August 2010
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Problem on a '00 1.6 Primera. The airbag light is generally on - goes off occasionally but on most of the time. Is it likely to be the sensor under the seat? What else could it possibly be / what possible solutions are there that wouldn't cost the earth? Read more
I was plagued with a faulty underseat sensor on the passenger side a n absolute sod to get at to replace.
Can anyone shed some light on the above problem car starts ok either cold or warm
but cuts out sometimes whilst driving re starts again no problem and drives perfectly... Read more
Perhaps a faulty camshaft sensor.
For the last twenty or so years, the five cars I have owned have all had a tilt/retract sunroof. I like this option even if the car is equipped with air conditioning. I now want to buy a new car in the supermini class (Jazz, Polo etc) but I cannot find one which includes an opening sunroof as an option. Does anybody know of such a car? Read more
Hyundai i10 1.2 Style has a factory electric sunroof, a bit smaller than a Polo perhaps but also a good deal cheaper to buy and run.
Hi, i had an issue with my fiesta recently, it was randomly over heating, and the temperature of the heater inside the car was also whatever it decided to be at the time, i wasn't losing coolant or oil, and both were clean from one another. Some times i could do 100 miles trouble free and another i'd do 5 miles and the temp gauge would hit red and coolant would be bubbling away.
I changed the thermostat £9, flushed the system, and re-filled the coolant £10 and that never fixed the problem.... Read more
Mine`s been doing the same.Previous owner replaced the plastic-degraded heater control unit in the bulkhead recess and didn`t purge the system of air .They released the expansion tank cap when hot several times to get the temp gauge reading normal(not recommended unless you really know what you`re doing!)
I take possession of said vehicle and all is well for a couple of thousand miles until one day tootling along at sixty on a B-road half-way into my 30-mile journey home there was a horrible burnt plastic smell.I half expected to see flames come out of the dash and suspected an electrical fire.Then 3mins later I was hit with a wave of intense heat from the vents....
Hi ,ive just had engine rebuild on my astra van ,problem is van over heated ,i put new pistons in and had skimmed and head rebuilt , now the temp gauge doesnt seem to move a lot ,so i thought id have a look ,but cant seem to find it!! can anyone help me with its location please ??????????? Read more
Hi there,
I'm a staff writer for Auto Express and we're looking to speak to motorists who own – or have owned – cars that have had technical service bulletins issued on them.... Read more
Good luck with this project - you'll need it! My experience with an otherwise excellent VW dealership (Martins Group) is that any mention of 'problems' and they shut up like a hungry clam in extreme denial. Pain of being immersed in old sump oil, no doubt. Quite possibly a condition of retaining their franchise.
hello
my car is a saxo 1999.
which of the 3 relays above the fusebox is the one for the heated rear window.
is it the first one,i say this as there is a hole there.i think someone has tried to plug in the relay and pushed the plug through.if this is the case how do i get the plug out to plug in my relay.
another question for the same car.
sunshine roof,it leaks.i have been told there are outlets on each corner of the sunshine roof,
these get blocked up and need "rodding" is this the case,and can you talk me through what to do.
regards
richard
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Hi all
I recently bought my girlfriend a second hand Toyota Yaris 1.0 litre. (T reg).... Read more
My son does not have a passport, driving licence, benefit book, utility bills(lives at home) nor any of the usual forms of ID required by officialdom. He has a job, payslips, P60, student loan docs, security photo ID from his work, bank statements etc all of which are apparantly not acceptable to the jobsworths that seem to run our world. It is very frustrating trying to prove to some clerk, with the IQ of the ambient room temperture, that you are the very person stood before them. When the jobsworth was asked if he had any ID to prove who he was he could not produce any. All my son wanted to do was open a savings account for his holidays. There must be a simple way we can all have our own ID card, not an official government one. Just a simple passport photograph( preferably with a smile) endorsed by say a GP, Policman, JP etc etc. Good enough for HM passport office.Laminated at home and there for all who need to see it. Instead of all this cloak and dagger nonsense just to open a bank account or the like. Why is life so complicated for these people. There motto is 'Why make life diifcult, when with a bit of effort we can make it downright impossible' Rant over. Sensible suggestions very welcome. Concrete. Read more
Did you just make a sworn statement to say who you are, without having to prove it with documentation? Almost back to square one!
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The ex-wife came into the bar where I do a few hour occassionally, with her "new" husband :-) I "think" they enjoyed thier drinks!! :-)