Split Outer CV Gaiter - Warranty Item?
silent...@ntlworld.com
My 3 year old Peugeot has just gone in for its first MOT and they have
found a split outer CV gaiter which needs to be fixed for it to pass
the MOT.
As the car is still (just) under warranty, I said that I thought it
should be covered. The garage has said that it is not covered and
want a horrendous amount of money to replace it.
I don't know much about cars (sorry) but wondered whether anyone can
let me know whether this would normally be covered under a standard
manufacturer's warranty, or whether I should be expected to pay for
this repair. Also wondered how much something like this should cost to
replace.
Many thanks for any help you can give.
Chris
Terry D
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I think it's a disgrace that the dealer will not honour the guarantee. The
CV gaiters on my Nissan Almera are intact after 12 years. Read the small
print
carefully and then possibly use the small claims procedure. If all fails,
have a look at:
Terry D.
Chris Whelan
Have you had the car from new? Has the selling dealer serviced it?
If the answer to both questions is yes, I would be looking for a
contribution at the very least.
Chris too!
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45quid for part and fitted. (8quid for the boot)
silent...@ntlworld.com
Yes, had the car from new and always serviced at Peugeot main dealers.
Done 53k miles and just under 3 years, so I don't think they really
have a leg to stand on!
Will let you know how I get on.
Many thanks
Chris
Conor
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splits.
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> In article <b42d6fdd-532c-49e0-be22-
> e34057...@s13g2000prd.googlegroups.com>, says...
>> After some advice please.
>>
>> My 3 year old Peugeot has just gone in for its first MOT and they have
>> found a split outer CV gaiter which needs to be fixed for it to pass
>> the MOT.
>>
>> As the car is still (just) under warranty, I said that I thought it
>> should be covered. The garage has said that it is not covered and
>> want a horrendous amount of money to replace it.
>>
>> I don't know much about cars (sorry) but wondered whether anyone can
>> let me know whether this would normally be covered under a standard
>> manufacturer's warranty, or whether I should be expected to pay for
>> this repair. Also wondered how much something like this should cost to
>> replace.
>>
> Waer and tear item. It's a bit of rubber that has to flex a lot and
> splits.
>
>
> --
> Conor
as Conor says its a wear & tear item there is no way you will get this done
under warranty certainly not after 3 years. Irrespective whether you have
had it dealer/independent maintained.
reg
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not a hope in hell !!
Chris Whelan
Never say never ;-)
What would it cost a dealer in terms of a lost sale next time around
compared to giving a discount on a CV boot replacement?
As a regular customer of a main dealer, I've had work done FOC *outside* of
the warranty in the past. If I was in the OP's situation, and got totally
blanked, I would go elsewhere next time I was buying; I would also make
certain the sales team knew why.
Chris
reg
its known as a "perishable" item, would he be the same had a bulb blown 3
years down the line?
ive replaced c.v gaiters in the past for mot retification work, only to find
they have split a year later on re-examination, possibly from a stone or
some other foreign object & these are a decent make boot if not genuine.
gusta...@googlemail.com
> In article <b42d6fdd-532c-49e0-be22-
> e34057574...@s13g2000prd.googlegroups.com>, says...
>
> > After some advice please.
>
> > My 3 year old Peugeot has just gone in for its first MOT and they have
> > found a split outer CV gaiter which needs to be fixed for it to pass
> > the MOT.
>
> > As the car is still (just) under warranty, I said that I thought it
> > should be covered. The garage has said that it is not covered and
> > want a horrendous amount of money to replace it.
>
> > I don't know much about cars (sorry) but wondered whether anyone can
> > let me know whether this would normally be covered under a standard
> > manufacturer's warranty, or whether I should be expected to pay for
> > this repair. Also wondered how much something like this should cost to
> > replace.
>
> Waer and tear item. It's a bit of rubber that has to flex a lot and
> splits.
>
> --
> Conor
>
It's designed to flex a lot and NOT split. Lots mechanical parts
experience wear and tear but are still covered by warranty - wheel
bearings, engine bearings, etc. The wear and tear exclusion is usually
only applied to parts that are replaced at routine servicing or have a
finite service life - brake linings, clutch linings, wiper blades. You
need to read the exclusions in the small print of the warranty.
Chris Whelan
OTOH I've owned cars over the last 25 years that have ranged from new up to
nine years old. Not one of them has had a CV gaiter split. (Yes, they
*have* all been FWD!)
BTW, as well as expecting some help from a dealer if a gaiter failed on a
car still within warranty, I wouldn't expect to have to pay for two
replacements within a year!
DervMan
Thankfully some dealerships and / or garages take more of a commercial point
of view with cases such as this.
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reg
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yes indeed & we would look at with a sypathetic view with regards to good
customer relations.
DervMan
Gotcha! :)
If the original poster has been using the same dealership for the last three
years for all servicing, I'm surprised they've not offered to come part of
the way.
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Mallory
> to
> nine years old. Not one of them has had a CV gaiter split. (Yes, they
> *have* all been FWD!)
You have obviously never owned a Mk1 Fiat Panda....
I had one for five years from 31,500 miles to 80,000 miles and I went
through 3 sets of inner driveshaft gaiters, and one set of outer driveshaft
gaiters
You always knew when an inner gaiter had split as there would be a puddle of
5 pints of gearbox oil under the car......
Thankfully, The Citroen AX, The Peugeot 106 and the Peugeot 206 I've owned
since have been much better in this regard
Regards
Stephen
Chris Whelan
> You have obviously never owned a Mk1 Fiat Panda....
If I had, I'd be too embarrassed to admit it publicly :-)
Mallory
Evesham to Oxford everyday for 3 years....
It is such a practical shopping basket on wheels I once even had a bath, a
sink and a toilet in it and was still able to close the the boot lid and was
still able to sit in the car to drive it and close the driver's door.
another time I had a trailer on the end of it with a grand piano on it, and
everywhere I went, people were turning their heads as they could not believe
that a Panda could tow a trailer..... mine was the 4x4 version of the fiat
Panda
I had tuned up the engine and was routinely able to do up to 40MPH in 2nd
gear and up to 65MPH in 3rd gear. 0 to 60 was about 20 seconds.....
Stephen.
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