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• Peugeot 1.9D 1997 non turbo no abs manual gbox - peugeot 1.9D engine fail 2 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  This feels like a write-off but it is beyond my experience... i generally get my old cars through the MOTs but only go as far as welding/ suspention/ brakes, that kind of stuff... If anyone can give a hint as to where to start looking or if I should just tow it to the scrappa!! cheers, D.
• VW Golf mark VI 1.6TDI - Lost engine power on motorway! 29 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  Had to limp into the hard shoulder using whatever speed was left - and call the breakdown services. The car would not re-start. Fuel tank still 2/3 full. Got a tow home. Tomorrow, when the garages open, I will have to take it in. But what could have caused all this ? The car is from October 2009, and has just 59K miles on the clock - mainly motorway driving. This is the first serious fault I have ever experienced with it.
• vauxhall vectra 2.2 direct petrol - timing belt? 10 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  After service it ran great but came to use it on 28/12/14 and it wouldnt start. Green flag came out to it couldnt get it goung so towed it home as no one open to look at it. On monday aa came out to it he said it was flooded and got it going I took it to garage who checked it over and put it on diagnostics but all clear had it back tues.
• Vauxhall Vectra C 2.2 direct petrol - timing belt? 10 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  After service it ran great but came to use it on 28/12/14 and it wouldnt start. Green flag came out to it couldnt get it goung so towed it home as no one open to look at it. On monday aa came out to it he said it was flooded and got it going I took it to garage who checked it over and put it on diagnostics but all clear had it back tues.
• Renault Clio II - Renault Clio 11 (yr 2000) wont start also......... 15 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  It's a box with a pointed line thro it and what looks like a loop the loop below Has anyone got any ideas please? Really can't afford to get it towed and looked at by a garage. Thank you
• VW Tiguan Escape - Disagreement with VW and dealership 3 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  We don't have a rough lane, rarely if ever go offroad, got a quad and Ford Ranger for that, and it has no tow bar. Am feeling decidedly ripped off and let down by the dealership.  Any experiences, opinions and advice would be gratefully recieved.
• Audi A1 Sportback - AUDI A1 1.6TDI 105 BHP FAILS TO START OR RUN 15 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  They checked the car and also were stumped as there were no fault codes and the system fuel pressure indicated no problems on diagnostics. The car was towed to Lomond Audi in Glasgow who carried out further investigations for a couple of days. They said that the car appeared all OK and even the EGR was fine. They were stumped and contacted the technical experts at Audi Technical advice centre.
• Ford Focus Zetec - Has my Ford Garage been negligent? 10 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  It's just broken down and the AA came out and said the cam belt was broken and may have caused other damage. The AA towed it to the Ford garage who have quoted far more than the car is worth to repair it and are awaiting my decision on what to do. I need a car and therefore have no real option but to purchase a new one.
• Nissan X-Trail - Possible Purchase - Advice 28 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Also it seems that the petrol 2.0L gets the same mpg as the 2.5L, which seems odd to me. I won't be using it for towing but as a normal road car/load lugger with the off road capabilities for times when the weather is similar to recent as I will be living in the countryside/just out of town. My questions are: a) Are the diesels really as bad as reported?
• 2 litre v6 - jaguar x type 2 litre v6 2 Apr 2012 (Forum)
    i have a v6 xtype, 2litre petrol, o3 plate and i had some fuel from a garage  the other day  and  with in 30 miles  it broke down,  200 quid later ( tow truck) an 100 quid to have it looked at ,  they say it was the pump so they got me a second hand pump  fitted it and  off i went  GREAT!!!!!!!!    UNTIL TODAY     145 miles from  home  its starts  running like a bag of spanners  and  conks out on me.
• BMW Service 3 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  I booked the service with courtesy car over 3 weeks ago. Wife turns up there this morning - 2 little kids in tow to be told \"oh no you have not booked a courtesy car - we don\'t have a car available\". I threw the toys out of the pram (on the phone) - major wobbly. Suddenly they say \"oh a car has just become available\".
• Subaru Legacy 2.5 (2005) - Crankshaft aux-belt drive pulley disintegrated 1 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Hi   Just been towed by the AA to my local Subaru Dealer as my aux drive belt broke..... Unfortunately the crankshaft pulley that drives it apears to have  disntegrated -I assume throwing off/breakig the belt.
• pug 307 52 plate - ecu fault 22 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  hi there wondered if somone can be of help... saturday the battery somehow disconnected on our car after a little wiggle it came back onbut when we went to turn car over it wouldnt start.. called breakdown out they advised the immobiliser wasnt reading the fob chip so towed us home... called a diagnostic guy out on sunday paid him £100 tp connect it to a comp to reset the codes but low and behold the problem still isnt fixed ... he still wanted the money tho... he informs us that the ecu is blocking him access to reset the code so its a job for the dealer.. how much am i probably looking at ????
• nissan x-Trail 2002 - oil pump failure 2 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  my  parents have an  xtrail 2002 , has bout 150,000 klms on the clock ,been driving  wonderfully , but all of a sudden became noisy , pulled straight up and  checked all the neccessary  things oil  levels  water levels, and electrics. then called the roadside service(we live in australia) ... they checked said il levels, which were showing  full on the dipstick.. towed in to mechanics.. his first  impression is that is  oil pump  not  working , our problem is being  a side to side motor looking at $1000 to pull it  down just to  confirm  if it is oil pump.
• Audi A6 Avant - overheated clutch , audi will not repair/replace 18 May 2011 (Forum)
  I somehow managed to get enough purchase on it to get to the brow of the hlll where I had to coast down to the bottom and call audi assist. They ended up towing me home and Audi collected the next day. The car was drivable again by then, but tthe clutch didnt feel right. Audi have inspected it and said  the clutch has burned out through overheating and therefore will not be replaced under warranty.
• Mazda 3 ts2 2.0d 2008 - Sump oil rising fast 14 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  The car has done 36k and is under so-called warranty. Last month it was towed into a Mazda main dealer with the sump oil level very high, loss of power, uneven idle, and run-on after switch off (no dash warnings).  The dealer reconfigured the injectors, made a service update to the ECU for the DPF warning setting.
• Volvo V70 / Saab 9-5 estate - What estate for under £3k? 19 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  - Hills: I live in a very hilly area, so the torque of a diesel is really useful. But I don't tow anything and only do 10k miles a year (mostly local runs up to 25 miles, and an occasional motorway slog), so maybe the relative fuel economy bonus of a diesel isn't so important. - Good seats.
• Alfa Romeo jts - Engine Failure on approved car 27 Jul 2010 (Forum)
    Since then the engine has developed a knock on the overrun, and was taken straight to the dealer (towed not driven.) The fault is defiantly internal, and the bill is already fairly substantial just finding out what is wrong with it :( I'm worried about the warranty covering any repairs on the car (I dont trust it for some reason - and I'm sure they will try and wiggle their way out of paying.)
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 98 1.6 gti starting runing problems please help 12 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Things tried; Replaced spark plugs Cleaned throttle body and idle control valve Disconnected the ECU overnight Re-connected ECU, car ran for short distance Idle ticked over - very erratic, then stalled when accelerator pressed. Towed home, have now replaced; Coolant temperature sensor. Engine starts, then cuts out almost instantly. Please help, Adrian. {Post amended to substitute the 'txt / MSN' language for proper words}
• Citroen Xantia (1993 - 2000) - 99 2.0 HDi Auto Diagnosis Light 10 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I have read that supermarket fuels are not as good - is this true or fuel snobbery? I am not that bothered about the car being in limp mode but am towing a caravan in about 8 weeks and wouldn't mind having the power there for that. Regards Steve