63 plate Mitsubishi new engine HELP

hprice1099

Evening all,

I need some of your wisdom and legal advice, In Jan this year I bought a 2013 63 plate Mitsubishi outlander for £18,500.
Approx. 8 weeks ago I had a temp warning light come on telling me the engine is overheating, this only happens when driving over 65mhp.
The car was taken back to Mitsubishi (who i bought it from) who done countless tests and couldn't find any issue relating to the warning light, last week the head gasket was sent off to a specialist company and came with faults. Yesterday i was told by Mitsubishi that the car needs a new engine, obviously I wasn’t impressed.
The car is on a 4 year pcp, would this effect the future value of the car? I told Mitsubishi I don't want to keep the car but because I've caused damage to both doors they are refusing. They know I am getting it fixed and have already got a company order 2 new doors to paint etc.
Does anyone know what or if what legal route i can go down to reject the car as its not fir for purpose??
To be fair in Mitsubishi they have been really good but I’ve lost confidence in the car.
Thanks

Marktheshark

They wont have the skills to repair the head gasket and fitting a dropped in engine is far easier for them and about the limits of technicians.
I would look at getting it repaired by a mechanic.

hprice1099

Marktheshark wrote: »

They wont have the skills to repair the head gasket and fitting a dropped in engine is far easier for them and about the limits of technicians.
I would look at getting it repaired by a mechanic.

Thanks mate, that is the plan. Do you know what my rights are for rejecting the car? I've had it 5 months.

Marktheshark

A head gasket is not really an inherent fault unless it came faulty, its a part that can fail at any time and be caused by several issues such as not topping up water or checking for a leak.
It does look to be quite a common failure searching google and an expected one on the Outlander.

Some cars are prone to common faults, Rovers ate Head gaskets every 20,000 and some Vauxhall do as well.

You can push for some goodwill towards the cost but I doubt they will have anyone up to the repair, they tend to be fast fit at best.

bigjl

Marktheshark wrote: »

They wont have the skills to repair the head gasket and fitting a dropped in engine is far easier for them and about the limits of technicians.
I would look at getting it repaired by a mechanic.

What are you talking about?

The reason main dealer techs don't strip and rebuild engines is because it is labour intensive and it is cheaper for the manufacturer to simply send a new engine.

And why would you think it will save money in the longer term by taking vehicle that is still under manufacturers warranty and getting it stripped and rebuilt by a garage at huge cost instead of getting a brand new engine for free.



Going back to the OP, why on earth are you repairing a 63 plate Outlander on the cheap?

Go through your insurance and get a warranted repair.

bigjl

Marktheshark wrote: »

A head gasket is not really an inherent fault unless it came faulty, its a part that can fail at any time and be caused by several issues such as not topping up water or checking for a leak.
It does look to be quite a common failure searching google and an expected one on the Outlander.

Some cars are prone to common faults, Rovers ate Head gaskets every 20,000 and some Vauxhall do as well.

You can push for some goodwill towards the cost but I doubt they will have anyone up to the repair, they tend to be fast fit at best.

The OP doesn't say he is paying for the engine.

He just wants to reject the car, which is never going to happen if Mitsubishi are fitting a brand new engine under warranty.

straighttalker

I'd think of it as a bonus if a main dealer were to
Fit a brand new engine to my used car under warranty.

hprice1099

Marktheshark wrote: »

A head gasket is not really an inherent fault unless it came faulty, its a part that can fail at any time and be caused by several issues such as not topping up water or checking for a leak.
It does look to be quite a common failure searching google and an expected one on the Outlander.

Some cars are prone to common faults, Rovers ate Head gaskets every 20,000 and some Vauxhall do as well.

You can push for some goodwill towards the cost but I doubt they will have anyone up to the repair, they tend to be fast fit at best.

Thanks, its all being done under warrenty. Should of said that lol
I just want rid of it now, have no confidence in it.

hprice1099

bigjl wrote: »

What are you talking about?

The reason main dealer techs don't strip and rebuild engines is because it is labour intensive and it is cheaper for the manufacturer to simply send a new engine.

And why would you think it will save money in the longer term by taking vehicle that is still under manufacturers warranty and getting it stripped and rebuilt by a garage at huge cost instead of getting a brand new engine for free.



Going back to the OP, why on earth are you repairing a 63 plate Outlander on the cheap?

Go through your insurance and get a warranted repair.

Its all being done under warranty.

hprice1099

straighttalker wrote: »

I'd think of it as a bonus if a main dealer were to
Fit a brand new engine to my used car under warranty.

but wouldn't that effect the future value? I wouldn't look twice at a car thats had a replacment engine.

straighttalker

If it's documented with a full main dealer invoice, it wouldn't bother me one bit.