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Shanghai Sance Auto Parts Co., Ltd. Faulty Items

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I bought a total of 6 Volvo regulators from Shanghai Sance. One of them was fitted to my '99 V70 project car. Another was sold to an eBay buyer. The 3rd one was fitted to my 2002 XC70 and it flattened the battery overnight. Draw to the regulator was more than 3.5amps!! The 4th was sold to another customer. Afew days after fitment he told me that his battery was flat and he determined the new regulator I supplied him was the cause. I purchased a replacement for him from another supplier. The 5th and 6th ones were fitted to my 2000 V70 and my 2001 XC70. Both of them also flattened the batteries and were tested to have 3.8 Amps of current draw.

It's not very often I find myself in the uncomfortable position of having to criticise or can a service/product provider's products or services. It leaves a bitter taste in the mouth that leaves you wondering how these businesses continue to grow and meet the needs of consumers.

Some of them are very willing to accept returns when items are faulty. Others look at sales records and make an assessment based on complaints. That's all very well, however when consumers are purchasing a $14.39USD part which includes shipping few would be willing to send it back for a return because:
1) They most likely are a private user that realises that you get what you pay for
2) The cost of return often outweighs the costy of the item
3) The experience has left them unwilling to buy again from the store or bother with a return for an equally inferior product

James Wang from Shanghai Sance Auto Parts Co., Ltd.is such a person. When I notified him that I had 4 faulty regulators and explained in detail how they were all faulty, causing parasitic draw of almost 4 amps in all the vehicles they were fitted in, and explained the method of determing how they were faulty his answer was that there were no faults logged in his sales record. He suggested I send them away for repair. This is hardly good consumer care and he continues to sell this product and fleece unsuspecting buyers. He is not interested in having the faulty goods returned for testing or in refunding the purchase price.

Basically his service sucks and my aim is to help prevent other Volvo parts buyers from considering a purchase from his "store" :(

Yes I know the old adage of you get what you pay for usually applies but sometimes with a little research and risk you can get a bargain and I'll continue to look.
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After 30 minutes of notifying James of this post I received a message that he would be escalating the claim to his manager.

The next morning he asked for details of the fault even though I had quite clearly detailed the fault in detail and provided a link to this post :roll:
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James offered me 2 more potentially faulty units as compenstaion for 4 faulty ones :lol:

I messaged him that I want a refund for 4 units and I am happy to take less than purchase price for their postage. Also I told him I'm happy to post the faulty ones to China so they can work out why they failed.
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Today he increased the offer to 4 new potentiallly faulty units.

He made no offer to accept the faulty goods for testing so he or his team could determine why they failed and rectify the problem.

I accepted his offer and again asked if he wanted me to send the faulty ones. He declined.

This is proof by suggestion that they are aware of problems. I've never heard of a reputable company that sends more goods out without receiving the faulty ones.
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