Steering play / Knock
Hello fellow seat owners,
I just thought I'd post this both for the record and for other Seat Leon owners.
I have an 04 plate Leon Cupra PD150, 30,000 miles on pcp (personal lease plan). Since new I've had some major problems with the car.
Fault 1 Dealer taken to - White Dove Cardiff
Gear box fault (Major lift off wine) resulting in a completley new 6 speed box! which is now back as bad as ever! I give up on that point.
Fault 2 Dealer taken to - White Dove & FRF Swansea (eventually repaired by FRF)A broken engine mount which took three months of constant nagging to get sorted, in fact it was only sorted because the engine droped from the mount resulting in a hell of a noise! for three months I had taken the car back to the
dealer complaining of a real bad metal to metal type buzz when pulling off.
Fault 3 dealer taken to White Dove & FRF Swansea (eventually fixed by FRF Swansea)I also spent a good month trying to get a bad rattle behind the dash clocks even acknowledged by the
dealer White Dove Cardiff! let alone get it sorted!
Fault 4 & Current (About to call Seat UK for advise on where to take the car) I have the
exact same fault as on the title of this original post and have done for some months - I have pointed out this fault to FRF Swansea at the last
service a few months back, FRF told me that there is nothing to worry about, in fact that it was just the steering rack loosening up and that this is because the steering rack is designed to be this way! I didn't like their statment and I felt I knew better having spent the last 14 years working on my own cars etc.. I felt brushed aside and at my wits end. The car currently feels like a 15 year old shed and its a March 04 plate!!!
It crossed my mind on more than one occasion that the steering rack might be faulty and if it was worn/faulty what would happen if I was travelling on the motorway and it gave way? I could get seriously hurt. I note the comments from Seat Watford - that a car with this fault should not be driven in that condition! who would the buck stop with if the worst should happen whilst I continue to drive the car? its officially recorded that FRF know I reported the fault and that I'm currently unhappy that nothing was done about it.
Another point that I have been made aware of and feel is worth a mention - apparently if a
Seat dealer makes a decision to replace a part because of fault should they make the wrong decision Seat Milton Keynes will bill them for the part! which proberbly explains why the
dealers I have been in touch with previously have been so reluctant to make a decision about changing parts - which I feel really stinks! why get a new car with a warranty if you can't get things sorted easily or properly. Surley Seat
dealers should have mechanics that are to the standard that they can properly diagnose faults.
I guess this all sounding familiar JTT
Anyway its been months as I say, and I finally remember about CUPRA NET so I decided to have a look through the forum's, within minutes I found the original post by JTT. I feel almost happy that this fault is known by other owners.
Sadly I now face the
dealer and thier excusses again - only this time I'm armed with a print out of this entire thread and also an indipendant opinion form a mechanic that worked for Paramount Jaguar. I sincerely hope I get some joy.
Anyway thanks to JTT for posting your comments because seriously if I hadn't seen your post it I was about to give up fighting and just hand my car back and end the pcp early.
Surley thats not right SEAT?
Paul Hemming (Gremlyng)
18.1.07
but once on the case they do a good job!
