Wondering if someone can help. I bought a car from a 2nd hand car dealer through finance with Blue Motor Finance with the broker being Car Finance 247 at the end of April. I collected the car from the dealers on 27 April 2018 and they told me that they had just fitted a new wheel speed sensor to the Nearside Rear but that the lights on the dash were still on ie: ABS/ESP, Hill Hold and Stop/Start not working either. They told me the lights would go off after about 50 miles or so and if they didnt I was to give them a call back. After a couple of days the lights were still on so I rang the dealer and they told me they would collect the car the following week to repair which they did. After a week of having no car they eventually delivered it back to me saying it was a Nearside Front Wheel Speed Sensor that needed replaced, the lights on the dash were out and Hill Hold and Stop/Start were working.
The same lights have now came on again, they appeared on 11 June so I contacted the dealer through E Mail but I never heard a reply so I contacted Car Finance 247 to make them aware of what was happening. They said they were going to contact the dealer and told me I could either have the fault fixed, again or hand the car back. I decided to opt for the latter option as I just dont trust this car anymore, or the dealer for that fact.
I phoned CF247 again today and they told me the Car Dealer was in dispute with them as he said that it might not be the same 'sensor' as the last time it was repaired and that he wanted the car back to have a diagnostic run on it. I refused and said I would have an independant diagnostic done as I didnt trust the dealer.
Ive had the diagnostic done today and it read that there is a fault on the Offside Rear wheel speed sensor this time.
My question is even though this is a different wheel speed sensor this time am I still entitled to hand the car back under The Consumer Credit Act, or does the dealer have viable point by saying that this is a different sensor this time? I really dont want to be forking out money all the time for sensor ptoblems. Thank you
The same lights have now came on again, they appeared on 11 June so I contacted the dealer through E Mail but I never heard a reply so I contacted Car Finance 247 to make them aware of what was happening. They said they were going to contact the dealer and told me I could either have the fault fixed, again or hand the car back. I decided to opt for the latter option as I just dont trust this car anymore, or the dealer for that fact.
I phoned CF247 again today and they told me the Car Dealer was in dispute with them as he said that it might not be the same 'sensor' as the last time it was repaired and that he wanted the car back to have a diagnostic run on it. I refused and said I would have an independant diagnostic done as I didnt trust the dealer.
Ive had the diagnostic done today and it read that there is a fault on the Offside Rear wheel speed sensor this time.
My question is even though this is a different wheel speed sensor this time am I still entitled to hand the car back under The Consumer Credit Act, or does the dealer have viable point by saying that this is a different sensor this time? I really dont want to be forking out money all the time for sensor ptoblems. Thank you
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