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I swapped all the my wheels over today for Summers, tightened all lug bolts up, set off with wife, son, elderly mother and dog for a walk. Ten minutes later I heard a grinding type noise from offside rear followed by a slight wobble. I stopped the car a found that the locking wheel nut was...

Interesting and worrying experience happened today with my ML270. About 10mins after start up , while driving I noticed the Climate control/HVAC system had shut down completely i.e. no a/c or fan control. then car went into Limp mode. Pulled to the side of road, did the usual switch off ignition...

I have a problem with my e320 CDI. I put up a post earlier regarding the lambda sensor as I thought it could me the cause of my problems. I've changed it since but still have the error codes as attached. I still have the poor performance issue. There is quite a strong smell coming from the car...

A little evening ditty to share with you. I approached a major crossroads today and sat in the traffic a few cars back from the red light. Opposite me, on the double yellows lines and about 30ft from the lights was a police van, facing into the traffic. He'd got two wheels on the double...

Gents, Ladies, so today i went to collect my car from Mercedes-Benz of Lincoln. What an amazing experience, and what a dealership! They come highly highly recommended. Anyhow, putting my car aside for just one minute, look what i spotted on the showroom floor, for sale, and may i say, put some...

Slashdot | New Jaguar XJ Suffers Blue Screen of Death also at Jaguar XJ Super Sport goes all Blue Screen of Death on us | Crave | CNET UK Modern cars are no mere mechanical devices. They're pervasively monitored and controlled by dozens of computers linked by internal vehicular networks so...

Hi, wonder if anyone can help - I have a 05 model W203 with Sport pack - auto shift lever has a silver cap on top of gear shift. Yesterday the top section came away in my hand:crazy: . There are a number of plastic 'prongs that locate down into the leather bound section, but I can find no way of...

This morning when I got in my car to go to work this happened... Opened door - got in - closed door **SICKENING METALLIC CLUNK*** quickly opened door and got out thinking the seatbelt fastener had caught in the door. What has occurred I really don't know but there is a good chunk of the...

Well I was driving to Halfords to get some replacement brake bulbs, approx 7pm tonight, when I had one of the scariest moments in my 17 years of driving :confused: I was doing approx 45 in a 40 limit on a dual carriageway (okay so I'm no angel :devil: ) In the distance a set of traffic...