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We have a 2005 Nissan X-Trail DCi Sport which has done 90,000 miles (we've had it since it was under a year old). After having a new turbo and intercooler under warranty after 2 years, it has been very...
Courtesy Lights do not work with the front doors but do with the rear doors?
I have leaky hydraulics on my hood which I need deal with fairly quickly as I have bought a repacement car. Timing is everything they say! Local SAAB dealer has inspected and told me the part required...
My Vectra has been a great workhorse but now when accelerating hard the power fails at around 3000 revs. I have been advised it could be the air mass indicator that has failed. Could this be so?
Is it true that the 1.6 HDi 90 engine on the Citroen C3 has an option for a DPF? If so would I be right in assuming you would recommend the one without one?
Keyfobrepair.co.uk (Crescent Radio Ltd, Palmers Green) offer a key fob repair service, refurbishing & replacing faulty switches, failing batteries, etc for £16.50. Have you heard reports on them from...
I have had my car for about 8 weeks. It became obvious on a trip to France that the steering wheel vibrates heavily if you attempt to brake when travelling on Autoroutes. I reported it to my dealer (Gateway...
Over the past couple of months both ignition keys for my Peuguet 308 (58) intermittently fail to lock & unlock the car. The dealerships says I need a £130+ diagnostics check to find out what the problem...
My local Renault dealer failed to diagnose why my cabrio roof mechanism has failed and wants hundreds to pull it apart and do a physical check! Is there a specialist company in the south west that could...
1) Is the 1.4T Zafira engine likely to be more troublesome than the Zafira 1.8i engine?.Can the 1.4T cope with the Welsh hills? Also- 2) My present W reg Vectra 1.8i with 90k miles seems to 'hunt' when...