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  To change or not to change my car? 6 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have owned a Hyundai i30 with a 1.6 petrol engine for last three years and I am thinking of changing my car. I have been offered a SEAT Leon Cupra R,...
• Audi TT Coupe - Failed Break Booster in Brand New Audi TT 2.0 TFSI 28 Jul 2010 (Forum)
    After a mere c.800 miles use, a constant hissing noise developed from around the above's brake pedal.   The dealer replaced a brake vacuum pipe to no effect and has now diagnosed a fault with the brake booster.
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  Thirst among equals 26 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Hyundai i10 on HJ's recommendation but am unhappy about the fuel consumption. It is not used for many long runs but we live in a rural location...
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  Should my stepdaughter's Mazda 5's brake pads have been replaced under warranty? 13 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My stepdaughter's 2007 Mazda 5 has had a squealing noise which comes of its own accord, but when you touch the brake pedal the noise goes away. This was...
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  VW Polo - Automatic transmission problems 15 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter has a 2003 VW Polo automatic, which now and again does not respond in any way when she tries to start the engine. After fiddling with the...
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  Braking up is hard to do 24 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  In your VW Touran review you mention a possible recall given the number of ABS control unit faults. Mine has just developed this 'feature' and before...
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  Padshow 23 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I've owned a Mondeo SCI 1.8 Ghia petrol since new in 2005, and always had it serviced at a franchised Ford dealer at the correct intervals. At the 50k...
• Scenic 03 - 1.9 Dci Fidji 23 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Since buying it from the main dealer last year, I have had trouble free motoring until now. Just before I bought the car, Renault fitted new brake pads to the front. However, as the cold weather has started, the breaks make a slight irritating squeal when I brake. Not a problem as it doesn;t happen all the time I brake, probably every 3 presses of the brake pedal on average.
• Replacing wheel cylinder (all vehicles) 2 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  That's never done...) or do we just think it probably will? Just as important, would it affect the brake balance (MOT testable), having one new one and one old one? Then the shoes. Of course on one side they've been covered with brake fluid. I will clean up the drum with brake cleaner (and garages have done this for me with previous cars so I presume it's standard practice).
• D'oh, why me? 3 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  must be something to do with sellafield....ho-ho-ho-". I pointed to the stain and told him i had a brake fluid leak, he bent down, rubbed it between finger and thumb, and confirmed that itwas brake fluid. i told him i had spent 20 mins underneath car, but couldn't find where it was coming from, he said " no you won't on that!!
• Towing 23 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Because it was only clutch actuation at fault, we left the engine idling on the SAAB so had no battery drain issues, and reassuringly for me driving and owning the car in front, full servo braking and powered steering! Solid, instant, torque from our manual gearbox V70 2.4T made the towing part a breeze, but there were a few BOING, Boing, boing, bng, bg moments along the way when I was hauling the SAAB in to the biggest roundabout gap he was ever gong to get, when the driver would then lose his nerve, stand on the brakes, and decide to wait for Christmas.
• Omega Auto Box 6 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Twice today the car has refused to release the gear lever, and also has not extinguished the "Brakelight Check" message. Clearly the car believes the brakes are not being pressed and so is not performing the brakelight check, nro releasing the gear lever. Hammering away at the brake pedal for a few moments eventually causes the check light to go out and the gear lever to be released.
• M4 this morning 21 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Anyone know what the cause was - not by any chance someone braking for one of the new speed cameras?
• Vauxhall Signum - Random EML 15 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  Hi, Hopefully a small, weird one, but I have newly acquired a 1.9CDTI Signum (2006) and noticed one of the brake lights was not working. I’ve reconnected it and the spanner in car light came on. That’s fine, turned ignition off and back on again and it stayed off. However the EML was then on. But when I remove the brake light bulb the EML stays off Any ideas over why and what I can do?
• N?A - Most recently answered questions 5 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  I have been following these on the main page as they are frequently  more interesting than those on the forum. This one has been posted today and I am wondering how too much oil would affect the brakes or caused the car to over rev? A mechanic said he poured in three litres of engine oil - which was too much and the car over revved. Now brakes won't work. He said he poured in too much as the oil measuring case was broken and not reading correctly.
• Ford Focus 1.6 2003 auto - How to know when your rear break shoes get low? 25 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  I have had the car since 2006 when it had less than 9000 miles on the clock. It now has 75000 miles and I do not remember ever having had the rear brake shoes replaced. I have been reading the owners manual and Haynes manual but there is no mention of a warning light when the shoes get low only for when the brake fluid is low. I understand the minimum recommended thickness of the shoe is 8mm.
• Any - Is copper brake pipe universal? 3 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  Could probably get some in Taiwan but it'll be a lot easier to find here (they have it in Halfords for example), so I thought I might take some back,...
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  Is the 2003-2006 model of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class a good car? 28 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Is the 2003-2006 model of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class a good car?
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  How can I soften the ride in my V40? 18 Aug 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Our V40 has 19-inch wheels. What size do you recommend to soften the ride?
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  Window malfunction 9 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  All the windows of my 2009 Octavia estate open when the handbrake release is pressed.