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What can I do about my faulty i30?

Hi, I am Prince from Wicklow,

I bought a new Hyundai i30 1.6 diesel two months ago. Now the car has an engine noise, abnormal pulling and an air conditioning problem. It was admitted to dealer garrage for repair it twice within two months. That took a week each time, but it is still not perfect.

Now it is running forward without pressing the accelerator in second, third and fourth gear and does not slow down immidiately when going down a gear. And there is also some problem with the auto stop and start system. Plus its fuel economy is only 47mpg.

What should I do? Can I ask my dealer to replace this faulty car, and what are my rights?

Thank you

Prince

Prince Francis (Bray)

Oct 2015 Filed under: fault

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I have a troublesome Toyota Avensis...

I'm having a lot of problems with my 2010 Toyota Avensis: problems with front tyres wearing; opening the boot and the doors. These are all problems with the 2010 model. Is Toyota standing behind and fixing all these problems?

Pat Murphy (Ballina)

Aug 2016 Filed under: fault

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Did the Opel Insignia have electrical issues?

Is it true that the Opel Insignia had electrical problems and if so have these problems been sorted?

Bridie Dollard (Portlaois)

Aug 2016 Filed under: fault

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Do my Qashqai's CV joints need replacing?

I have a 2012 Nissan Qashqai and I noticed that when I go around corners, left or right, there is a noise, not squeaky, more of a knocking noise as I turn the corner - could this be the CV joint?

Eoin McCormack (Dublin 7)

Aug 2016 Filed under: fault

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Any starter motor problems with Dacia?

Have there been any problems with the new Dacia range in regards to the starter motor?

G Kelly

Jan 2015 Filed under: fault

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What's wrong with my nearly new Golf TDI?

Hi,

I have a Volkswagen Golf Mk7 TDI diesel, just 10 weeks old, 6,600km on the clock. Engine management light flashing and loses ability to accelerate. Light goes off and acceleration restored once ignition turned off and on again. Gets a 90km spin almost daily. Second time it's happened in past four weeks.

Any ideas what could be wrong?

Olive Piercy (Meath)

Jun 2015 Filed under: fault

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How much to change an Altea's head gasket?

How much should it cost to get the head gasket supplied and fitted on a 2006 SEAT Altea 1.6 petrol?

Tristan Jacobs (Galway )

Feb 2016 Filed under: fault

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My Opel Corsa is losing power...

My 2008 Opel Corsa is losing power while driving. I had everything checked two weeks ago and have NCT this Thursday and I need help.

Robert McMahon

Robert McMahon (Kingscourt)

Feb 2016 Filed under: fault

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Why is my Volkswagen Bora over-heating?

I have a a problem with my Volkswagen Bora 1.6 Comfortline. it seems to be whenever I accelerate it over heats and in the low gears it seems to lose power for a few moments and then get it back again. It could be a sensor but I am not quite sure and I could do with some advice please.

Robert Shinnick (Moylough )

Jun 2015 Filed under: fault

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What's wrong with my Almera's steering?

I have a 2003 Nissan Almera and it has a new timing chain. It now drives fine for 15 minutes, then loses power and the power steering stops working. What could be the problem?

CIARA SCULLY

Jul 2015 Filed under: fault

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