ivorystraws
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Toyota Ireland may not choose to reimburse their time / materials in investigaing this, but you should not have to pay.Again, they said that they couldn't guarantee that this would be covered under the warranty.
Yea, I've done my fair share of googling but to be honest, it's not helped much.I just googled "Toyota Auris alarm problem" and there seem to be quite a few reports of this issue. Maybe worth checking first?
Thanks, I'm aware of this and I've contacted the CCPC who have made me aware of my rights under the sale of goods legislation.Buying a used car
Find out about your rights and what you need to know before buying a used car.www.citizensinformation.ie
"If you buy a used car from a trader (a garage or car dealer), you have the same rights under consumer protection legislation as when buying a new car."
Yes, I 100% agree with this. This issue does not relate to the warranty as the car was sold to us with that fault i.e. the Toyota dealer sold us a car that's defective. That's the reason why this complaint has been raised with our bank, with SIMI and with the competition and consumer protection commission i.e. the Toyota dealership is obliged to repair the fault under the 'Sale of Goods' legislation.Toyota Ireland may not choose to reimburse their time / materials in investigaing this, but you should not have to pay.
It's a 2013 Toyota Auris and yes, we bought it from a Toyota dealer in north Dublin.How old is this car. Was it a Toyota dealer. I suspect not.
It's a 2013 Toyota Auris and yes, we bought it from a Toyota dealer in north Dublin.
Several of them mention different sensors in the boot and or under the bonnet that may be stuck/faulty. Others mention using the manual key to avoid the problem. Others mention the possibility of some alarm backup battery (not the fob battery) or the car's main battery being depleted.Yea, I've done my fair share of googling but to be honest, it's not helped much.
The key fob is a standard Toyota one (as we have another Toyota Avensis).Some key fobs have a panic alarm embedded whereby if you press & hold a button or combination of buttons it sets off the alarm in the event of an emergency / personal attack. Is the User pressing the fob button for extended periods to "make sure" the car is locked or perhaps mashing 2 or 3 button at one time mistakenly?
Try opening all the doors & boot & all the windows & check for obstructions or warps in the doors that may prevent firm closing.
Does this car have after market wind deflector fitted? I have seen a previous case where these were holding the window off slightly resulting in intermittent false alarms.
Exactly my thoughts, they just don't want to spend the time or money. I've submitted a dispute with my bank over the deposit so if the dealer continues to refuse to pay, I'll go somewhere else that can help to resolve it and use the refunded deposit to pay for it.Well in that case
In that case I'd leave them sort it.
An Auto Electrician will sort this out and it's likely they use a local specialist. They just don't want to spend the money. Very little money for them.
Yea, I could try that. I've no knowledge of how to do that so I'll just check online. Ideally though, I'd prefer if an expert could just check the car out and resolve whatever the problem is.Try removing the alarm fuse for about 1 minute then replace it. Sometimes a reboot is all that is needed. The alarm might sound when the fuse is removed, this is normal.
We had a similar problem with a different make of car and a recommended auto electrician solved it in 10 minutes for €40.Exactly my thoughts, they just don't want to spend the time or money. I've submitted a dispute with my bank over the deposit so if the dealer continues to refuse to pay, I'll go somewhere else that can help to resolve it and use the refunded deposit to pay for it.
Yea, I've seen all those replies. Even if a sensor is stuck or faulty, how would I find it and why would it happen when unlocking the car?Several of them mention different sensors in the boot and or under the bonnet that may be stuck/faulty. Others mention using the manual key to avoid the problem. Others mention the possibility of some alarm backup battery (not the fob battery) or the car's main battery being depleted.
OK, that's a good suggestion, thanks.. So if the dealer continues to refuse to inspect and repair it at no cost, I'll need to go down that route.We had a similar problem with a different make of car and a recommended auto electrician solved it in 10 minutes for €40.
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