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  Fixed-price servicing - is it really fixed-price? 23 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I took my wife's Seat Altea 2.0 TDI DSG for a special offer £129.00 service. The service was completed, but at the service desk, I was informed that the...
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  Our MG ZS is losing coolant. What's causing this? 9 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  In the last couple of years or so, our 2004, 44,000-mile MG ZS 110 (based on the Rover 416) loses coolant and needs topping up every fortnight or so, prompted...
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  Why won't Ford honour the anti-perforation warranty and repair rust on my Ka? 7 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Ka is nearly six years old, with about 24,000 miles on the clock. It has badly rusted at the bottom of the driver's door, on the inside, above the sill....
• Neither - Omoda5 and Mazda CX30 Jaecoo J7 7 Feb 2025 (Forum)
  Car with no sunroof marginally better but had to have seat at lowest and quite a lot reclined, Driving  position weird if i sat  so that my head didn't touch roof, seat bolsters holding tight, but cabin felt cramped with that godawful high centre console with the slanted phone holder tray covered in something felty?
• New Car - Kia Stonic 1.0 2 spec T-gdi 6 speed white 13 Oct 2021 (Forum)
  Down at the Kia dealer, taking the Sportage in for a safety recall, and was offered £200 less than I paid for it as a PX aginst a new stonic,2 ....
• Honda Civic Type R 2016 - Extended makers warranty. 13 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  Pity Honda only covered the car for 3 years from new, when Toyota offer 5, but we are where we are, it would only take one of the huge front calipers to seize and that would be the warranty cost in one hit. Do you think its reasonable or have you any other suggestions before she signs up?
• Any - Parking Eye Payment by Credit Card 12 May 2018 (Forum)
  Yesterday I had the misfortune to use a car park managed by Parking Eye. I saw their cameras after I had entered the car park. I paid the fee online by credit card (mobile telephone internet), they added a 30p service charge, I thought such fees for payment by card are now banned?
• Ford Orion audio joystick and other 80s oddities... 7 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  So many brilliant automotive ideas have come and gone over the years, but one that stands out for me was the joystick provided to buyers of GL and Ghia badged Mark 1 Ford Orions to "aim" the full-on stereo sound to a chosen point in the car's interior. Never seen it since then, although I do remember having partially shattered eardrums from dodgy amplifier set-ups in friends' cars, usually with a graphic equaliser as part of the package.
• Mazda CX-5 - Diesel in oil 20 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  Diesel in the oil, level seems to rise to the x on the dipstick just over every 3,000miles I have called Mazda UK and they tell me there is no issue with my model and no recall,still awaiting on the manager returning my call, it may take up to 3 days that's customer service for you from Mazda, yet I have paperwork with campaign AD016A replaced dipstick & reprogrammed PSM, unfortunately just over another 3,000miles covered and the oil level is just about touching the x on the new dipstick fitted. Car has now got 7,200miles going in for the second time can anyone give advice? My advice if you are thinking of buying a Mazda cx5 2.2d with the problems and experience I have had with the car I loved, don't buy one until Mazda comes clean with the problem that's imaginary ?
• Daewoo Lanos - Wheel bearing warrenty 13 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  Hello there Just before Christmas one of the rear wheel bearings failed on on my car (awful loud grinding noise, not just the humming of a old bearing). That particular bearing had been replaced at the end of July (2015) through the MOT. I had presumed it would be covered under warranty but the garage has told me it isn't and along with the bearing the axle stub joint needed replacing. £170 to fix.
• Peugeot 1007 - Peugeot 1007 Dead Locked 17 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  The key will not electrically or manually open the doors. I have seen suggestions that you can jack the car up to remove the engine cover and connect jump leads to the starter motor to start it or get the electrics working and open the doors. Only problem is, the car was left in gear so it will jump forward and won't start anyway.
• Vauxhall Corsa - Electric windows 21 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  They both went up again when I used the switch. My wife thinks she has heard the noise before when she has used her key to unlock the car  and has sat in the passenger seat prior to my coming out but isnt certain. I have notified Vauxhall in case my Network Q covers this or, failing that, if the garage want to check it out on a goodwill basis.
• SEAT Toledo - Leaky rear doors on nearly new car 23 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  I have a nearly new (11 month old) SEAT Toledo. One of the rear doors fills up with water whenever it rains - large amounts of it sloshing around....
• BMW 3 Series Coupe - Noisy Diesel Engine 20 May 2013 (Forum)
  My BMW 3 Series Coupe 2.0Diesel Sport Automatic on a 57 Plate has full main agent BMW service History. It went in for a service and I was informed the engine was noisy. Thankfully the car has the BMW Exttended warranty, the car has covered 47,000 miles.  I must give credit to the service centre at BMW Park Lane at Stewarts Road, Battersea, who diagnosed the problem immidiately and who provide an exceptional level of service.
• I love my S-Max but.... 29 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  The S-Max will be 3 years and nine months old in May when I would have owned it for three eyars and will have covered about 44,000 miles.  I love the car for the way it drives like a seven seat Ferrari, the comfort of the seats, the reliability, the huge range of options it came with which I would hate to be without now such as ventilated seats, Xenon headlights, cornering lights etc etc.
• Honda Civic - Brake Wear 6 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Why would the rear discs corrode and not the front on a regularly used car? Should the rear discs be covered by warranty? Thanks in advance. Durelli.
• '03 Ford Focus TDCI - Sudden loss of power 22 Jul 2011 (Forum)
    The sensor costs about 20 quid and is easily replaced by undoing the single bolt which attaches it to the cam cover.  Might be worth a try if your Focus fails under similar circumstances! Cheap to fix, but added to the catalogue of faults my car has developed in the last 5 years I can't see me buying another Ford diesel!
• Nissan Micra (1983 - 1992) - 88 1.0 Lubricating front brake sliders with rubber 3 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Then again they probably haven't been lubricated for last 20 years since car was made. I don't particularly want to redo this, cleaning out old grease, oilling/greasing with rubber grease. .
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 06 1.6(115) Cold start rattle - no aircon 23 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Hi there! when I start my car from cold there is a rattle from the engine bay, sounds like the tappets are really messed up, only for a second or 2, then it returns to normal , which seems to be quite loud too! Its an ex-moability car and has done 35k and I`m guessing its still under warranty.
• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - Major Flatspot - 2.2 Direct SRi (petrol) 27 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  (this indicates an emission problem that could detroy the cat - according to the manual) Car has covered 47K miles.Runs fine apart from this flatspot issue and also when approaching a junction and depressing the clutch,the revs drop really low then recover to 900(ish) rpm.Flat spot is noticeable in 3rd but much worse in 2nd.Fuel is from Tesco and is around 1/4 tank left.