Hi there Michael, and welcome.

Do any warning lights/messages appear on the dash when this happens?

Normally I would urge you to go back to the garage (as you have paid for a repair), but since you say the situation has improved (and the erratic behaviour is now intermittent), I fear they may say it's a separate issue and ask you to open your wallet again.

Only you know if you can stand to fund another repair so soon.

It might be worth getting an auto-electrician to check the car for fault codes, and something you can do yourself (for free), is to check the airbox and associated pipework for any gaps/cracks that would allow additional unmetered air into the engine, weakening the mixture to the point where it's in danger of cutting out.

I would also suggest using the search facility on the forum, as no doubt someone has encountered a similar problem before (and resolved it).

HTH,

Paul

 

Hi

Its under 30day warranty so it didn't cost me anything! ive had the car since Saturday, there is no lights on the dash and it runs like a dream when driving its only when its idle and the accelerator isn't being pressed, it sort of judders a little but then goes ok say every 15- 20 seconds but nowhere neer as bad as before! is it something serious do you think?

Cheers
Mike

 

Mike, it's really hard to determine if it's something that will never develop into something catastrophic and you can live with/drive around, or or if it's an early warning of something more ominous.

I wouldn't examine it myself, if I have a warranty as a safety net.

Get them to check it out, and let us know what the problem was & how you are treated.

It's encouraging that it doesn't detract from the driving experience (i.e. car isn't going into 'limp home' mode or similar), but it's a coin-toss if it stays that way, tbh.

Paul

 

Thanks for your help, I'm going to phone them again and hopefully take it in tonight if i can, I only wanted a cheap car to run around in its becoming a nightmare already ha!