September 2008
I had a really small accident while parking and apologised and left my car reg, name and address and 24 hours later gave my insurance details - really aggressive guy has driven past my house, talked to my children - tore me off a strip while I have apologised several times!
I am now very stressed and can't sleep
Just thought I say, if you have an accident, try to be polite if the other guy is trying to be - I just made a stupid mistake Read more
Hi all
problems with car, wipers and indicators packed up so changed the fuse and all ok.
Next day same problem changed the fuse and again all ok.
Checked fuses they had not blown.
So took down to skoda dealers and after changing electrical control, unit still a problem
all seems to work for a while then stops HELP
Dealer now contacting Skoda technical
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I'm having a problem with my 306's electrics so getting quite into this! Most electric problems are down to poor earths. Its worth cleaning your battery earth, the earth from the engine and any body earths. Failing that it may be the relay, easiest way to check them is to swap for a new one.
After 2 fatal accidents where a teenager was killed crossing the road from a school bus there are a few comments localy that school buses should stop ALL traffic when they are taking on or letting of children as in America .
What do the forum members think?
should there be a total ban on passing a school bus ,
would traffic training for children do more good ,
some other safety measures ,please suggest if you have any thoughts. Read more
Not just pedestrians, but a lot of drivers seem to imagine that it will make a difference whose fault it was, after they are dead along with any innocent passers-by and perhaps their car. Similar thinking to the man who imagines he will end up in heaven with a lot of concubines after blowing himself and a lot of innocent citizens up.
I blame the highway code, which people see as a set of beautifully-crafted, unbreakable rules instead of a crude schematic basic beginners' course in how to drive without causing accidents.
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I've been trying to get a bit of help with this but with no joy. I have a 2003 406 Exec 2.2HDi which comes with the factory fitted JBL amp, Sat Nav, CD Changer and Clarion head unit (with tape deck).
Is there any way I can fit any of the quality system I stripped out my old 406 (high end Panasonic MP3/CD head unit, 2 amps and a sub)
If I could keep the sat nav (with cut in voice audio) in the existing factory fit system and just fit the Panasonic head unit I would be happy. Problem is don't know how this would connect to the factory fit JBL amp. Could the pre outs be connected on the Panasonic? I had a look at the back of the Clarion factory fit unit and couldn't see any pre outs on it. Looks like a complicated wiring job.
I believe my car has CANBUS wiring, so looks a little complex.
Thanks for any help.
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You could do worse and check out the following website www.peugeot406coupe.com and check out the ice section. Even though the forum is dedicated to the Coupe, sound systems will be the same
Wondering if anyone is able to help please........
My MOT is due and when giving my car a once over I have found the the middle rear seat belt is jammed tight against the seat and I cannot release it (it has never been used but am afraid it will make my car fail its MOT!)
I have dropped the seats but cannot get to the seat belt mechanism- does anyone know how I go about stripping the rear seats down to get to the mechanism to see if it can easliy be un-jammed please ?
Many thanks in anticipation for your help:)
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Surely the car is still under the manufacturers gaurantee.
could someone help me my 530d has a fault code le25 reluctoring system showing +car will not start i clear the fault code but it will not start +le code is back leave car for about 1 hour and it will start will go OK all day when i turn of and leave for a bit come back to start up it will not Read more
I have the same problem with my 2000 330d. I have had the crank shaft sensor replaced, and after a complete diagnostic the only other problem detected was number 2 cylinder injector which has also been replaced. The non-starting problem is still happening (strangely when I leave off work on a Friday?). The RAC picked up the E025 error and also another one beginning with A relating to the engine cooling system - I think these are both spurrious errors - any one know what these are?
Or if fifteen went off in a chain reaction in a crowded lift, ejecting a tangled mass of wailing, suffocating oldsters at the thirty-fifth floor...
I've got a very odd electrical problem on my 306. If I turn the ignition on, all the gauges are normal. When I turn the steering wheel, the fuel, temp, rev and speedo needles all move or jump. It can also cause the engine to misfire and cut out. Has anyone any advice on what could be causing it?
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It does sound like an occasional short caused by the column, but I can't suggest any more than you're doing. It's certainly a doozy if the engine misfires!
My skoda has an irritating and intermittent problem.
It appears shortly after start up, or after long drives on open road(well if the A14 can be called that)
It is at it's most intense when I am stationary and is not affected by my being in first or neutral.
The revs will idle erratically-sometimes shooting up past 10 on rev counter, and sticking, or jerking back and forwards, up to this level, and falling back rapidly. It sometimes makes the whole car vibrate and it feels as if the car might stall.It has not so far.
Dealer I bought it from used diagnostic equipment on it and this identified that air mixture setting had been wrong but was fine now-He had car for two days and it did not do it.
I have now had car six months and it is still happening and getting worse.
HELP!
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For some reason this past few weeks have been one car disaster after another. Not content with the sunroof leaking and ditching water over me said car decides to break down last Friday afternoon. It coughed, then died completely until cooled down so it went off to the garage on a tow truck. Greenflag couldn't work out what was wrong with it as it decided to start when they thought it shouldn't and not start when they thought it should. Now it is refusing to start at all and has no spark whatsoever so it is in a real sulk.
This may not seem much of a bother but my other car had decided to have the indicators break the week before and the wrong relay was sent to me to fix it so that is still out of action. The dashboard is in bits as we were looking for a brown relay not the actual black relay that is the indicator thing.
I have a loan car from the garage I took my car into and that has just broken! Only a power steering failure but puntos seem to be surprisingly difficult to move around when this has happened. My OH's car has just had a failed wheel bearing and upper suspension something or other so feel like I must be cursed! The central heating boiler also broke a few weeks ago so I am beginning to become paranoid about going anywhere near anything which contains moving or electronic parts!
Anyone else had weeks like this?!
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Teabelly. I had an apprentice with a kiss of death like yours.
You're not from Luton are you?
Of course, one explanation of the thug's behaviour is that he wasn't insured and the last thing he wants to do is sort things via insurance.