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Article #40Volvo problem resolved
From: Dan
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 00:00
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 00:00
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I just got a call from the dealer that they would ask Volvo to pick up the cost for the repair. I appreciate their swift and fair response. Dan wrote: > > Hi , > > I am asking for help for the following issue. > My family bought a Volvo 4 years ago and we have only > driven it about 29000 km (about 7000 km per yr). > > Last Friday while my mother was driving it a bolt > pinning down the pulley for the oil pump was sheared off. > Then the pulley stripped the oil pump and the timing belt. > So the repair would be very costly since the pistons might > have been damaged. > > The car had a 3 yrs warranty which was expired last year. > But it has to be a manufacturer's defect for the bolt to > shear off. > Those bolts are supposed to last "forever". > > So how can I hold Volvo responsible for their defect? > Any suggestion will be very appreciated. > Please respond to my e-mail as well. > > Thanks in advance. > > Dan Tse
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f504b,f8a6066a6bf13721 X-Google-Attributes: gidf504b,public X-Google-Thread: 106cdd,f8a6066a6bf13721 X-Google-Attributes: gid106cdd,public X-Google-Thread: 10c943,f8a6066a6bf13721 X-Google-Attributes: gid10c943,public X-Google-Thread: 1083bf,f8a6066a6bf13721 X-Google-Attributes: gid1083bf,public X-Google-Thread: 109a8f,f8a6066a6bf13721 X-Google-Attributes: gid109a8f,public From: Dan <tse@mech.ubc.ca> Subject: Volvo problem resolved Date: 1996/11/05 Message-ID: <327FBEB0.41C6@mech.ubc.ca> X-Deja-AN: 194714858 references: <327F8F77.167E@mech.ubc.ca> content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii organization: Dan's Company mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: ubc.general,ubc.help,van.general,bc.general,can.general x-mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (X11; I; IRIX 5.3 IP22)