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• Vauxhall Zafira Tourer - Advice after MOT Fail 27 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  I was horrified to see that the MOT fail for dangerously worn brake pads is on there from 2018. This leads me to two conclusions. Either the brake pads had not been replaced in the February, which I paid for and still have the receipt for, or the garage thought that they would try and charge me for new brake pads which I clearly didn't need.
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  Where can I have a Volkswagen Golf ESP fault repaired cheaply? 16 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2007 Golf 1.4 which I've owned for around four years. Last month the ESP light showed on the dashboard and now I find that the warning brake light...
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  Volkswagen Polo is wearing brake discs and pads very rapidly - why? 1 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Last year I purchased a brand new Volkswagen Polo under the scrappage scheme. In the first 18 months a distance of about 8500 miles was driven, mostly...
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2.0 TDCi - Fuel System and Brake Light Despair! 16 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Took delivery August 2005. This new car started playing up almost immediately. Two issues - first the brake lights - I would brake and the lights wouldn't come on or alternatively they would activate when no brake pedal/hand brake had been touched. Secondly the vehicle would just loose all power. Almost lost my life on the A12 trying to visit my kids.
• ALB under difficult conditions 16 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  The car also was unsteerable, slaloming across the road from side to side. What did stop the car were the aforementioned bollards, not the brakes. I have previously personally experienced something like the above when driving a Toyota RAV on smooth snow, pushing the brake pedal so hard that the seat-back bent and producing only a very slight braking effect with non-existent steering.
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  What's the best way to tackle a steep incline in a 4WD? 26 Feb 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Mitsubishi L200. There is no 'hill descent' facility on this vehicle. To avoid excessive brake wear, would you suggest I select 'Sport Mode' and...
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  Should the dealer pay to replace the faulty brakes on a used car I bought five months ago? 15 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a 65-plate Skoda Octavia vRS 230 from Skoda Watford in November last year and while I love the car there's been a grinding sound when driving...
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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...