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• Ford Focus Lx 1.6 2007 Petrol - Clutch noise and another low noise above 55 mph 22 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  Hi   I am new to cars,  Please can any one help me with two noise related issues with my Ford Focus Lx 1.6 (Petrol 2007). I bought it as a used car with warranty in January 2012. A full service has been done in June 2012.
• Audi A3 - audi a3 loss of power, idling poorly 24 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  i recently bought an audi a3 2002 1.9 TDI with no warranty and it drove fine no problems. however when i got to below a quarter of tank of fuel the ESP light came on and at first i thought the wheels where spinning but then i started to lose power and when i hard acclerate the whole car shakes quite bad when in idle it sits rumbling and shaking. i put more fuel in and it stopped. then it happened again when i got to below a quarter again but this time i put more fuel in and it keeps doing it the car used to be quite nippy but now its more like a 1.2 than a 1.9TDI does any one have any ideas on what going on?
• Volkswagen Passat 2010 - LED Rear Lights 25 Jun 2014 (Forum)
    I arranged with my dealer for the car to be looked at ( Harlow Volkswagen ). Using "guided fault finding"  ( their words ) and found that all feeds supplies and earths to lamps OK,  and that both rear lights were  faulty and needed replacing.
• Dacia Sandero - Dacia Sandero 8 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  I notice these are growing in popularity due to their low purchase price and I visited the local dealer yesterday and had a look at a 1.2 Ambience model which had electric windows, central locking, CD player and all the safety features for £ 6800. Also the car was a lot bigger inside than my 58 plate Fiesta and seemed very well put together. Normally I buy used cars for about £ 6000 and the one I have is well out of warranty and the bills are starting to mount at MOT and service time.
• VW Passat Estate - Coil springs 3 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Having purchased a '56 SEL model in 2008 with 49K on the clock from a VW main agent, I was suprised to be told at the first MOT that one rear coil spring had broken. The car was 2 days outside its warranty period but VW, when contacted, agreed to pay half the repair cost. Subsequently, up to the present day, the other three coil springs have broken and replaced using genuine VW parts.
• SAAB 9-3 Tid - injection pump failure 16 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  3. Might a part from another GM car using that engine be a suitable substitute - Frontera, Vectra. 4. Is there anyone in Bedford/Luton area who might rebuild a pump and give a warranty?
• Toyota gearbox reliability... 8 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  My 2.5 year old Corolla, with 100k, now has a nasty whine and my Toyota garage tells me it probably has a duff bearing - so a £300++ strip down job.... Annoying thing is the gearbox has been the one bad point of the whole car - it has been difficult to use since I bought it (compared to other Corolla's I drove as courtesy cars) - and 3 dealers I tried to get to fix it under warranty all told me it was fine - even though it wasn't - I'm convinced I must have had a Friday Job - odd since it's a Japanese built model, too... anyone think I can pursuade Toyota UK to help out financially here ?
• Head Gasket 309 23 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  Basically my garage estimate £300 to £450 for the job depending on level of destruction. The car has never over-heated and i do not currently use it. What about doing the job myself? I am very amatuerish in this respect however! thanks martin
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  Fan drivers 25 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I recently wrote to you about a buying experience at a large car showroom when my sister bought a 2003/03 BMW 320d SE. I recommended she get her local...
• '99 Accord - oxygen sensor 6 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  It's still under a 3-month used warranty (not with Honda, but supplied by the dealer), but they reckon the warranty people say it's not covered (as "the exhuast system" is excluded). Any ideas gratefully received - I am thinking about calling up another dealer to get the price of the sensor itself for starters, but where I go from there I am not sure - don't want to be driving the car about if it will eventually damage the catalytic converter.
• Peugeot 307 SW - 1.6 petrol, 04 plate - Problems starting 17 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  There have also been countless other occasions when it has started but only on the 2nd or 3rd twist of the key (note: no turn-over on the first attempts - nothing at all - but then suddenly life). On the occasions when the car has refused to start itself, then jumping or bumping has got it started on the first attempt. The garage we bought from gave us a 3 month warranty so we've had it back to them a few times to look at.
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  My Nissan Qashqai has multiple issues but it missed a service - Nissan refuse liability, so what do I do now? 9 Dec 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Over the last couple of months I have had continued problems with my car due to excessive oil consumption, loss of power. I've also been told that the...
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  Upgrading from Toyota Aygo - what should we get? 23 Aug 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My wife has a 2015 Toyota Aygo 1.0 Manual. She likes the car, but finds it sluggish when carrying more than one passenger. Is there another Aygo model...
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  My insurance premium went up by seven pence this year. 9 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  In the light of many comments in your column regarding ever-increasing car insurance premiums, and also in the press, I though you might be interested...
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  Thanks to Mercedes-Benz Central Manchester for repairing a control unit on my E320. 14 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My independent Mercedes-Benz servicing garage tells me that the Sensotronic Brake Control unit on my 2004 E320CDI (90,000 miles) needs replacement at a...
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  Why is my 2-year-old Audi A4 only returning 45mpg? 30 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I replaced my old Audi A3 1.6 petrol with a 2-year-old Audi A4 TDI 2.0 with the new CR engine, primarily to get a much more economical car. The figures...
• Ford Focus 1.6 Engine Troubles 5 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  The car is currently in the garage with the head off - I've seen it myself, there's a lot of movement on the pistons. I have been quoted £1500 (or, in other terms, half the value of the car on a good day) for a replacement 'short block' engine, including fitting and VAT by Ford, and a bit less (£1k-£1200) by an independent specialist (using a brand new Ford block).
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  Need a capable 4x4 for light off-roading and towing 21 Nov 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to buy a vehicle for my 20-minute commute. The car will also need to cope with occasional off-road towing of a 750kg trailer. I cover 15-20,000...
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  Bought a used car, but brakes worn out after just one month - who' should pay? 14 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Last month I purchased a 2002 Volvo V70 auto (127,000 miles) from a local dealer. After a few weeks of running the car I noticed some brake fading, so...
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  Can you recommend a small automatic car for an older driver? 20 May 2022 (Ask HJ)
  Due to limited shoulder mobility my mother (in her late 70s) needs to replace her beloved 2008 Fiat Panda manual with an automatic car. She's never bought...