How dealers break customer cars during recalls
- September 9, 2022
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Carrying out recalls is a common practice of car manufacturers. However, car owners should be more careful and not rush to get to the first “official” one that
Carrying out recalls is a common practice of car manufacturers. However, car owners should be more careful and not rush to get to the first “official” one that comes across. Otherwise, you may have serious problems with the machine. The AvtoVzglyad portal tells how dealers break cars during free work.
Recall campaigns run for a variety of reasons. These can be assembly errors, “bugs” in electronic systems, as well as problems with the quality of components. Usually, the car owner is notified in advance of the recall. He comes to the dealer, gets out of the car and waits for some time until all the work is done.
This is where the surprises begin. They are created by negligent craftsmen who just wreck cars, and it can be hard to prove. For example, one of the owners of a BMW 320d came to diagnose the EGR system. The dealer did the necessary procedures and said everything is fine. Of course they didn’t take the money. However, the owner saw that the air filter housing was crooked and pointed this out. The masters corrected everything and the satisfied citizen went home. But after a while I started to notice that the behavior of the car had changed: it seemed to have no grip. And so it turned out. Measurements on the engine stand showed that the power decreased by 20 hp. Of.
The man reached under the hood and saw that the rubber seal of the intake pipe was simply torn. And the most unpleasant thing was that the turbine blades were bent. Looks like something fell on them. As a result, the pipe and the turbine have to be replaced. And since a lot of time has passed, it is not possible to prove that the service is guilty.
During the recall, another “German” was replaced the mass airflow sensor, and when disassembling the air filter, the mounting screws were not fully tightened. Of course the driver didn’t notice. Over time, however, I started to feel that the car was acting strangely. It turned out that due to the regular intake of dusty air, the throttle valve was clogged with dirt and wear spots appeared on the cylinder walls. But again, it’s impossible to prove anything.
Finally, if you are replacing the gas generator, which is necessary for the correct functioning of the airbag, you should know that this procedure is quite laborious and requires partial disassembly of the front panel. Here, the craftsmen can damage the wiring or the indoor temperature sensor. As a result, there are “glitches” in the work of climate control. Most likely you will have to remove them at your own expense as the dealer will refer to excessive contamination of the sensor.
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Recall campaigns run for a variety of reasons. These can be assembly errors, “bugs” in electronic systems, as well as problems with the quality of components. Usually, the car owner is notified in advance of the recall. He comes to the dealer, gets out of the car and waits for some time until all the work is done.
This is where the surprises begin. They are created by negligent craftsmen who just wreck cars, and it can be hard to prove. For example, one of the owners of a BMW 320d came to diagnose the EGR system. The dealer did the necessary procedures and said everything is fine. Of course they didn’t take the money. However, the owner saw that the air filter housing was skewed and pointed this out. The masters corrected everything and the satisfied citizen went home. But after a while I started to notice that the behavior of the car had changed: it seemed to have no grip. And so it turned out. Measurements on the engine stand showed that the power decreased by 20 hp. Of.
The man reached under the hood and saw that the rubber seal of the intake pipe was simply torn. And the most unpleasant thing was that the turbine blades were bent. Apparently they dropped something. As a result, the pipe and the turbine have to be replaced. And since a lot of time has passed, it is not possible to prove that the service is guilty.
During the recall, another “German” was replaced the mass airflow sensor, and when disassembling the air filter, the mounting screws were not fully tightened. Of course the driver didn’t notice. Over time, however, I started to feel that the car was acting strangely. It turned out that due to the regular intake of dusty air, the throttle valve was clogged with dirt and wear spots appeared on the cylinder walls. But again, it’s impossible to prove anything.
Finally, if you are replacing the gas generator, which is necessary for the correct functioning of the airbag, you should know that this procedure is quite laborious and requires partial disassembly of the front panel. Here, the craftsmen can damage the wiring or the indoor temperature sensor. As a result, there are “glitches” in the work of climate control. Most likely you will have to remove them at your own expense as the dealer will refer to excessive contamination of the sensor.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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