Apprantly my car needs a new ecu!

[rudgey]

I've been having problems with my CEL light coming on for some time now! Seat have had my car in to fix it serveral times! They've replaced fuel pressure regulators, what i believe the very nice lady at barlows decribed as the throtle body butterfly, new wiring loom (?) etc etc. Now my warranty is up on the 14th of june this year and i'm worried they'll never get to the bottom of it before then! What can i do? Thinking about buying vag com and checking for errors once a week or so, as some of these errors don't bring the CEL light on but things like low fuel pressure obvisously are serious!!!!! Has anyone got any advice on what to do if things aren't sorted with the new ecu? Should i contact Seat UK and demand one of their technicians take a look? What are my options? Do they have to sort things within a given time scale by law! I'm was even more peeved this time when it went in as i was informed that they had sold all of the courtsey cars so i couldn't have one (which to me sounded more like we've booked them all out and which confirmed by the valleter who gave me a lift home in the parts van LOL).

Help

 

[lunalupi]

As far as I am aware, so long as the problem was logged before the warranty runs out, they are obliged to fix it even after the end of the warranty period.

Of course, if they change something and say that has fixed it, but it comes back, you then have to persuade them to complete the old repair rather than opening a new incident.

 

[rudgey]

How can i prove to them that it's the same fault tho? i know this sounds easy to do, but they give it back to me and it 'seems' fine then the CEL comes on. I can't believe it's a different fault, cus originaly they said low fuel pressure and butterfly thingy! I dunno i'm just really ****ed off with it tbh! Don't wanna sell the car 1) i'd loose quite a bit and 2 i wouldn't really wanna bestow these probs on someone else!

Sorry forgot to say thanks for the advice too! Are you sure about that tho?

 

[rudgey]

Just to update, from what they've said this evening the new ecu hasn't fixed it! :'( They've got to do telelmetrics on it now in conjunction with Seat UK! Heres hoping!

 

[rudgey]

Just an update on this! It twas the fuel filter that was causing the low fuel pressure (nrv died apprantly)! And i need a new ariel! Thank god i think my probs are finaly solved!

Not sure if it did indeed need a new ecu (maybe it fixed other faults?!?!?) but thanks anyway seat!

 

[SpursMadDave]

Glad you got it all sorted hopefully, and a couple of months to check all is well before the warranty runs out....