Major Electrical Probs Can Anyone Please Help?

[Janey21]

We own a 02 Ford Galaxy 1.9TDi Ghia.

We are experiencing electrical problems that suddenly started while our car was in for a partial respray, garage fitted 2 new headlight assemblies, window switch, removed and refitted rear tail light cluster, they also replaced a side repeater lamp, but while they had our car electrical faults suddenly started for eg ABS motor running constantly, ABS and brake warning light illuminated, electric windows, central locking, heater, indicators stopped working while they had the car, although they have largely restored some of these faults, with the exception of the 2 rear windows, the fuel guage is acting erratically, and door sensor light illuminating on dash even though door is firmly shut and the ABS still a problem, NON of these problems were existing when our car went into this garage, it was in daily use up until the day the garage collected it for respray, they had it over 2 weeks and reported non of the above faults because there was non until they started to put everything back together again following the respray of course they are saying that it is nothing they have touched but that doesn't help us as we now have a car that we cannot use, the ABS motor that is continually running drains the battery and renders the car un-useable.

Can anyone please shed any light on what could possibly be the problem or explain what could have happened while our car was in the garage, please bear in mind once again that we had no prior electrical problems.

The reason our car was in for a respray was because it had been vandalised by acid, the insurance assesser is saying that the electrical problems are not a result of the acid.

Hope someone can helps us.

Thanks

Janey

[seatkid]

If this "respray" work was done under an insurance claim, then contact the insurer and complain about the work. Tell them that the repairer has damaged the electrical system leaving you with a car that is not road worthy. All insurance work carries a guarantee. Threaten to sue them if they dont cooperate.

[stevie m]

If this "respray" work was done under an insurance claim, then contact the insurer and complain about the work. Tell them that the repairer has damaged the electrical system leaving you with a car that is not road worthy. All insurance work carries a guarantee. Threaten to sue them if they dont cooperate.

 

 

Hi Janey, I know this is not what you may have wanted to hear but i feel this is exactly right. No problems you say existed before the car went in but they exsisted when they came out, it is the only answer. I would be straight on the phone. I took my gal in (when i had it) to have work done but when they asked me to pick it up it was unfinished. The repairer gave me loads of b**l about what they had done but it was in a right state. If your problems were not caused by acid then it was caused by them tell your insurer and as seatkid says don't take no b**l.

[gregers]

as whats been said and say to the insurance compant that unless they act you will be contacting the trade and standards peeps.