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I can't turn on the radio or adjust the in my Ford Transit as the audio button on the touch screen is greyed out. It did it once before and was advised to take the positive lead off the battery and put...
I have a 2014 Mini Cooper S. The central display opens, moves to the main menu then goes blank. This cycle then repeats ad infinitum. In the short period the main menu is shown, the radio can be adjusted...
Where can I find the fusebox for Ford Ka + 2018? Looked under bonnet of car as other sites say the fuse for washer pump is there. Tried there but no single fuses that I could see. Looked in glovebox and...
One morning this week I came out the house to find all the windows on my 68 reg BMW 430d Gran Coupe were down. All the doors were locked and nothing was damaged or missing. I know you can open the windows...
My 2011 Vauxhall Zafira keeps blowing a fuse. The engine cuts out when the fuse blows and the starter motor won't turn over to restart the engine until a new fuse is put in. It has been getting worse over...
I have a 2008 Audi TT and have an intermittent problem where both of the windows roll down when the vehicle is parked. I have had it in with my garage on a few occasions but no fault comes up on their...
I have a 2014 MINI cooper with 12,000 miles on the clock. I have had two error messages which come on every time the lights are activated which states that basically none of the lights are working. However...
I bought a new hybrid Subaru Forester at the end of March and did a 150-mile trip just before lockdown. Two weeks into lockdown, the low voltage alarm went off. My local garage came out and replaced battery....
I have a 68-plate Ford Transit Custom. The gear indicator on the dash (which tells you when to change gears) has stopped working. I’ve phoned my fleet team and they have said it’s a setting I need to change...
I bought a 2004 Ford Fiesta, but the air con, radio, 12v socket and heater electrics don't work. Is there something that may be preventing them from working as they're close together in the car?
 

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