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  Should I fit new tyres to the front or rear of my Toyota Auris? 16 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Toyota Auris has done 21,000 miles. The front tyres are at 2mm and the rears at 4mm. Should the new tyres go on the front or the back?
• Ford Mondeo III - Squealing noise 9 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  When I break or hit a bump it briefly disappears, or if I make a tight\3 point turn it can disappear. Brakes and discs have been changed to no effect. Wheels are not getting hot after a 25 mile journey. I have asked the garage to check the wheel bearings and that the brakes are not binding and thay say they are not.
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 06 2.0 Electrical meltdown 16 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Brake lights all apear to have stopped working. I've a busy weekend ahead of me. Some help would be greatly appreciated.
• Daewoo Lanos (1997 - 2002 ) - 1998 1.4 rear window defrost not working 5 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  hi room, im having trouble with the rear window defrost, when i apply the switch the led lights up so i dont think its that or the relay, i also disconnected the wire going to the element and its reading 11.59 volts , i cant see any visible breaks in the actual element so im at a bit of a loss also the high vis brake light doesnt work either but both normal brake lights work ok i hope the MOT guy doesnt pull me up on it..thanks
• Vauxhall Zafira B (2005 - ) - 07 2.0T Tyre and front brake disc wear? 25 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, I'm on the verge of buying a year old '07 2.0T Design Zafira with 8650 miles. Turns out it's 'one previous owner' was a rental firm (from the log book,...
• Punto Mk 1 1997 1.2 8v Steering 6 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Had car from new; no bumps; 179,000 miles still on original clutch (despite teaching 2 daughters to drive); no play in steering wheel or track rod ends; tyres ok; brakes checked all wheels spin freely no binding and brakes evenly; steering is ok if I coast in neutral. Any ideas? car goes well otherwise and I am hoping to get another couple of years out of her.
• Life of brake discs 8 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  My car has just had a 2 year servicing, at 21,000 miles. I was told that there was corroded glazing on the front discs and they needed changing at a cost...
• Audi A6 Alternator causing probs? 20 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  I have to use the throttle to get it to fire and then it just dies. It's an auto so I have to keep revs on with right foot whist using left foot on brake to select a gear and it seems a little unsure about selecting the gear. When I release the brake pedal all is fine, although it does feel a bit hesitant when I pull away from a junction - just a split second delay between throttle and motion.
• Brake pad change - Citroen Xsara 13 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Going to get my front pads changed next week as my garage recommended I get them done within 2000 miles. Been ringing around for quotes and they've been...
• Rubberneckers 8 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  It had obviously just happened as there were no police and not even a tailback on that carriageway. Now I appreciate that Discovery driver was braking to avoid the car in front and the concertina effect due to reaction times had taken place, also that it is human nature to look at such incidents. However it seems to me that initially someone must have braked to get a better look at the van on fire.
• cv joint/boot - mk2 Golf. 30 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Mk2 golf 1.3 1990 During the past month i\'ve noticed a occasional slight grinding sound from my passenger side front wheel when I brake. This has got more frequent and now occurs each time I brake. I jacked the car up to inspect the pads they were fine. But I discovered that the the cv boot must have a split in it because the grease is leaking out all the way around the rubber boot.
• Why is it... 2 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  The tyres they used were of the crossply flavour and had the cornering ability of a penguin on wizz. We now have things like ABS / AWD / AWS / ESP / crumple zones / air bags / vented disc brakes / servo assisted brakes / asymmetric super grippy radial tyres / 3 point seat belts and an mot test that is about 100 times more exacting than it was 30 years ago, even the cyclists now wear helmets in case we hit them.
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  Unintended incrimination syndrome 26 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  On 11 February 2010 I was driving my nine-month-old automatic Yaris on the A65 between Skipton and Ilkley in Yorkshire. As I approached some temporary...
• Audi A4 - Identical Fault code 65535 on ABS & Airbag Audi A4 9 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  On longer  car journeys with repeated braking the rear brake light bulb would actually blow and need replacing. I changed the mobile phone charger several times but I still got the same issue as mentioned above. In the end I just stopped charging my mobile phone via the cigarette lighter socket.
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  I think my car has been given a fraudulent MoT - what should I do? 31 Mar 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a used Smart Fortwo in February. I had intended to place the car into storage for a few weeks around 30 miles away. During the drive, I noticed...
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  Faulty Gear Change 15 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter kept complaining about driving along a dual carriageway, approaching a roundabout and not being able to select any gears at all, works fine...
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  Why won't Land Rover sort this dangerous Discovery 3 brake pad fault through my warranty? 3 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 30,000 mile Land Rover Discovery 3. It's 30 months old and was supplied and serviced by the main dealer, the last time in November 2009. It recently...
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  Thirst among equals 29 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a ‘nearly new’ Honda Jazz 1.4EX with manual transmission in December 2009. The model has an official fuel consumption of between 42.8 (urban)...
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  Electronic Stability of Profits 10 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I see from your correspondent AF that he had a similar problem to me with his ABS. In my case my VW Golf 1.4 had a service immediately (just days) before...
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  The Sensotronic Brake System on my Mercedes had failed - do I have any chance of a contribution? 24 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  The Sensotronic Brake System on my 2003 Mercedes-Benz E-Class failed in May of this year. It had had all the relevant recalls and has been serviced by...