Where does coolant go?

coolant going can be from a leak, an air lock ( my car sufferss from this it will overflow most the tank)
waterpump
Radiator leak
Piping leak
head gasket, also can relate to oil loss,
 
Banzai_Joe said:
Thought about that, but if any warranty repairs then expire with the warranty then it'll make no difference whether they lost any records of my issues or not.
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That can't be correct.

If you had a warranty repair a day before the warranty expired, then you would still expect the repair to be warranted a reasonable time.
 
Banzai_Joe said:
Thought about that, but if any warranty repairs then expire with the warranty then it'll make no difference whether they lost any records of my issues or not.
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Dont let this stop you, I've got Seat to do well over £500 worth of work out of warranty for a repeat issue that happened in warranty and BMW are replacing my taillights out of warranty for the 3rd time in 2 years for nothing.
 
Yes, kick up a massive fuss.

If you had a leak and lost your coolant. Well that could've lead to some serious, serious issues. I've replaced an engine due to this before :(
 
sounds like they just can't be bothered :(

they will be records somewhere, as suggest try kicking up a fuss with head office.

also as already said, if you had warranty work done the day before the warranty expired, that bit you had repaired should still have its own parts and labor warranty for some time!!! thought that was pretty standard with everything....
 
Coolant can boil and cause increased pressure in the system. This increased pressure causes the cap to release the pressure into the overflow tank and all that lovely fluid is now a gas so it get released into the atmosphere. So yes coolant level can go down over time.
 
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Which engine Insignia is it ? The 2.0 CDTi engines have a few issues with coolant loss.

If you call trading standards (Citizens advice) on 08454 04 05 06 and explain your situation that you had it in to fix under warranty and now they are refusing to acknowledge or help they will give you a reference number.

Call Vauxhall UK support on 0844 369 0112 explain your situation and that you have a reference number from trading standards. They will then get in touch with the dealer and hopefully resolve the issue.

If they still refuse go back to trading standards and ask them to escalate your problem and one of their agents will call Vauxhall on your behalf.

Once fixed sell up and buy a Volvo... :)
 
Banzai_Joe said:
Epic revival here........

Right. I took the car into Vauxhall dealers in July. They said they'd had a few issues with this on some insignia's and that they would change the unit.
When i got the car back, it seemed fine. I thought it odd that i didn't receive any paperwork. But then with everything electronic and with it being a warranty job i didn't think much of it.
Few months later the light comes back on, so i book it in again and had a service whilst i was at it.
Came back ok.
Just atfer xmas (warranty ran out 21st dec 13) light comes on again.
The car is back in today for another 'fix'.
They just rang me to say they can't any issue and it would cost £78 to diagnose. I'm like, even though the car is out of warranty surely you are duty bound to fix what you've failed to fix on 2 previous occasions when it WAS in warranty?
2n visit to fix it they told me the cap was lose (basically accusing me) I didn't even know where the cap was!
Spoke to manager and he says that out of the 3 or 4 visits to their garage this year there is absolutely no record of any coolant issue being looked at!!! WTH?! :eek:
Seriously? He also said that even if there was, once the warranty is out of date then i have to pay for it. Even if they didn't fix it 1st or 2nd time round.

If that's the case then them 'losing' any record they have of me bringing the car in twice previously for this issue is irrelevant now as the warranty has ended.

So, anyone any idea at all what might be the issue? Faulty sensor? Leak somewhere? I resent (and can't afford) £78 to have the issue diagnosed, then pay to have it fixed.
Peeved and gutted about this.

Any advice?
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very reminiscent of the problems I had with my local vauxhall dealer when I had the vectra VXR. Whether thats because they are both dealers and thats the motor industry, or whether there is something more to it than that I'll leave it to you.

In the end I got VX to overrule the dealer. Contact vauxhall customer services and explain the problem

http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/about-vauxhall/about-us/get-in-touch.html

They intervened in my dispute, and ordered the dealer to refund my money. Hope they can sort you out !
 
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