Misses hatcher

I wondered if you provide some advice. I plan to replace my 2005 BMW Mini Cooper. It has been back and forth from the garage with various faults and it cost £450 to get it through an MOT last year. I would...

Clever Tever

I just thought I'd let you know that I've also had a Teves Mk 60 ESP failure. Having read the forum on honestjohn I noted that I met the 'criteria' (i.e, under 5 years old, under 60, 000 and full main...

Why did my insurance premium increase by 15 per cent when I moved 400 yards to another property?

I have my Volkswagen Jetta insured through a major insurance company. As a man in his mid-50s the premium was only around £290. When I notified the company that I was moving from my rented flat where the...

Why is my Volkswagen Passat producing smoke, oil and water from the exhaust?

My Volkswagen Passat 1.9TDI 130 Sport is throwing out white smoke, oil and water. Have you any ideas? Can I try injector cleaner?

What's the difference between Volkswagen's Golf and the Golf Plus?

I am retired, 74 years old, and drive about 13,000 miles per annum. This is leisure driving, country lanes to motorways and all roads in between. I drive a Golf Mk4. When I come to replace it, putting...

Is there a known problem with the Volkswagen six-speed gearbox, as fitted to my 2008 Jetta?

I have a 2008 Volkswagen Jetta six-speed with very few miles on the clock. The car is like new. I have experienced an issue with the synchromesh, where the gears clash on changing into fifth. Has anyone...

My Volkswagen Golf has lost power after I changed an injector - why?

I recently replaced my Volkswagen Golf TDi's head gasket because I had a water leak. Prior to this I had a problem with misfiring and replaced injector two, because it came up on the scanner. Since replacing...

Why does Volkswagen wait for the DSG transmission oil to cool to 30 degrees before changing it?

I recently took my 2007 Volkswagen Golf to a main Volkswagen dealership for an oil and filter change on my car's DSG transmission. The garage rang an hour later to state it can only change the oil once...

Does my 2006 Volkswagen Golf GT need a new cam belt at four years old?

My 2006 Volkswagen Golf GT diesel 170bhp has just had its second service, as it's on long life regime. While booking it in, the dealer remarked that it will need its cam belt changed in November when the...

How can I drain the coolant from my 2001 Volkswagen Passat?

I wish to flush the water out the cooling system in my 2001 Volkswagen Passat, but I don't know where the radiator drain plug is. Can you help?