Stop/start not functioning on my Focus

I bought a new Ford Focus 1.6 Titanium Ecoboost in Sept 2011. The engine stop-start feature has not functioned since purchase. The supplying dealer is struggling to isolate the problem. I need to return...

Noisy new Passat

I just bought the car yesterday, drove lovely nearly all the way home (38 miles from the dealer) and as we came into our village the engine started making a noise that I can only describe as being like...

Unexplained noise in a Skoda Superb

Driving a 1.9TDI Skoda Superb and under load there is a whooshing noise. Happens when driving the vehicle under medium and high engine load conditions.

Engine cutting out

Engine starts ok and runs perfect. Then travelling at about 40mph or more it randomly starts to judder and surge, then it runs fine again. Then when decreasing speed to about 20mph the engine will sometimes...

What could be causing my car to cut out when driving up hills?

I would be grateful for any advice or suggestions on the following problem: Recently, going down a long hill and going up a slight rise to a roundabout, when I went to change down the engine cut out. The...

DPF Filter problems Ford Kuga

I do a 152 motorway miles every workday and I have a DPF filter light. The light comes on is then reset (for £40) ok for a bit comes on again (this time £97 for reset and regen) and guess what its back...

Ford Mondeo 1.8-litre petrol cutting out at speed

My Ford Mondeo 1.8 petrol gets to high speed on motorway then after a while cuts out looses revs. If I press the throttle nothing happens and it continues to lose power. I have to pull over onto hard shoulder...

Reoccurring DMF problems on a Pathfinder

We last communicated back last summer (May/June) as I'd just bought a Pathfinder from a main dealer in Birmingham (Chatfields) with a failing dual mass flywheel. You helped me fight Nissan and get the...

Bio ethanol problems

A number of classic car owners have noted that their fuel hoses have degraded as a result of modern fuel containing bio ethanol. This also applies to situations where modern fuel hoses have been fitted...

Automatic gearbox problem on Ford Focus

I have a 1.6 petrol Ford Focus automatic. It struggles to get past first gear into the upper range. I've been told this could be a gearbox solenoid. Problem is which one? There are six in the gearbox.