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• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - VW Main Dealer Con trick ( on no not another one ) 11 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Brother has a Golf IV TDI He has VW extended warranty, all ok so far, but they told his wife when she was collecting the car after service, that they recommend replacing the front discs, due to corrosion on the outside edge, NOT the braking surface, the edges ! because " it wont dissipate the heat properly and it could be dangerous" I think its nonsense, they are taking the SNIP as they can't charge for the many other things it needed but were done under the warranty, they also said the pads were 90% worn, but they were in fact replaced last April, and car only done 5000 miles since. but not at VW garage, so their computer suggests they need doing.
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 2002 2.0 Climate control 18 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I have just returned from holiday. I drove the car to the airport no problems. On our return pick car up after two weeks in car park. Start driving home, no heating of any sorts. Air conditioning works fine plenty of icy cold air but no heat. Any suggestions about possible cause?
• Sat Nav and accidents 5 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  A high proportion of Sat Nav's I see in cars are mounted on the windscreen and I've often thought these can't be good for road safety - especially for blocking the driver's view of pedestrians and cyclists. The Road Traffic Act?s Construction and Use regulations say: "the satellite navigation unit must not be located anywhere within the sweep of the windscreen wipers or anywhere else that would cause obstruction to the clear vision of the driver" Looks like the authorities agree there's a safety problem.
• Any - Smeary Windscreens - Lets Make Em History 6 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  We have 2 cars, a newish Ford Focus and a 3 year old A4.  Both cars are well cared for but even though only the Audi does a lot of motorway miles, both have perenially smeary windscreens. I have tried everything I know to cure this as follows :- Thorughly cleaning screen with pressure washer detergent or special extra strong glass cleaner, then rubbing the widscreen dry with screwed up newspaper or kitchen roll.
• 2005 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 (9N) - Help with Water Leak 30 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  It only affects the passenger footwell too. Surely it has to be the drain holes below the windscreen? The windscreen was the only part of the car where I poured water. Only thing is, I can't get to the drainholes to poke them with a wire or something to clear any crud, there just isn't any room (that's with the scuttle cover off too).
• Daewoo Tacuma 2004 - heating system 29 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  Hi my heating system is blowing hot air all the time when on cold settings. does anyone know what this could be? thanx  
• Prolonging exhaust life 6 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  I have had my earlier unturbocharged diesel Transit for 6 years from new and the exhaust has lasted well, with only the front pipe requiring to be changed (last year). There is little rust and the aluminium coating is mostly in place. Looking under more modern turbocharged Transits the exhaust pipes are much rustier than mine and I wonder why this should be, is it due to greater heat, or poorer materials?
• Potential fire hazard - Peugeot 406 24 Apr 2001 (Forum)
  Has anyone encountered a real or potential fire hazard with the cigar lighter on the Peugeot 406? The lighter is situated on the central console between the front seats on a horizontal surface. When the lighter is removed, there is a real risk of a metallic object; pen, jacket zip fastener, cigarette silver foil, key, etc. falling into the socket and completing a circuit with over 30amps power.
• Tail gaters read this ... 13 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  This afternoon, tootling along the a busy M4 east bound in lane 1 near Maidenhead at 70mph when the car in front lost its load. Two 6 foot wooden doors slid off the roof, impacted the road, and shattered into separate component planks each of which then bounced along the road. I managed an emergency stop onto the hard shoulder behind the car that had lost its load.
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  Any ideas on how to fix my Jeep Grand Cherokee's heating system? 16 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 2004 Grand Cherokee's heating system has packed up. It all sounds fine, the fan makes loud noise as usual but nothing comes out (as if something is...
• BMW 3 Series Compact E36 - over heating and making a whislte noise 15 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  i am very stressed out because i paied all money to the guy i bought a car from and he said, it was as seen as sold. can ony tell me, what problem it could be?
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 05 1.8TDCi Heater takes forever to warm up. 11 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  I also find that the car heats up as I go faster and then the temperature drops when I start going slower. Does anyone have any idea why this might be and how I fix it? I'm in danger of getting frostbite on my way to work!!!
• Ecoflow - anyone used these products 9 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Has anyone used Ecoflow for their car and/or central heating ? See web links below for further details : http://www.ecomagnets.com/motoflow.htm http://www.ecomagnets.com/include/warren_comments.pdf The manager at one of our local tyre and exhaust companies has one fitted to his wifes Ford Focus and another on his central heating system.
• VW Bora Heater 22 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  If so what sort of cost would we be looking at? We have had the car from new and it has always been like this. Once up to heat there is no problem with heat output. Many thanks, Servelan, I read most days but post infrequently.
• Brake pad dust 27 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  I blasted them with my power hose and this seems to have made a bit of an impact for now. My sister has the same problem with her C3, she has already had it in for the front drivers side to be stripped down and now the passenger side is doing the same, to the extent that I think the caliper is jamming as the wheel is heating up and car pulling to left. Again dealer is saying this is chargeable.
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 00 1.6 windscreen washer jets 12 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  i was cleaning the hoses out under the plastic scuttle panel and broke one of the tee pieces on the jet, was wondering how to remove them
• 1993 Fiat Panda windscreen 11 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Has a crack in it.The screen looks like it's retained by the rubber only i.e. not bonded or anything like that,would that be right?If so,how difficult...
• Smeary windscreen wipers 19 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Why might two sets of new wiper blades smear the screen on my wife's Focus ? Anything to do with the Ford "Quick-clear" screen with de-frost elements ?...
• Honda Jazz/Fit (2008 - ) - Reflection of fascia panel (top) on windscreen 3 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  I would be grateful if any owners of the new Honda Jazz would let me have their views on whether they find reflections in the windscreen a problem, please. (I know I'm rather "picky" but please bear with me!!!)
• Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCi Zetec 2005 (MK 5) - Heat distribution controller 'disconnected' 24 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  Hi people, As a consequence of removing the section of dashboard which houses the radio/CD player and heating controls, I've disconnected the 'heat distribution' controller and I don't how to 'reconnect' it.  Can anyone help?  Your help will be MUCH appreciated!