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• Fiesta power steering noise 13 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  If the wheels are dead ahead whilst stationary it also does it. It doesn't appear whilst driving or at least I haven't noticed it!! Fiesta is T Reg Zetec (no air con) Jo
• volvo evaporators 27 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  what is it with volvo and air con systems?? ive just had the evaporator replaced under warranty in my v70 the same problem arose with a 850 i owned previously, talking to the dealer who carried out the repair he reckons a 4 year life is average, outragaeous in a car costing 30k surely its not beyond the wit of volvo to manufacture the damn things out of decent material?
• Fumes in Freelander 29 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  It only smells for a few seconds just after you pull up in traffic or at a junction then goes away. If I put the ventilation system in recirc it stops it. The air con is off so I don't think it's coming from that. My local dealer (admittedly in France) is baffled and so am I Any suggestions as to the cause would be welcome Jules
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  Why has a radiator fault in our Nissan Micra resulted in the air conditioning being shut down? 3 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My sister drives a 2008 Nissan Micra 1.2 manual and noticed smoke/vapour coming out of the dash and a substance like cooking oil on the rear carpet a few...
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  Does using an air conditioner affect fuel consumption? 2 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have always understood that running the air conditioner causes an increase in fuel consumption. Last week, in very cold weather, I was taken for a demonstration...
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  Can you recommend a cheap, basic, no-frills car? 12 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am retired and want to buy my last car. I do not want to pay for extras that I will hardly ever use such as air conditioning or electric wing mirrors....
• Ford Focus Diesel TD Estate - loss of power 26 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  I have a 2000 Ford Focus diesle TD  on stariong first thing in morning takes awhile cranking 10 secs  finally starts  but only tickover for awhilw  10 secs when revs do kick in it fine untill  I try to pull away  and no power use a mixture of clutch and accelerater to get going when revs are up it is fine goes like a rocket  if I stop and turn of engine it will not start only after continues cranking and it will suddenly start up it did come right once after I switched air con  on and off but after swithing off it went back to loss of power  this method has not worked since I have changed both fuel and air filters and there is no smoke at all as if it is not getting fuel at the right time Any Ideas anybody please .
• Kia Picanto - Kia picanto automatic 18 Dec 2023 (Forum)
  My car has a leak, i drove it today about 50 miles and noticed it has a leak- partner thinks its air con as it is water and i had the heating on but i dont know. When i stopped there was a good stream of water coming out from passenger front side, no warning lights wtc have come on. I have noticed when looking at engine that i have no coolant but i have never topped this up so hard to Know if that has caused the leak or ive juat run out
• Astra 1.7dti fan relay fault 28 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  I've had the fuel pump ecu replaced a new alternator and battery, yet the EML is still illuminated apparently reading fan relay faults the air con isn't working either. I've replaced the fan contol unit with a second hand one and still have the same fault could I have two faulty fan relay units or is there something else I should look at.
• Chrysler Town and Country 24 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  We had seven of us and we were given a Chrysler Town and Country about the same size as an Espace I guess. Easy to drive with everything electric including sliding side doors. auto lights, air con was great. getting in the drivers seat was an art and a large person might not manage! The 3.6 petrol was giving around 20 mpg but at $3.50 a gallon I didn't care. with no lane discipline required there was no road rage and any navigation errors were soon reversed with a traffic lighted u turn.
• Nissan X-Trail - Aircon Testing 19 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  I am now £70 out of pocket and been quoted £1300 to repair it all. Has anyone else experienced this? Are they right or am I being conned?
• Ford Focus 1.6 Fuel Consumption 7 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  I find the fuel consumption fairly heavy on this car: It's just reached 5000 miles and it's still only returning just under 30 mpg at best. It's got Leather heated seats and Air con etc: But even if it's driven gently with all of the electric gooodies switched off, it's still quite thirsty! Does anyone have similar experiences with this engine? Cheers - Jon S
• Ford Focus Zetec 1.8 TDDI - Ford Focus diesel - a few questions 22 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  I tested a 2003 model today, it had a few things wrong with it, just wondered if they were easy to fix and if it was worth buying:   1) Central locking doesnt work on front passenger door - has to be opened from inside. 2) Air-con needs charged 3) No service history - 118,000 miles - cam belt? 4) Odometer reads 95,000 miles as dash was changed because fuel guage didnt work   Apart from that it ran nicely and was good to drive.
• New minimalist car 16 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Whilst coming to terms with all the gadgets and creature comforts which make driving easier I am thinking what you actually need on a car, what can you do without? Do you need a rev counter or air con, heated seats and radios, turbos, multi changers cruise control etc etc. any market for a car with no frills? just the bits to make it go and stop and lights to show you the way at night. when its hot wind down windows and when its cold you just wear extra clothes.
• Fortune Telling 12 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  I would like to try and forsee what spec. will be in demand in a couple of years time. So, what colour car should I buy now, air con or climate, alloys or steel, sun roof any use, hatchback or saloon, and so on. Remember that I am interested in 2 years time when I come to sell. Any one out there with a crystal ball 'cos I am fed up with buying the wrong colour and or wrong spec!!
• ford mondeo tddi - jerks with aircon on. 18 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  is there anyone who can help, i have a ford mondeo 2.0 tddi y reg 2001i use this as a taxi hence mileage being 205,460, my problem is when i use the aircon after about 20 miles the car starts to jerk then i lose power and the engine cuts out, this happened today on the outside lane on the motorway, after switching off and leaving the car for about 40 mins it starts first time, this problem does not happen if i dont use the air con , many thanks claire
• 407 Radio not working 2 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Hi hope someone can help I've got a 1.6 HDi SE 407 with the standard stereo in, This morning i turned the radio off by pressing the button, now it won't turn back on, I've still got the car phone through the speakers and it will take and eject CD's the display still works listing the air con and Date, but it just won't turn on. I'm a real novice when it comes like this but wondered if anyone had had this , i reckon the dealer will just fit new stereo, loads of money in other words Any help appreciated Jon
• How much negotiateing leaway 1 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  I am curently looking at buying a second hand merc sprinter and have found one for 7000 plus vat. considering the mieladge and the condition and extras eg air con elw etc the price seems reasnable but how much do you think I can get away with hagiling off the price. What sort of mark up would the seller add on for negotiating? Previously, although all my motor purcases have been sound I have always felt that I could bought have got a bit less.
• 99 vectra rad fan 4 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  hi all i have two fans on my rad ,front and rear,(the fan at the back,) can someone explain why .is one of them for the air con. the one at the front keeps stopping so moved it with my fingers and it was seized but the started to spin. and it is blowing a 30 amp fuse in the little fuse holder next to the right hand side of the rad ,there are two 30 amp fuses and its the one at the back of the box that keeps blowing...is the fan broke and causing the fuse to blow or could it be something else. is it easy to fit a new fan . cheers dave
• Astra sump plug torque? 3 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  I have a 2002 Astra, it has a 1.6 single ohc engine with air con. The Haynes manual says that the torque setting for this car (alloy sump) should be 33lbf. The manual then specifically states that the dohc 1.6 engine with a torx type(rubber ring)plug should be 10 lbf.