August 2012
Firstly, apologies for joining and asking a question straight away but having a bit of trouble with our vw touran and hoping someone here might be able to help. Over the last few days, on two occasions while driving along the car has beeped three times and the power steering has stopped working for a second or so, then started working again fine. I have a feeling the rack might be on the way out but hoping not as we are due to drive 300 miles down to cornwall next weekend. Any help or ideas on what to check would be great thanks. Read more
Hi all,ive started to get a continuos knocking noise the faster you go the quicker it gets from the rear of my vectra c its coming from the passenger side,when you hit the brake it goes then when you excellerate again it comes back its been like it for a couple of months now,any ideas please............ive recently changed brake pads and discs allway round replaced both rear hub bearings an its still there and its getting really anoying now.........thanks glyn.... Read more
Hi all thanks for your help,brilliant 2 new rear upper control arms and its gone nice smooth quiet drive again,thanks again messa...............
Having bought the vehicle from a so-called reputable dealer, on finance (Carlyle, now known as MotoNovo), in January 2012, atfer 3 weeks faults occurred. Took the vehicle back to the dealer, they found holes drilled in the bottom of the air filter housing and air ducts missing; AC compressor found to have a hole in the side of it ... to name a few problems. According to the Dealer they had "Pre-sale checked"; "preparation"; "serviced" and MOT'd this vehicle before selling it ... surely they would have come across these problems then? To cut a very long and frustrating story short, the dealer has on numerous occasions repaired faults/damages, vehicle in the garage for 5 weeks at one point having engine replaced. The vehicle is on a '57 plate and had 47350 on the mileometer when purchased.
Collected vehicle after last repair, still problems. Having communicated these issues with the Finance company, was told not to go back to the dealer that they would take action. The next thing I receive an email from Finance Company's solicitor. This was in May 2012, the dealer has come back to say we do not have "reasonable grounds" to reject this vehicle and repudiate the HP Agreement. I totally disagree with this as the vehicle is still unfit for purpose. Solicitor responded on my behalf to the dealer and I've heard nothing since. Keep chasing the Solicitor who is now awaiting instructions from their client, the Finance company. I need to escalate this as it is now beyond frustrating. I've tried for two days now, continually on re-dial, to make telephone contact with the Finance company (MotoNovo), constantly engaged from 8:30am to 18:00pm, I've emailed with urgency and still not received anything. Customer Service is shocking.... Read more
Hi angie,
That's great news ,your persistence paid off ,Thank you for letting the forum know .
My Ford Ka is just coming up to its 9th birthday, and has just got through the MOT (with a couple of hundred pounds of work - see 008 and 009 below). What do people make of these advisory items? Which ones should I be concerned about - and how concerned should I be?
"001 Nearside front lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush [2.4.G.2]... Read more
Thanks for that, madf
It depends on how long you keep the car:...
It's time to upgrade my Nokia phone, the Touareg has a phone prep which is voice controlled.
I need a phone with Remote sim access profile ( rSAP ) Dealer phone lists are 6 years out of date, vw customer sevice are no help, forums Lists out of date or apps that don't work.... Read more
This was a list of a German forum:
Samsung Galaxy Trend Plus (GT-S7580)
Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 (GT-S7582)
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 (GT-S7710)
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N9005)
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo (SM-N7505)
Samsung Galaxy S3/LTE (GT-I9300 bzw. GT-I9305)
Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505)
Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE+ (GT-I9506)
Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F)...
Hi, I've been trying to troubleshoot a misfire/anti-pollution/cat converter fault.
I've read the code and it was a P0300, random misfire. I used HT testers to comfirm that the coil pack is working. I've had the ECU tested and confirmed okay by ECU Doctor.
I've pulled the injectors and can see that the one nearest the belts (Numbered four by the French I think) does not fire. I've swapped that injector with another and the fault does not move. I've continuity tested the wiring harness and the loom between the harness and ECU with a multimeter and they all seem fine.
I've also tried a different wiring harness but I get the same fault. If I move the harness to the left or right (connected to only three injectors) the fault always stays with the 4th position on the wirring harness.
I tried to take a voltage reading at each harness position with the DMM while cranking. While the results looked inconclusive, it did seem like the fault position gave a slighly lower value.
Not sure what to try next, how much voltage is required to open the injector? What could cause a voltage drop?
Hugh Read more
Hi am having same problem wth my 307 manual.did u manage with yours if u did hw did u do it thanx
Just some info.
I had the dreaded sticking ignition key problem on this thing. Most places would seem to suggest that replacing the lock barrel is a must to fix this one.... Read more
This might also help.
recently got a used 56 plate golf had now for 10 days got it with 50,000 miles and all was well till i went to pull away from my drive and felt like traction control was kicking in cutting the power then noticed engine management light was flashing pulled over to check with hand book and said possible misfire so then took it to friends house who is a mechanic he plugged in diagnostic kit n came up with cylinder 1 misfire he reckons could be spark plug or more likely coil i was just wondering if this is a common problem would it be better idea to take it back to dealer and hand it back as have read on few places can be a re occuring problem .
any info would be much appreciated as have 4 days left to hand car back n terminante agreement... Read more
well has happend again wish had given car back have seen on other forums something to do with a software update ??? and now it is coils 2/4 already replaced coil 3 has anyone else had same issues ?
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Hi all ,I've just bought a seat altea 1.6 reference sport pack , sports seats ! Etc
2007 ,27000 miles , petrol ,i bought it to sell on but I know very little about them .
Has any member bought one or been involved with one ,why would you buy one instead of a scenic or c max ,
Any thoughts would be appreciated .
Tony g Read more
Hi all ,
Thankyou for the info ,I'm making some progress with sorting the car ,first the harsh noisy ride .
Unbeleivabley the guy I bought it from had the tyre pressures on every tyre at 60 psi ,the front o,side tyre was at 70 !
After I bought the car I drove home at 70 mph on a motorway for an hour and 20 minutes , it makes me cold just thinking about it .im lucky not to have had a blow out . Setting the tyres to the correct psi has had a dramatic effect on road noise ,and handling . I can even hear the loose exhaust knocking at the rear of the car on every road bump .
Now it's quite pleasant to drive but still seems underpowered ,I can't imagine how slow a 1.4 must feel if a 1.6 feels so sluggish .It really needs higher revs to move along .
I've also managed to establish the cars true identity ,the v5 lists it as a base model Essence ,but seat uk list it as a reference sport .Seat uk ,think that the dealer staff incorrectly registered the car as a base model when it was first registered .
The used car trade can be a right pain at times .
Tony g.
The local Volvo dealer has offered a free Air con inspection on my 08 V50 and suggested there might be an inherent fault. The Air con is in fact not working and I had thought to go more locally to have it repressurised. This seems to suggest that Volvo might be offering some financial assitance - anyone experience this? Read more
I have an S40. I think there is a fault on the condensor on these models. I got some goo from Halfords. It had refrigerant and leak sealer in one canister. I topped it up and the aircon now works OK.
Previously I had it regassed and fast fit but it only worked for about 2 months...
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Would a replacement be a straight fit or does it need setting up to my car. I know a few decent mechanics but none that are vw specialists.