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Should Audi cover my A3 chain fix?
Hi,
I have a 2011 Audi A3 1.2 TFSI with 74,000km on the clock and am advised that engine noise means new timing chain and guides need to be replaced. This seems to be a problem with the A3 of this year. Should Audi cover the cost of the defective timing chain, parts and labour?
Thanks
Michael Quirke
Michael Quirke (Dublin 18)
Apr 2018 Filed under: warranty
Do warranties carry over from UK to Ireland?
If I import a car from the UK, do any manufacturers provide the balance of the new car warranty once the car has been re-registered here if the car is still in warranty in UK?
Simon M (Dublin)
Mar 2018 Filed under: warranty
Good idea to buy used BMW warranty?
Hello,
Is it a good idea to purchase a used car warranty (for roughly €500)? The BMW warranty is due to expire soon and the car is now seven years old.
Regards
Jerome
Jerome O'Connor (Wicklow)
Feb 2013 Filed under: warranty
Is my Kia cee'd warranty valid?
Just bought a 2014 Kia cee'd and noticed it has only ever had one service; does this make the warranty void?
Michael Youngson (Montrose)
Oct 2017 Filed under: warranty
Audi/Volvo warranties carry over from UK?
Hi, would you know if UK Audi and Volvo manufacturer warranties would be honoured by Audi/Volvo dealers here in ROI?
Rob Doorly (Drogheda )
Oct 2017 Filed under: warranty
Anything I can do about my Renault Laguna?
Doing a bit a research on Renault. I bought a new Renault Laguna III 1.5 dCi in January 2008 with beige half leather and auto hand brake and now have 210,000km on the clock. I forked out €32k in 2008 and five years later the engine is gone. Not happy, won’t buy another Renault. Seems to be a built-in switch that when it reaches 200,000km or five years the car is knackered. I have to get a replacement engine, which is impossible and not cheap. So much for commercial good will. Car was serviced and timing belt was changed. I would not recommend Renault to anyone, especially when the garage/dealer that I bought it from in 2008 is now in liquidation (not mentioning any names). Is it true that I potentially only have recourse through dealer of purchase? Are people out there aware of this situation?
Gareth Egan (Cadamstown)
Jul 2013 Filed under: warranty
Will Audi Ireland honour an import warranty?
Hi, just wondering if you know if Audi Ireland will honour remaining warranty on a demo imported from an Audi dealer in the UK?
Leo
Leo Forde (Meath)
Sep 2017 Filed under: warranty
Should my Skoda EGR valve be covered?
Hi guys,
I just bought a 2010 Skoda Octavia from a local small time dealer just five months ago and he gave me a six-month warranty. I had been back twice with the car losing power and he told me it was a filter. Just last week the car wouldn't start too easily for me and now the dealer put it in to a main Skoda dealer and they have said it's the EGR valve and the small dealer says he won't cover this under his engine and gearbox warranty.
So my question is, where do I stand here on this matter?
Andy O Brien (Cork)
Mar 2017 Filed under: warranty
What warranty for on my Volkswagen CC?
Hi, I'm going over to buy a 2013 Volkswagen CC in England at the weekend. There's 66,000 miles on it. I'm looking at buying a private warranty for it that gives me some cover when it's back in Ireland. Would you be able to recommend a private warranty company? I'm getting mixed messages about Mapfre and Carprotect.ie.
Many thanks
Eoin Kelly (Naas)
Sep 2016 Filed under: warranty
My 2015 Qashqai has an unwanted vibration.
I have a 2015 Nissan Qashqai 1.5 diesel. Recently there is a severe vibration from the passenger side front of the car on standing idle. It disappears after a slight rev on the engine is applied. Would appear the car body is lightly built and the diesel engine vibrates the engine mountings. Is this a common fault and or have you had other queries similar to this on the Qashqai?
William Neale (Dublin)
Mar 2016 Filed under: warranty
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