Rover Problems

Owner problems and repairs

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The Latest Rover Problems
Fuel smell inside car

i've only bought the car a couple of weeks ago and it's been okay untill today when i noticed a smell of petrol in the car, it only seems to be when the heater blower is on. Any ideas what this could be? I would be really grateful for any a...

2003 Rover 75 1.8 se petrol
Posted: Feb 15, 2008
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Bubbling Noise

As from Saturday I have noticed a bubbling noise which seems to be coming from under the bonnet

2000 Rover 200 1.8
Posted: Feb 5, 2008
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Loss of all speed rev indication

when driving the speedo,rev counter, temp and fuel gauge all lose power drop to 0 and the on board computer lights up then all reset and work properly

2002 Rover 75 Conisseur
Posted: Feb 5, 2008
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Juddering and revving high

My Rover 25 judders constantly whether I’m sat in traffic or going along at speed. It also revs very high and it has cut out before, although it hasn’t done this for a while. It has been to 5 garages, all of which put the car through a ...

2001 Rover 25 1.4
Posted: Jan 30, 2008
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Alarm/central locking

Have bought 800 few weeks ago, go to lock door hooter sounds back at me have checked manual and this indicates a door/bonnet or boot open, there all locked. Have checked all the usual things remote (new batteries) fuses. Any help appreciate...

1999 Rover 800 si auto
Posted: Jan 30, 2008
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Loss of power now wont start

driving down the road today as normal.the car then desides to kangagroo jump or loose power then get it back again.i was only around the corner from home so carried on driving.unfortunatly it lost all forward power and decided to cut out an...

2000 Rover 400
Posted: Jan 29, 2008
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Alarm/central locking

Just bought t reg rover 800si auto, Great car looks and drive, Problem is when i go to lock the car using my fob the car beeps back at me, I have checked the handbook and says it could be doors/bonnet/boot open. I have checked all these but...

1999 Rover 800 si
Posted: Jan 25, 2008
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Juddering and loss of power

having increasing problem with Rover 75, when speeding up car tends to judder a lot, with loss of power, resulting in need to go down the gears and drive in higher revs. not as bad when going fast! oesn't appear to be as bad when cold eithe...

2001 Rover 75 1.8
Posted: Jan 22, 2008
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Exhaust Emissions

My Rover recently failed it's MOT on the exhaust emissions, primarily the CO levels. Can anyone suggest any ideas in order to reduce these and get my car through it's MOT? I had though of the Catalytic Convertor....or having the car t...

1996 Rover 200 214i 1.4litre
Posted: Dec 30, 2007
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Engine

car idling iratic on tick over and drive have changed throttle housing any ideas on what to do now

2000 Rover 600 rover 620si
Posted: Dec 17, 2007
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Starting

car just clicks when you turn the ignition. put a new battery on still has the samr problem. it will start with a push

1999 Rover 200 214 8i
Posted: Dec 17, 2007
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Flickering lights etc

I went over a bump and the ABS light came on and the radio went off briefly before restarting again and the ABS light going out. Things are now getting worse the above happens and the speedo and rev counter drops, the lights flicker, the...

1996 Rover 400 1.6 SI
Posted: Dec 15, 2007
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White smoke from exhaust

when the car is running it stutters and cuts out theres a lot of white smoke from the exhaust while checking the dipstick for oil the colour is a light brown can u help me find out the problem

1998 Rover 200 1.4 i twin cam
Posted: Dec 10, 2007
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NOISE FROM WATER BOTTLE

Please help. I have a Rover MGZR.The problem started the other week.The car was driving fine then all of a sudden a noise came through the heater that sounded almost like a boiling noise.the car runs fine and is firing on all cylinders.the...

2002 Rover 25 MGZR 1.4 - 105 MODEL
Posted: Dec 4, 2007
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Heating doesn't work, car sometimes switches off when driving!

A few weeks ago my Rover 400 cut out when I was driving it. It was like I had stalled but hadn't. This happened when I was turning a corner. After a few attempts to restart the engine it started and was driving fine until I noticed steam co...

1997 Rover 400 414 IS
Posted: Nov 17, 2007
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No heating

I've got a leak which appears to be coming from the radiator, I had someone confimr that it is a problem with the Head Gasket (Which Rovers Are known for), the last coile of days there has been no warm air coming from the heaters in the car...

2000 Rover 6
Posted: Nov 9, 2007
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Service

I am looking for a company called Qdos which services cars around slough and maidenhead area. They once serviced my car and I was very impressed now have lost their contact number. They used to come and collect the car, service it, valet it...

1998 Rover 400
Posted: Oct 28, 2007
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Car revs itself when engine is warm.

When the engine is warm the car revs itself and the rev meter goes up and down. what is the problem and how can it be solved?

1998 Rover 400
Posted: Oct 28, 2007
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Loss of power,had new fuel pump ,struggles up hills

1998 Rover 400
Posted: Oct 23, 2007
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Electric windows don't work. it's not the fuses.

1997 Rover 400
Posted: Oct 21, 2007
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