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We had what sounds like coolant failure in our Ford Focus EcoBoost Estate this week. Unfortunately it happened in France and we are in the process of organising repatriation. As this appears to be a known...
I have been told be a local Halfords garage, where I've had my regular services done since owning a 2014 Citroen DS3, that the noise within the engine is due to a timing chain problem. DS3 Customer Services...
I have a 2011 Audi A3 1.8 TFSI, which has done less than 45,000 miles. It went into limp mode and I've just been informed by the Audi garage that the timing chain has snapped. As a result, I need to pay...
My Mazda CX-5 heating matrix has stopped working, which is quite chilly in winter. I've seen various messages that Mazda are aware of this issue, I was just wondering if you had any advice as to possible...
I'm thinking of replacing my current motor with a Ford Focus Ecoboost. Last week I was in my local Ford dealers when I overheard a heated conversation between the service manager and a customer who’s 2014...
I bought a manual Volkswagen Golf R 2016 at 7500 miles in September this year. I'm the second owner. The clutch has started to slip when going through the gears, but doesn't always do it. The car is with...
Our 2014 Ford Focus 1.0 Ecoboost has done 22,000 miles and is in garage awaiting major clutch repairs. Warranty expired six weeks ago. Never had clutch problems in 40 years driving. Is this a fault with...
The clutch and flywheel on my Ford Focus 1.0 Ecoboost (new since September 2015) were burnt out and replaced in November 2016. The dealer and Ford wouldn't pay under warranty, as they attributed this to...
Have there been any reports of rusting on the Ford Transit Custom?
I own a 2015 Ford C-Max 1.0-litre EcoBoost. The clutch burnt out on the M25 in horrendous traffic, I was lucky I found a stretch of the hard shoulder without an accident happening. Ford refused to pay...
 

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