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• SAAB 9-3 - Intermittent accelerator problem 4 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  I recently bought an o8 Saab 9-3 1.9 TDI 150 Linear with 40K on the clock.Very occasionally when driving and usually changing down to go round a corner I can take my foot off the accelerator and the car keeps going and seems to pick up speed as if the cruise control has been switched on.I have to brake to slow the car down.I have been back to the garage where the mechanic is Saab trained and he has not found any fault including plugging into the computer.Other than this the car is fine.The car drives fine and as stated this is an intermittent problem.Any ideas ?
• land rover - poor quality parts 18 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  I also own 8 other vehicles which i service, and have been doing for 35 years  there is a growing frustration with the decreasing quality of service parts and safety critical parts. brake shoes, drums cylinders.  even OE stuff seems mediocre. I assume this is to do with the use of far eastern labour and indifferent metallurgy and specification. i want to buy quality parts. where do i find them, how do i find them?
• Ford Focus - faulty fuel pump 12 May 2011 (Forum)
  my car dont even start no more after it pulling from the fuel supply being blocked or what ever it is, all it did was pulling like someone was tapping the brake peddal while i was driving now it wont even start HELP ME PLEASE
• Vx Corsa 1.4 auto - '08 Corsa auto - gear stuck in 'Park' 11 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  My foot is on the footbrake whilst trying to put it in drive, as it has to be, and I can hear a click when I push the brake in, so it sounds like the ?solenoid? is working. Is there some kind of adjustment I can make? Cheers   Pete    
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol - Handbrake Problem 9 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  When I apply the handbrake it only goes on at one side and wont release until I reach behind the rear wheel and pull on the cable. I suspect that there is a problem with the linkage somewhere below the hand brake lever i.e. one side disconnected or broken. To get at the cable linkage I believe I have to remove the heat shield, on the underside between the exhaust  and the floor. I know the nuts that hold this on will snap off as soon as I try to remove them.
• Ford fiesta zetec 1388cc - Part number for rear flexis? 29 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, Could someone provide me with a Ford part number for 355mm rear brake hoses for a year 2000 Fiesta zetec 1388cc so I can get it cross-referenced with all available pattern ones.They are all turning up too short,even after providing reg no. So far been supplied with 288mm&338mm but latter even too tight when fitted;kinks the hose against the union at either end.Ford used the bare minimum of materials and the pattern makers thought they could trim a bit more off too!
• Saab 9-3 2007 - LED bulbs canbus error free non strobing ?? 11 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  i have a saab 9-3 2007  i want to replace the number plate bulbs with led`s and also brake light bulbs too and indicators., side lights and wing repeaters. anyone help with what i need and where i can get.  i bought a few off ebay that were canbus no error bulbs but im still getting the strobe flash.
• Citroen Xsara Picasso (2000 - 2010) - Low mileage old Vs High mileage young. 10 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  The question is, all things being equal..would you plum for a: 02 reg, 51k miles, 6 months MOT and no tax, 3 owners for £2kish, FSH or 04 reg, 84k miles, short MOT and Tax, 3 owners, Cambelt done at 73k, Exhaust done, brakes done, FSH. What do you reckon...? Thanks all.
• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - 04 2.0 Possible turbo problem 5 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Today however once I came off the motorway and travelled at a 30 it was making a metallic screeching noise. At first I thought it maybe the brakes but the car does not pull to one side or the other and when turning corners there is no noticeable sound. My garage suspects it is the turbo but cannot diagnose it at the moment. Has anyone else had similar problems?
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 96 2.0 Major clunk after disc and pad change 27 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Changed the discs and pads and now when i am going very slow-lets say 5 MPH- and i take my foot off the accelerator there is a really loud clunk coming from the passenger side front. It does not do this when i am braking or going at higher speeds. I have checked and the caliper and wire clip is all on correct. I even put the old disc and pads back on and it was still doing it. Help Me!!!!!!
• Citroen C5 (2001 - 2008) - 04 2.2 esp motor failure 12 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  I have looked through the previous threads, they all assume I know where various parts are located on the car, I don't. I don't know if it's related but I had the brake warning light (ABS warning) come on at the same time. Thanks for any tips you might be able to pass on.
• Old, Crude Off-Roaders 11 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  I had a Ford Maverick, aka Nissan Terrano 2, and thought I was king of the road sitting way up above the traffic. OK, the performance was terrible, cornering was a nightmare and braking from speed a lottery. At least I hadn't bought a Vauxhall Frontera! Maintenance was so easy because you could slide under the vehicle without jacking it up to inspect everything. 4x4s are so sophisticated these days.
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1997 1.8 DT phase 1 - earth location?? 16 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Hi there, my passenger-side rear cluster go all 'disco' when the lights are on and the brake pedal is pushed. Gotta be a dodgey earth, i cud just run a wire from the earth at the back of the cluster to a new earth point but would prefer to check out the current one Problem - where is it? Got a haynes manual which says it's E6 or summink onthe wiring diagrams but doesn't say where on the car this is Any ideas Guys?
• Accelerator control. 19 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  I know it is simple and logical but how often do you see people blast away from a hold up only to brake heavily at the obvious one just up the road? I was taught that accelerator control is as important as clutch control, is it taught today in either car or HGV training?
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1998 1.3 Engine wont warm up 1 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all well my car has been through the works lately with a new exhaust, new brakes all round and most recently a new clutch. I was driving today (pretty long distance) and noticed that the engine temp gauge was still in the cool and it never changed. Now i stopped and checked the engine temp and it was'nt as hot as it usually is but there was no loss of fuel consumption or performance. does anyone have any idea what could have happened?
• Vauxhall Corsa C (2000 - 2006) - 06 1.4 CD player with a mind of its own 1 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Hi Guys, My Daughter has an '06 Corsa which the CD player seems to make its own decisions about its volume. When you brake the volume decreases - when you speed up the volume increases!!! Fortunately it doesn't increase much but it can be 'irritating'. The car is still under manufacturers warranty but before I go to the Dealer, I'd like your views as to if its a problem or have we missed something in the manual.
• Austin (Rover) - 1988 4.0 Leyland Roadrunner. 27 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  I know this is not the correct site for truck matters and I have to pick a make and model but I am looking for help with a Leyland Roadrunner with a jammed parking brake. Austin Rover seemed the most appropriate, sorry. Any site suggestions (www???) or other help will be appreciated. Thanks. No need to apologise for upsetting others ! - I'll leave it under the Austin Rover tag for now and ask the site designer to add Leyland Trucks to the Drop Down Menu.
• Kwik Fit £25 oil change - pluses and minuses 10 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I could scarcely buy the oil and filter for that - let alone have my tyres gone over by somebody who is desperate to sell me some new ones. They did tell me I need new front brake discs however as they were rusty round the edges, but I pointed out that I had a nice shiny new MOT, so I really didn't think so; "very well Sir". You'd have thought that if it were so urgent they'd have tried to persuade me a little harder, wouldn't you?
• Vauxhall Astra H (2004 - 2009) - Which variant? 10 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  The 05A was built from December 2004. I am only interested in getting the 05A model year which has CBC + Brake Assist which the 05 doesn't. How can I tell if the car I am looking at is the 05A model year? Cannot relie on just registration! I have spoken to a seller over the phone and they were unable to allocate any of these numbers on their documents or car.
• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - Trapped stone in front disc assembly. 28 May 2008 (Forum)
  After having negotiated a newly laid car park, with very fine stone, I seem to have picked up a stone (or two) between the disc and the protective backplate, on my front off-side wheel's disc brake assembly. Most of the time I don't notice it, but then suddenly it seems to get picked up and then makes some temporary grinding noises and then suddenly stops. Will it eventually fall out as I don't want to just take off the wheel, which in any case might not enable its removal.