Faulty Leased Car

TobyLarone

Hi
I am looking for some advice on this. My leased car cut out at 70mph on Sunday on the motorway. I pulled over, turned it off and back on and it seemed fine and managed to get it to safe area. So it's flatbedded to the dealer, who are now saying they cannot find anything wrong with it.
This is obviously concerning as this could happen again at any time! It's a leased car, exactly 1 year into a 2 year lease.
Where do I stand with regards to consumer rights etc? I want to reject the car as it is dangerous!
Thanks

AdrianC

You can't reject based on a single intermittent fault.

Yes, it might happen again. Or it might not. Ever. If it does, then the dealer may have a chance of diagnosing it...

foxy-stoat

Try driving at 70mph again, see if it cuts out. 

TobyLarone

I have driven it at 70mph, straight after the incident occurred. It was fine.
It's a safety thing - I am not content with driving the car with the risk it could cut out putting my wife and kids in danger.

neilmcl

TobyLarone said:

I have driven it at 70mph, straight after the incident occurred. It was fine.
It's a safety thing - I am not content with driving the car with the risk it could cut out putting my wife and kids in danger.

Then speak to you lease provider. It's up to you to prove there's a fault, if you can't, or won't do this then you're relying on the goodwill of the lease provider.

foxy-stoat

Have the battery terminals been checked, maybe loose earth?  For the engine to cut out and all electrics switch off would point to battery/wiring loose.

If its a year old then it will be covered under the manufacturers warranty - leave it there and get a free courtesy car.

ToxicWomble

TobyLarone said:

I have driven it at 70mph, straight after the incident occurred. It was fine.
It's a safety thing - I am not content with driving the car with the risk it could cut out putting my wife and kids in danger.

I think you are being over cautious after what so far is a single isolated incident.
By your logic - if you ever had a blow out on the motorway, you would never drive again

neilmcl

foxy-stoat said:

Have the battery terminals been checked, maybe loose earth?  For the engine to cut out and all electrics switch off would point to battery/wiring loose.

If its a year old then it will be covered under the manufacturers warranty - leave it there and get a free courtesy car.

But the dealer is saying there's nothing they can find wrong with it. There's only so much they'll do under the manufacturer's warranty to investigate.

macman

Fuel contamination?

TobyLarone

I forgot to mention, this is an electric car

AdrianC

neilmcl said:

But the dealer is saying there's nothing they can find wrong with it. There's only so much they'll do under the manufacturer's warranty to investigate.

No great surprise there.

A single glitch, no fault found when it got to their workshop, nothing in the ECU logs. What do you want them to do? Use it themselves until it does it again? And if it doesn't in - say - a week, a month? Scrap it?

If you really don't trust the car, then that's not an issue with the car, it's one with your own attitude towards it. So ask what the settlement for the lease is, and chop it in.