can my car be written off?

DK47

hi all, i have a 2005 registered car that juat keeps cutting out on me. its been with the main dealer for 3 weeks and they told me yesterday that the car may have to be written off as they cant find the fault. i rang the insurance company yeaterday to see if i was covered but was told to ring back monday. so i have 2 questions for yea.

1) is it possible for a car to be written when the car hasnt been crashed

2) i have fully comprehensive insurance so is ther a chance i will be covered even if i didnt crash the car

thanks:).

Gary ITR

dkhill47 wrote: »

hi all, i have a 2005 registered car that juat keeps cutting out on me. its been with the main dealer for 3 weeks and they told me yesterday that the car may have to be written off as they cant find the fault. i rang the insurance company yeaterday to see if i was covered but was told to ring back monday. so i have 2 questions for yea.

1) is it possible for a car to be written when the car hasnt been crashed

2) i have fully comprehensive insurance so is ther a chance i will be covered even if i didnt crash the car

thanks:).

Hang on... The dealer told you the car might be written off because they can't find a fault? First thing I would do is bring it to a dealer that knows how to find faults. What is the car?

EPM

Onkle wrote: »

Hang on... The dealer told you the car might be written off because they can't find a fault? First thing I would do is bring it to a dealer that knows how to find faults. What is the car?

+1

Go to a different dealer. What car is it and where are you?

Webmonkey

Thats hilarious haha -

Go different place! - these things can be sorted, they must not be much good.

*Kol*

I cant believe the collective brain power of the mechanics in a main dealer cant find the fault, surely they have all the necessary diagnostic equipment and the back up support of the manufacturer to solve any fault?

DK47

Onkle wrote: »

Hang on... The dealer told you the car might be written off because they can't find a fault? First thing I would do is bring it to a dealer that knows how to find faults. What is the car?

its a Citroen c4, Citroen have sent a mechanic for head office and still no joy. this is the second garage its been too.

DK47

*Kol* wrote: »

I cant believe the collective brain power of the mechanics in a main dealer cant find the fault, surely they have all the necessary diagnostic equipment and the back up support of the manufacturer to solve any fault?

they have, well they say they have, it keeps showing the same fault, faulty coil pack,

Webmonkey

dkhill47 wrote: »

its a Citroen c4, Citroen have sent a mechanic for head office and still no joy. this is the second garage its been too.

Was it hooked up to diagnostic equipment? To be honest, there are only so many things that can cause this problem.

CharlieCroker

Cant see an insurance company paying out on this, I'd be suprised anyway!!

Its the strangest thing i've ever heard come from a garage though. Basically, they're telling you to sod off and sort it out yourself.

PCPhoto

I know a mecahnic who can take a look at it and will explain what he's doing in simple english - if you are interested - he's based in Ranelagh. (PM me)

I got my ford fiesta van done in there a couple of weeks ago - nice guy, easy to talk with and understand..... they do a lot of different cars - so he might be able to examine it and let you know.

At a wild guess I would say that it sounds like an electrical fault - did you get any work done to it recently - its possible that someone accidentally put a connection into a socket incorrectly or into the wrong socket...or its loose or something ...or could be faulty and needs replacing.

DK47

PCPhoto wrote: »

I know a mecahnic who can take a look at it and will explain what he's doing in simple english - if you are interested - he's based in Ranelagh. (PM me)

I got my ford fiesta van done in there a couple of weeks ago - nice guy, easy to talk with and understand..... they do a lot of different cars - so he might be able to examine it and let you know.

At a wild guess I would say that it sounds like an electrical fault - did you get any work done to it recently - its possible that someone accidentally put a connection into a socket incorrectly or into the wrong socket...or its loose or something ...or could be faulty and needs replacing.

thanks for that but iam in kerry so getting it there is a proublem, i have had no work done recently, on the timing belt slip last july so that was fixed.

*Kol*

dkhill47 wrote: »

they have, well they say they have, it keeps showing the same fault, faulty coil pack,

If they have replaced the coil pack it could be a wiring problem. It's strange they havn't been able to sort it out. The diagnostic equipment must have removed their ability to use their brains.

DK47

*Kol* wrote: »

If they have replaced the coil pack it could be a wiring problem. It's strange they havn't been able to sort it out. The diagnostic equipment have removed their ability to use their brains.

very true, they have replace the coil twice, just in case. :eek: idots

beam99

When you say the car cuts out when driving, Does it start straight away after it cuts out? How often does it cut out? When does it cut out ? when underload, goin around courners, uphills? have they checked the wiring between the ecu and coil pack.

-Chris-

I see no reason your insurance company would want to get involved in this.

Is your car under any kind of warranty or are you paying for this diagnosis yourself?

January

Your insurance company will not pay out for this. Your car is dying probably. Insurance doesn't pay out for faults. It only pays out for accidents.

Webmonkey

Its probably a very simple fault but locating it is the problem. This is where experienced good mechanics surface. Maybe not bad idea to take to auto electrician too.

OP, where in Kerry you from, I'm from Kerry myself. Some cowboys of mechanics out there but I'm sure plenty good ones too, just finding right ones.

mickdw

Im guessing that the car is under warranty, the dealer and experts from head office cannot sort it so maybe your dealer meant that they (Citroen) will have to buy it back off you for market value. Certainly, your insurance company will not pay you for it. Why would they?

Edit: I see its a 2005 car so not under manufacturer warranty. Cannot see what they were on about so. Wanting you to F off Id say

sogood

Webmonkey wrote: »

Its probably a very simple fault but locating it is the problem. This is where experienced good mechanics surface. Maybe not bad idea to take to auto electrician too.

OP, where in Kerry you from, I'm from Kerry myself. Some cowboys of mechanics out there but I'm sure plenty good ones too, just finding right ones.

Greetings from another Kerryman, though really only a blow in, but its home to me!