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  Do DCT gearboxes disengage when the car is at a standstill? 7 Jan 2022 (Ask HJ)
  Do dual clutch gearboxes disengage their clutches when the car is at a standstill with brakes operated? I happened to read this but I have always gone...
• Vauxhall Vectra elite 2.2 auto - Vectra c 2006 elite auto Gear Selector not working 27 May 2021 (Forum)
  The brake lights are coming on when i press the brake. but gear selector seems dead. no power.
• Renault Clio III - Brakes squealing but not worn 17 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  My Clio III has started squealing under light brake pressure. The front discs and pads were last done in Feb 2018 and still have plenty of life in them, and the rear discs and pads were done in Feb this year.   I first noticed the squeal shortly after the rear brakes were done, but it was only once in a while so I thought they probably just needed to bed in.
• BMW 3 Series E46 - Advice on MOT history and other bits pls 1 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  It's failed its MOT 5 times in last 13 years mainly for tyres, colour of indicator lenses, inefficient rear parking brakes, suspension arms have slight play, so not too bad, opinions pls.. Only 22000 miles in last 9 years, things that bother me Current MOT has advisories for front pads and corroded brake pipe, May '17 failed MOT for corroded brake pipe, not mentioned on '18 MOT but Feb this year advisory for brake line covered in grease or some other material.
• Honda Jazz - Why the tyre at near-side kerb makes noise? 8 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  I drive Honda Jazz 2010 model semi-automatic. When I stop at a road with slope (hilly), I apply my parking brake and switch my gear from A1 (automatic 1st gear) to N (Neutral). When I am about to begin driving, I do the following steps: Press the car brake pedal, switch the gear from N to A1.
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  Is a disparity in the amount of wear on my brake pads indicative of a fault? 24 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My dealer-maintained Hyundai i40 CRDi urgently needs replacement front discs due to 70 per cent wear on one side and 30 per cent on the other. Surely this...
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  Recommissioning a Mk1 Golf Cabrio 10 May 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I own a Mk1 Volkswagen Golf convertible which was last started 16 years ago! It has been kept in a garage since then. Apart from buying a new battery and...
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  Electric handbrake is stuck - how can I switch it off? 13 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
  We have a Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer. It was left a couple of weeks on the drive and now the handbrake is stuck. It's an electric parking break and it...
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  What would you consider is a 'high mileage' car? 29 Jun 2015 (Ask HJ)
  What would you consider as high mileage in a car? Are some marques likely to be capable of higher mileages than others?
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  Does a Mk4 Fiesta qualify as a classic? 7 Dec 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My mother's Ford Fiesta was first registered in May 1997. It is in immaculate condition inside and out, but failed its MoT in May last year because the...
• Ford Fiesta 1.4, 59 plate - Brake fluid level following disc and pad change. 7 Nov 2014 (Forum)
   I opened the bleed screw, but probably not enough to release all the displaced fluid.   After taking the car for a test drive--the braking was fine--I checked and found that the master cylinder was so full that fluid was actually leaking from the cap. I carefully removed excess fluid down to the MAX level, but my question is this: can temporarily overpressurising the system in this way do any lasting harm?
• Audi A6 avant 2002 - Warnong lights 18 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  I have owned the car from new ,97,000 miles. the latest fault came out the blue. on starting the car no warning light as you would expect. after a few moments the engine glow plug waring light starts to flash. if I then apply the brakes even though I am stationary no other light comes on, but when I release the brakes the esp and abs warning lights come on. If I drive everything works perfectly and engine performs well and brakes are perfect then the red brake warning lights and bleeps although everthing works ok. when I first start the car the diagnostic says all OK.
• Outlander 2 - Brake wear - pads vs discs 22 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  Given that the wear allowance is only 1.6mm I'll change those too.  The front brakes on this car have always made far more dust than the CRV I had last (pads lasted three times as long, discs fine). I can only put it down to the pad material.
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  Why do DSG 'boxes judder? 26 Nov 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My wife has owned a Mk6 Volkswagen Golf DSG for nearly three years. She has loved it with one exception, the auto gearbox, which always shudders when moving...
• Skoda Fabia - 02 Fabia Brake Lights & Other Electrics 29 Apr 2013 (Forum)
    2) Anyway, the other evening about 6pm the wife got the grandchildren to check out all the lights including the brake lights. Everything was fine later around 10pm.  However the next morning the brake lights were on.  They went off when the car was started, moved 3 feet, and stopped and all seemed ok for the rest of the day.
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  What's the point of an extended warranty? 6 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  If an 'extended warranty' does not cover wear and tear replacement, then what does it cover on a 12-year-old car and is there any point in me paying for...
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  ESP failure on my Touran 8 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2003 Volkswagen Touran with 93,000 miles on the clock. The ESP lights have come on and also the engine still runs after taking out the key. I...
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  Unused car 9 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have a new Citroen C4 which will not be used very much this winter and want to purchase a car cover to protect it. What should I purchase? Also what...
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  Auto carp 9 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My cousin has recently bought a 3-year old auto Colt and has complained to the garage that the gearchange is jerky changing both up and down, and that...
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  Pedals in automatic cars 12 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  In a typical UK car(with the steering wheel on the right side) how are the pedals positioned in an automatic transmission car? What leg do you use to push...