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Why did my car stop?
So recently I was driving and when I got around a corner my front passenger-side brake felt like it was engaged and took me to a stop. I had to get the car towed, and it is unable to be pushed in neutral as well as driven in reverse or drive. Not sure what's wrong or what I should do to it as it's all-wheel drive as well.
Grady Henderson (Swift Current)
Sep 2025 Filed under: fault
What's up with my Peugeot 307 HDi?
My Peugeot 307 HDi wagon (370,000km on the clock) still runs beautifully but comes up with various faults. Some cause it to derate, others cause the cruise control to not function. Examples include turbo overboost, EGR sensor malfunction, depollution system faulty, air-conditioning refrigerant low, electronic circuit high voltage, etc.
Any word on what could be causing all this?
I am totally lost as to how to stop this occurring.
Jon Wells (Darlington Point)
Aug 2025 Filed under: fault
What's up with my Fiat 500?
I had my Fiat 500 looked at as engine and stop-start lights come on. The garage said it needed new battery which was replaced. Not even a day later both lights are back on. They said the alternator is fine. So what is the problem?
Marnie (Torquay )
Jul 2025 Filed under: fault
What do do with my 2014 Peugeot 208?
I have a 2014 Peugeot 208. The AA man said he thinks the timing chain jumped. Will this have destroyed the engine completely, or is it worth having it inspected, and parts replaced or get another engine and have that taken apart and checked and made good any bad?
Not sure what to do.
Thank you.
David
Jun 2025 Filed under: fault
What's wrong with my Ford Focus?
I have a 2006 Ford Focus estate. I'm having a problem that no one seems to be able to figure out. The battery light comes on and the car dies a while after. I then use my booster pack to start it and it goes for a day or two until it happens again.
Since this has started the battery and alternator have been replaced but I still have the same problem. The modules have been done, the thermostat too. My mechanic cannot figure out what it is.
When the battery light comes on, the car is sluggish, chugging and goes to cut out.
I'm at my wits end.
Dana Forde (Dublin 15)
Mar 2025 Filed under: fault
I got the wrong part for my Ford Focus...
I’m having difficulty obtaining a throttle body for a 2012 Ford Focus TDCi. I bought a Ford replacement but on closer inspection the existing one has the Peugeot emblem on it and the Ford one doesn't fit.
Aidan OConnor (Waterford Ireland)
Feb 2025 Filed under: fault
Do I have any comeback on this car I bought?
I purchased a car from a seller posing as a private seller but is actually a registered dealer with multiple listings. Same day, driving home and the engine management light comes on. I took it to a mechanic who is quoting me circa €700 to diagnose a potential EGR problem.
Just wondering since the seller is a “disguised dealer” do I have any comeback? With regards to the fault the car drives okay just the light comes on and cruise control does not work. Initially thought fault was a faulty MAP sensor but mechanic insisted it was fine and wants to inspect the EGR.
Rob Peterson (Castleknock)
Dec 2024 Filed under: fault
My car's engine failed. What do I do?
Hi,
I bought a 2012 Peugeot 3008 automatic nine days ago from a mechanic who told me he was selling the car for his friend who I have never met. I paid the mechanic in cash and two days ago the engine broke and cannot be repaired. I need a whole new engine. The mechanic is saying it’s nothing to do with him. I am devastated.
Alisa Kavanagh (Enniscorthy Wexford)
Nov 2024 Filed under: fault
What rights do I have with my mechanic?
My car needed a new engine due to back pressure issues and a mechanic put in a 2011 2.0-litre Volkswagen Passat engine that he sourced for me, but the engine isn’t running right at all.
He told me it’s fine and to give it a good drive, but since then it’s sluggish while changing gears, there’s smoke and it wouldn’t start for me the other night. I have rang said mechanic and he has told me that it’s up to me to ring the person he sourced the engine off.
Where do I stand here? Is it up to me to pay labour all over again? Should it be me ringing the person he sourced the engine off?
The only problem with my old engine was oil around its injectors. I got them replaced but same thing happened so I opted for a new engine which I was told my multiple people I should do. Am I at a loss here? Is it worth chasing my mechanic over the problems?
Thanks!
Megan Murray (Kilcormac)
Nov 2024 Filed under: fault
How could it cost this much to fix my Skoda?
Hi,
My 2011 Skoda Octavia had a crankshaft sensor issue, and I was initially quoted 200 Euros for the replacement. However, after removing the gearbox, they only replaced the engine oil cooler and cleaned the old sensor, saying the car was fine. I was charged 530 Euros, but the issue returned, with the crankshaft sensor warning reappearing. After another diagnostic the same day, I was told the repair could now cost 1,500 Euros. Could you clarify the actual cost to replace the crankshaft sensor on my Skoda Octavia 2011?
I’m quite confused. Thank you.
Benjamin Oben (Ballinasloe)
Sep 2024 Filed under: fault
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