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I purchased a Fiat 500 1.3 Multijet 2 years ago. During that time the car has been in and out of the garage for diagnostics, reputedly due to engine management lights. It has regular servicing but no one...
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My 57-Plate Jeep Cherokee loses power periodically - and the result is that I pull up, with the engine shuddering, and then switch off. After standing for a few minutes, I turn the key - and it fires up...
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Last evening while waiting for roadside breakdown assistance, during an hour and forty minutes wait, I had no less than eleven people stop to ask if there was anything they could do to help. Such kindness...
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A month a go I bought a used car from a dealer. The dealer gave a written warranty for 'major mechanical failures.' The next morning I noticed the car was vibrating violently and was spewing out a lot...
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I have an April 05 C220 CDI with sports pack and it stalled on me about 5 miles after filling up at Morrisons, with no discernible damage noise. All electrics appeared fine. Tried to restart immediately...
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My Golf TSI DSG will be three-years-old in May, with 19,000 miles. I am 73 and like my first automatic, but I am concerned it may fail. Each summer we drive to Greece - if the gearbox failed away from...
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Purchased a Volvo V40 1.8i 4 months ago - it was running beautifully but on the motorway it made a horrible noise, the temp gauge shot up and it lost all power (within 2 minutes). No prior warnings.
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We had the misfortune to break down on the way north on holiday, we had travelled for about two hours and as usual we stopped for a break at Wetherby Services and on entering the services I heard strange...
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My car broke down (clutch problem) as I entered the M1 in Derbyshire. I let it roll to the barrier and waited there to be rescued which took only 20 minutes. I was then taken to a garage where arrangements...
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I have been issued with a charge of £80 by CP Plus for overstaying my welcome at Forton services on the M6 by three hours eight minutes. In fact, we had broken down (or at least the vehicle was undrivable)...