{"id":76641,"date":"2024-01-15T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autocar.co.uk\/car-news\/new-cars\/cupra-born-recall"},"modified":"2024-01-15T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T07:00:00","slug":"cupra-born-owners-left-without-cars-amid-battery-material-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/15\/cupra-born-owners-left-without-cars-amid-battery-material-shortage\/","title":{"rendered":"Cupra Born owners left without cars amid battery material shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cupra<\/a><\/p>\n

\n Dozens of cars are stranded at Cupra dealerships awaiting completion of remedial work<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Supply issues from Ukraine result in shortage of thermal battery paste and inability for recall work to be done<\/p>\n

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Owners of Cupra Born<\/a> EVs who responded to a battery service campaign have been left without their cars after the manufacturer ran out of the material that\u2019s required to seal their battery cases.<\/p>\n

Cupra<\/a> issued the bulletin in July last year in response to concerns about the condition of batteries fitted to Borns.<\/p>\n

Having opened the cases and checked the components, workshop staff have been unable to reseal them, owing to a shortage of the specified thermal paste, which is made in war-torn Ukraine.<\/p>\n

This has resulted in dozens of cars being stranded at Cupra dealerships awaiting completion of the remedial work, and other Volkswagen<\/a> Group cars could potentially be affected. Jerry Hawkins, who lives in Cornwall, is one of the owners affected by the delays.<\/p>\n

\u201cI bought my Born new in September 2022 and received the campaign notice last October,\u201d he said. \u201cI took the car to my dealer, who discovered there were issues with the battery modules.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey said they lacked suitably qualified technicians to complete the work so sent my car to a main battery centre in Southampton for it to be done.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, after this garage replaced the modules, they told me supplies of the paste that\u2019s required to seal the battery case \u2013 which is made in Ukraine \u2013 had run out and they didn\u2019t know when more would arrive. They couldn\u2019t use another product, they said, without invalidating the warranty.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a result, since October I\u2019ve been in a succession of courtesy cars provided first by my dealer and currently by the VW Group.\u201d Also affected has been EV Experts, an independent dealer based in Guildford.<\/p>\n

Co-founder Estelle Miller told Autocar that one of its Born stock vehicles, also recalled as part of the service campaign, had only just returned from repairs after being stranded for seven weeks awaiting battery case sealant.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe workshop told me it had 16 other Borns awaiting sealant, so I guess I should feel lucky we got ours back,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

A Cupra spokesman said: \u201cIt\u2019s correct that there are now delays in sourcing the thermal paste required to complete the service campaign due to supply chain challenges in Ukraine, but it isn\u2019t possible to provide a resolution date, due to the uncertainty of the situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cCupra UK is working with suppliers and component manufacturers to build resilience and minimise customer impact, and every effort is being made to expedite a resolution for the customer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Born\u2019s sister electric car<\/a>, the Volkswagen ID 3<\/a>, is the subject of a similar service campaign, and the German brand has admitted that it\u2019s in a similar predicament.<\/p>\n

A spokesman said: \u201cWe\u2019re currently experiencing some delays in sourcing thermal paste. However, we\u2019re working with suppliers to minimise any impact on customers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re expecting this campaign to conclude in the new year but will continue to monitor the supply situation.\u201d Autocar hasn\u2019t been contacted by any ID 3 owners complaining of return delays.<\/p>\n

Matt Cleevely of Cleevely EV, an independent garage in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, said owners of Borns and ID 3s being affected by the delays are victims of \u201cbad management\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cDealers will have to use the authorised sealant as agreed with the Volkswagen Group\u2019s suppliers. However, the fact is that any easily obtainable, high-quality thermal paste such as we use is perfectly adequate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t an EV problem but a bad management problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dozens of cars are stranded at Cupra dealerships awaiting completion of remedial work<\/p>\n

Supply issues from Ukraine result in shortage of thermal battery paste and inability for recall work to be done<\/p>\n

Owners of Cupra Born EVs who responded to a 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