Revving Caravelle

I have a problem with my Caravelle. The revs shoot up occasionally whilst driving around town. We do low mileage, mostly around town, and the car can go a few days without any problem, then on another...

My car needs an MOT when I'm outside the country

My car MOT and service are both due in August but I will be away from early July and wont be back until early September. To keep my car warranty I need to service the car within four weeks of the service...

Groaning dashboard

I've recently noticed what I can only describe as a groaning noise, like a screen wash pump on it's last legs, coming from behind the dash of my Passat every time I turn the engine off. It lasts for about...

Failed clutch

The clutch has failed on my daughter's 53 reg car, two months after the Peugeot dealership (who sold the car to her 15 months ago) carried out a service and MOT. Is it reasonable to expect them to have...

Melted headlight bulb holder

You say in your write up on the Avensis 2003 that bulb holders "can melt, making replacement of bulbs impossible. Toyota replaces headlight units under warranty.". I am having some difficulties with Toyota,...

Brake judder

I am a Private Hire Chauffeur Driver who went to a Mercedes Dealership a few weeks ago because I had a brake judder from a distorted front offside disk, which had been fitted 19,000 miles and less than...

Can I use this oil?

I have a Nissan Micra K12 56-reg. In the manual it says use 5/30 semi synthetic oil, but my friend can get me 10/40 fully synthetic oil for free, so can I use the 10/40 instead of the 5/30?

key fob won't open door

My car has not been used for a couple of weeks and when I came to get in at the weekend the key fob would not work to open the door. I then tried the key which did open the door but then the car wouldn't...

What could be causing a slight vibration when driving my 20-year-old Volvo 740 through lower gears?

Six months ago I took the cylinder head off my 20-year-old Automatic Volvo 740 Estate to investigate a fairly severe vibration in the engine, even when simply idling. I never found a fault but on re-assembly...

What has caused my Volkswagen Polo's cam belt and tensioner to fail after just three years?

I have a 1997 Polo 16v 100bhp (the one with the ridiculously low gearing). I love it and, since I’ve owned it, Volkswagen has serviced it once a year. In June/July 2008, as per schedule, the cambelt and...