Will BMW contribute to repairing a torque converter failure on my 3 Series?

I have a four-year-old BMW 3 Series automatic on which the torque converter of the gearbox has failed and therefore I'm told that a new gearbox is required. For this to happen after four years seems a...

Thanks to Audi for great customer service when repairing my wife's 1.8T Cabriolet Sport's gearbox.

My wife drives an Audi 1.8T Cabriolet Sport which we have had from new since September 2004. The auto gearbox failed last week at 42,800 miles and because we have had full services from Audi they are...

Could towing a caravan have caused a transmission fault in my automatic Mondeo?

I have a 1998 Ford Mondeo Ghia with automatic transmission. Purchased from new, it has covered 60,000 miles and is in very good condition. Yesterday a flashing warning light showed "O/D Off". I telephoned...

What could be causing this gearbox fault in my automatic Citroen Picasso?

I have an intermittent fault with a 2006 Citroen Picasso 2.0i Desire automatic and wonder if you have come across this before I place the car in the hands of a Citroen dealer. Occasionally, and with no...

Is it worth replacing the faulty gearbox in our Peugeot 206?

We have a 2006 petrol automatic Peugeot Allure 206. The car came up with an ‘Automatic Gear Box Failure’ recently. We took it immediately to a Peugeot dealer. They found contaminated fluid, drained it,...

Why won't Volkswagen cover the whole cost of a DSG gearbox failure on our Golf Match?

I have a Volkswagen Golf Match TSI 1.4 DSG Automatic which is three years and eight months old, mileage 30,000. It's been fully serviced by our local Volkswagen supplier. I’ve been advised that we have...

Is the 7-speed DSG gearbox in our 2009 Volkswagen Touran sufficiently reliable to reach 150,000 miles?

Last week the 7-speed DSG box of our March 2009 Volkswagen Touran Diesel packed up, having done 53,000 miles. As you can see from the mileage we do mostly distance driving and little in city traffic, moreover...

Does this warranty gearbox repair proposal meet the legal requirement?

I bought a used 2004 Ford Fusion manual from a dealer. The sale included a warranty with a company called Warranty2000. Soon after purchase, I had a gearbox problem diagnosed by my independent garage as...

Why won't our dealer repair the faulty gearbox in my daughter's 2009 Ford Focus?

My daughter has had a 2009 1.6 Zetec Ford Focus for about 16 months, purchased from a Ford dealer with about 3,500 miles recorded when acquired. Soon after she took possession, she complained that the...

Do you know what is causing a gear selection problem in our Nissan Micra automatic?

My partner is the second owner of an excellent condition 1996 Nissan Micra 1.3 GX Auto that has a gear selection problem, The selector has to be used with force and often it requires several attempts before...