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Advice needed about car problems....

  • 13-05-2015 5:34pm
    #1
    goodlad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,247 ✭✭✭


    Hey Guys, Just looking for some advice on some car problems ive been having. Bit of a long read..
    Not sure if its just absolutely awful luck or if something fushy is going on...

    Driving a 2009 Citroen C4 picasso. Dropped it into a Main dealer for a service.
    Shortly after the service i got an Error about some Particle filter fluid level being low.

    I checked this out and it seems to be a fluid that the car injects every time i fill up which prevents soot build up in the exhaust. I drove the car with the low fluid level warning for maybe 500km then it was dropped into the garage for the fluid bag to be replaced.

    All sorted... a few days after this i get an error saying there is a pollution system fault. The car intermittantly loses power completely. So off i went to the garage to get this checked. They said the exhaust is jammed with soot and the best way to fix this is to drive the car for a good while in a lot gear and burn off the soot in the exhaust. Surely driving the car for only 500km after a low fluid level warning isnt enough to make the exhaust get jammed... Sure i was on the same tank of fuel and it only injects fluid at fillup.

    So i done a trip to Cavan and back keeping it in 4th gear the entire way there and back. About 400km in total and the problem with the car losing power just got more frequent.

    I dropped the car into the garage a few days later and they tell me the honeycomb in the exhaust is completely destroyed and some parts need replacing.... This cost 900 euro!

    I went to collect the car today. I sat in the car pressed the clutch and it was rock hard. Very hard to press down and it springs back up very fast. Back into the garage and asked them whats up with my clutch. They claim the clutch was perfect a few hours ago when they test drove it and its just a coincidence that that there is something wrong now......... They say the clutch plates seem to have a problem and its a big job to fix it....

    I mean seriously...... what the hell do i do here?


Comments

  • #2
    Muahahaha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,717 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    I dunno OP but it seems to me like you've either had a serious bad run of luck or the garage is taking the p1ss. I'd be seeking a second opinion and then assess your options.


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