel is getting to the fuel-rail, but not at high pressure. There's no...
The ignition key has the usual buttons to open and lock the car, also a key to go in the ignition. The key locks and unlocks the car as usual, but when I try to put the key in the ignition lock, it refuses...
The gear shift is stuck in park on my Jaguar XJ and won't release to find any other gears. An audible tone rings out when I try to engage another position. Can you help please?
During the one super-freezing weekend we had in February where the temperature reached -10C my Mazda6 Sport (09, diesel 2.0) consistently cut-out and wouldn't go above 2000rpm or 40mph. I spoke to my...
I have Ford Transit and use it to transport personal possesions to France. It is 3280 Kg GVW and was fully loaded on our last trip. On the return journey on Sunday if I went over 70 mph the water temperature...
I bought my daughter a new Suzuki Swift two years ago. It is lightly driven, a good car, serviced regularly by main dealer. It has suffered from new from a persistent tendency to stall when moving off,...
A faulty O ring seal caused diesel to leak from the fuel filter of my Octavia TDI estate for a couple of days. This in turn caused the auxiliary belt to fray. Is there a possibility that the timing belt...
Recently involved in an RTA rear shunt to vehicle. After which the alarm keeps going off. Reported this to the garage and drive assist as a problem as did not do it before the accident. The car came...
I've got a Mk4 Golf with a Clifford alarm on. The booklet just calls it a Model 2. It was working fine but today, the keyfob unlocks and locks the doors but it doesn't disable the immobiliser so the...
I have a 1996 Nissan Almera 1.4 GL which has served me well for many years. It has now done 151,000 miles. Recently it has started to stall at low revs when the engine has warmed up. This usually happens...