Consumer Rights for engine failure on car

PTP123

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81868175#Comment_81868175

No chance. The dealer doesn't have to declare this unless asked. They haven't failed to disclose anything and CAB will be useless

Aylesbury_Duck

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81868384#Comment_81868384

Indeed. There must be hundreds of thousands of cars in use with wet belts in the UK, probably over a million given the popular models they are installed in, and the vast majority are perfectly ok. The idea that anyone selling one must or even should alert a buyer to the presence of a wet belt is nonsense.

born_again

I can't see dealer being liable due to a 3rd party failing to follow service schedules. Especially on a 5 year old car.

What does MOT status show on how long ago the car had covered 25K? (I know MOT means nothing, but looking for when the car passed the mileage)

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81868384#Comment_81868384

Dealer has to declare anything that would alter, or is likely to alter, the transactional decision of the consumer. There is no definition, a court would decide based upon what is put in front of them.

If the welt belt has nothing to do with the spark plugs/engine failure that doesn’t necessarily stop OP using the DMCC but the issue they have is the engine is now bricked so it is somewhat of a distraction from the main point which is more whether you’d expect the spark plugs to fail.

I know they are a replaceable part, is it normal for them to fall apart?

DeathByFluffy

The belt being 'wet' doesn't have any kind of impact on spark plugs - two completely separate systems, and failure of one won't impact the other.

The garage aren't obliged to tell you anything about servicing etc - the onus is on you to look after your vehicle and educate yourself regarding when various parts are due for replacement. I can't see you getting very far over a year since the vehicle was purchased.

Keep_pedalling

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81868508#Comment_81868508

I would have thought this very unusual for one to catastrophically fail without there being symptoms leading up to that failure such as misfiring from a worn out plug.

The OP is assuming that the car was still fitted with the original plugs but ir is quite possible that one or more of them may have been replaced at sometime in the past.

TELLIT01

I had never even heard of 'wet belt' until recently, and that was after a number of people on a forum I use started complaining about wet belt failure and engine damage.

saajan_12

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81868142#Comment_81868142

No, the point of recommended replacement schedules is to get ahead of expected useful life of the item, with a margin for error. If the expectation was to replace at 3.5y / 31k miles because it was close to the replacement point, then next people will consider 3.25y / 29k miles close to the point which is close to when it needs replacing.. when do you stop..

Also if the seller was expected to know that then so are you. When it did get to 4y in late 2025, you should have replaced them and avoided the current issue. That would have mitigated damages instead of an entire engine replacement. So no chance against the seller.