Sold a car, air con stopped working, buyer complaints

Lum

AA inspection wouldn't have caught this fault. It's not something you can forsee or predict any more than you can forsee a bulb or relay failure.

JimmyTheWig

Lum wrote: »

AA inspection wouldn't have caught this fault. It's not something you can forsee or predict any more than you can forsee a bulb or relay failure.

Yes, but in some ways that's the point. A prior inspection would have shown that this problem was not the OP's fault.

jimbo_the_jetset

On that point and out of interest, OP was the bulb that was replaced by Honda working at the time of sale (if you know?).

HoagieKat

Lum wrote: »

AA inspection wouldn't have caught this fault. It's not something you can forsee or predict any more than you can forsee a bulb or relay failure.

I'm having difficulty getting a written statement to that effect. I've tried a Honda Dealership and Honda UK, they all say that it's not a fault you can detect, it just goes suddenly, however they won't write it down in a statement for me.

HoagieKat

jimbo_the_jetset wrote: »

On that point and out of interest, OP was the bulb that was replaced by Honda working at the time of sale (if you know?).

I have no idea, I don't regularly look at the back of my car with the lights on.

malkyh

Lum wrote: »

AA inspection wouldn't have caught this fault. It's not something you can forsee or predict any more than you can forsee a bulb or relay failure.

Exactly my point. If the repair had been bodged up to sell then I would hope that this would be evident in the inspection.

malkyh

HoagieKat wrote: »

I'm having difficulty getting a written statement to that effect. I've tried a Honda Dealership and Honda UK, they all say that it's not a fault you can detect, it just goes suddenly, however they won't write it down in a statement for me.

What about the air con specialist?

Has the buyer accepted your offer yet?

HoagieKat

malkyh wrote: »

What about the air con specialist?

Has the buyer accepted your offer yet?

I've tried 2 different air con specialists and they say they won't get involved as it's a private sale.

Plus he hasn't got back to me since I offered.

malkyh

HoagieKat wrote: »

I've tried 2 different air con specialists and they say they won't get involved as it's a private sale.

Plus he hasn't got back to me since I offered.

Get back to him again giving him 48 hours to respond or you will consider the matter dropped.

Sgt_Pepper_2

HoagieKat wrote: »

I'm having difficulty getting a written statement to that effect. I've tried a Honda Dealership and Honda UK, they all say that it's not a fault you can detect, it just goes suddenly, however they won't write it down in a statement for me.

Why do you want it in statement form?

After all you're paying, its not as he your fighting this one.