Common car faults

tcawley29

wingnut wrote: »

Had an escort leaked in the end

It's only like 10% of women in the world that do that :pac:

Capt'n Midnight

FIAT - first the rear wiper goes because the motor isn't waterproof , then after you should have taken the hint and sold the car on the rest of the electrics fail in cascade.


FIAT, Citroen and VW , central locking or electric door locks fail intermittently so you can't get out of the car. That's the time to remove the relay or fuse and rely on the mechanical locks. Or take the door apart to re solder the dry joints in the door lock sensors. And replace the plastic clips for the windows with metal ones while you're in there.

SCOOP 64

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CoBo55

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

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Exactly...

SCOOP 64

Old Astra G,EGR valve don't know how many ive clean or replaced over the years, had it 13 years.

Akrasia

Saab 9-5 Direct injection cassette failing

Not an expensive DIY repair, but not noticing the symptoms can result in additional engine wear and the turbo might suffer too

colm_mcm

Corolla frogeye, headlight rubbers coming off.

johnayo

BMW Timing chains breaking.
Modern Hyundai Tuscon and I40 Clutch slave cylinders leaking.

CianRyan

2008-2013 K9K (Renault/Nissan 1.5d) turbo too hose ripping, then blocking the DPF if it has one.

cml387

Punto Mk1 and II heater matrix. Big PITA.

Every-single-Ford Rear view mirror fall off.

Fiesta Mk III failure of ratchet mechanism connecting footpedals to clutch/brake

fancy pigeon

I'll try limit to my own stuff or what I have ready access to, otherwise I'd be here all day writing out anecdotes:


Volvo S60: Top mounts, that f*ckin ETM, exhaust falling to bits, failed door locks

Nissan 300ZX: leaky T-Tops, rubber round the headlights falling off, failing HICAS
Nissan NV200: as Cian Ryan stated already, this rubber pipe
E34 BMW: rusty jack points, fuel lines behind the rear bumper rotting, subframe mounts perishing, wiper clonk

Peugeot 607: 4HP20 gearbox failure
Peugeot 406: Rotten sills
Mercedes W202: rust, CDI fuel system failure


Land Rover FFR: Rotten floorpans
Hyundai Santa Fe: weak clutch, restrictor in the clutch slave
Fiat Panda: broken steering angle sensor
Kia Magentis: throttle pedal failing
Citroen C4 Picasso: DPF orange service light
Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado: chassis rust, failed fuel filter primer


And lastly for now.... 1.3 multijet timing chain

65535

Rear window washers on all Pre 1990 Citroen's
Citroen Xantia Clutch pedal plastic piece fail

Lurching

Rotten bodies on W210 E-Class Mercs.

They made some of the strongest engines ever seen and put them in some of the worst bodies ever seen.

rogue-entity

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Engines on Mazda diesels

Curious what the issue with those was?

VW Polo/Seat Ibiza:

• Wishbone Bushings
• Sticking idle regulator, causing it to idle at 1100-1200 at random moments
• Miscalibrated ECU resulting in intermittent limp mode with conflicting error codes

colm_mcm

Anybody read the OP?

L1011

Astra H wing mirror glass seems to fly off at the mildest provocation. I've seen loads going around missing one or both

rogue-entity

rogue-entity wrote: »

Curious what the issue with those was?

Timing chain tensioners and the brackets for holding in the injectors cracking. Both leading to engine death.

TheW1zard

Renaults

anplaya27

Airbag light coming on on bmws if you move the passenger seat.

Miscreant

colm_mcm wrote: »

Anybody read the OP?

Clearly not... most of these faults can't be seen from driving around.

Mine would be: failing LED DRLs on Hyundai Santa Fe models of a certain vintage. I'm sure they are pretty expensive units to replace.

Burt Renaults

Early 2000s Japanese cars (Almeras, Micras, Corollas), formerly red, but now almost pink, with fast-flashing indicators and blown bulbs. Probably because very little ever goes obviously wrong with them and they never get serviced.

Comment_below

TheW1zard wrote: »

Renaults

What's your problem with Renaults???

fancy pigeon

colm_mcm wrote: »

Anybody read the OP?

Well, when the 607 left me stranded after it's gearbox sh*t itself you'd have seen me kicking the car in temper if you were driving by I guess...

The J Stands for Jay

Astra G wipers parked in odd positions, or intermittent wipe acting strangely. Caused by a piece of copper wearing away in the wiper motor.

punisher5112

Fiat 500 wipers connecting with eachother and getting it on to only then take eachother out and go flying off the windscreen in a fit while it's torrential rain.....oh and I mean fly off the car.

Nissan primera or Almera gearboxes.... Hey what's that sound.... Bang and metallic sounds and boom..... Gearbox head crapped itself only 70k miles.... Ugh...

Ford transit indicators working but so dim a candle blown out would illuminate more....

Similar to the transit but replicate when brakes applied all lights start having a fit this was also a big thing on many a Renault.....
Still see it on fluence a lot.

ExoPolitic

Noisy front end on Citroen C4 Grand Picassos, all of them need new drop links, like every year!!!

XLR 8

Mazda 3 useless headlights dim as füķ
Renault Master vans, side doors falling off the rail
Fiat 500 heater matrix
Ford Focus killing batteries
Mazda 6 diesel engines pure s***e
Subaru Forester eating fuel ( still a great car )

Wibbs

Rust in most cars pre the 21st century. Lancias and Fiats the stand outs, followed by anything Leyland and a fair chunk of 90's Japanese cars.

French Toast

2012-ish Avensis doors cracking at the check straps. Very common afaik.

CoBo55

XLR 8 wrote: »

Mazda 3 useless headlights dim as füķ
Renault Master vans, side doors falling off the rail
Fiat 500 heater matrix
Ford Focus killing batteries
Mazda 6 diesel engines pure s***e
Subaru Forester eating fuel ( still a great car )

Renault master, now they were some pile of dung!!

passatman86

Anyone else notice the door rubbers hanging out of a lot from the 2012 shape ford focus

Buddy Bubs

Alfa 156 with parts of the underbody come loose and hanging down. Not mechanical parts, just part of the protective system. Happened to mine when I had it then I noticed it on nearly every 156 and still do on the rarer occasions I still see them

Stallingrad

A lot of newer Hyundai with one led DRL gone.

JCN12

Expensive cars with baldy tyres.

All fur coat and no knickers. 🤔😂

ofcork

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117565031#Comment_117565031

Only some i believe i have a facelift 2012 and no issue.

passatman86

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117687690#Comment_117687690

09 - 12 im sure

magicbastarder

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117558172#Comment_117558172

probably can if you're driving the car in question.

ofcork

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117550138#Comment_117550138

Had that with a mk 1 punto steam blowing into the cabin.

chicorytip

Nissan Juke - Radio/CD not working.

Fiat Bravo - loose front seats.

All Opel's - oil leaks.

Renault Megane/Fluence - leaky sunroof.

Nissan Almera N15/16 - gearbox.

youcancallmeal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117462209#Comment_117462209

My neighbours cobble lock driveway is destroyed from their BMW X5 leaking oil. His brother drives one as well and whenever he is over it leaves oil stains as well

AlfaZen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117698882#Comment_117698882

They leak oil so you know they still have oil in them. its when they stop leaking you should get worried....

TigerTim

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117687883#Comment_117687883

Had the driver & passenger door on my facelift 2012 replaced by Toyota

namloc1980

Toyota Avensis Mk2 rear light lamp units filling with water.

ofcork

I must have been lucky had one for 7.5 years never had that issue.

passatman86

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117709187#Comment_117709187

Had my own replaced also

I read they used new door straps in 2012

So some early 2012 could have the issue

passatman86

Noticed a bit of water in the boot of my Avensis today. Out with the rubber bung to drain it all until i get time to look into it further... Possible common avensis fault

CoBo55

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118601754#Comment_118601754

Leaking around the lights unless the boot rubber is obviously damaged.

passatman86

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118604337#Comment_118604337

Will give lights a look

vandriver

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117462781#Comment_117462781

My fluence did that.

Some tin foil rammed in the burned out connector pin,and bingo solved.

(I'm not a mechanic,and other remedies not involving kitchen supplies are available)

BronsonTB

Avensis (T27 model) (2009-2012)

Weak Front Door straps

Weak alternator (common issue)