63 plate nissan juke - is it a lemon?

motorguy

geerex wrote: »

Two fault lights as per OP. Sorry to nitpick.

I get where you're coming from, I just don't think it's unreasonable to expect a car sold as in good working order to still be in good working order 48 hours after purchase.

Two warning lights, one fault. Sorry to nitpick.

You're right its not unreasonable - hence why you should take it back and get them to sort it. Its under manufacturers warranty - no dealer is going to knowingly sell a car with a fault thats still under manufacturers warranty.

geerex wrote: »

My main concern, as I have alluded to is that this particular car is going to be a back and forth nightmare. We need it for commuting and business, upwards of 20k miles per year, and bought it for fuel economy and perceived reliability which we stated at the time of purchase. I don't know if I can trust it if it's already flaking out two days in.

At this stage your concerns are totally unfounded.

Faults happen. Warranties are there to sort them out. Chances are its a sensor.

Or are you suffering from buyers remorse and this is a handy get out?

I got a 9 month old golf diesel last year with 13K miles.

Its needed a full engine wiring loom replaced and a water pump so far. I'd say probably £2,000 worth and was in three times.

But you know what? The dealer couldnt have been better - they lent me a brand new courtesy car each time, explained what work needed done and never once even suggested i might have to pay even for diagnostics. Car came back cleaned and hoovered out too.

I do 25K per year and i've more reason to think my cars a lemon than you do with yours (and i dont) as the dealers been great and the cars running perfect now. I'd go so far as to say i'll buy another VW next time from the same dealer.

geerex

motorguy wrote: »

Two warning lights, one fault. Sorry to nitpick.

You're right its not unreasonable - hence why you should take it back and get them to sort it. Its under manufacturers warranty - no dealer is going to knowingly sell a car with a fault thats still under manufacturers warranty.



At this stage your concerns are totally unfounded.

Faults happen. Warranties are there to sort them out. Chances are its a sensor.

Or are you suffering from buyers remorse and this is a handy get out?

I got a 9 month old golf diesel last year with 13K miles.

Its needed a full engine wiring loom replaced and a water pump so far. I'd say probably £2,000 worth and was in three times.

But you know what? The dealer couldnt have been better - they lent me a brand new courtesy car each time, explained what work needed done and never once even suggested i might have to pay even for diagnostics. Car came back cleaned and hoovered out too.

I do 25K per year and i've more reason to think my cars a lemon (and i dont) as the dealers been great and the cars running perfect now.

You did say one fault light (I quoted it), corrected to two. Also, two fault lights may indicate more than one fault, according to various sources.

I agree, you do appear to own a lemon. Whilst you may be happy to continually spend time going to dealers to have your car fixed, I can't say that I fancy it, especially because I simply do not have the free time for such an exercise.

As for buyers remorse - absolutely. I feel extreme remorse for buying a car which has shown such early signs of needing attention.

A number of colleagues and friends have suggested I should demand a replacement, so I suspect that this sort of thing isn't really all that common after all.

verityboo

geerex wrote: »

We need it for commuting and business, upwards of 20k miles per year, and bought it for fuel economy and perceived reliability which we stated at the time of purchase. I don't know if I can trust it if it's already flaking out two days in.

Not sure where you did your research about the Juke having perceived reliability, surveys suggest otherwise although the renault diesel engine is pretty good

http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/compact-suvs/1206577

The fact is that a new car could go wrong after 2 days, let alone a second hand one (you just have to consider how complicated they are, and how many computerised systems they have, to see the real picture). As Motorguy suggests, cars go wrong, what is important is that issues are sorted as painlessly as possible.

redcard

geerex wrote: »

I'm concerned that this car should have gone through a thorough inspection before being sold on

Were you concerned with this at the time you were signing the finance agreement?

Might have been the time to ask to see the inspection report..

harveybobbles

The OP is one of the reasons I got out of the motor trade. Nightmare customer by the sounds of it.

Warning lights come on, its what they're for.. Probably just a duff sensor or maybe the car was jump started recently.

You will find that both lights work alongside each other, so it will be one fault.

Maybe the Mrs has been bouncing it off the rev limiter or has thwacked a kerb?

Its under warranty form Nissan so just ask any Nissan dealer to read/clear the faults. Which_will_be_free,

DTDfanBoy

Warning light or no warning light, a Nissan Juke is a Lemon regardless

cootuk

Possibly needs brake fluid topping up seems to be a common theme.

harveybobbles

Should just buy an M3..

worried_jim

harveybobbles wrote: »

Should just buy an M3..

Mondeo Estate. 60mpg on a run.....

jimjames

worried_jim wrote: »

Mondeo Estate. 60mpg on a run.....

Makes me appreciate buying a £700 car with 240,000 miles even more. 8 months on, just got brand new MOT with no advisories and not a single warning light in sight....

If light comes on in 48 hrs it has to be a lemon