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I don't know if this is too far gone to do anything but hoping someone may be able to help.....
Bought a car with an explained to us as 'Gold everything covered warranty', which turned out to only cover £1000, got home around 5pm on the day of purchase – Went out to use it in the evening and wouldn't start
Crank Shaft Sensor had failed
2 days later – Battery light came on
Alternator belt problem
4 Days later the Engine management light came on due to misfire and dealer replaced spark plugs.
Yes, in hindsight, at this point should have given the car back but it was our dream (nightmare) car.
Our local mechanic put the car on his computer and gave us a print out of the many issues which we took to the dealer and they dismissed it by clearing down the computer and saying “Keep an eye on it”
One week later car still misfiring went back to dealer and they supposedly changed the coil packs.
Radiator fan stopped working
Secondary air injector bank failed
Air Bag light came on and was due to go back to dealer to be repaired when the engine went pop. One of the cylinders was completely gone and not repairable. That was in March 4 months and 19 days after we got the vehicle. The dealer said we couldn't prove that the engine already had the fault and they couldn't prove it was something we had done. We came to an arrangement with dealer that we would go 50/50 on on a 'recon' engine. All was agreed and an engine had been 'sourced' from a supplier. The engine eventually arrived on 4th May, 2 months after they had received the vehicle. It was broken when it arrived and had to go back. Parts from the old engine were used on the 'new' engine. We eventually got the car back at the end of May. Dealer told us they had put a recon engine in but turns out it was just second hand.
Day after we got car back the battery light came on and the alternator pulley had come lose so the belt came off.
The engine management light kept coming on and was diagnosed as misfire STILL. Dealer had a look at it and I believe they replaced a coil pack.
After losing faith in the dealer we took the car to two different garages and they both said the head gasket was on it's way out and would cost a fortune to fix.
We contacted the dealer as we felt the 'new' engine wasn't up to standard. They said there was nothing they could do as the people they bought it from only offer a 3 month warranty.
We contacted the finance company and they can't help.
We now have another 11 months of finance left to pay for basically a chunk of metal sitting outside my house.
Is there ANYTHING I can do.
Thanking, in advance, anyone who can help.
I don't know if this is too far gone to do anything but hoping someone may be able to help.....
Bought a car with an explained to us as 'Gold everything covered warranty', which turned out to only cover £1000, got home around 5pm on the day of purchase – Went out to use it in the evening and wouldn't start
Crank Shaft Sensor had failed
2 days later – Battery light came on
Alternator belt problem
4 Days later the Engine management light came on due to misfire and dealer replaced spark plugs.
Yes, in hindsight, at this point should have given the car back but it was our dream (nightmare) car.
Our local mechanic put the car on his computer and gave us a print out of the many issues which we took to the dealer and they dismissed it by clearing down the computer and saying “Keep an eye on it”
One week later car still misfiring went back to dealer and they supposedly changed the coil packs.
Radiator fan stopped working
Secondary air injector bank failed
Air Bag light came on and was due to go back to dealer to be repaired when the engine went pop. One of the cylinders was completely gone and not repairable. That was in March 4 months and 19 days after we got the vehicle. The dealer said we couldn't prove that the engine already had the fault and they couldn't prove it was something we had done. We came to an arrangement with dealer that we would go 50/50 on on a 'recon' engine. All was agreed and an engine had been 'sourced' from a supplier. The engine eventually arrived on 4th May, 2 months after they had received the vehicle. It was broken when it arrived and had to go back. Parts from the old engine were used on the 'new' engine. We eventually got the car back at the end of May. Dealer told us they had put a recon engine in but turns out it was just second hand.
Day after we got car back the battery light came on and the alternator pulley had come lose so the belt came off.
The engine management light kept coming on and was diagnosed as misfire STILL. Dealer had a look at it and I believe they replaced a coil pack.
After losing faith in the dealer we took the car to two different garages and they both said the head gasket was on it's way out and would cost a fortune to fix.
We contacted the dealer as we felt the 'new' engine wasn't up to standard. They said there was nothing they could do as the people they bought it from only offer a 3 month warranty.
We contacted the finance company and they can't help.
We now have another 11 months of finance left to pay for basically a chunk of metal sitting outside my house.
Is there ANYTHING I can do.
Thanking, in advance, anyone who can help.
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