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My daughters boyfriend has had his car written off by the insurance company, it is a 53 plate Fiat Punto. It only has side passenger side damage to the rear. He has settled with their offer and has decided...
I have a Nissan Pathfinder 2.5 TDI, first registered in March 2006. Does it have a dual mass flywheel and DPF?
I have had a Corolla semi-auto for eight months. It suddenly lost power and failed to select gears. First repaired at a gearbox specialist workshop, having a gearbox, acutator and 2 ECU cards replaced,...
When I decelerate or down-shift when approaching lights or turning a corner, the car surges. I've been told by the service department at a Nissan garage that this is normal. Is it?
My wife has a 2009 SEAT Leon FR Petrol. There is an intermittant fault in that when the ignition is turned off and the key removed the engine will continue to run. As this is the DSG verision it can't...
Why does my handbrake come right up sometimes until I give the footbrake a pump, when it reverts to the normal five notches?
I have an extended warranty with Renault covering my 2008 Espace. Recently the engine has destroyed a con rod and big end shells resulting in the wreckage of the entire unit due to metal particles throughout...
One low beam bulb has gone on my Mondeo. Replacement choice is boundless so which bulb to choose? HJ says not to buy Xenon but that still leaves normal, 100%, 120%, blue etc choices. Some come as singles,...
The rear doors on my Alfa Romeo 147 will not shut and not catch. They will not enagage - the doors just flap open. It has had an electrical issue recently, could that be linked?
A while ago my wife's Ford Focus 1.8TDCI 2004 started having the battery light come on when restarting. It happened a few times over a period of months. Now it is coming on every time when starting from...
 

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