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Can I reject my secondhand diesel because the DPF light keeps coming on?
I’ve recently bought a used car on finance with a deposit of £1000. On day three of having the car (less than 50 miles later), the engine management light came on. I rang the dealership and took it in. They ran a diagnostics and the problem is with the diesel particulate filter (DPF) amongst other things. They hooked it up to a laptop and did a forced regeneration and the light went off. I took the car home and less than 50 miles later, the engine management light came back on again. I had another diagnostics done and it's coming up with the exact same problems as before. I’m well within my 30-day warranty, so does a dodgy DPF mean that the car isn’t ‘fit for purpose’, and where would I stand if I chose to reject the car?
Asked on 20 January 2018 by Kayla Knight
Answered by
Honest John
Yes, you can reject the car for a fundamental fault that preceded your ownership of it under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and under previous case law, in particular Clegg v Olle Andersson (trading as Nordic Marine) House of Lords 2003: www.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/consumer-rights
At the very least the DPF needs to be chemically cleaned out of ash that would mean sending it away to a company such as Ceramex, but there may be other problems with DPF regeneration. Hoping you get your money back, don't buy another secondhand diesel. Get petrol this time round.
At the very least the DPF needs to be chemically cleaned out of ash that would mean sending it away to a company such as Ceramex, but there may be other problems with DPF regeneration. Hoping you get your money back, don't buy another secondhand diesel. Get petrol this time round.
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