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Faulty baring - wear and tear or warranty issue?
Recently, the nearside front hub nut on my two year old Hyundai i10 started to work itself loose. I only noticed it when I tracked it down to a non-engine related noise. After jacking the car up I found there was a very substantial wobble with a good 2cm play in the wheel. The RAC were called out and it was a simple repair in tightening the nut and deforming it (this had not been done during manufacture).
My point is that this may have been working loose for some considerable time. I had taken the car back to the dealership over a year before because of suspicious front tyre wear and they failed to find anything. I spoke to them again and they said it would be 'standard' wear and tear. I was quite shocked by the response because any wear on that bearing would be a direct result of a manufacturing defect. Are they within their rights?
My point is that this may have been working loose for some considerable time. I had taken the car back to the dealership over a year before because of suspicious front tyre wear and they failed to find anything. I spoke to them again and they said it would be 'standard' wear and tear. I was quite shocked by the response because any wear on that bearing would be a direct result of a manufacturing defect. Are they within their rights?
Asked on 4 November 2013 by Superspur
Answered by
Honest John
No. Presumably you have kept a copy of the RAC call-out. If the bearing starts to moan within the five year warranty you can use the RAC report to insist that it is replaced FoC because the car was originally supplied with a fault.
If the dealer makes you pay, sue for the cost, but be sure to have the car repaired by the dealer who sold it to you. Case law is Clegg v Olle Andersson, House of Lords, 2003.
If the dealer makes you pay, sue for the cost, but be sure to have the car repaired by the dealer who sold it to you. Case law is Clegg v Olle Andersson, House of Lords, 2003.
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