Showing results in  Forum [Show all channels]

Sort by: Relevance | Newest first | Oldest first

• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 52 reg TDCi - Warning Light Problem! 2 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Fuel consumption is fine, runnings good so why does it keep doing this??? Im going to be selling it soon - not cos of this but cos I've just got a new company car (Focus Ghia 2.0 petrol - now I know why everyone goes on about the "handling" - nice but it doesn't half take time to accelerate - certainly missing my TDCi on slip roads!!! - sorry, I digress) s
• Mazda Xedos 9 A/C problem 17 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  This week I noticed a stale smell from heater and first thing that came to mind was the A/C - Although the service book doesn't say anything about A/C filters I took out glove box and cover underneath to expose A/C unit and found filters and by look of it they hadn't been changed from new - also after thinking about it I never noticed any water under car when A/C was on so poked around and found outlet in engine bay - managed to poke a thin wire up and water came out -in centre of hole is a plastic peg thing and at first the wire hit something soft and rubbery but moving it about it then went right into unit - the question is- is the drain hole free to air or does it have a valve or anything to stop air coming in -- when took filters out water came out of the opening as bottom of A/C unit was full of water and water was black hence smell. - since the wire poke I have found a length of plastic tube that fits in hole and I can blow into A/C unit and then when I suck I can hear water sort of bubbling as if it's trying to come up pipe - so far I haven't had time to take it out for another spin.
• VR6 auto gearbox problems 22 May 2003 (Forum)
  I own a 1995 Golf VR6 automatic which has covered 57,000 miles. Having noticed a slight whining noise that coincides with the auto-box changing up at around 35-40mph I had a VW technician road-test it with me. Further checking with his diagnostic kit revealed faults with the gear-box and engine.
• Vintage Merc or a Skoda Octavia ? 27 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Am in a dilemma of either 1: Selling the honda and buying an Octavia 2: Keeping the Honda and buying a good, well maintained Merc 124 (love the build quality and no complicated electronics) - hace seen a doctor owned 300E with 58000 miles. My plan is to use this car during weekends (need something to accomodate two golf sets) and long journeys. (around 7500 miles per annum). Have covered secure parking space for it The attraction is that I could pay cash down for the Merc whereas I need to finance the Skoda ( have already splashed out on an upmarket house so no additional drips would be welcome).
• Insurance warranties 8 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  On a 10+ year old car this could be weasel words in that all components are subject to wear which just gets more noticeable the older the vehicle. The costs for 1 year are Warranty Wise about £273, Drive Assured (Warranty Holdings) £295; for 2 years WW £483, DA £395 HJ replied "I've just had a letter from a reader whose claim was rejected by Warranty Holdings because the part was deemed to have worn out" Anybody else got any experiences or thoughts ?
• Bmw 116i 2005 - Premature timing chain failure 23 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  Since I experienced what I'd call a premature timing failure on my bmw 116i 2005. What really annoys me is the fact that I wasn't wise enough to read the cars reviews before ever buying it. I'm just 22 years old and I'd always wished to have a 1 series. I saved for like a year in order to get one for myself. I bought the car in march from a private seller,drive alright for like 3 months,took the car for MOT and it passed(delighted)this reassured me because I was sceptical about buying second handed cars.
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 06 2.2 Water in the footwell 13 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  They resealed said item and told me to see how it was. 3 days later, I noticed water in the footwell and was told that the resealing hadn't worked and that a new scuttle panel was required. This I paid for as I knew trim wasn't covered after year 1. The fault still persisted and the car was booked in on Tuesday. The dealer took 2 days stripping the entire front interior out and has found what appears to be a missing drain pipe from the heater box, but Ford CRC are saying that as the car is out of warranty they will not pay anything.
• Legal info for small claims court 28 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  Upon taking it home a friend noticed mini chips over the windscreen and when placing things on the back seat I realised the back seat was not attached to the car at the bottom, I had someone click it into place but the right side had a noticeable gap between the seats And the left side seat clip was broken, I got in contact with the person I was dealing with for the car when I found out about the chips and he said he didn't know they was there but wouldn't fix it as it was cosmetic damage and not covered by them, only a mechanical or engine fault they would cover I also said about the back seat and they said it could of been the people who Valeted the car as they removed the back seat to fully clean it, but on the day and upon taking the car home it was very noticeable it was filthy so I'm not sure whether that was correct, 2 days later I rang for a refund and was told I would not receive one, I asked to speak to a manager and he said he would get them to call me back Saturday morning but that they would also refuse me a refund, the same day I wrote a letter to the manager asking for a refund after speaking to trading standards and stated it was under my short term right to reject and consumer rights, they emailed back but said I wanted a refund because of niggly reasons, I test drove it, I looked it over before purchase etc.
• Vauxhall Astra - Legal info for small claims court 27 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  Upon taking it home a friend noticed mini chips over the windscreen and when placing things on the back seat I realised the back seat was not attached to the car at the bottom, I had someone click it into place but the right side had a noticeable gap between the seats And the left side seat clip was broken, I got in contact with the person I was dealing with for the car when I found out about the chips and he said he didn't know they was there but wouldn't fix it as it was cosmetic damage and not covered by them, only a mechanical or engine fault they would cover I also said about the back seat and they said it could of been the people who Valeted the car as they removed the back seat to fully clean it, but on the day and upon taking the car home it was very noticeable it was filthy so I'm not sure whether that was correct, 2 days later I rang for a refund and was told I would not receive one, I asked to speak to a manager and he said he would get them to call me back Saturday morning but that they would also refuse me a refund, the same day I wrote a letter to the manager asking for a refund after speaking to trading standards and stated it was under my short term right to reject and consumer rights, they emailed back but said I wanted a refund because of niggly reasons, I test drove it, I looked it over before purchase etc.
• Recent purchase - obtaining a refund? 1 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  The car came with 11 months MOT which was passed by another garage not the trader. After driving back home, the next day I notice my drive way was covered in oil. I rang my friend a mechanic and he came and had a look.
• second hand car problem 9 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Ive looked at the 3 month warranty I bought with the car, and it only covers me for up to 500.00 of work. Im really worried. All my savings went on the car, and I dont have more money to spend on it. Im waiting for a call back from the warranty people, but dont know whether I will be able to get it looked at because of the Easter holiday.
• Seat/Alhambra 2004 1.9 Automatic Diesel - Contacts failure? Unobtainable part 7M3713203e-mcu 17 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  Brief period when the car was fine, then two weeks later the problem recurred, but this time restarting the engine did not remedy the problem. Limped home in first gear - very scary. Had car towed to local dealer who ordered the part on 30 January 2013.
• Dealers fighting back against BER 22 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  I think most BR's will be familiar with Block Exemption Regulations (which say that owners can have their car serviced outside the dealer network and still retain warranty cover - amongst other things). Well, it seems that dealers are fighting back against this. I have just been told by a 'friend of a friend' that my local VW dealer has been told by VW (UK) that they should not turn off service indicators unless the car has been serviced by a VW dealer.
• Warranty claim / conflict of interest for garage 31 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Earlier this year I bought an approved used car which came with a years manufacturers warranty. I remember that the sales person mentioned that the previous owner was a member of their staff, a technician from the work shop. When I bought the car she had covered just over 52000 miles.
• Landrover Discover 5 HSE Luxury 3 years - Windscreen sealant failure - serious leak 4 Dec 2023 (Forum)
  I own a Landrover Discovery HSE Luxury (69 plate) which I have owned for 2 1/2 years and purchased an extended Landrover warranty in September 2022 as it reached 3 years old. The windscreen sealant failed in April of this year causing water to leak badly into the car every time it rains. I reported it straight away to my LR dealer (Hendy) in Southampton. They spoke to LR and a claim was authorised and a new windscreen ordered in April 2023. The leak is so bad it is not possible to drive the car without getting wet and it pours onto the transmission electrics.
• Citroen C4 - Citroen C4 - Anti Theft / Engine won't crank 16 Feb 2022 (Forum)
  She does have AA cover, but I need to see if her membership includes key/immobiliser issues. Any ideas are much appreciated.
• Corsa C 1.2 SXI+ - Instant gasket + Bars Leak blocking cooling system 9 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  Hi. Just brought the above car with 72K on a 56 plate. It seemed OK but then I changed the coolant, which was filthy. This has changed the environment within the engine which has loosened whatever was in there and now I have a serious cooling problem along with a tickover issue which I think are both related.
• Citroen C4 Grand Picasso - Engine warning light 26 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  After about 10 minutes the problem disapears and does not reappear while the engine is warm in fact even if the outside temperature remains low even if restarting the vehicle after a few hours the fault does not reappear, only when it is left to fully cool down, say overnight. I have had the car for c1 year (2015 plate), it has covered 42k miles, is fully serviced and does short 20 min motorway runs and to local town every day averaging 50 mpg. The Citroen garage has replaced the fuel filter twice, the first time after the car completely dumped all the diesel over the road and wouldn’t restart on after stopping.
• Help needed with prospective used car purchase 17 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  I cover between 11k and 12k mile a year. Economy: Cost me less than £120 per month in fuel.
• Volkswagen Polo IV - Oil Pressure Problem 19 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  In fact I had left the car for a day after I carried out the changes and the car stalled twice which was quite unusual. Trying to find the problem I removed the sump, the oil in there had no sign of any bearing wear (I was told little bits of metal would be present in the sump if this happened) and removed the oil pump.