Is there a known fault with the Skoda Yeti DSG gearbox?

I live in Adelaide, South Australia. We purchased a 2011 ex-demo Skoda Yeti 2.0TDI 4WD DSG nine months ago. There is a ground swell here in Australia concerning possible DSG problems. We had a couple of...

Insurance claim due to faulty handbrake

I bought a new Kia Picanto in January. Today I parked it outside my daughter's house on an incline at the bottom of a hill and the car rolled backwards and crashed into a pillar, completely smashing in...

Why didn't Mercedes-Benz fix an engine problem with the S Class?

During July 2012, my 2005 Mercedes-Benz CLS 350, purchased new from a UK dealer, went in to a Mercedes workshop to check why an engine warning light was on. It transpired that some of the timing mechanism...

Are technical service bulletins being used to generate defects in cars which need repairing?

I am a director of a company with two MoT stations, a couple of repair garages and a couple of tyre depots. I have worked with the same company for 30 years and in the motor trade all my life. I am the...

Corroding rear axle trailing arm brackets

Is the MoT data post 2010 available or have VOSA pulled the shutters down again? Reason: There is a Technical Service Bulletin (copy supplied on request by me) on rear axle trailing arm bracket rot on...

BMW has a steering lock fault - can I claim the cost?

I have owned an 07 BMW E91 since new. It is now 6 years old and has done 34000 miles. A red steering lock light has come up on the dashboard, although the steering lock is working fine. I have taken it...

What might have caused my 320d injector pump to fail?

Have just had the fuel injection pump on a 2000 BMW 320D replaced at a cost of £2,500. Trying to find out if BMW's recall on the fuel pre-delivery pump in 2004 applies to my car. Also, I know my pre-delivery...

Why do Toyota have so many recalls?

I am curious about the Toyota recalls. What about your ideas? Does the Verso 1.6i not have any problem? And what about turbo engines?

Why is VOSA not interested in faulty horns on Vauxhall Astras?

On 15 April 2011 I purchased, for my wife's use, a 2007 Astra Club 1.4 Estate from a local garage with only 15,813 miles on the clock. We like the car, but a month or so after we bought it the horn began...

Honda Jazz recall - can you help?

I have a Honda Jazz (registered 3 Jan 2005) and have covered 76,000kms (47,500 miles) to date. I am now getting a noise at the back when driving at 50kms/hour or more, this has been diagnosed as a rear...