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I have a KIA Carens diesel that has shown the same engine management fault on five occasions. So far this has been rectified four times at no cost under warranty, but now both the dealer and Kia are claiming...
The engine of my Oct 2006 Toyota Avensis 2.0 diesel, with 86,500 miles, started losing water. The first time it happened I was on the road. The AA replenished the water but could find no leak. The car...
I'm trawling the internet at the moment because my Volkswagen Touran has the ABS issue mentioned in your Telegraph web page. Unfortunately I'm a new owner of a 2005 car that has just developed the problem....
I am writing after recent disappointment with my Volvo. The car is a 2002 S60 T5 and at 84,000 miles the automatic gearbox has been playing up and is slowly getting to the point where it is horrible to...
I have a 2006 Audi A4 2.0 TDI that has now reached 82,000 miles. In general it has been a very good car. It runs well, is economical, comfortable and well built. The only real issue has been in the last...
Earlier this year you ran a reply about the numerous failures of the ATE Teves Mk 60 ABS/ESP module. As I own a 2008 Volkswagen Golf Plus I was quite concerned that I could suffer one of the failures you...
We have a Touran just four years old - mileage 28,296. The car was bought by us new from a Volkswagen dealer and has been serviced by that dealer as necessary. Last week the ESP light came on so we took...
I have recently had a test drive in a Nissan Note Acenta and was quite impressed. Are there any comparable cars of a different make that I should consider? Or should I go for the Note N-tec or Tekna? Are...
I would like to draw your attention to the BBC Watchdog coverage of problems with the power steering of Vauxhall Merivas, which aired on 30 September. A trawl of the internet will also show that the problem...
I was interested to read the correspondence on rusting Mercedes-Benz cars. I bought four E-class Mercedes-Benz Estate cars in a row. The first three were excellent, both mechanically and bodily. I bought...
 

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