When will it end (niw shock absoeber)

[Jones886]

Hi all so you will remember my posts last year with all my vibrating I had and then the heating pte system failing.

Well I now have a suspension fault as i complained of a lot of noise when going over speed bumps and I was told my rear left shock is faulty and would need replacing but due to warranty you only have 3 years on suspension so they are at a cost of £240 including labour.

In a bit of a sticking point here as I've asked for the car back for now as I have a complaint with the ombudsman as the finance company have been very unhelpful in the process so I've got some questions

1. Would you contest this with mg and ask for a goodwill for all the hassle I've had


2. Pass this on to the ombudsman for further review


3. Get the work done and swallow it and move on

 

[MickeySw]

3. Get the work done and swallow it and move on

£240 isn’t worth the extra hassle imho…

 

[decrep]

I think that's what I'd do.
But then I'm getting old, don't like hassles and could afford it.

 

[Bam Bam]

due to warranty you only have 3 years on suspension so they are at a cost of 240 including labour.

Was the issue discovered and reported before the 3 years but left unfixed by the garage?

If not I'd just get it done myself and save all the hassle.

 

[Tangoed Man]

If you can afford it and do not want the hassle then you have your answer.

However, it begs the question of how is it possible in today's car market that a car fails its first MoT (which it would with a duff shock).

 

[Siloamg]

This might be a little 'Left field' but I cured what I thought was either ball joints or drop link noise by adjusting the bonnet catch. Pushing down on the bonnet I could detect a few millimeters of play. The noise was only apparent going at slow speed over speed bumps and really noisy. Once adjusted all was good!