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Possible Buckled Alloy - Within Warranty?

Raizak
Raizak
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Hey guys, driving home from work tonight and i hit a pothole (which i didn't see, i suaually always avoid them and it hit the passenger front side with an almighty bang! I have the MK7 16" "10 spoke alloys". The strange thing is that I was planning on buying 17" aftermarket alloys tomorrow :blink:

There's now a violent shake when i reach the 70-80 mph speed and think it may be buckled! My old MK6 Fiesta had hit numerous pot holes and never had such a problem!

My mate reckons it might not be buckled and be a combo of needing tracking done and a few weights have been knocked off that wheel due to the pothole? :unsure:

My main question is, i purchased the MK7 on September 1st 2010, Would i still be within the cover period for the Alloys? I heard someone say they're covered for the 1st 6 months or 1 year or something on here? :(

HELP!

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    Hey guys, driving home from work tonight and i hit a pothole (which i didn't see, i suaually always avoid them and it hit the passenger front side with an almighty bang! I have the MK7 16" "10 spoke alloys". The strange thing is that I was planning on buying 17" aftermarket alloys tomorrow :blink:

    There's now a violent shake when i reach the 70-80 mph speed and think it may be buckled! My old MK6 Fiesta had hit numerous pot holes and never had such a problem!

    My mate reckons it might not be buckled and be a combo of needing tracking done and a few weights have been knocked off that wheel due to the pothole? :unsure:

    My main question is, i purchased the MK7 on September 1st 2010, Would i still be within the cover period for the Alloys? I heard someone say they're covered for the 1st 6 months or 1 year or something on here? :(

    HELP!

    It's worth a try but I doubt they are legally obliged to replace it but they may well do as a goodwill gesture seeing as it's only 5 months old.

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    My experience is that Ford will not help, hope i'm wrong but we've had this happen 3 times within a year and they haven't helped us!

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    My experience is that Ford will not help, hope i'm wrong but we've had this happen 3 times within a year and they haven't helped us!

    They have helped others on here.

    Do you not think the problem could be your dealer and if so, try another.

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    I wouldn't hold your breath mate. Ford wouldn't give you the steam off there !Removed!!

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