Halfords Autocentre, at best incompetent, At Worst....

fred246

Just looking at Audi fixed price servicing. A £309 major service doesn't include a pollen filter or the all important BRAKE FLUID CHANGE. All it is is a oil & filter change, air & fuel filter or plugs and a few checks. If you had a regular oil & filter change and an MOT as required and learned how to change your own air filter (dead easy) you wouldn't go far wrong.

flashg67

OP - what about the aircon?

Oh, and perhaps Halfords haven't replied to your complaint because they're still reading it?

Seriously, I deal with complaints in my job and, although detail is important, it is better to have a straightforward (bullet-pointed) email than a long repetitive 'ramble'

You deserve better service than you've had, so keep pushing them. (Halfords I think it was....?)

mattyprice4004

If you tell me any part numbers on the sensors, I can tell you if they're from your model of car or not.

harveybobbles

arcon5 wrote: »

How would broken and missing fuses cause the oil level sensor to activate? Surely it would just break the circuit.

Although Halfords aren't exactly renowned for their service

You'd be surprised what fuses can do..

I once had an Astra 1.6 auto in PX that I ran for a few weeks. Was rubbish car, but it was great for moving bales of straw, plus keeping my own car clean.

Auto box was in limp mode. Took selector apart, cleaned all contacts etc. Made no difference. Swapped selectors from another. No different... Turned out to be the fag lighter/reverse light fuse.

Replaced fuse, gearbox was fine.

Simialr thing with a Fiat Stilo. Came in PX, blower wasnt working. Turned out to be reverse light fuse.

photome

OP what type of car did you take to halfords, I think I missed it in your summary.


seriously shorten the complaint by a few thousand words and try complaining again if you didnt succeed....I dont know if you did or not as I didnt make it to the end

JustinR1979

photome wrote: »

OP what type of car did you take to halfords, I think I missed it in your summary.


seriously shorten the complaint by a few thousand words and try complaining again if you didnt succeed....I dont know if you did or not as I didnt make it to the end

Excellent advice!!

Quiet_Spark

harveybobbles wrote: »

Auto box was in limp mode. Took selector apart, cleaned all contacts etc. Made no difference. Swapped selectors from another. No different... Turned out to be the fag lighter/reverse light fuse.

Replaced fuse, gearbox was fine.

Simialr thing with a Fiat Stilo. Came in PX, blower wasnt working. Turned out to be reverse light fuse.

I had a Montego Turbo many years ago that used to die as soon as the turbo tried to come on boost, turned out to be a failed brake light fuse causing it.

dc070667

nickcc wrote: »

Too much detail, fell asleep half way through. Most people know not to use Halfrauds, hopefully you've learnt the same lesson.

I have a 6 year old who struggles to concentrate ?At least you stayed awake long enough to make your pointless reply.:rotfl:

dc070667

harveybobbles wrote: »

OP - do you have an Audi A3 by anychance? Jeez...

Another pathetically infantile comment.Seriously grow up.:T

dc070667

photome wrote: »

OP what type of car did you take to halfords, I think I missed it in your summary.


seriously shorten the complaint by a few thousand words and try complaining again if you didnt succeed....I dont know if you did or not as I didnt make it to the end

I didn't make it to the end",i never asked you to read it ?.

Why cant some people just move along.I do it all the time.I read something see no relevance in it, and stop reading.Why do you feel the need to still make a pointless reply, to in your opinion an apparently pointless post.Do you do irony at all ?.Think about what i have just said to you carefully.

Seriously get a life.