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VW Passat alarm problems

I have a 2002 Passat estate with the factory fitted alarm. For some reason the Alarm has started going off at night for no apparent reason. I have checked all windows are shut, all doors closed...

llamekuf

This happened to me a few weeks ago - seriously! Driving along - buzzing noise from the dashboard, handbrake light came on, speedo was u/s, petrol gauge u/s, rev counter u/s. Got towed to my usual VW...

I Love Snow

What type of Car and why?

What type of car do you drive and why? In a bit of a pickle as i'm not sure what to buy. Something smallish like a fiesta but reliable. Any help?

superthink

rover fob wont work

please help my battery went flat on my rover 400 and now the immobiliser wont go off i have try with just the key and i have got the ekc no: but it still not working

audio57

Renault Megane boot lid won't stay up.

The boot lid on my (53 reg) Renault Megane won't stay up. There's a hissing noise coming from the right arm and boot lid suddenly drops. any ideas?

ibukunoyin

Timing belt

I have a vauxhall Zafira 2000 1.8. I am confused about the timing belt change interval. The haynes manuel says every 40,000 miles while the what car web site says it should be changed every 20,000...

tommy010

open bonnet

how do you open a bonnet on a renault scenic when the lever does not work

dayyoung

map sensor

How dose a MAP Sensor work & what is it ?

askjeeves

notifying my car as no onger sorn

i have previously declared my car as sorn, but now need to use it again. how do i get a tax disc?

philipwycomb

help with rover 200 !!

hi, i tried to lock my rover 200 r reg and it only locked the front 2 doors! then had to open it manually and it wount now start, it wount even turn over, i thought it would be the remote fob ( 2...

elliott31

Nissan Almera

Does anyone know where i could get a CHEAP manual for the nissan almera p reg 1997 i looked on ebay but they want ?15 + CAN YOU HELP????

mandascfc

help

Help my boyfriend just got pulled on the motorway in my brother inlaws car. When the police did a pnc it came back that he was fully comp insured. But not insured to driveany car other than his own....

hottoddy2

Why has my handbrake failed?

I have a Honda Accord 2002 manual Vtec. Two days ago it failed its MOT on the handbrake. The MOT tester said the handbrake had "seized up and needed new calipers". I asked the garage who did the MOT...

shelt1960

loss of power

my diesel car has no power for sometime then it kicks in then if I stop the engine then start again it looses power again

yvonnecol

Rover 416 s 1998 wont start

Car was running fine mon, monday night would not start not turning over. Pipes frozen so thawed added anti freeze, still no turn over, tried jump start changed starter moter, when you turn the key its...

crisgal

newspaper on windscreen

does this work? Does anyone know of a good way to prevent the windscreen icing up?

cogsy

renault megan juddering

my friends car (renault megan 1600cc t reg) has started juddering he has changed the spark plugs and ht leads, and had it put on a diagnostics machine still juddering any advice please

goodison1234

Does my VW Golf have a clutch cable?

Clutch pedal on my MK4 VW Golf (1998) recently stopped working (it pops all the way in). The person who helped me tow it away says I wont need a whole new clutch as its just the cable. He told me to...

kerrybond26

How do you get coke off your car !?

I have a Ford Focus ST and some idiot has gone past my car last night while it was on my driveway and poured coke over it ! ( i think its coke ) Because it was so cold last night it has fozen and its...