Riftzone

anyone had an intermittent squealin central lockin motor replaced under extended warranty ?

extended warranty is up in july and car is in for its last service before it runs out this week. does a component have to fail before it becomes a warranty issue ? does a noise count as a manufacturing defect, even if its still working ?

already gonna sting 'em for scratched windows (my99) so not sure whether to push my luck.

cheers.

Riftzone

anyone ? am i alone ?

WRX_BLUES

I was told that is quite a common feature with power steered cars. I take it it only happens i.e. when you just start the car and do a manoeuvre. This is due to dry bearings. Normally happens when it's hot. Might just need some grease. I could be completely wrong, but I've had this happen to me on several cars and they were intermittent too. Never failed though!

Riftzone

wrx_blues - yer lost me - power steering/manoeuvre ? i was talkin about the central locking intermittently squealin when yer lock the doors (and yer inside) ie anti-jackin feature of the alarm activated...

chiark

All you need is a little oil and the knowledge of where to put it... Apparently. I do not have that knowledge...

WRX_BLUES

Doh! Completely miss read the post. I thought it was about power steering. Duh! How stupid do I feel?