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I bought a new E Class Mercedes in September and a month ago the engine cut out for no reason. Mercedes have taken it back in but found no problem. Four days ago the same thing happened and the car is...
Every now and again my car battery discharges completely, sometimes after a long run of 150 miles. When I jump start it, the battery will function perfectly for several days or weeks until it discharges...
I tow a horse trailer with my 51 plate Nissan X-Ttrail diesel Sport. The clutch recently burnt out and I had it replaced. I'm still getting a burning smell and its struggling when I tow. I went back to...
Citroen recommends changing the cam belt for a C3 1.4 HDi at 150,000 miles. What is your opinion?
I should very much like a used Nissan X-trail 173 diesel, but I only cover a few thousand miles a year, so the DPF problems mean I should have to go for the 2 litre petrol Trek; sadly, the Trek is very...
I have a March 2010 320i coupe (new shape) I ordered BMW Sat Nav Professional which is fitted. The problem is that this will only accept five digit postcodes, after reading one of your replies in the...
Ford recommend the cam belt be changed at 100,000 miles. As this seemed alot, I had it done today at 81,109 miles. I asked for the cambelt, tensioners, auxiliary belt and water pump to be changed as it...
I am in dispute with a dealer. I returned a used Mazda to them on the grounds that on three occasions the engine management light came on, the car lost power on acceleration and downchanges on the auto...
My daughter has been rear shunted twice in the last few days. On each occasion she banged her head on the steering wheel resulting in two black eyes. She does not sit near the steering wheel, so I am concerned...
My Fiesta 1.4 TDCi (05 plate) has started to make a whooshing noise when accelerating hard from about 1700rpm upwards. This has just started happening since all four injectors seals were replaced. I...