Car caught fire!!!

[DPJ]

There is now way they can say that hoses or a dump valve would cause this.
These are standard items that have been upgraded and no way can that be attributed to an engine fire. You must be able to get a lawyer to compile a case for you. Perhaps even the threat of this action might be enough to make them see sense.

It might be worth looking into getting an expert engineer to compile a report on the reason why your car caught fire for legals to use.

Hope you sort it, I bought an extinguisher after reading of your incident.

 

[lc_allan]

I bought an extinguisher after reading of your incident.

I'd hope that everyone reading will have thought twice about not having one. In most cases it could stop a lot of damage before it's got grasp of the car. You can get quite a few car orientated versions that are small enough to go neatly in the passenger footwell, boot etc.. Worth having one IMO.

 

[Feel]

It might be worth looking into getting an expert engineer to compile a report on the reason why your car caught fire for legals to use.

Hope you sort it, I bought an extinguisher after reading of your incident.

I think it's a bit obvious why it caught fire, it's why it threw a rod that's the interesting question and probably very hard for even an expert engineer to find a reason.

Pete - I'd be thinking very hard how to get SEAT to look at their own records on engine failures, I would suggest that yours sounds extreemely similar to other's that have gone. As I understood it, most of these were put down to manufacturing faults, although two high-profile failures (same guy) were down to abuse, so be careful that they don't try and use that one (ask them to check for overrevving codes).

Edit: I thought so - from memory a lot of the others were at similar mileage, too...

 

[jamiebennett81]

I'd hope that everyone reading will have thought twice about not having one. In most cases it could stop a lot of damage before it's got grasp of the car. You can get quite a few car orientated versions that are small enough to go neatly in the passenger footwell, boot etc.. Worth having one IMO.

indeed, and just bought one as well off ebay, as this post worried me to the extent of getting one

certianly some peace of mind as a preventative measure

I could not stand watching my pride and joy and something I have spent so much money on, burning by the roadside (queue that lovely MK4 Golf GTI 1.8T burning video if anyone has seen that, heart breaking)

 

[stpete]

cheers Phil, i am aware of abused car and just found out about a 2004 LCR that did as mine at low miles, lookin like oil sprayer may be a good place to look!!!

 

[stpete]

SEAT HAVE NOT ALLOWED WARRANTY CLAIM!!! Seat technical say they are aware of no issues that could cause conrod fail so it must be mods!!!

 

[andycupra]

If they have refused the warranty because they are not aware of any issues that would cause con rod issue, then using the same logic there are not aware of any issues with the mods that would cause it.

Therefore a potential manufacturing fault would be most likely reason given no evidence otherwise. Sometimes things just fail.
Are they saying no other engine has ever had this issue? no i don think so. Therefore without evidence to say otherwise they should replace.

 

[stpete]

Yeah tried that no luck!!!

 

[skahigh]

If they really won't stump up it may be worth persuing it from a legal angle?

 

[stpete]

My next option seems to be an idependant inspection to rule out mods and rule in oil sprayer issues (i hope)!!!

 

[beezasport]

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/insurance-assurance-companies/
have a look on that site there is loads of info may be able to help you out

 

[m0rk]

SEAT HAVE NOT ALLOWED WARRANTY CLAIM!!! Seat technical say they are aware of no issues that could cause conrod fail so it must be mods!!!

what are the mods?

 

[Willie]

Forge DV and hoses

 

[stpete]

Mods are two upper boost hoses, tip and recirc dv. Thats it! The dealer hasn't stripped engine just taken photo's and sent report!

 

[lc_allan]

haha bullshit, loads of peeps running them mods with no issues and not scared of any pending fires . I'd try and seek an idependent engineer but this may cost a fair bit

 

[m0rk]

that's **** then.

SEAT have an obligation to prove that any modification caused the material failure.

if they can't prove it, they need to fulfill the EU requirements of the warrantee.

 

[stpete]

Gonna get engineer from AA (i hope) to look at car and maybe this will change Seats mind! But even then it may not happen!

 

[stpete]

i know your right Mork but if, as they have, Seat just say no then i'm in for a long battle! To them it seems i'm just one noisy little man and if they keep sayin no long enough i'll just go away! Not sure what my next best move is?

 

[OFI]

Surely this is up to your insurer to pay out for you and then chase up Seat to claim their money back?

 

[Willie]

Don't go away, keep being a noisey little man and get noiser. This is your money on the line here, if you get noisy they'll pay it eventually, if you just go away you'll be paying for it