January 2018
Car is nearly 3 years old with 30K miles. It's the 1.6 DCI 130 bhp lump with selectable 4WD.
So a month left of warranty I decided to get a niggle sorted out.
When reversing uphill I get an awful groaning sort of noise which begins as the clutch engages and continues until I reduce throttle or press the clutch again.
Initially Nissan had the car in and changed an upper engine mount which did nothing as expected.
Now they are saying it is a characteristic of the car ???
Clutch is also smelling pretty bad, but apparently that's normal too ???
I'm tempted to take it to another dealership which is a 2 hour round trip for me which is fine if it can get sorted but so far the car has been in 3 times to the local dealer and I'm just getting fobbed off.
Anyone heard of this issue on the T32 X Trail Diesel before?
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Son's girlfriend has a 55 plate Corsa 1.3 cdti. It sometimes loses power, more so when cold, uphill, or into strong wind!
The other day I had to put some fuel in, and noticed a big rush of air into the tank as I removed the filler cap. Wasnt too concerned about this as we had 2 Fiesta petrol cars which did this. But clearly embossed on the cap (I'm sure its OE), is VENTILATED!... Read more
I am considering changing my car this year to a BMW 320D ES but how might the new MOT changes affect this car. Read more
Control of diesel particulates (smoke & soot) has been a phased approach, starting with Euro 1.
Euro 4 was mandatory for new Type Approvals of diesels from January 2005, restricting the amount of PMs to 0.025 g/km. Some diesels needed a DPF to meet this standard....
Hi all,
I recently picked up a Golf TDI and I get this noise sometimes very faint but I can hear it when inside but not in the engine or if it is I can't hear it.. The sound clip is when my phone is sitting on the middle of the dash above the middle vents so you can hear it better than if I hold the phone. This noise is still present when the radio/fans are off
Only can hear it on idle and goes away with slight revs or the engine drowns out the sound
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Is this any help, Peter
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Cheers
Liam
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I,ve been having issues since hitting a pothole with how the car feels to drive there is no crazy pulling but just feels unstable or off and today it was fixed and have no idea how!!... Read more
Interesting view point, but as we seem to know the origination of the fire - ie the vehicle itself, are that vehicle owners insurer not liable for the 1300 odd cars and the cost of the car park itself? Therefore the claim would be against that persons insurer and not subject to a claim on your own insurance and loosing your excess? Read more
Clutching at a fire extinguisher would have been more apposite surely. I know i'm glad my vehicle wasn't part of this freak show. It's bad enough making a claim under normal circumstances, one can only imagine the upset caused. I wonder how things would have gone if they'd all been EVs, all those lithium cells on fire. There's bound to have been a few in there, even hybrids, the fire department will be having a close look no doubt.
And how would that mileage etc be assessed without massive investment in roadside monitoring or some sort as well as bureaucracy created to administer the whole thing Charge the cars fairly. Why does a diesel Merc. pay £10 per annum when my Elise used for 1000 miles a year pays nearly £250 Make fairer and simpler.It is just an ineqitable mess currently Read more
Thats what council tax is for
Just spotted this article and thought it appropriate I post it here to warn others (if the mods think otherwise please feel free to delete).
www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/15891906.WRONGED_...9... Read more
A similar incident was reported by several national newspapers in October 2016
Two Questions!
1 My wife doesn't drive, she does not have a licence.... Read more
Car ownership could also start to become history, You may simply "rent" them through an app with charges related to distance, congestion and demand. So you could dial up a car to take you to the station at 07.30, put the kids in another for the school run at 08.30, dial up again at 12.30 to take you to lunch and return at 14.00,pick up the kids at 16.00 etc. No parking required as they simply return to base after each assignment.
Pardon me if I say that sounds like a load of c*bblers. Have you been brainwashed by too much Star Trek? It may work for other nations, but too many Brits like to be seen in their own shiny vehicles, which they can display on their front drive of an evening .......
Any advice would be gratefully received.
I lent my car to my brother's mate (from Austrailia) whilst he was over here. He told me he was insured and so I trusted him. After he left, I got a NIP from the police for speeding! I am f#'king fuming. ... Read more
I think you are right they wont chase him. in australia, and besides even if they did catch up with him, they could still prosecute both of them, one for do ing the driving and the owner for allowing ti to happen..
I thought it was one or the other but both can be charged, I checked.
Browse
Modern cars aren't meant to vent.
they use a carbon canister to "store" fumes that is then vented into the engine when conditions are correct....