Parts not available til 2024?

[Juliefenwick10]

Hi I am new to this site
My car has been in for repair since July 4th waiting for two parts. I was told yesterday one of the parts is not going to be available till January 2024 (yes 2024) anyone else experiencing problems or have any suggestions?

 

[Blobcat]

Hello and welcome,

Becoming all too common unfortunately for many and various reasons (excuses...)

 

[rorywquin]

Hi I am new to this site
My car has been in for repair since July 4th waiting for two parts. I was told yesterday one of the parts is not going to be available till January 2024 (yes 2024) anyone else experiencing problems or have any suggestions?

World wide shortage of electronic components for one!

 

[malcolm E53 AMG]

Welcome,

Sorry to hear this!

What parts are you waiting for presumably something that stops you using the car?

 

[Juliefenwick10]

A radiator bracket and a brake housing unit (does contain a microchip) unfortunately it is not possible to drive the car at the moment.
Currently driving a Citroen provided by insurance company!!

 

[malcolm E53 AMG]

Oh, the microchip saga.

As an aside I didn’t realise that Taiwan produce 40+ of the world supply which is quite a disturbing fact in view of China’ rhetoric something needs to change there

 

[rorywquin]

A radiator bracket and a brake housing unit (does contain a microchip) unfortunately it is not possible to drive the car at the moment.
Currently driving a Citroen provided by insurance company!!

Can’t you get one from a scrap yard.?

 

[V6Matty]

Oh, the microchip saga.

As an aside I didn’t realise that Taiwan produce 40+ of the world supply which is quite a disturbing fact in view of China’ rhetoric something needs to change there

It was 2/3rds of the global semiconductor by one single company just 4 years ago, scary stuff indeed
I really enjoyed watching a program last year call are you scared yet human, quite disturbing but oh so relevant these days

 

[A.J.]

Hi I am new to this site
My car has been in for repair since July 4th waiting for two parts. I was told yesterday one of the parts is not going to be available till January 2024 (yes 2024) anyone else experiencing problems or have any suggestions?

Hi and welcome to the forum And welcome to the parts que. I have been waiting since April for a Nox sensor. Luckily the car is driveable and I have now got used to the Engine Management light glowing away there

 

[Dean Fletcher]

Hello and welcome.

 

[Juliefenwick10]

Can’t you get one from a scrap yard.?

Apparently not it’s an S500 cabriolet so not many of them about.
I suspect my insurance company are going to write it off as I can’t see them hiring me a car for a further 14 months even if it is a Citroen

 

[A.J.]

Apparently not it’s an S500 cabriolet so not many of them about.
I suspect my insurance company are going to write it off as I can’t see them hiring me a car for a further 14 months even if it is a Citroen

What ? A 5 year old S500 Cab ! I would be surprised if they do. Mind you I don't know what the answer is

 

[00slk]

Hello and welcome
Insurance companies don't use used parts. When we had a coil pack catch fire on a our Alfa Spider and needed 1 new coil pack a spark plug lead (plus labour to fit it) the cost wrote the 12 year old car off. I told the insurance company to use second hand parts. I'm sorry sir we only quote for new parts. I had a choice though, repair myself, which meant not claiming. I thought it bazaar at the time, as this insurer would not allow the buy back option.
So Alfa was written off for the cost of £40 used parts plus a hour labour to fit
New cost parts was over £1500!!

 

[Juliefenwick10]

Hello and welcome
Insurance companies don't use used parts. When we had a coil pack catch fire on a our Alfa Spider and needed 1 new coil pack a spark plug lead (plus labour to fit it) the cost wrote the 12 year old car off. I told the insurance company to use second hand parts. I'm sorry sir we only quote for new parts. I had a choice though, repair myself, which meant not claiming. I thought it bazaar at the time, as this insurer would not allow the buy back option.
So Alfa was written off for the cost of £40 used parts plus a hour labour to fit
New cost parts was over £1500!!

The one part is £15 and the other is £400 so it’s not the cost of them it’s just the supply and if the 2024 date can’t be moved it’s the cost of a car to keep me in the road till I get mine back

 

[Juliefenwick10]

What ? A 5 year old S500 Cab ! I would be surprised if they do. Mind you I don't know what the answer is

They have asked the body shop to provide photos as to where the repair is currently at ( all the paint work has been done)
I guess they have to also consider providing me with a car until January 2024

 

[mioba]

Welcome to the forum. The parts fiasco is well known unfortunately.
Read the T and C of your insurance re the courtesy car - usually 7 days or a week.
Strange the insurance co greenlighted the job when parts are not available - big fail there side and ammunition for you.

 

[Juliefenwick10]

Welcome to the forum. The parts fiasco is well known unfortunately.
Read the T and C of your insurance re the courtesy car - usually 7 days or a week.
Strange the insurance co greenlighted the job when parts are not available - big fail there side and ammunition for you.

Thank you some good points there

 

[ajlsl600]

It was 2/3rds of the global semiconductor by one single company just 4 years ago, scary stuff indeed
I really enjoyed watching a program last year call are you scared yet human, quite disturbing but oh so relevant these days

With a bit of luck at least that will slow the Ai story down for a while.

 

[peterws1957]

Hello and welcome
Insurance companies don't use used parts. When we had a coil pack catch fire on a our Alfa Spider and needed 1 new coil pack a spark plug lead (plus labour to fit it) the cost wrote the 12 year old car off. I told the insurance company to use second hand parts. I'm sorry sir we only quote for new parts. I had a choice though, repair myself, which meant not claiming. I thought it bazaar at the time, as this insurer would not allow the buy back option.
So Alfa was written off for the cost of £40 used parts plus a hour labour to fit
New cost parts was over £1500!!

That's weird. Insurers can't refuse to give your own car back to you, even if they've taken it to their repairer. It was still your property or had they settled the claim when you asked to buy it back?

 

[Craiglxviii]

It was 2/3rds of the global semiconductor by one single company just 4 years ago, scary stuff indeed
I really enjoyed watching a program last year call are you scared yet human, quite disturbing but oh so relevant these days

Not quite true. Taiwan doesn’t (and didn’t, 4 years ago) have 2/3 or even 40% of global silicon wafer production volume, but they do have 40% of global production volume of a particular- let’s say device, used to build fab lines around, which in turn produce the end product.

The interconnectedness of the whole electronics fab industry is jawdropping. And the U.K. and Germany are hugely vital parts…