ABS fault

Our Toyota Carina estate has ABS on only two wheels, the front. According to the manual it should be on four wheels or none. The ABS has a problem and I want to know what the consequences of removing...

What's best for an auto box?

I am now driving with an automatic gear box - at traffic lights should I put the car in neutral, park or just leave it in drive with my foot on the brake? Hearing different advice. What puts less stress...

Tie rod end

At 52,000 miles and after replacing the front springs following breakage I noticed a thump when crossing speed bumps. The Mecedes-Benz dealership who carried out the work said it was a worn out tie rod...

Skoda Roomster limping

My car, a Skoda Roomster, repeatedly loses power on roundabouts/bumpy roads. The glow plug and TCS warning lights come on and the car goes into some kind of low speed mode. I stop the car, restart, and...

Droning tyres

My S40 has a very loud droning noise coming through the bulk head and also a judder through the brake pedal and steering wheel. This happens under anything but very gentle braking.

Heater blower switch

The heater fan won't work on my Ford Fiesta. The heater is blowing out hot air but when I try and turn the dial over 1-4 nothing happens. What do you think is wrong?

Lack of power/ poor fuel consumption

My 1.8litre Duratec Mondeo is suffering from poor acceleration and high fuel consumption. I have changed the spark plugs & fuel filter, but it has made no difference, do you have any suggestions? Could...

Touareg valve chest problem

I have a Volkswagen Touareg on an 05 plate, which I bought three-months-old from Volkswagen dealer. All the servicing had been done by VW but the last one was done at my local garage. There's a downshift...

Ford Focus warning lights

Five weeks ago the Glow Plug warning light came on when driving my Ford Focus. I stopped the car, turned off the engine, waited a few seconds, then re-started the engine and all was OK until yesterday. Driving...

MX-5 with a noisy gearbox

I just purchased an six-speed MX-5 2.0 Sport, it's a 2007 model with 10,400 miles on the clock. I'm conscious of gearbox noise in first, second and third gears, particularly when the gearbox is hot and...