Common Problems

The Honda Passport has a pretty convincing recipe on paper: a strong V6, generous cargo room, available all-wheel drive, comfortable road manners, and enough ground clearance to escape the pavement without pretending to be a hardcore rock crawler. Yet no SUV is immune to trouble,…

The Nissan Rogue has earned its place as one of Nissan’s most familiar compact SUVs, but search for Nissan Rogue transmission problems and things quickly become complicated. You will find owners discussing shuddering, delayed acceleration, whining noises, overheating, strange RPM behavior, and expensive CVT repairs.…

The Nissan Rogue has become one of those compact SUVs we see almost everywhere. It is practical, easy to live with, reasonably efficient, and spacious enough to handle family duty without feeling like we are driving a bus. Yet popularity also means something else: there…

The BYD Shark 6 has landed in the ute market like someone kicked open the saloon doors. It is fast, quiet, packed with technology, surprisingly comfortable, and radically different from the diesel dual-cabs many of us have become accustomed to. But novelty brings questions. What…

A Mitsubishi Pajero Sport touch screen not working can turn an otherwise normal drive into a frustrating guessing game. One minute the infotainment system is displaying navigation, Bluetooth audio, or Android Auto. The next, the screen freezes like a photograph, ignores every tap, repeatedly restarts,…

Seeing “Mitsubishi Pajero Sport DPF System Service Required” appear on the dashboard can instantly make us imagine an expensive diesel particulate filter replacement. After all, DPF repairs have a reputation for being painful on the wallet. But here is the important part: that particular message…

The Mitsubishi Pajero Sport has built a strong reputation as a practical, capable 4WD that can tackle family duties, towing, long-distance touring, and rough tracks without demanding luxury-SUV money. Yet no vehicle is bulletproof. Search for Mitsubishi Pajero Sport problems, and you will find everything…

Seeing “Peugeot RCZ engine fault repair needed” appear on the dashboard can turn a pleasant drive into an instant guessing game. One minute the RCZ is pulling cleanly, the next it throws up a warning message, perhaps switches on the engine management light, and occasionally…

The Peugeot RCZ is one of those cars that still makes us glance over our shoulder after parking it. Its double-bubble roof, wide stance, aluminium roof arches, and low coupé profile have aged remarkably well. On appearance alone, it can feel like a much more…

The Mazda CX-8 has always occupied an interesting spot in the family-SUV world. It gives us three rows of seats without feeling quite as bulky as some traditional seven-seaters, while its cabin quality and road manners can make it feel more expensive than it really…

The Mazda CX-8 has a lot going for it. It looks sharper than many seven-seat SUVs, drives more like a smaller crossover, and offers a cabin that feels surprisingly premium for the money. Under the bonnet, however, ownership experiences can differ dramatically depending on which…