March 2013
I'm looking for some help in tracking down a weird immobiliser issue on my Focus Mk2 1.6 tdci late-2005.
First attempt to start in the morning always fails - immobiliser led flashes for about 1min then gives code 1:6 "Faulty link between PATS and EEC-V module". Remove key, wait 5 mins, then car starts first time and is (so far) OK for the rest of the day.... Read more
I own a five-year old Mercedes E220cdi, bought from new, and paid extra for Artico (man-made leather) seats. I have done approx. 8k mile p.a. and though I weigh less than 12 stones, the driver’s seat is cracked and disintegrating. I always had the car serviced at the Mercedes dealership and no third party has been involved in any way with the car.
The dealership asked Mercedes whether there was anything they could do, and I have followed this up since with Mercedes Customer Relations, but the car is out of warrantee. Potential buyers should know: the Artico seats won’t last more than the warrantee period, even with very minimal usage. Read more
Looking at this man-made leather discussion from another angle, could it be possible that that having Artico man-made leather available as an option is a marketing policy to pander to the non-meat eating veggies who wouldn't dream of sitting on the skin of a dead animal?
The E class I had was the Executive model and came with the Artico (vinyl) seats as standard. I sold mine with after 50k miles....
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Ok on Tuesday I received my long awaited Audi A3 1.6 tdi s-line which for economy reasons was replacing my 2010 Golf GTD.
The audi has been running at around 39 mpg over 400 miles since Tuesday which I am concerned about, this is also with AC off and me driving carefully. I know it's early days but still !
I have had a brand new audi a3 before (1.9 tdi 105ps 2009) which immediately performed amazing on mpg and was noticeably better from the off than my 53 plate 2.0 tdi 140ps
My golf (GTD 2.0 170ps) was averaging around 41-42 mpg on a quoted 50+ combined but the Audi is quoted at 74 combined.
I am going to pop into audi today to get some advice but am concerned at some forums discussing this exact issue with lots of disappointed owners.
What are others finding as I'm feeling I wish I kept my golf at this rate !?!?
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I had an F10 520d and an E91 320d before that. Both got hammered up the motorway and both averaged 46mpg
I would appreciate some advice on some problems I've had with my fiesta. On Sunday afternoon I was driving and the engine unexpectedly and very quickly began to overheat. I stopped driving when the temp gauge shot up, and we put warm water into the coolant tank and that seemed to solve the problem sufficiently for me to get the last mile or so to my parents' house.
I had a long journey in front of me so I called the RAC to come out and look at it. The engineer took the car a short drive and concluded that it seemed to be fine i.e. it was no longer over-heating. I was a bit uneasy about driving it, despite his assessment, so after further discussions, he agreed to follow me into his garage (about 10 miles away) and he would check the car over there again before I continued my journey to Glasgow (over 100 miles).... Read more
Was this meant to be amusing? If so, it isn't.
I thought it was, but then I am English with both English and Scots friends and am very used to the good-natured ribbing that goes each way.
My car (307HDi 110bhp 2003) had the particle filter changed at 100,000miles, I now have 191,000miles and the "unblock particle filter" and/or "antipollution fault" comes more often. I run it at higher revs to burn it off but getting a clutch smell!
I topped up the eolys fluid 6 months ago but the particle filter might have reached its shelf life providing that the liquid is being injectedand notblocked too. I should have marked the refilled level on the fluid tank at the time.... Read more
I have seen online a few ways of removing a DPF whether they work...
One seems to just remove it, either emtying the content or replace with a stainless steel tube and remap the ecu,...
I have a ford focus Mk 2 2010, I have noticed water ingress into the boot and a water test has shown it to be from an inadequate roof seal.
Ford will not allow the repair work to be completed under warranty even though manufacurers defecs are covered, see below. I know water damage is not covered, though I do not require any repair due to water damage, only for the manufacturers defect to be rectified.... Read more
We had a similar Focus and the steering wheel leather (which was wafer thin) split and disintegrated. Just holding the steering wheel made your hands go black. After an hour or so they were filthy.
Similarly we had the wear'n'tear versus defective row with the dealer but got nowhere. (We made other warranty claims, mostly electrical, none of which were successful.) ...
The ideal replacement car for my wife would be a VW Golf Automatic but having read so many "horror stories" from owners about the problems encountered with DSG transmissions we decided to locate and drive one ourselves and, yes, there was hesitation then "kangaroo jump" etc. We see that VW has now extended its warranty on DSG in China Autralia and America to 5 years.
So why-... Read more
I have just had a very similar problem with a four year old car with 47000 miles on the clock. Am awaiting a response from VW, please can you tell me what the outcome of your problem was? It may help in my case.
We bought a VW Up with9000 miles on the clock a month ago and then went on holiday for 2 weeks. On our return when we started the car we noticed a noise when the clutch was in idling mode. We have asked the garage to rectify this and they tell us it is not detrimental to the car and will not affect its performance. We generally like the car but having traded in a 12 year old Focus with no problem except age, we are disappointed to have this slight rattling noise on the new cars clutch. VW customer service were no more helpful saying they all do it once run in!!
Any ideas would be welcome... Read more
They should follow your method and still be nowhere in four years.
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I know and it was a complete lapse of concentration nothing more and no way intentional.
I have given up my company van and getting a company car, for this reason the family car is going and we are thinking of getting a Mini Cooper as a run about for my wife.
The price range is going to be around the 3-4k mark, looking around there seems plenty of choice with ages ranging from 2002-2005, obviously at this age Mileage is going to be a bit higher than I am used to.
My question is what do I look for are their problems associated with minis of this age, and are the engines good for higher mileage? I am going to try and get one with history, what else should I look out for.
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Avoid 16 and 17 in wheels and run flat tyres.
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Difficult to read the above post as it is one big block of text !
I suggest you follow the advice above and remove the instrument cluster and either re-solder the connector pins or send it away for repair as this is a well known fault on a Mk2 Focus....