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Legal options on gas tank recall
Kareem,
"Sympathetic" and "Dealer" don't not seem to work well together, perhaps you
should re-write that... :-)
You might find a dealership that might help you, but not really. They way
recalls work, VW gives the dealership a minimum of shop time to do the job,
less than what is required to do it right... The other thing is, they tend to
discount the cost of the part tremendously on an item they are covering by
warranty (recalls and warranties are both covered by VW for free, I mention
that because I am making a point).
To the point= do you want a dealer to fix your car if they are not making
any money on your car? By that I mean, if you ask a dealer to fix your car
and make little or no profit on it, three possible things will happen... 1),
they will find other things 'wrong' with your car to increase their sales, 2),
they will do the job, but do so in such a way as you will have to fix other
things that they damamged during their 'repair', or 3) BOTH...
Now while I do not discourage you from trying to do this, I do offer this to
help you consider things from all sides... If I were you, I would offer to
just -get- the tank from them, and offer to bring back the old one... They
may balk at you and say that they have to do it if it is warranty, but I would
reassure them that they could mark the original gas tank any way they chose so
they could be sure that you were not riping them off (this is what this
dealership would be worried about)...
This is just my reading on it... I wish you well in your quest...
David Utley
Quoting Kareem <6keb1@qlink.queensu.ca>:
> I had checked with VW 8 years ago and my car has NOT had the recall
> performed. Tank
> didn't leak then but it now leaks. But it does not appear to be leaking from
> a "hair line crack adjacent
> to the seam weld" at the rear of the tank. It appears to be leaking from the
> top and front
> of the tank likely due to corrosion. Legally speaking, are they required
> to change my
> tank? I am guessing not since it doesn't appear to match the recall
> conditions yet I think I can
> prove that it is an original (bad) tank. Is it worth the hassle trying to
> find a sympathetic dealer in Ontario to
> replace it for free or will they balk when they find it leaking from the
> wrong spot? Thanks guys,
> Kareem
> 1988 2L 16v
> 1981 S
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marc_Scirocco_Qu?bec" <marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca>
>
> Here is a link to the gas tank recall for anybody in Canada who needs to
> have their gas tank replaced:
> http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/recalls/recall_e.asp?recno=4332&make%3DVOLKSW
> AGEN%26model%3Dscirocco%26year%3D1988%26Submit%3DSoumettre
>
> To: "Chad Eatock" <ceatock@sympatico.ca>; "scirocco list"
> <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 12:26 PM
> Subject: RE: Legal options on gas tank recall
>
>
> > I would contact Transport Canada, and ask for their opinion on this
> recall.
> > Better yet, I'd get something in writing from TC.
> >
> > "For more information on other road safety programs and initiatives, call
> > Transport Canada's Information Centre at 1-800-333-0371, or call
> > (613) 998-8616 if you are in the Ottawa area. You can email comments or
> > questions to roadsafetywebmail@tc.gc.ca or write us at:
> > Marc
> > '83 Scirocco
> > '97 A4
> >
> > > -----Message d'origine-----
> > > De : scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> > > [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]De la part de Chad Eatock
> > > Envoy? : dimanche 14 mars 2004 11:10
> > > ? : scirocco list
> > > Objet : Legal options on gas tank recall
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello all... I have had some difficulty with my gas tank
> > > leaking....I have contacted VW North America and with a little
> > > investigating have found that my car has had the tank replaced in
> > > 1991 during the recall campaign....people have told me that the
> > > tank is covered for the life of the car...if this is true then VW
> > > should replace the tank....they have told me there is nothing
> > > else they can do and they are not obligated to replace the
> > > tank...the tank is leaking from the same spot that the recall
> > > explained....is there any legal recourse I can take or is this
> > > something I must pay for and deal with? Please let me know any
> > > of your thoughts on this!
> > > Chadster '87 16v
>
>
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