2021 Sandero III. Battery went flat. Got a decent brand make compatible replacement. Have replaced plenty car batteries over the years, so more than competent particular and safe. Easy enough swap out. Now dashboard is lit up like a xmas tree. Local Dacia dealer says 'oh that shouldn't happen. You'll have to bring it in to us for diagnostics, that'll be £110+vat' for the privilege. If these cars are so sensitive to having the starter battery removed and replaced, why on earth do they not have an auxiliary battery back up for critical systems? How are you supposed to change your battery in an emergency situation? I'm guessing you can't and all Dacia want is to fleece you out of your hard earned cash. A starter battery is a consumable, thus is should be able to be replaced by any competent person without issue. Ofcoure I could have opted to pay £250 to Dacia to supply and fit a new battery and wait days to fit me in and be left without transport and loose pay because I couldn't get to work, but hey that's fine by them because all they give a stuff about is taking your money, and how do I know that when they do the diagnostics they'll claim the issue/s is something other than just the battery needing to be registered to the vehicle? I don't, they could potentially claim all sorts of rubbish. What is happening to this world, there is no protection for consumers. You just have to hand over your money and take a gamble all the time.
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