Dear all,
I did use the search function but couldn't find anything so I'm posting this as a new thread. Apologies if this a duplicate.
Seat Leon MK3, 63 reg, 1.6 TDI, <30K on the clock.
I bought the car in 2015 from a used cars place. They carried out a service before selling and I can see from the invoice that both rear shock absorbers were replaced as they were leaking oil. Car had 10021 miles on the clock then.
A year on the car has just failed its first MOT, with the front shock absorber leaking oil.
What stinks in particular is that I have extended AA warranty on the car. When I spoke to them they initially said they'd cover, but then called back later to say they wouldn't as I still have 7 days of manufacturer's warranty on the car. Fair enough - it's stated clearly in the policy so I called Seat Customer Services, who told me that they can't do anything as the car is at an independent garage, not a dealership.
So it looks like the £150+ bill will be mine to settle, plus whatever the partial retest fee is. Not something I would have expected on a car's first MOT.
My questions are:
- with two shock absorbers having gone bad in such a short time frame, are they known weak points on the cars!? Or am I just really unlucky?
- is there anything in particular that causes shocks to go bad and leak oil. It clearly isn't mileage, we don't live along a farm track etc. etc.?
Many thanks for any insight
Martin
I did use the search function but couldn't find anything so I'm posting this as a new thread. Apologies if this a duplicate.
Seat Leon MK3, 63 reg, 1.6 TDI, <30K on the clock.
I bought the car in 2015 from a used cars place. They carried out a service before selling and I can see from the invoice that both rear shock absorbers were replaced as they were leaking oil. Car had 10021 miles on the clock then.
A year on the car has just failed its first MOT, with the front shock absorber leaking oil.
What stinks in particular is that I have extended AA warranty on the car. When I spoke to them they initially said they'd cover, but then called back later to say they wouldn't as I still have 7 days of manufacturer's warranty on the car. Fair enough - it's stated clearly in the policy so I called Seat Customer Services, who told me that they can't do anything as the car is at an independent garage, not a dealership.
So it looks like the £150+ bill will be mine to settle, plus whatever the partial retest fee is. Not something I would have expected on a car's first MOT.
My questions are:
- with two shock absorbers having gone bad in such a short time frame, are they known weak points on the cars!? Or am I just really unlucky?
- is there anything in particular that causes shocks to go bad and leak oil. It clearly isn't mileage, we don't live along a farm track etc. etc.?
Many thanks for any insight
Martin
