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• Pug 306 Air con 4 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  My Son has a 2000 reg 306 Hdi D turbo. Last year he heard a hissing sound from the interior vents when he turned the A/C on. Now he would like to use it...
• Vauxhall Zafira B (2005 - ) - 07 1.8 Bad smell in car 25 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Next step is to look at the pollen filter/fan inside. Filter was changed last year. Last owner says some de-odourising was done on the air con when it was serviced by Vauxhall. Any thoughts or help would be appreciated. Cheers, Mike
• Vauxhall vectra - Vectra Sri cdti 23 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  Hi on my Vectra 1.9 cdti Sri I have been using Aircon and car seems to lack power when Aircon is on also when I pull away it nearly stalls with Aircon on then when I switch car off after using Aircon there is a funny smell would air con need repair thanks
• Ford Fiesta 1.25LX 2000 (W) - Smelly air conditioning 11 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  Despite using it regularly throughout the year, my Fiesta's air con has finally started smelling a bit farmy. I've used a propriety aerosol cleaner/disinfectant of the type discharged in the footwell, which has helped but not eliminated the problem. I'm considering spraying another of these directly onto the evaporator matrix.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 Burning Smell coming through vents 30 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  We had a sticking front calliper which was replaced in January. Since then, (perhaps it was there before) we have had a smell of burning come through the vents in the car (no air con). When in town you usually smell it at traffic lights. And I think the smell comes from acceleration. Although after a long journey along country roads and some pretty big hills the smell was particularly bad.
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  Licence to chill - air conditioning and health 14 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I wonder if you could publish an article about the possible hidden hazards of car air-con systems. I have just been made quite ill with breathing problems...
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  How can we get rid of the smell of 'wet dog' in our Citroen Xsara Picasso? 28 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Two weeks ago we purchased a 2007 Citroen Xsara Picasso VTX HDI 1,560cc, 65,000 miles, from a reputable local non-franchised dealer. We like the car very...
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  Pong life 18 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I wonder if you can advise me about a problem with the screen wash system on our Colt. The car is a 1.5 D-id, 5 door and is now nearly 2 years old and...
• Fiesta Zetec water in passenger footwell 15 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Guys - Since the hot weather has arrived, my wifes Fiesta Zetec has started leaving a puddle in the passenger footwell. The puddle doesn't smell of coolant etc so I assume its clean water. Its only really been evident since she has been using the air con lots so im guessing its a blockage in the condensation drain pipe? I doubt it is the usual suspect (pollen filter cover) because it hasn't been raining!
• Nippon pong remover 12 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Postings have appeared asking how to get rid of stale air-con smells and kill bacteria in the ventilation system. Our Japanese car accessory shop is the size of a medium supermarket and carries stuff you?ve never heard of (and frequently can?t read the instructions for).
• New Astra, any Problems?? 8 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  I'm taking delivery of a brand new (new shape) Astra. 1.6 SXI Has anybody had any problems that could have been avoided with a bit of pre-warning. eg reading in Honest Johns column that the Renault Scenics have their Air Con pumps near the front skirt vents, ie right in line for flying stones to smash the casing. Someone rectified this by putting mesh at the rear of the vent. You get my drift?? Cheers All, As a reward... my bestest joke, There was this woman who goes to the Doc's.
• Infested 13 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  but there's a week's worth of fast food wrappers in there and I don't have fresh air getting into the car to which I have attributed the smell. * I'm not itchy so they musn't be biting me. Please help.
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  Why is my Volkswagen Passat losing coolant? 27 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a 2012 Passat 1.6 diesel in May 2015 from a Volkswagen dealership. In January 2015, the low coolant warning light came up on the dashboard....
• BMW 320d fuel/oil leak 27 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  My recently purchased 51 plate 320d touring (30k with full BMWSH) has been dropping small quantities of what I believe is either diesel or oil on my drive. There is also a strong smell of diesel coming through air con when sitting at junction etc. Are these 2 issues likely to be linked? I saw an item on this website about a known issue on 320d of this age saying fuel pump and filters are likely to need changing) The car was purchased from Lloyds Bank Car Select and came with full warranty.
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  What could be causing a strange 'drain-like' odour in our friend's Ford Focus? 29 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  In early July a friend who has a five year old Ford Focus noticed a "dank drain-like" smell in the car. The intervening eight weeks has not seen it diminish....
• Sharan 2.0 2001 - Sharan Aircon problem 2 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Tested the two gas filler points and gas hissed out. Have been running the car for the past 300 miles or so with the air con switched off. Ran the engine yesterday to warm it up to change the oil and got some burning smell from the left side of the engine (where the pumps/ drivebelt are. Couldn't see any obvious fault when I inspected the aircon components from under the car.
• Ford Focus ST170 - Engine Management failure 15 Jun 2010 (Forum)
    Purchased my 03 plate ST170 5 weeks ago from a local independent dealer. Had numerous problems with the car all fixed so far under warranty (NSF suspension,Air Con, And a Engine sensor.) Unfortunately the car failed to start the other morning and a rather bad smell of plastic burning inside the car coming from driver foot-well.   The car was recovered by the garage where the warranty work was done.
• focus estate problems any advice please 18 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  with my new second hand focus i have a few problems can anyone please offer advice on the following: 1 creaking rear offside door. when you close the door it makes terrrible creaking noise. oil? or structural? 2 air con smells of chemicals - is this dangerous? how can i get rid of 3 rear hatch doesnt open fully - gas lift problem? or just oiling bits? 4 front driver electric window opens all the way despite very short press on the control. passenger side only opens all way if hold swithc down momentarily 5 rear hatch makes terrible slam noise when closing - does lock need adjusting or are they all like this?
• Vectra 2004 Sri questions 13 May 2005 (Forum)
  I am having a problem with a few things on my Vectra and would be grateful for any input/advice My computer display has a "hotspot" on it.The Dealer agreed to change it under Warranty.4 x times now I have had the car in and the wrong unit has been fitted.The Sri has a multi-function display, the one that gets fitted is a basic unit i.e. time,date but does not display trip,average speed etc.I have been told by the Dealer that they are giving Vauxhall the part number from my original unit, but they are supplying the wrong unit, but say that the unit supplied is for the part number from my unit.This is over the course of 6 weeks now.Has anyone had this issue? If I put my air con "on" for a while and then turn it "off" the smell in my car is terrible.Smells "stale", like dirty socks or manure.It takes ages to go away. Lastly, if I turn my stereo up quite high, the sound starts to breakdown, cutting in and out.
• Volkswagen Golf TDI - Car Windows misting up badly - Golf V (2004) 9 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  On a couple of occasions the blowers appear to have stopped working altogether. There is the occasional bad smell also, like the air con system needs cleaning, but only on the odd occasion. The car has dual climate control with the the econ button. When the I have managed to get the windows clear, I can go along fine for some time, then all of a sudden you feel the air change within the car and windows will mist up very quickly.