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My 2009 Volvo V50 1.6-litre starts sometimes, sometimes not. The starter motor turns over well. However, the Volvo workshop could not find the fault as it started when they received the car (after towing) to them. What is the guess that the fault consists of?

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!