Car Servicing
My 2019 Honda HR-V started flashing `PARK’ at me. It says I have emissions issues and the parking brake system doesn't work and that I need to see dealer immediately. What’s wrong with it? I’ve only had it for a year, and how much will this issue cost?
I have a 2006 Honda Accord Euro which I have owned and had serviced by Honda since new, unfortunately the car has developed an intermittent electrical fault which is difficult to trace. After having the power-steering rack replaced in November 2019, I noticed that while driving it home after this repair, the radio cut out for just a half a second. This gradually got worse and I found that all the warning lights on the instrument panel, ABS, Engine Fault, Vehicle Stability etc came on and all the gauges turned off momentarily as well (speedometer, tachometer, fuel and engine temp).
This fault started happening more frequently and at its worst I found the car would stall when at idle. I had the NRMA check it and they found the fault code P0685 and replaced the engine control relay. This seemed to fix the problem up until two months ago when the same symptoms started again. I have now sent the car to an auto electrician, but he has expressed his frustration at not being able to diagnose the problem. He has had the car for three weeks now and has been driving it around but because the fault happens randomly, he is at a loss to fix it. I am appealing to you in the hope that you can provide some history if any of this fault and how to fix it as, being a pensioner I really can’t afford to have this go on much longer. The auto electrician has checked the alternator, battery and all grounding cables and all seem okay but still the fault happens randomly. Can you help please?
I have just recently have had my 2010 Nissan Navara serviced and the engine light comes up. Can you please advise why this happening?
I have a 2019 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport. The steering wheel column disconnected into two parts. I lost all steering because of this major fault and it could have been a fatal fault if we had been towing the caravan on the freeway or just been going faster than 30km/h. I have pics and am waiting for the dealer to provide options. Am I able to reject the car? I have lost all trust in the vehicle, especially as I had the kids in the car at the time.
My son has a 2011 4x4 diesel Holden Colorado and had the front crankshaft seal replaced as it was leaking. The next day whilst driving the engine developed a knocking noise, leaking oil and a wobbly harmonic balancer. We spoke to the mechanic and explained what had happened. Without seeing the vehicle, he indicated that it could be that the crankshaft had broken. Would this at all be connected with the original replacement of the front seal?
I have bought a 2007 Holden Captiva 2.0 turbo-diesel. I'm dealing with white a smoke issue. The smoke is thick and I can’t drive the car as there is a lot of smoke with the engine either at a hot or cold temperature. The engine light is on and I have replaced the main things, turbo, oil filter, new oil change, checked all hoses for cracks and leaks. Is there anything else to check? There are no engine noises.
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Just recently had the 190,000km service done on my 2016 Isuzu MU-X and just started to take notice of a squealing/screeching noise just after a gear change happens or when I’m opting to use manual mode. At first I thought it was a suspension noise, but then I started to make it happen and controlled when it happened by selecting gears in manual or auto. This would not happen every gear shift, but in a random way. I am concerned that there is a problem brewing.