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I've just bought a 2005 Citroen Xsara Picasso 2.0 Diesel, but there is strange crunching noise coming from the near side front wheel area. It's relatively consistent and doesn't just happen under breaking....
The front brakes have suddenly locked on my Mercedes-Benz CLK for no apparent reason. I’ve checked the pads, callipers, brake fluid, linkages and master cylinder, but all are in perfect condition. I’ve...
The local dealership where I bought my SEAT Ibiza 1.2 TSI 2 years ago has given up the franchise. I now have to travel an hour to a SEAT dealer. That would have been fine if the car had not been dogged...
I have a 2008 Audi A4 TDi which was recently serviced at my local Audi dealership and I was told that the front brake pads would soon need replacing. The warning light has now come on, so I phoned the...
We bought a new Seat Ibiza SC for our daughter from the local Seat dealer last August. Now eight months on - and just 3000 miles – we've encountered problems in the form of warped brake discs. The dealer...
Just been told that my 2010 model Hyundai i30 requires to have new rear discs and pads after only 27800 miles and its third annual service. Nothing untoward was picked up in Years 1 and 2 and I have...
I have a 2007 Vauxhall Zafira that has very annoying squeal. It started in June 2012 and I hear it on almost every journey, intermittently. It appears to come from the driver front wheel. If I stop the...
At the recent MOT of my 2007, MX5 with 23k miles on clock, (not franchised dealer) I was advised the front brake disks were scoured on the inside faces. The external (visible faces) are perfectly smooth,...
My wife's 2008 Mercedes-Benz A-Class brakes have started to 'judder' and, after its latest major service by the main dealers, the discs were found to be 'warped and corroded' but with still plenty of pad...
I've done just over 30k miles in my SEAT Exeo, but I am getting what I consider to be unusual brake pad wear. The front brake pads are 20 per cent worn, if that, yet the rears are more than 80 per cent...
 

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