Tie rod end

At 52,000 miles and after replacing the front springs following breakage I noticed a thump when crossing speed bumps. The Mecedes-Benz dealership who carried out the work said it was a worn out tie rod...

Lack of power/ poor fuel consumption

My 1.8litre Duratec Mondeo is suffering from poor acceleration and high fuel consumption. I have changed the spark plugs & fuel filter, but it has made no difference, do you have any suggestions? Could...

Droning tyres

My S40 has a very loud droning noise coming through the bulk head and also a judder through the brake pedal and steering wheel. This happens under anything but very gentle braking.

Heater blower switch

The heater fan won't work on my Ford Fiesta. The heater is blowing out hot air but when I try and turn the dial over 1-4 nothing happens. What do you think is wrong?

Touareg valve chest problem

I have a Volkswagen Touareg on an 05 plate, which I bought three-months-old from Volkswagen dealer. All the servicing had been done by VW but the last one was done at my local garage. There's a downshift...

Ford Focus warning lights

Five weeks ago the Glow Plug warning light came on when driving my Ford Focus. I stopped the car, turned off the engine, waited a few seconds, then re-started the engine and all was OK until yesterday. Driving...

Wheel alignment ruined my tyres and now going to bore a hole in my pocket

I have a Vauxhall Astra(1.6 Petrol) and in September 2009 I had four new tyres fitted to it, along with wheel alignment, at KwikFit in Plymouth. Now I have been told that two front tyres have gone bald...

MX-5 with a noisy gearbox

I just purchased an six-speed MX-5 2.0 Sport, it's a 2007 model with 10,400 miles on the clock. I'm conscious of gearbox noise in first, second and third gears, particularly when the gearbox is hot and...

Faulty Roof Rack

I bought an 18 month old Peugeot 207 in August 2009 from a main Peugeot dealer. With it I bought a set of roof bars, which were fitted to the car when I bought it. I had removed and replaced them several...

Diesel Particulate Filters

I'm aware that modern diesel engines have particulate filters that can be unsuited to repeated short journeys (require a long run to clean them up, e.g. Mazda 5 diesel). When did manufacturers start using...