led drl under warranty ??

[malcster]

66 plate registered 1st september last year 

mileage approx 4000 

 

driving yesterday triangle appears saying check l/h drl 

 

drl is out carried on driving and came to services switched off 

 

switch on again drl back on no warning symbol 

 

car booked at dealers for a weeks time as we away 

 

is this warranty ??? 

 

i understand bulbs have a limited warranty 

[Rooted]

Bulbs maybe have a limited warranty but not an unrealistic short life time, (never seen genuine OEM replacements excluded from the 2 year genuine parts warranty.)

and bad connections, corrosion or water ingress to connections is a warranty issue as that is a Manufacturing or materials defect possibly.

So do not listen to Dealership Service Desk staff if they say only covered for 6 months /6,500 miles.

You have the manufacturers warranty as set out in the Warranty Booklet you should have received.

http://skoda.co.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/Brochures/Warranty-Booklet-single.pdf 

Edited 17 June, 2017 by Awayoffski

[malcster]

I wasnt sure if they would class it as a bulb or a module 

[Rooted]

No idea as fire / light / electricary is all magic to me.

 

 But for them to sort out and find out why and only charge you if a consumable that has done its job for a considerable time, and on a 66 plate with 4,000 miles 

any failure seems like premature.

[James@RRG_Skoda_Rochdale]

An led unit should be covered without contest. 

[evan15281]

I've just put my octavia in for the same thing. There's been condensation inside headlamp so I reckon water ingress is the issue

[malcster]

Well the light is working again 

Rang the dealer to make them aware it was pointless giving me a courtesy car and a booking when the light is now working 

 

I was told it has a 3 year warranty and to call them if it goes out and stays out 

 

Happy it's working again and glad its covered for 3 years 

[rum4mo]

I'd think that when or if this happens again, you should book it back in and let the dealer work out what the issue is as problems don't tend to disappear - well not in my world, I can appreciate why you cancelled this warranty visit though.

 

By the way, I've noticed quite a lot of newish cars with only one DRL on, and quite a high percentage of them are Skoda - that and Kia as far as I can recall, so maybe not an isolated incident.

[evan15281]

Just to follow up, I now have my Octavia back. They replaced the whole headlight and a control unit to fix the problem under warranty. The fix may be different in the Fabia but thought you'd like an update