Bocanegra Power Steering Issue

[trillers]

Good Morning All! I'm a bit of a newbie to the site and I've got a 59 reg Ibiza 1.4 TSi Bocanegra. The power steering packed up the other day, went really heavy and the warning light came up. I took it in to Performance VAG in Hitchin and they advised that the hydro electric pump was faulty and quoted me £440 to replace it. I know the guy who runs the workshop and he is an ex-Seat mechanic and told me that there is an inline fuse modification for the powersteering that Seat had released and suggested I call my local dealer. I rang Letchworth Autoway and they were unaware of any modification and also checked the car for outstanding recalls to which it came back all clear. I asked the service guy if this was a common thing and he told me he'd never known a power steering pump to fail on an Ibiza mk5. So my question is, as the car has only done 48k, has Full Seat Service History and is only 9 months out of warranty is it worth me ringing Seat customer services to see if there is anything they can do to help me out??!!

Cheers

 

[Bobanegra]

No harm in trying.

If I remember correctly there was a recall for something to do with the steering mid-late 2010… if your car has been fully SEAT serviced and the recall work carried out you may have a case that it wasn't performed correctly if the problem you're experiencing is related?

 

[phantombantam]

Worth a try they might give you a percentage of the cost as a goodwill gesture mate


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