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A family member bought a Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 petrol Ecotec last year (2012 - 62 plate). Despite my reminders, she has failed to service the vehicle (now owned for 14 months) and, low and behold, on Saturday...
I recently bought a Saab 9-5 SE (1999, 120,000 miles, £1500) from a dealer (three months warranty). On starting it the next day, huge amounts of smoke billowed out the exhaust and has done ever since....
I bought my Kia Rio (2011 plate) in March 2012 which had only 4000 miles on the clock and was sold with the Kia 7 yr warranty. Within 2 months of buying it the car had an electrical problem which prevented...
I have a problem with the dashboard electrics. The lights flash on and off regardless of whether the car is running or not and the rev counter and speedo have completely failed. I bought the car in September...
I have a 2010 Volkswagen Polo with a Parrot hands free system fitted from new (by myself). Last month the LCD screen the stereo started to show dead pixels, which gradually grew bigger and migrate around...
We bought a Skoda Yeti in Feb 2010 (with Sunroof), and it has been back twice (under Warranty) due to water ingress in the passenger compartment. -The source was found to be in the bulkhead where the gearbox...
I have had an issue with my local Citroen dealership where a member of their staff has been caught, without my permission, using my car for personal use whilst it has been in for warranty repairs. The...
 

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