Technical Fuse Box and ECU saga

[hijimhere]

From reading the forums across the board it would seem that replacing of the fuse box and ECU is rife across models in the UK. If you are confronted with this repair by a franchised dealership ask if they have checked the vehicle main earth lead. When I asked for the displaced fuse box and ECU to be LEFT IN THE CAR the repair suddenly became a replacement earth lead with a "strip and clean" of the fuse box. With the exception of fluids, friction parts and contaminated parts ALWAYS ASK FRANCHISED DEALERS TO LEAVE DISPLACED PARTS in the boot. Please make this a sticky in any models affected by this "problem". Thanks

 

[flisko]

that wont always work, they can get other bad ecu which they can show to you and say
"this is the your old bad ecu"
unless you make picture of old ecu

 

[hijimhere]

Having spent many years in aftersales managing workshops and service departments I can assure you franchised dealers workshops don't save up used ECU's to con customers. I can't speak for non franchised dealers.

 

[flisko]

Having spent many years in aftersales managing workshops and service departments I can assure you franchised dealers workshops don't save up used ECU's to con customers. I can't speak for non franchised dealers.

ofcourse they dont do it, but still some got busted for scamming

 

[hijimhere]

Who were the dealers involved - that sort of scam gives the manufacturer (illegal activity) the contractual right to terminate your franchise. Do you seriously believe any Tech/mechanic caught would still have a job - anywhere once word got out - I very much doubt it. Incorrect diagnosis is also a sacking as is quality failures - two I terminated one put a vehicle into the car park with one wheel bolt holding a back wheel on, another removed some cd's and "forgot" to put them back. Franchised dealers don't fk about and risk have the doors shut whatever you may think.

 

[flisko]

when word gets out, years have already passed and they made a hefty sum