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For those considering a purchase... my old car has turned up again (at a considerably inflated price) Used 2010 FERRARI 599 GTB HGTE F1 for...
In the case of this specific vehicle it turned out it has had the sill panel repainted on the side giving the airbag errors... and not by Ferrari...
In case anyone is looking to buy note thisvehicle is back on the market... 1K added to clock...£20K added to price... and still "approved" Used...
Based on recent experience I would say you cannot trust the Approved program (see thread titled Airbag Woes). I would treat the purchase like any...
I am in UK and have contacted them for a view.
Wondered what your various views are on this scenario. Bought the 599 from a main dealer as a Ferrari Approved used vehicle. Asked for an...
I am (truly) sorry to have to report that after three further weeks I picked up the car and immediately on switch-on the self-check failed with...
After two days testing no airbag light... so it appears the connector block was the culprit. What a pity this thread didn't exist three weeks...
So... no airbag lights since left/right connectors switched around on the (now infamous?) airbag connector on the right side of the bulkhead. Big...
I do agree ... one heck of a diagram... but apparently within distance of your foot? LHD or RHD ?
Just to remind me that I did trade my GranSport and am not imagining all this - a picture of the moment of the trade... I hope to be re-acquainted...
Thanks Johns930 - I don't feel so "alone" any more! Would be interested to compare the dealer approaches. I now know (per original post) that...
Quite so - having no airbags is the main concern. Although apparently it may depend upon the severity of the error picked up by the ecu i.e. not...
Of course in these circumstances one tends to become an "expert" on the problem! I am informed that for safety reasons the airbag system and...
Thanks all - any advice or ideas appreciated at this time. Yes - the car has front and rear parking sensors Caeruleus11, how did you know they...
Update on this - I have agreed to allow the dealer(s) to spend a short further period trying to diagnose connectivity problem between airbag ecu...
Sad to report that my recent purchase of a 2010 599 HGTE has rapidly turned sour. (good news story here...
Well the weather turned out nearly perfect and the 880 mile round trip was great fun. Both cars performing brilliantly... here is the moment I...
Well all things considered I have decided to drive the round trip of 800 miles. Weather looking good enough and will take a couple of days to...
I thank you all for your generous responses. Now a question for you to poll opinion. I am several hundred miles away from the dealer who sold me...
