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Had a problem today which I am hoping was just a frozen lock. I washed the car yesterday but had driven it before night fall. It was a cold morning around -3 deg C when I came out to go to work. I blipped the remote and the door un-locked, I opened it to get my scraper but when I tried to...

Hi all, Does anyone have this same problem? Even in the slightest frost my front electric windows are frozen shut. The motors just do not have enough power to open them and break the seal. I have to drive for about 15 minutes until the car warms up before the seal is eventually broken and...

Does anyone have any tips on what to do to prevent car doors being frozen shut? It happens to most cars, when the rubber strip sticks to the door and stops it from opening. The only thing I tried last winter was rubbing a bit of vaseline into the rubber, but that seemed to make things worse...

I am doing a spark plug change soon and might as well do a compression test while they are out, would like to know how to shut off the fuel pump for the test please?

I was a bit harsh shutting my ashtray the other day and fear I may have broken somthing as it will not close now. I am refereing to the main one on the dashboard. Any ideas?:help:

Hello all.. need help asap. Well was working on the car with the bonnet up sat my tools and the keys on the top if the air filter and then the bonnet got shut... thus locking the car and making me feel like a complete t*t anyways went to the seat garage ordered a new key .. dont fit...

I have just bought a Leon Cupra R and a couple of days ago the warning light that says the boot lid isn't shut properly came on. The odd thing is the boot lid was shut and all seems to be ok. Also when I turn on my side lights the warning lght goes off. Does anyone have an idea what it...

Hi Im having probs with my drivers door on my 1999 toledo,its jammed shut and wont open ? Dont know if this is a common fault or just mine ? but anyone got any ideas wat the prob might be ? I think its the door latch not releasing correctly but just wondered if there any common faults ...

Recently noticed the rear doors don't quite shut flush with the rest of the body. Is this a simple case of replacing the black door seal around the edge of the doors and what price am I looking at? Thanks

Had the boot open yesterday for a bit in the wet as i was working away and got caught short, however, i closed it, then went to open it and no go, wont open at all. Ive tried it with both the key fob and using the key but no succes. Any ideas?

my petrol cap wont shut...basically you push it in and it springs back out! anyone else experienced this? its v.annoying! its an electronic release version if that makes any difference! thanks

Drivers door just bounces off the catch when i try to shut it. I've looked at the lock mech and seems ok in comparision to the pasenger side but for some reason will not 'grab hold of' the catch located on the dorr pilar. I've taken the door card off and now need to remove the inner skin...

Ok, during the really cold weather we had my boot decided to give up! Unlock it with key, remote or inside button and nothing happens, no unlocking noises or anythin! Any ideas on the likely cause or soloution? Had a wee search but no joy!

Hey, Just filled up at Shell for the first time, pressed the fuel button when the engine was on - nothing. Switched the button with the engine off and hey presto, fuel cap opens. Unscrew the cap, fill up, put the cap on ... hmmm. The flap now isn't locking back! It's not flush and it's...

I cannot open it from either inside or out! I went to replace the lock barrel a few days ago, though unscrewed too far and lost the ring that holds it in place - fell down the door. So i still have access from the outside (no barrel). it did continue working fine, no problems until now...

ive just bought a ibiza 1.2 04 plate and ive noticed the passenger door dosent shut flush,if i slam the door it sits better but i just want to be able able to shut it normally and look fine,somebody on this forum has already said to move the door striker towards the car and that this might...

just bought a x reg ibiza earlier on , got home and popped the boot open , went to shut it and it wouldnt close , after banging it about 29 times it eventually shut , anyone had this problem

hello can anyone offer advice as to why my turbo appears to shut down at 3000rpm , it will not work in nay of the rev range until i restart the engine then its ok to 3000 rpm again, TDI 115 alhambra diesel cheers stuart:shrug:

I've just found out that if you lock my car by the key in the door and twist and hold for 2 seconds it will shut the front windows. And if you open it by the key and hold it for 2 seconds it opens the windows. Anyone know how i could wire this up to my RCL??? Obviously not the opening bit...

Went to the petrol station today and couldnt get my petrol cap open! The little clip thing inside was locked shut but my car was turned off and doors shut etc so it shouldnt have been locked shut! WHy did it do this??? HELP! I managed to get it open but only by ripping the cap open...