Am I being taken for a ride?
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Am I being taken for a ride?
Hi all
I've had the "check injection" message on my car so took it to Renault today for a diagnostic.
Supposedly there is nothing obvious wrong..........except that the rubber strip around side of the enging bay and the sound deadening material seems to have been eaten away by a little critter. The mechanic is now assuming they may have also eaten through some wiring....hence the display message.
However, the message disappears if you let it get warm then turn it off and then on again - doesn't sound like wiring to me!
Renault have asked me to book the car back in for a full wiring "strip back" - to me this sounds expensive!
So its a 54 plate and I've had it for 1 month (1.9 Dci Megane)....
I dont know what to do, contact the previous owner and see if the problem started with them? Am I going to get screwed with the warranty?
My first ever Renault ownership is going from bad to worse....
I've had the "check injection" message on my car so took it to Renault today for a diagnostic.
Supposedly there is nothing obvious wrong..........except that the rubber strip around side of the enging bay and the sound deadening material seems to have been eaten away by a little critter. The mechanic is now assuming they may have also eaten through some wiring....hence the display message.
However, the message disappears if you let it get warm then turn it off and then on again - doesn't sound like wiring to me!
Renault have asked me to book the car back in for a full wiring "strip back" - to me this sounds expensive!
So its a 54 plate and I've had it for 1 month (1.9 Dci Megane)....
I dont know what to do, contact the previous owner and see if the problem started with them? Am I going to get screwed with the warranty?
My first ever Renault ownership is going from bad to worse....
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Re: Am I being taken for a ride?
did they check for any fault codes stored in the computer?
could be as simple as needing one (or set of) new glow plugs
could be as simple as needing one (or set of) new glow plugs
Re: Am I being taken for a ride?
markren2004 wrote:did they check for any fault codes stored in the computer?
could be as simple as needing one (or set of) new glow plugs
yep they checked - basically said my engine was ok, so they suspect its a chewed wire thats the cause.
glow plugs are fine.
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Re: Am I being taken for a ride?
sounds like glow plug problem (especially since it doesn't happen when car is warm) but you've ruled it out.
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This is perplexing. Mice nesting? Not unheard of but still...
Got any pics of the damage?
Got any pics of the damage?
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Re: Am I being taken for a ride?
was it a private sale or dealer? did it come with a warranty?
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davelowe wrote:This is perplexing. Mice nesting? Not unheard of but still...
Got any pics of the damage?
I haven't, but will take some later. I just dont get why when the car is warm a quick switch off and on again clears the message.....doesn't sound like wiring to me!
andywills wrote:was it a private sale or dealer? did it come with a warranty?
Dealer - bought it from Lifestyle renault in Tunbridge wells, picked it up on Xmas eve.
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Re: Am I being taken for a ride?
so it's got a least a 3 month warranty on it
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andywills wrote:so it's got a least a 3 month warranty on it
indeed it has - would you expect the warranty to cover something like this?
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Re: Am I being taken for a ride?
yes - warranty applies - the car has to be "of merchantable quality". A garage can't just sell something they know is defective and try to get away with it.
Go back to the garage and ask them to fix it. If they don't write to them and give them a period in which to act. If they still don't - get it fixed by another garage and claim the cost back (including anything else you can think of - hire car costs etc) through the small claims court - be prepared to go this far as some companys cave in just before the hearing.
Go back to the garage and ask them to fix it. If they don't write to them and give them a period in which to act. If they still don't - get it fixed by another garage and claim the cost back (including anything else you can think of - hire car costs etc) through the small claims court - be prepared to go this far as some companys cave in just before the hearing.
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Re: Am I being taken for a ride?
should have added - tell tehm you'll sue under breach of contract and misrepresentation under the Sale of Goods Act 1979.
Re: Am I being taken for a ride?
chevin wrote:should have added - tell tehm you'll sue under breach of contract and misrepresentation under the Sale of Goods Act 1979.
but I cant prove it was like this when I bought it.....surely they could turn round and say it was fine when the sold it to me?
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Re: Am I being taken for a ride?
no...it is "UP TO THEM" to prove it wasn't like that when you brought it...consumer direct
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andywills wrote:no...it is "UP TO THEM" to prove it wasn't like that when you brought it...consumer direct
thanks Andy, I'll take a look at consumer direct.
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