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  Why does my Volkswagen Golf lose power when picking up from lower revs? 23 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2016 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 Bluemotion with the 7 speed DSG gearbox. It suffers from loss of power when picking up from lower revs, such as entering/leaving...
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  Ibiza DSG gearbox causing problems 30 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Several months ago I bought a 2011 SEAT Ibiza 1.2tsi with the seven speed dsg gearbox as a replacement for my diesel Focus, as I do a lot of town driving...
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  What preparations should I make to my Mercedes-Benz 320 CLK before a long drive to Portugal? 30 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  The current tyres on my 10-year-old Mercedes-Benz 320 CLK are Avons which need replacing at the front after 10,500 miles. Any suggestions? The car is an...
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  Do automatic cars lurch forwards without warning? 2 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We are buying a Honda Jazz shortly, but we have been advised by friends that we should go for an automatic as they say "once you have driven an automatic...
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  Why did my automatic Hyundai i10 suddenly accelerate for no reason? 6 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Last week, when preparing to leave my parking space in a car park, on putting my automatic Hyundai i10 into ‘drive’ it shot forward at alarmingly great...
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  Should Honda have replaced these parts? 7 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Our four year old Honda Jazz, bought 12 months ago as approved used, passed its MOT and on the same day Honda carried out a short service and safety check. They...
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  Wrist and be thankful 23 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My wife suffered a badly broken wrist a few months ago, which has left her with restricted movement and weakness in her left hand. This is causing difficulty...
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  Why all the outrage over your campaign to promote left-foot braking? 2 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Whenever you discuss left-foot braking in automatic cars, you seem to receive a volley of outraged emails. I fully support your views on left-foot braking...
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  As a former chauffeur, I completely agree that left-foot braking should be employed in automatics. 2 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I was a chauffeur, driving numerous people from Prime Ministers to the average man in the street for 22 years. Throughout all this time I left-foot braked....
• Citroen ZX (1992 - 1998) - 1996 1.9TD drumming / knocking noise 8 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  I can't feel it either through the brake pedal (suggesting rear brakes), nor through the steering wheel - suggesting a front brake problem. When you have to slow down gradually this vibration does not appear. I have a feeling that this is probably not a brake problem as both front calipers, discs, pads and the rear shoes have been changed recently.
• Argh! MOT due next month :-( 6 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  The garage were excellent and called me within an hour to say that they think that I'm being premature with the clutch but that they've looked at the rear brakes and they need replacing completely, new discs, handbrake shoes (it was totally non-operational on one side of the car) and a recommended new set of brake pads as the ones that were on were very cheap.
• any disk brake equipped - Coke can for brake disks 15 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  Coke cans for Brake Disks.   Not actually AS brake disks, but to clean them up a bit.   Exhibit A : Drivers side front hub and brakes.   [url=http://www.servimg.com/view/18149521/126][img]http://i18.servimg.com/u/f18/18/14/95/21/th/img_5110.jpg[/img][/url]       I put the foil on the hub a couple of years ago to stop the wheels rusting on.
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  Why doesn't Volkswagen's service plan cover brake fluid? 18 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have had a bad experience of a service plan with my father’s Volkswagen. Volkswagen does a fixed price two year plan at £379 which you pay up front in...
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  A smart motorway speed limit reduced as I went past the camera. Will I be fined for speeding? 10 Nov 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I was travelling down the M1 on at 70MPH and, as I reached a gantry, the speed limit signs flashed up 50MPH. I started to brake, but on the other side...
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  Can I sit in traffic in 'D' with my foot on the brake pedal in a Ford B-Max powershift? 16 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  We recently picked up a brand new Ford B-Max 1.6 powershift and I would like to know if it's okay to sit in traffic with my foot on the brake pedal and...
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - Suspension Problems Ford Focus. Any Advice pls? 8 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Nothing special just a family run around. 64K genuine mileage just had a full service. At the service they changed the front brakes and the front right shock. (apparently the shock had leaked onto the brake causing unusual brake wear?? Anyway. Since the work was done everytime I press the brake it knocks. The noise is intermittent.
• Battery draining itself Tommy Cooper stylee 29 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  Jump start - quick drive, got out, brake lights on, keys not even in ignition. Brake pedal appears to be bordering on triggering the brakelight even at rest, this would explain battery drain. Glad its not a more obscure electrical fault.
• Squealing Astra 1 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  Each time the car is taken to garage for inspection the problem never seems to occur. I'm 99% certain that it is coming from 1 of the wheels on the RHS. I have eliminated the brakes as being the culprit as the car has had new brakes and calipers 4 discs and pads all round under warranty last year due to a fault. They have been inspected on 2 occasions in recent days and 2 garages confirm that the brakes are ok.
• Honda Civic Sport 1.5 - Electric brake failure 22 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  A local Honda dealership has run diagnostics and said there are no faults! What other explanation is there for this to happen? If the brake hadn't been on it would have rolled before I'd even got out of the car. Ive6put in a complaint to Honda UK but haven't heard anything yet. Any advice?  
• 3.0 D - Jaguar XF reliability 27 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  First of all though a bit of history: Back in December 2015 I kept getting a warning saying "Park Brake Fault" - to cut a longish story short it seems that Jaguar positioned the brake computer below the tube from the windscreen wash fluid bottle. When this leaked, water dripped on to the brake computer - Jaguar did pay the entire bill - over £1000.