Hello, no not just another topic on dpf.
Im sitting in my living room waiting for a call from seat....
Yesterday i took my fr derv to the seat dealer (57) due to dpf, all 3 lights were on.
They told me that if the dpf is dead and its not under warranty that i would have to pay for the diagnostics test. 47.95. I werent hapy with that but left it with them and was going to bite the bullet (not without a fight tho). They phoned me around 5.45pm last night and told me that the pressure sensor inside the dpf has gone wrong. And that i dont ned to pay for the part or the diagnostics test as its under warranty. They also had to re-generate the dpf.
Now.. i do have a stage 1 revo remap, that was done by seat in essex (grants-braintree).
I spoke to the lady who re-paired my car and she gave me a little insite to seat.. this is what she said.
"Seat's are good for long journeys but very bad on short journeys especially if it is the dpf model, We had a seat leon in the other month on just 800miles that needed a new dpf and it cost them 1300"
Tell me if im being a TW*T but surely a car is a car and you can drive as much or as little as you like.?? Also what is the point in fitting a dpf?? Its to help not pollute the world but you have to do long journeys for it to work. but yet the goverment's advert on tv is to drive 5miles less a week..... how can you win?? Also they say the dpf is a common fault so why dont they sort it out. Also the dpf is not under warranty, I personally never got told this when i brought my car. It also is not written in my owners manual or any part of documentation i have been given with the car.
Untill seat phoned me up saying that it is all covered under warranty i was going to seek legal advice...The 30mins free legal advice i had thru Citizens Advice Burea said it sounds like i have a very strong case. So if anyone is in this problem of the dpf failure..I certainly recomend thinking about it before spending lots of cash.
They have just called me and said its ready to collect. So im off to collect...wonder how long it will last before the light comes back on. But its getting traded in at the end off the month. never will i buy a seat again. I personally think there after sales care is crap. After if i cant drive a car as little as i need then it seems a waste of time.....
Matt
Im sitting in my living room waiting for a call from seat....
Yesterday i took my fr derv to the seat dealer (57) due to dpf, all 3 lights were on.
They told me that if the dpf is dead and its not under warranty that i would have to pay for the diagnostics test. 47.95. I werent hapy with that but left it with them and was going to bite the bullet (not without a fight tho). They phoned me around 5.45pm last night and told me that the pressure sensor inside the dpf has gone wrong. And that i dont ned to pay for the part or the diagnostics test as its under warranty. They also had to re-generate the dpf.
Now.. i do have a stage 1 revo remap, that was done by seat in essex (grants-braintree).
I spoke to the lady who re-paired my car and she gave me a little insite to seat.. this is what she said.
"Seat's are good for long journeys but very bad on short journeys especially if it is the dpf model, We had a seat leon in the other month on just 800miles that needed a new dpf and it cost them 1300"
Tell me if im being a TW*T but surely a car is a car and you can drive as much or as little as you like.?? Also what is the point in fitting a dpf?? Its to help not pollute the world but you have to do long journeys for it to work. but yet the goverment's advert on tv is to drive 5miles less a week..... how can you win?? Also they say the dpf is a common fault so why dont they sort it out. Also the dpf is not under warranty, I personally never got told this when i brought my car. It also is not written in my owners manual or any part of documentation i have been given with the car.
Untill seat phoned me up saying that it is all covered under warranty i was going to seek legal advice...The 30mins free legal advice i had thru Citizens Advice Burea said it sounds like i have a very strong case. So if anyone is in this problem of the dpf failure..I certainly recomend thinking about it before spending lots of cash.
They have just called me and said its ready to collect. So im off to collect...wonder how long it will last before the light comes back on. But its getting traded in at the end off the month. never will i buy a seat again. I personally think there after sales care is crap. After if i cant drive a car as little as i need then it seems a waste of time.....
Matt
