Hi I wondered if I could get some advice before I make a fool of myself for not knowing what I'm on about.
I bought a Corsa E 15 plate petrol 1.4 N/A, and it overheated whilst stuck in a traffic jam. The AA came out messed about and came to the conclusion the fan didn't work, it ran really slow and wobbly and just blew the fuse every time he changed it. I got recovered to the garage I bought it off, put the keys with a report through the door and left it there.
I contacted the garage who agreed to replace the fan and fuse. All this got done and the next day I picked it up drove it home, the fan was working so all good.
The next day I got in, started the car and immediately the fan came on full bore, I didn't notice this when I picked it as it wasn't something I was looking for but I can assume it was happening then. this then stays at this speed constantly regardless of A/C being switched on or off or in fact anything else, until you stop the car and switch the engine off.
My guess is that this isn't right. My understanding was that the fan wouldn't actually kick in until the temperature went over its normal operating temperature by a few degrees or you put the A/C on. Also the AA chap said there was a high and low speed relay, this however is just running at full bore from the get go.
So am I right to give them back to sort and what sort of things should they be looking at. Also should they have checked this before giving it me back rather than just checking the fan runs.
I have to point out I have had an ongoing saga with these people for a while involving another car they couldn't seem to fix, I actually ended up giving it them back and swapping it for the one I have now and they are a bit rubbish at actually fixing things under warranty. I also can't help thinking they have only done what it said on the AA report, perhaps being a bit pedantic.
I bought a Corsa E 15 plate petrol 1.4 N/A, and it overheated whilst stuck in a traffic jam. The AA came out messed about and came to the conclusion the fan didn't work, it ran really slow and wobbly and just blew the fuse every time he changed it. I got recovered to the garage I bought it off, put the keys with a report through the door and left it there.
I contacted the garage who agreed to replace the fan and fuse. All this got done and the next day I picked it up drove it home, the fan was working so all good.
The next day I got in, started the car and immediately the fan came on full bore, I didn't notice this when I picked it as it wasn't something I was looking for but I can assume it was happening then. this then stays at this speed constantly regardless of A/C being switched on or off or in fact anything else, until you stop the car and switch the engine off.
My guess is that this isn't right. My understanding was that the fan wouldn't actually kick in until the temperature went over its normal operating temperature by a few degrees or you put the A/C on. Also the AA chap said there was a high and low speed relay, this however is just running at full bore from the get go.
So am I right to give them back to sort and what sort of things should they be looking at. Also should they have checked this before giving it me back rather than just checking the fan runs.
I have to point out I have had an ongoing saga with these people for a while involving another car they couldn't seem to fix, I actually ended up giving it them back and swapping it for the one I have now and they are a bit rubbish at actually fixing things under warranty. I also can't help thinking they have only done what it said on the AA report, perhaps being a bit pedantic.
