Safety recall for fire risk

[Craig S]

Originally Posted by Clan

No not stupid at all .

Do you have the new 2.0 4 cylinder diesel VEA engine from 2014 onwards ? ?

If not the belts etc should have been done at 108000 miles ,

If you DO have the new engine they can sort it out next service as at the beginning of the year on your previous service the interval was still 144000 miles or ten years ..
I would write something in your service book to remind yourself ,and tell them when you book it in . Don't rely on them to remember . the service is recorded for every dealer to see but not the actual invoice which lists exactly what was done , only the dealer which did the work will have that of course.

Thanks Clan,

I have the 2.0 VEA D4 complete with 3rd Replacement EGR Cooler and recall notice :|

The service was done in February this year, so I will need to make a not somewhere to remind the dealer that the car was serviced before the change to the timing belt servicing was implemented.

[tompip]

hi, is this an issue with the D4 2018 and 2019 registrations?

[Dean Bryant]

All D4s 4 cylinder 2014-2019 since the VEA engine came in.

[Clan]

Originally Posted by tompip

hi, is this an issue with the D4 2018 and 2019 registrations?

you will get a letter if your particular car is affected ..

[smudgers]

so basically this all stems from the egr issues ?
what are the possible fixes ?

[Clan]

Originally Posted by smudgers

so basically this all stems from the egr issues ?
what are the possible fixes ?

No one knows that yet ...

[Chrisv60]

Originally Posted by smudgers

so basically this all stems from the egr issues ?
what are the possible fixes ?

My worry is that they will just do a simple fix like replace the plastic part with a metal part which won't melt. This might fix the fire risk issue but won't fix the underlying egr and cooler problems.

It would be good to see a complete rethink of the Egr system, however, I don't think they'll do this now they've already moved on to the Adblue system and the affected cars are starting to get old.

[Dash300]

Originally Posted by Chrisv60

My worry is that they will just do a simple fix like replace the plastic part with a metal part which won't melt. This might fix the fire risk issue but won't fix the underlying egr and cooler problems.

It would be good to see a complete rethink of the Egr system, however, I don't think they'll do this now they've already moved on to the Adblue system and the affected cars are starting to get old.

I fear you are correct and sadly not surprised. This has become standard business practise for many major multi nationals. Avoid class action by notifying an issue and then introduce a cheap fix as a damage limitation excercise which negates the consequence of the issue but not the underlying cause.

[DTaylor]

I have a 2015 V60 D4 and I had the letter last week.
I purchased the car just over a year ago and it has run faultlessly for the last year, really pleased with it.
Last night on the way home from work the engine warning light came on. I have borrowed a friends scanner and read the code, and cleared it. Drove the car home this evening and it has not come back on.
The fault code was P014C $07e8 ( O2 Sensor Slow Response - Rich to Lean )
On a scale of 1 to oh crap, how worried do I need to be?

[Clan]

Originally Posted by DTaylor

I have a 2015 V60 D4 and I had the letter last week.
I purchased the car just over a year ago and it has run faultlessly for the last year, really pleased with it.
Last night on the way home from work the engine warning light came on. I have borrowed a friends scanner and read the code, and cleared it. Drove the car home this evening and it has not come back on.
The fault code was P014C $07e8 ( O2 Sensor Slow Response - Rich to Lean )
On a scale of 1 to oh crap, how worried do I need to be?

as the letter says take into the dealer asap ... It is a minor issue , they will clean the oxygen sensor .... hopefully at no charge . should take no longer than 20 mins . It is not related to any forthcoming recall of which no one has any details yet ..