Examples of Corrosion Warranty claims please

[jcb]

I am building up a file of cases that have been authorised for repair under warranty and would be grateful for any details.

Please include:
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Car/Model:
Year of Reg:
Area repaired replaced:
Dealer/Repairer:

Comments:

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I hope that with a number of claims for similar body parts that have been successfully repaired we will have more luck getting future claims dealt with.
Please put in as much detail as possible.

Thanks

 

[Stewart]

Good idea! I'm sure that would be of great benefit to subsequent claimants!

I just hope that people who have previously claimed can be bothered posting...

 

[jonS3]

Car/Model: Audi S3
Year of Reg: 2000
Area repaired replaced: Coventry
Dealer/Repairer: Listers paint and body, quinton road, coventry

I had bottoms of doors for zinc corrosion blisters, and roof rails done

you have to have original paint to qualify though...

 

[petewon]

Car/Model: A4 1.8TQS
Year of Reg: 2001
Area repaired replaced: Both front wheel arches repainted due to corrosion.
Dealer/Repairer: Collbrook and Burgess. Tyne and Wear
Comments:

 

[jcs356]

Car/Model: S3
Year of Reg: 2001
Area repaired replaced: Roof rails & area above rear window both sides
Dealer/Repairer: Camberley Audi aka Colbournes of Guildford (VW Garage)
Comments: Car is booked in for repairs Monday 14th October - hope it all gets fixed up.

 

[cjhill]

Car/Model: S3
Year of Reg: 2001
Area repaired replaced: Roof rails
Dealer/Repairer: Poole accident repair, dorset.

 

[Ballcrusher]

car/S3
x reg sept 2000
full respry due to
rust on 2 rear arches
replaced both doors rust at bottom each door
roof rails both sides
balgors bodyshop romford essex

 

[jojo]

Car/Model: Audi S3
Year of Reg: T99
Area repaired replaced: Roof, rails, top edge of quarter panels where it joins the roof.
Dealer/Repairer: Audi Birmingham(Solihull)

Comments: They did a good job!

 

[spuddie007]

Car/Model: Audi S3
Year of Reg: 2000
Area repaired replaced: Whetstone Audi (London)
Dealer/Repairer: Repaired by Pentagon (London) Bodyshop

I had both rear wheel arches resprayed and the roof runners replaced and resprayed (after much wrangling with Audi) plus the Petrol Filler Cap as it suffered severe zinc blistering. Was done in July/August this year

 

[jcb]

all good stuff, thanks for these, bit more useful than the A4 boys nextdoor!!
Will compile these and post a summary so people can use it as ammunition when in discussion with Audi

keep them coming

 

[Rich-xstS3]

Car/Model:S3
Year of Reg:2002
Area repaired replaced: Drivers door, drivers rear quarter, boot and pass door. All to be repaired.
Dealer/Repairer: Specialist Cars Aberdeen.

Drivers door has rust bubble along the bottom of it. The rest have the zinc bubbles. Not been done yet but the work has been approved by Audi. I just have to get it booked in.

 

[Andy_S3]

I took mine to Teesside Audi and they said it wasnt covered under warranty as the bubbling was due to 'Zinc Intrusion'. Are they trying to pull a fast one on me?

 

[Stewart]

Yes, definitely trying to pull a fast one...

AFAIK, it IS Zinc that is the problem but it was introduced in the factory painting process which Audi are well aware of, that is why so many cars have been repaired by them...