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I was wondering if you could shed some light on a problem I have with my Fiesta. First a little history. It's an 08 plate TDCi Zetec S. I brought it just over three months ago from a Ford Main Dealer and...
Peugeot 806 ignition won't turn off without brake pedal being depressed, then comes on again on its own when the door is opened - even without keys in.
BMW 520D 3 yrs 10 mths old 45,000 miles and new turbo. BMW paid for part and I paid labour costs £450. Been a BMW/Mini owner from over 20 years from same garage:1) is this about fair 2) no warnings given...
I have a 2002 Ford Fiesta 1.4 Tdci - I was driving along and all of a sudden I had power loss and a warning light on the instrument cluster, reading E.A.C Fail. The car would not drive over 30mph, and...
Had a loss of drive at start up in my 1.6 TDCI C-MAX, travelled 6 miles at high revs with 'transmission malfunction' light, then failed to make a hill. RAC turned up and fault had disappeared. Ford dealer...
I've recently bought a petrol second hand 59 reg Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec, replacing a 52 reg 1.6 Focus LX. When cruising at 70mph in 5th gear the engine sits at just over 3000 revs and feels like its straining,...
I bought an Audi A4 on 02/11/2011 from Midlands Motors in Birmingham. There was a 2 year external warranty offered. Approx 1 month & 400 miles ago the ABS & the Traction Control lights came on. I rang...
I would appreciate your assistance with the following matter: I purchased a Saab 9-5 Estate 2.3 Aero manual (2005 05 - 1 owner and 105k miles with full Saab service history) from a dealer on 22nd April...
My 306 keeps running out of coolant and a warning light keeps coming on, but my car temperature stays the same.
Hi. I am going to buy an automatic Honda Jazz and I have been advised to avoid i-shift. Could you please tell me whether "2008-9 Honda Jazz i-dsi (se) 5-dr (cvt-7)" is i-shift? Your answer will be an...
 

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