*UPDATE* Stuff flashing up on the dash and confused about it

[kay christensen]

it has a used 3 yr car warranty as it saids it on a the paper work when i bough the car bought the car 15/7/2014 as was the start daate for the 3 year warranty known as sliver service assist group i am tryinng other dealer to see if they can do it cheaper but for now just have to drive her it only happens when i start her after 24hrs then she seems to be fine for the rest of the day mits ruled out the boot as the issue

[Loki]

it has a used 3 yr car warranty as it saids it on a the paper work when i bough the car bought the car 15/7/2014 as was the start daate for the 3 year warranty known as sliver service assist group i am tryinng other dealer to see if they can do it cheaper but for now just have to drive her it only happens when i start her after 24hrs then she seems to be fine for the rest of the day mits ruled out the boot as the issue

I am a little concerned by them not even considering giving you warranty coverage less than 6 months after purchasing the car. If you know anyone that can give you a second opinion on the warranty and see if you do have an avenue to either get it all covered, or at least a little bit. Having the car develop issues with ETAC within 4 months of sale suggests that there may have been an issue there prior to your purchase that everyone has missed.

If you have to pay in the end, start up a kickstarter page. I'd happily give you a hand and throw in some $$ considering you're having a rough time at the moment.

Goodluck.

[kay christensen]

agree it is werid that this happened after i have had the car since it does 3 year used car warrnaty on it were i would pay $100 and they would cover the rest i was hoping it was only the boot as it might have been cheaper to fix but have no idea why the ETACS would be playing up etc if i did do a kicker starter page tho would it be allowed and how many people would help as i know there are worse people off then me with problems etc

lancer are good untill something goes wrong [/quote]

[JustinR]

If your car is a 2008 VRX so it would be out of the Mitsubishi 5 year standard warranty which makes sense as to why Mitsu are refusing to do it, you'd need to claim the problem through whichever company you bought the car from. If they deny it then I say threatening them with the ACCC/Fair Trading will get your point across. It might be worthwhile also reading through your contract about what the 3 year warranty from the Silver Service Assist Group covers.

[kay christensen]

If your car is a 2008 VRX so it would be out of the Mitsubishi 5 year standard warranty which makes sense as to why Mitsu are refusing to do it, youd need to claim the problem through whichever company you bought the car from. If they deny it then I say threatening them with the ACCC/Fair Trading will get your point across. It might be worthwhile also reading through your contract about what the 3 year warranty from the Silver Service Assist Group covers.

okay it is a 07 MY08 VRX and i will try that tomrw and see if works justin

it is good to see alot of cj lancer people that are on here to help others

[Loki]

If your car is a 2008 VRX so it would be out of the Mitsubishi 5 year standard warranty which makes sense as to why Mitsu are refusing to do it, youd need to claim the problem through whichever company you bought the car from. If they deny it then I say threatening them with the ACCC/Fair Trading will get your point across. It might be worthwhile also reading through your contract about what the 3 year warranty from the Silver Service Assist Group covers.

It appears that the dealership has sold a used car and then onsold their "used car 3 year warranty" that a lot of them do. It is this warranty that is less than 6 months in and somehow not going to cover a repair. It definately needs some extra scrutiny.

[RyanMK]

If your car is a 2008 VRX so it would be out of the Mitsubishi 5 year standard warranty which makes sense as to why Mitsu are refusing to do it, youd need to claim the problem through whichever company you bought the car from. If they deny it then I say threatening them with the ACCC/Fair Trading will get your point across. It might be worthwhile also reading through your contract about what the 3 year warranty from the Silver Service Assist Group covers.

This. Your 'extended 3 year warranty' is most likely only with the dealership you purchased it from. In this case your warranty claim would most likely be with the Silver Service Assist Group, not with Mitsubishi.

[Loki]

Surely the dealership should have discussed that then? Seems like your typical "we got your money so now we don't need to provide any real service".

Might be worth ringing the people that the warranty is through (should be on the paperwork somewhere) and speaking to them about a claim.

[kay christensen]

okay i will ring other dealership and see if it is covered just looked up on the ETACS and it is not the driving brain its the other brain that controls say ur head lights etc

[kay christensen]

okay i rang the dealership were i bought it is not covered under warranty it is manily say engine trans etc that is covered according to my warranty book

okay mum has given me my chrissy money so tht is a 100 off so since i am desparte in SA i am trying to was peoples car i know the basics and do a good i charge depending on were u live really want to this problem fixed as the ETACS will be slowly falling apart and it would be a good christmas present for my self i can fixed by then

plus i have some LED tail lights if anyone wants to buy them

[belle_tb_ES]

Really bad that it isn't covered by warranty....

[kay christensen]

Really bad that it isnt covered by warranty....

yes it is belle it is 3 yr used car warranty and to fix it is going to cost 575

so far i have 250 aside as nanna is giving me my chrissy and bday money early so all i need is another 325 lol hopefully alot of car washing and hopefully if some one buys by LED tail lights that will help

[himynameisdaniel]

If you are confident that its the ETACS module you can replace it yourself.
look around for wreckers you may find it cheaper.

With ETACS, I find its a fusebox replacement or ETACS module or both. (located in glove box)
In your case i would take it to the provider who installed your tail lights.
And make them do the work. because it looks like during the work they may have damaged a connection somewhere which may be causing increased resistance in the circuit, which ETACS is going mental over.

[kay christensen]

well i replaced my tail lights back to the stock ones back in july daniel so if it was from wheni had the LED ones in why taken so long for the ETACS to play up?

[Loki]

Would you mind putting the name of the dealership or company that supplies the warranty along with what level of warranty you have up here please? I think you said silver something ...

I'd like to try find the details of the warranty online and take a read of it for you. It may not be covered, but something sounds off to me.

Also ... the work you had done to get the LED tail lights in and working. Was it done by a qualified auto elec?