Replacing brake pads on a Renault Clio when the car is still under warranty

My Renault Clio is still under warranty and needs new brake pads. Would having the work done somewhere other than a franchised Renault dealer invalidate the warranty?

Should the dealer pay more for my repairs?

I bought a Ford Ka 1999 with 85,000 miles on the clock from a local dealer and after two days the clutch went on it. So I phoned the car dealer and we agreed to go halfs on the repair and his mechanic...

MPG affected by changing my battery?

I own a Ford Focus 05 1.6 90bhp, I recently changed the battery and mpg has risen via EMC can I get it back to the lower figure by reconecting battery again, or is it a dealer issue. Also do you know if...

Warranty from dealers

Following your previous advice I have purchased a petrol 4.2 S type May 2004, 74,000 miles in very good condition and a pleasure to own and drive. However, after 2 weeks or so a red light came on with...

Warranty from dealers

I have just brought a Fiat Punto 06 from a dealer for £3000. On the drive home I noticed some rattling noise ,but thought it may be because of the way I was driving it, due to it being a different car. The...

Mechanical problem under 3 months since purchase

Bought a 2007 Freelander 2, diesel, manual with 57,000 on clock from Evans Halshaw, Sheffield on July 12 2011. I live 250 miles from dealer near Poole, Dorset! Everything seemed fine at first. Car now...

Fiat 500 stop start failure

I bought a new Fiat 500 twin air on the 18 June. With 327 miles on the clock, the car broke down, was recovered after a 2 hour wait & the stop/start sensor was duly found to be the cause of the problem...

Warranty claim refusal

I have extended warranty on my Jaguar XJ8 and have had it serviced purposly at main dealers at the regular intervals (give or take a couple of thousand miles) as not to endanger the policy. Although I...

Gearbox rattles

I bought a Suzuki Swift Sport on Sept 2010, and lately (May-June 2011) it has been developing gearbox rattles. I am not 100% sure but i think it might be bearings on the input shaft? The rattle tends to...

Carworld problems

I have the same problem with a recent post about citroen warranty. I just bought a c4 grand picasso 1.6 from carworld last Dec. its still under manufacturers warranty as it has 09 registration. The turbo...