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• ford fiesta mk5 1.25 - knocking at front of the car. 3 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  Now when im going over bumps/rough road im feeling the knocking through the drivers side footwell. Iv recently had the wheel alignment done on the car and the steering is fine and the car does not steer to one side when i let go of the steering wheel,  But the wheel itself is not straight when going straight and true. Im not really that clued up on cars, so im sorry if the info I have given isnt great.
• Rover 75 cdt - Single outer edge tyre wear 27 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  I have teken it into two well known tyre shops for tracking checks and both have said nothing can be done to adjust the rear wheel alignments it came out of the factory like it so the best thing to do is change the tyre every six months or when the tyre becomes illegal! Surely something can be adjusted ? All help welcomed big time.
• Mercedes Benz S-Class W221 - S CLASS WITH MAJOR HANDLING PROBLEMS 28 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  In one instance the car actually caused the passenger side front tyre to buckle. We have had the car back to the Mercedes dealership on numerous occasions to have it re-aligned etc but to no avail. I am now worried whether or not the car will pass an MOT test in its current state Has anyone else had similar problems or any suggestions? Thanks
• Ford Mondeo IV (2007 - ) - 08 2.0 tracking problem 18" alloy wheel 24 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  They then said they should be the same as a previous model. After checking they said all four wheels were out of alignment. I did not want to pay £48 for possibly wrong setting adjustments especially as a new tyre is approx £180. Any advice would be appreciated.
• skoda octavia steering 8 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Its very similar to a problem I had with a golf mk3 driver I recently had; a new steering rack and wheel alignment helped this but was never back to A1 condition. Pot holes and speed bumps dont help I'm sure, but was thinking whether there may be anything else worth checking else or if anyone has had similar problems with skodas/vw's etc. cheers corky.
• Change 1 Shock Absorber or 2? 19 May 2005 (Forum)
  2 Months ago I had my nsf shock absorber changed at service by renault. It was not right from the moment they changed it. Ended up getting a 4 wheel alignment done as they recommended, which was all done at my expense. Car now drives as you would expect on decent flat roads, but on rough ground or over man hole covers you feel the car twitch. I think this has something to do with my front nearside tyre wearing excessively more than the rest of my tyres.
• Mondeo wheel trims move on wheel 14 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  They replaced the front tyres with Continental Sport Contact 2's under warranty but that didn't solve the problem. I've seen other Mondeos with wheel trims out of alignment with the valve, so I know I'm not alone in having this problem. Has anyone else had this problem and have you successfully solved it, if so how? Cheers, AndyB
• Out of Round Tyres ? 27 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  After half an hour on the motorway the vibration makes my foot numb!. I changed the rear wheel bearings and had the tyre\'s balanced and the alignment re-done.This made no difference to the noise or vibration. My local VW garage have suggested that the rear tyre\'s are \"out of round\".I have never heard of this and £110 for two new tyres is not what i want for christmas.
• VW Passat 1.8 20V Autobox whine 15 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  I've used him before and he seems to know his stuff, and he was certain he'd got the crownwheel/pinion alignment correct. He was as mystified as anyone, and to his eternal credit declined to charge for *any* work whatsoever! I've read in HJ's 'car-by-car' that this may be a common(ish) fault, so can anyone shed any more light on it?
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  Unusual rear tyre wear on my Skoda Octavia - is this a fault? 18 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a new Skoda Octavia Estate 2.0TDI CR 18 months ago. I'm very happy except that for the last 6000 miles or so there has been a steady increase...
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  Do runflat tyres wear quicker than normal tyres? 21 May 2023 (Ask HJ)
  My MINI Cooper has runflat tyres. I have just had the first service after two years at 9200 miles. The tread on the front tyres is now circa 3mm and the...
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  Premature rust, what are my rights? 1 Jun 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I have 2019 Nissan Qashqai. All four doors have small spots of rust at the top and bottom. Whilst being serviced they also said a door isn’t aligned properly....
• Passat 2009 CR Bluemotion2 - Aux belt-->Cambelt--> Rocker-->Camshaft failure 26 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  On stripping the head down, my mechanic found the valves to be intact but all 16 rockers had bent to be almost straight instead of curved. The engine was rebuilt today but none of the timings would align (sic, excuse my ignorance)...further investigation revealed that the lobes on both camshafts had been damaged by the slipped timing belt meaning that these camshafts will also have to be replaced.  Apparently they are 'pressed on' rather than cast, meaning they are knocked out of alignment.
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  Honda Civic Faulty batch of cylinder heads - could you clarify? 2 Feb 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Could you just clarify some details about the Honda Civic. http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/honda/civic-2006/?section=good Having read your review...
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  How can I prevent my 2011 Audi Allroad Estate from 'tramlining' on road contours? 13 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I recently purchased a 2011 Audi 2.0-litre Allroad Estate. I am generally delighted with the car, as I wanted a four-wheel drive estate but I do have a...
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  Quieter tyres for a Jetta? 20 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I perhaps foolishly bought a new VW Jetta 2.0TDi about 9 months ago. I have not covered as high a mileage as I anticipated and the Hancook Ventus Prime2...
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  What's caused unusual tyre wear on the front of my Audi A5 coupe? 6 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Following a blow-out of the front driver's side wheel of my Audi A5 coupe, the RAC recovery vehicle took me to a garage to have the tyre replaced and the...
• Merc "Can't find anything wrong" problem 15 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  I have had it checked by a main Mercedes dealer, a small independent, and a middling-size general but very experienced garage, and none can find anything wrong, either with the suspension set-up (arms, bushes etc etc) or even can they reproduce the problem. I have new shocks all round, which did nothing to help, and a full 4-wheel alignment by a company who definitely knew what they were doing. The guy who road-tested after the 4-WA did notice the twitch (so its not a figment of my imagination, and even my wife notices it), but he had no suggestions other than "well, now we know it's not the alignment".
• Ford Fiesta Zetec 2007 - Ford Fiesta off centre steering 6 May 2017 (Forum)
  I may have also bashed the wheel in an underground car park in London. Anyway I thought, I shall get the alignment checked. So I headed to kwik fit for a check (it had the alignment done when I had 4 new tyres just before xmas). We got it on the machine, quite interested and a little obsessed I observed with eagle eyes.
• SEAT Alhambra - Rear tyres worn on inside 15 Jan 2020 (Forum)
    I don't straddle speedbumps.  My mechanic reckoned I needed a four wheel align, and phoned up to see if someone could be do it, only to be told there's no rear adjustment on the Alhambra. So that leaves me a bit stuck, and at £130/tyre, I don't really want to be trashing the pair I just put on.