Faults on your car you just never get round to fixing...
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kambites said:
We took the wife's car to Longleat a few years ago. The monkeys there now presumably beep when they reverse because the car certainly doesn't. There didn't seem much point in replacing them because we both have eyes.
After a trip to Longleat last month I'm missing a few bits of trim (which doesn't bother me), but also both front washer jets which is starting to get irritating.My car also overheats when driving slowly, so we were sat in the big cat enclosures with the heaters on full and windows up. After the lions I was just overtaking all other cars through the tigers, cheetahs and wolves trying to get out before I either passed out from heat exhaustion or the car caught fire.
eskidavies said:
Not yet but a potential fault when it goes really cold ,changed engine in my van ,filled with water to test it ,still driving now ,I need to put anti freeze in,keep meaning to .
Antifreeze stops the water rusting things internally too, get some in soon otherwise you will block your heater!My previous Mondeo had the following list:
1) Covers broken off the passenger and driver vanity mirrors - I had replacements but it involved a whole heap of work.
2) Nearside heated mirror didn't.
3) Fuel tank leaked. - It was just from the seal between the inlet pipe and tank, a £5 part but involved dropping the tank so I just didn't fill it above 1/2 full!
4) Boot didn't unlock from the (physical) key - Never bothered me as there was a button on the key to do it!
Then there were two minor rain caused electrical faults that I just couldn't be ar*ed to trace
1) Warning for offside brake bulb failure occasionally after lots of rain. (Just the warning, the bulb worked).
2) Nearside passenger door would give up on central locking after lots of rain and wouldn't work again until it'd dried out.
Still it was 14years old with ~180k on when I got rid so I don't actually think that's too bad a list.
For my current car I just have a noisy A/C compressor, there is a TSB about it so I'm going to ask them to do that next service and if that doesn't work budget for a new one.
1) Covers broken off the passenger and driver vanity mirrors - I had replacements but it involved a whole heap of work.
2) Nearside heated mirror didn't.
3) Fuel tank leaked. - It was just from the seal between the inlet pipe and tank, a £5 part but involved dropping the tank so I just didn't fill it above 1/2 full!
4) Boot didn't unlock from the (physical) key - Never bothered me as there was a button on the key to do it!
Then there were two minor rain caused electrical faults that I just couldn't be ar*ed to trace
1) Warning for offside brake bulb failure occasionally after lots of rain. (Just the warning, the bulb worked).
2) Nearside passenger door would give up on central locking after lots of rain and wouldn't work again until it'd dried out.
Still it was 14years old with ~180k on when I got rid so I don't actually think that's too bad a list.
For my current car I just have a noisy A/C compressor, there is a TSB about it so I'm going to ask them to do that next service and if that doesn't work budget for a new one.
I drive an old Peugeot...so...
Coolant light- kaput, tried all manner of cleaning solutions on the contacts - it's a goner
Dashboard light dinner switch - kaput, flickers on and off. Usually when going through a speed camera at night, dials disappear...
Exhaust- rattles like a stone in a tin can. It's kaput too - at the mid-pipe joint. Worst part is this would be an easy fix
Speakers- kaput, music is listened too in 'stereo' but which side of the car it is emitted from is totally random and sometimes makes you jump
Central locking fob battery- virtually deaded, but instead of replacing it I will just get closer and closer until I could just have easily have put the key in the lock
Under dash trim- loose, falls off all the time. This is because a clip is kaput
Last but not least; passenger seat rail- bit hit-and-miss as to whether it is actually latched into place (it's a 3 door so seats always tilted forward) so yea...kaput
Coolant light- kaput, tried all manner of cleaning solutions on the contacts - it's a goner
Dashboard light dinner switch - kaput, flickers on and off. Usually when going through a speed camera at night, dials disappear...
Exhaust- rattles like a stone in a tin can. It's kaput too - at the mid-pipe joint. Worst part is this would be an easy fix
Speakers- kaput, music is listened too in 'stereo' but which side of the car it is emitted from is totally random and sometimes makes you jump
Central locking fob battery- virtually deaded, but instead of replacing it I will just get closer and closer until I could just have easily have put the key in the lock
Under dash trim- loose, falls off all the time. This is because a clip is kaput
Last but not least; passenger seat rail- bit hit-and-miss as to whether it is actually latched into place (it's a 3 door so seats always tilted forward) so yea...kaput
I could have thread for myself on this subject...
H-reg Polo with knackered heater resistor pack meant I got two fan speeds - off and full blast.
Same Polo was missing the fuel cap when I bought it, replaced with one of those push-on jobs. If you've ever seen where the fuel filler is on those Polos you can guess what happened every time I went round a left-hand bend at speed...
Rusty front wings on W124 Merc, only ever replaced one when someone drove into me and it was fixed under insurance.
Leaky head gasket on Peugeot 106 that caused an interesting mess on the M9.
Faulty immobiliser on a Lancer GSR that - very, very rarely! - caused it randomly lose all power, just for a second or so.
Broken glass from a break-in in the seat runners of a company Cavalier. Hissy sliding noise every time I accelerated or braked until I got rid of the car.
Too many more, probably forgotten half of them!
H-reg Polo with knackered heater resistor pack meant I got two fan speeds - off and full blast.
Same Polo was missing the fuel cap when I bought it, replaced with one of those push-on jobs. If you've ever seen where the fuel filler is on those Polos you can guess what happened every time I went round a left-hand bend at speed...
Rusty front wings on W124 Merc, only ever replaced one when someone drove into me and it was fixed under insurance.
Leaky head gasket on Peugeot 106 that caused an interesting mess on the M9.
Faulty immobiliser on a Lancer GSR that - very, very rarely! - caused it randomly lose all power, just for a second or so.
Broken glass from a break-in in the seat runners of a company Cavalier. Hissy sliding noise every time I accelerated or braked until I got rid of the car.
Too many more, probably forgotten half of them!
my drivers side electric window has never worked properly in the 3 years ive owned my 350z - only slightly annoying having to open the door and lean out like a berk to get a ticket when entering a car park.
it doesnt bother me though as the air con works just fine. what does bother me is when the window goes down all on its own when its raining, then refuses to come back up again without gentle persuasion (ie repeatedly whacking the doorcard to get the switch to make a connection)
it doesnt bother me though as the air con works just fine. what does bother me is when the window goes down all on its own when its raining, then refuses to come back up again without gentle persuasion (ie repeatedly whacking the doorcard to get the switch to make a connection)
Mum's Car
Passenger external door handle doesn't work.
Parking sensors have packed up
Drivers side mirror is cracked
Landie
Roof holes need filling
Interior light is still broken
N/S/F Brake sticks
Transmission brake hasn't worked for about 12 months but is currently apart waiting on new bits
MX-5
CD player is being rather temperamental.
Rover
A/C has a leak
Clock doesn't light up
CD player steering wheel controls don't work
Transit
Don't get me started.
Passenger external door handle doesn't work.
Parking sensors have packed up
Drivers side mirror is cracked
Landie
Roof holes need filling
Interior light is still broken
N/S/F Brake sticks
Transmission brake hasn't worked for about 12 months but is currently apart waiting on new bits
MX-5
CD player is being rather temperamental.
Rover
A/C has a leak
Clock doesn't light up
CD player steering wheel controls don't work
Transit
Don't get me started.
This is apt, I got a nail in my tyre 4 months ago which meant putting air in it every 3 days. I intended to replace both the rear tyres but wanted to get a few more weeks out of them. Today I had my WOF (NZ MOT) and failed on the nail, not surprising. I'd assumed the puncture was too near the edge of the tyre to be repaired, but I'd assumed wrong. I was actually asked why I would want to replace a legal tyre and the repair only cost $29, now I wish I'd done it months ago!
matty6660 said:
Fixing centre brake light.
Must be the bulb but I can't be bothered to undo the 12 screws, pull the trim off to get to the brake light on the RX8.
Passed it's recent mot because I guess the tester didn't realise it was a brake light as it has a decal over it lol. I guess I'll be leaving it for another year.
High level brake lights aren't tested.Must be the bulb but I can't be bothered to undo the 12 screws, pull the trim off to get to the brake light on the RX8.
Passed it's recent mot because I guess the tester didn't realise it was a brake light as it has a decal over it lol. I guess I'll be leaving it for another year.
ooo000ooo said:
When I was a kid, family round the corner drive an Austin maxi that they used to drive the half mile to the wee shop they owned. Something broke in the gearbox so they only had reverse, so for the next couple of years they reversed to the shop and back every day .
And we have a winner 
Must have been a few years ago. The electrics in my passenger seat hasn't worked for 4 months, It's a real pain getting in the back but as I never need to it gets ignored.
I seem to leave these minor niggles until I want to sell a car, then they get fixed for the new owner
320d.
Radio interference when rear heater is on.
Engine runs cold all the time.
A/C doesn't blow any cold air.
Speaker cover smashed.
Ashtray won't close.
Rusting rear wheel arches.
All 4 wheels losing air pressure by about 8psi a week.
Both door mirror cases broken. One partially held on. The other held on by blue-tac.
Rear foglight lense full of water/mould
Brakes burn excessively under hard braking, suspected o/s front caliper starting to seize
65,000 miles.
German engineering my arse.
Radio interference when rear heater is on.
Engine runs cold all the time.
A/C doesn't blow any cold air.
Speaker cover smashed.
Ashtray won't close.
Rusting rear wheel arches.
All 4 wheels losing air pressure by about 8psi a week.
Both door mirror cases broken. One partially held on. The other held on by blue-tac.
Rear foglight lense full of water/mould
Brakes burn excessively under hard braking, suspected o/s front caliper starting to seize
65,000 miles.
German engineering my arse.
Some others;
When I had a Mini as a daily, besides the dangerous amount of rust,
- misfire when turning hard left, obviously a fuelling issue, but couldn't resolve it, I once got 6' of flames out of the exhaust when I floored it out of a corner.
- Headlights switched themselves off every time I went over a bump.
- Leaked massively into the driver's footwell, those 2 weeks in winter 2011 when it was -10 or more meant I had an inch of solid ice that wouldn't melt.
- No hot air intake resulted in carb icing whenever it was cold and humid. I had to heel and toe to keep it running for the first 3 miles of my commute in heavy traffic.
All my other cars I fix most issues as soon as possible, but the Mini just got to the stage it was going to have to come off the road to fix it and just gave up.
When I had a Mini as a daily, besides the dangerous amount of rust,
- misfire when turning hard left, obviously a fuelling issue, but couldn't resolve it, I once got 6' of flames out of the exhaust when I floored it out of a corner.
- Headlights switched themselves off every time I went over a bump.
- Leaked massively into the driver's footwell, those 2 weeks in winter 2011 when it was -10 or more meant I had an inch of solid ice that wouldn't melt.
- No hot air intake resulted in carb icing whenever it was cold and humid. I had to heel and toe to keep it running for the first 3 miles of my commute in heavy traffic.
All my other cars I fix most issues as soon as possible, but the Mini just got to the stage it was going to have to come off the road to fix it and just gave up.
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