If my car is not fixed this 7th time at the dealer I am planning to
proceed with the Lemon Law in CA. Has anyone here had to use it? What
were the results?

Problem: My turbo has not produced any boost since the end of June. No
pick up.
-turbo replaced
-vacuum hoses
-MAF meter replaced
-pressure tested numerous time to read OK
- VAG shows 300mB less than the ECU is expecting to get on WOT (wide
open throttle)

Bruce

 

"B" <bruuster@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:3FAFF0CD.3030304@earthlink.net...
> If my car is not fixed this 7th time at the dealer I am planning to
> proceed with the Lemon Law in CA. Has anyone here had to use it? What
> were the results?
>
> Problem: My turbo has not produced any boost since the end of June. No
> pick up.
> -turbo replaced
> -vacuum hoses
> -MAF meter replaced
> -pressure tested numerous time to read OK
> - VAG shows 300mB less than the ECU is expecting to get on WOT (wide
> open throttle)
>
> Bruce
>

I am in the UK can you explain,

does the Lemon Law mean you get hold of them by the Lemons and squeeze very
hard until they give in.

clanger

 

B wrote:

> If my car is not fixed this 7th time at the dealer I am planning to
> proceed with the Lemon Law in CA. Has anyone here had to use it? What
> were the results?
>
> Problem: My turbo has not produced any boost since the end of June. No
> pick up.
> -turbo replaced
> -vacuum hoses
> -MAF meter replaced
> -pressure tested numerous time to read OK
> - VAG shows 300mB less than the ECU is expecting to get on WOT (wide
> open throttle)
>
> Bruce

Bruce, I have just this evening posted the result of a long series of
workshop visits to fix a boost problem on a 1999 Saab 9-3, see
alt.autos.saab.

In my case, it was a collapsed catalytic converter that reduced exhaust
flow and limited max charge pressure to 0,6 bar. This particular car is
designed to charge to 1,0 bar at maximum. Hope this helps. /Robert

 

Robert Brown wrote:

>B wrote:
>
>
>
>>If my car is not fixed this 7th time at the dealer I am planning to
>>proceed with the Lemon Law in CA. Has anyone here had to use it? What
>>were the results?
>>
>>Problem: My turbo has not produced any boost since the end of June. No
>>pick up.
>>-turbo replaced
>>-vacuum hoses
>>-MAF meter replaced
>>-pressure tested numerous time to read OK
>>- VAG shows 300mB less than the ECU is expecting to get on WOT (wide
>>open throttle)
>>
>>Bruce
>>
>>
>
>Bruce, I have just this evening posted the result of a long series of
>workshop visits to fix a boost problem on a 1999 Saab 9-3, see
>alt.autos.saab.
>
>In my case, it was a collapsed catalytic converter that reduced exhaust
>flow and limited max charge pressure to 0,6 bar. This particular car is
>designed to charge to 1,0 bar at maximum. Hope this helps. /Robert
>
>
>

 

"B" <bruuster@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:3FAFF0CD.3030304@earthlink.net...
> If my car is not fixed this 7th time at the dealer I am planning to
> proceed with the Lemon Law in CA. Has anyone here had to use it? What
> were the results?
>
> Problem: My turbo has not produced any boost since the end of June. No
> pick up.
> -turbo replaced
> -vacuum hoses
> -MAF meter replaced
> -pressure tested numerous time to read OK
> - VAG shows 300mB less than the ECU is expecting to get on WOT (wide
> open throttle)
>
> Bruce
>

As a matter of fact I have. Living in The Netherlands which has similar
consumer law. In 1995 I bought a new audi Coupe which had a lot of problems.
After missing the car for weeks and a troublesome skiing trip, I returned
the car and had my lawyer undo the buying contract.

It was the first time in Holland someone used this law with a car -cars are
some sort of special product and considered not to comply to this law-.

The importer claimed later to have fixed the problem -which they already had
several times- and asked me to accept the car. I wanted the car and claimed
some 15% return on the price, which I got.

Ever since it's been a good car.

Ronald