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  Which new tyres for my Honda Jazz? 8 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have to replace my front tyres and am concerned about road noise as well as dry and wet braking. Can you suggest a tyre that will work well with my Honda...
• Ford Focus Saloon 2006 - sticking calipers 24 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  I recently took my car for a service to local main ford dealer I explained I had a problem with the front brakes the n/s seemed to be binding. I collected the car and was told the fault was due to brake dust, the problem never improved and when I checked on the internet sticking calipers seems to be a common problem.
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  ABS diagnostic fault on my Volkswagen Golf GT - what could be causing it? 30 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My car is a Golf GT Sport TDI and it is three and a half years old. The ABS light came on and I took it to my garage which did the diagnostics tests. £170...
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  Ford Focus speedo problem 13 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2000 Ford Focus 1.8. When the engine has warmed up the speedo stops working for 5-20 miles, while the speedo isn't working the odometer and...
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  Expensive servicing costs in West London 27 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I really think its time that BMW took a good look at its West London dealers. A recent quote for an oil service, new front and back brake pads, coolant...
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  Does my Honda FR-V really need new discs at just 62,500 miles? 23 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I took my Honda FR-V diesel in for its 62,500 service and was surprised they told me the rear brake discs need changing. Apparently they're worn out. The...
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  Does my 2006 Volkswagen Golf really need new brake discs and pads at 50,000 miles? 6 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Volkswagen Golf 1.6 FSI. It is now four years and five months old and has covered 50,000 miles. Volkswagen are telling me that I need new disc...
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - Use independents? Yeah, right! 7 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  When I asked if it might just be the switch, I was asked if the coil light came on at the same time. It didn't, so this bloke assures me that it's not the brake switch. Take a gamble and nip into the Seat dealer down the road. Fault codes read for £20, gave me a free ticket for the park and ride, and when I got back the car was valeted as well. Turned out it was the brake switch ("Implausible signal") - so I'm kicking myself now.
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  Going nowhere 26 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a new BMW 325i Coupe Auto in November 2006. At its first service, in November 2007 - at 2,827 miles - the oil and oil filter were changed. At...
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 99 1.8 ABS fuse keeps blowing 30 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  So I did all the obvious things like checking the sensors but could not fix the problem. Then the other day someone told me I had no brake lights at all. I discovered the fuse had blown and so I looked up what it did and it was the following: 25A Reverse light switch - Auto box relay - Brake lights switch - Day running lights relay - Cooling Fan relay - Pressure switch control - Compressor relay - ABS control unit I put in a new fuse and magically my ABS light switched off and the car was fixed :) (worryingly Id been driving for weeks with no brake lights) Anyway this morning the light came back on and the fuse has blown again.
• "Stupid car" it`s run down the hill on it`s own. 26 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Perhaps that`s a safety issue when teaching Numpties - so it`s less of a complexity when setting off and less chance of them starting it in gear? Maybe that is a spin off from `gears are go - brakes are for braking` as my niece once TOLD me following learning how to drive ( and heaving heavily on the brakes without changing down and then holding it at the junction in gear instead of neutral - waiting until the lights changed) Over on another forum a while back a lad was complaining at his neighbours for telling him off for not leaving his car in gear ( twice it had run slowly to the bottom of the hill and been found resting against theirs) Point is, he had never heard of leaving a car in gear and it went along the lines of the modern times comment of `stupid car`.
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  Taking the disc-kit 14 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have just had my second year service on my Honda FRV. 2.2iCDTI, mileage 19,000. I was relieved of the sum of £345 and then told that my brake discs were...
• Vauxhall Zafira A (1999 - 2005) - 2004 1.6 Engine cut out then light came on 7 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  The car was due a service about a month ago but haven't had the funds to do so yet so could it be possible it has something to do with that? I also drove over a pot hole the other day and ever since when I have to brake harshly the brake pedal doesn't feel right, Feels rough and shaky. Normal braking is fine it's just when I brake harshly that it does that.
• Mazda 323 2003 : brake discs failed MOT 12 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  2) Is 36000 miles in 3yrs a fair lifetime for front discs? (The car is under its 3yr warranty until the end of this month, although the brake repairs are being done by an independent garage which may spoil things for me.) The twist in the tale is that I can't go back to the Mazda dealer, because they closed four days after I had the service done.
• Recent posts update 29 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  Just to pick up on a couple of recent threads; coming into work this morning on the M62 showed how right many are in this forum: Weather wet, mist and spray but visibility not too bad, traffic doing about 65, lots of LGVs road long gentle climb on the top of the moors between J23 Hudderfield and J22 Ripponden, heading west. On the bike in the 3rd lane leaving about 3 seconds gap by the lampposts. Brake lights start to come on in the line of traffic ahead so start to slow down. The car I am behind (Silver Vectra) no brake lights. Suddenly brake lights come on and it swerves violently into lane 2 undertaking traffic in lane 3 at a rate of knots, just lucky that no one is already in lane 2.
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  Do I need matching brands of pads and discs when replacing brakes? 1 Sep 2023 (Ask HJ)
  My Subaru Outback is in need of a braking overhaul. On their websites I can see pads and discs from Brembo, Pagid, and Delphi, but I can't find a supplier. ...
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  Why are EV servicing costs so high? 14 Aug 2023 (Ask HJ)
  Just had my 2019 Renault Zoe serviced. Taken aback to be told it needs a routine 12V battery change and brake fluid replacement. Battery is £140 and brake...
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  I bought a car 10 months ago that already needs the brake pads changed. Is this level of deterioration to be expected? 10 Jun 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I bought the above car from a main dealer on 15 August 2020. They stated that a service and MOT had been done and it was ready to go. The car had 24,994...
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  Our car battery went flat because we only do short journeys. Are all cars like this? 11 Feb 2021 (Ask HJ)
  Yesterday our Toyota C-HR would not start because the auxiliary battery was completely discharged. The breakdown service started the car and I took it...
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  Why can't we comment on reviews? 12 May 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Why cant we add comments to reviews? I don't own an Iveco Daily but drive one regularly and they're the opposite of the review, I think people should know...