Stuart Gill
New Member
Hi
Just joined this forum due to concerns about the above issue - and service received from the dealer
Bought the van second had from the dealership, a year old, just over 10,000 miles. It’s now done 41,000
Last year the service noted an oil leak from the near side steering gater. “Replaced gater, leak resolved” is on the report.
Took it in for a service a few weeks ago, just before a camping holiday to France with the family and they reported - fluid is low, small leak from pump. And advised I’d be ok, just keep an eye and get some fluid to top up. It then failed completely, poured all the fluid out of the near side link through a hole in the gater.
Looks like there are quite a few threads on here re rack failures.
Realise now that I probably should have questioned the previous “resolution” of the leak a year ago. Obviously the hater shouldn’t have fluid in it!? Deal was giving up then?
Anyone got experience of taking VW on with this sort of thing?
I’m thinking I don’t want to take it back to the dealership and looking for a local mechanic. Sounds like it’ll be an expensive repair with a whole new rack.
Is this a common issue? Surely a component like this shouldn’t fail after just 40,000 miles?
Just joined this forum due to concerns about the above issue - and service received from the dealer
Bought the van second had from the dealership, a year old, just over 10,000 miles. It’s now done 41,000
Last year the service noted an oil leak from the near side steering gater. “Replaced gater, leak resolved” is on the report.
Took it in for a service a few weeks ago, just before a camping holiday to France with the family and they reported - fluid is low, small leak from pump. And advised I’d be ok, just keep an eye and get some fluid to top up. It then failed completely, poured all the fluid out of the near side link through a hole in the gater.
Looks like there are quite a few threads on here re rack failures.
Realise now that I probably should have questioned the previous “resolution” of the leak a year ago. Obviously the hater shouldn’t have fluid in it!? Deal was giving up then?
Anyone got experience of taking VW on with this sort of thing?
I’m thinking I don’t want to take it back to the dealership and looking for a local mechanic. Sounds like it’ll be an expensive repair with a whole new rack.
Is this a common issue? Surely a component like this shouldn’t fail after just 40,000 miles?
