benny79 wrote: » Well I for one will never buy VW again.. But like most don't they own a lot of other car manufacturers like seat?
fionaanna wrote: » I'd really appreciate some advice. My car, a 1.6 diesel golf went in for the emissions fix just under 8 weeks ago. Since then it just hasn't been the same. It sounded different especially in 1 and 2nd gear, the fan was staying on after I had turned the engine (it's never done that before) there was a slight burning smell. The amber coil light came on and said engine fault. I brought it to my mechanic he said it was something to do with gases not getting into the engine, presume this is the EGR value. It then broke down on Sunday, had a complete loss of power and had to get a tow truck out, he said he thought it was the dpf filter but didn't have his diagnostics machine to be sure. I have now had it towed to the garage that carried out the emissions fix and they are telling me it's the alternator and that i need a new battery. They are trying to charge me €1200. I mentioned that I have seen online that similar things have happened over people's cars and that it's related to the emissions fix. What are your opinions? Does it sound like it's related to the emissions fix? Apologies for the long post!
Toyotafanboi wrote: » So what was wrong with the car?
fionaanna wrote: » My mechanic says the egr valve. There is a bearing gone in my air conditioning which is probably the noise they presumed was coming from my alternator.
benny79 wrote: » Egr valve is a know problem after the VW update hence why they are replacing them for free If I was you Id be getting back onto them and running a muck! looking for compo else Id be going to a solicitor!
KCross wrote: » [...]The section about gassing monkeys just shows how far German auto is willing to go to protect its diesel investment[...]
uncle-mofo wrote: » I've recently imported a 131 CC TDI. Is there any accurate way to see if the emissions fix has been carried out? This site (http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/emissionsinfo) seems to lead me in circles.
1jcdub wrote: » Put your reg in here:https://campaigncheck.ie
Tuco88 wrote: » Id love to know what Benz/BMW did. There is no way VW was alone in this.
kilk wrote: » Has anyone affected been successful in getting the garage to reverse the "fix" ?
The Süddeutscher and Stuttgarter Zeitung both reported on Monday that a research group funded by the auto industry giants tested the effects of gas nitrogen dioxide — a component of car exhaust — on "[25] healthy young persons."
gctest50 wrote: » Tested on humans too, they just can't get away from the old 卐
jelutong wrote: » Porsche has stopped selling diesel-engined models across Europe.
Manic Moran wrote: » They've gone the other way, here. Now that the fix has been approved, they're dragging the diesels out of storage and putting them on the market. Further, because of the reduced supply, the demand is such that you might find yourself paying more for a used TDi than the things cost when new.https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1109774_asking-prices-climb-for-used-vw-tdi-diesels-as-buybacks-proceed
PaddyCar wrote: » So the egr in my 12 Passat went the other day and the car is in intermittent limp mode. Never got the update done for the emissions fix. If I were to get it done now would they replace the egr for me as a goodwill gesture?
1jcdub wrote: What I'd tend to do would be, get the egr fault reset before bringing it in for the emission fix. If it stays off long enough to get it to the dealer for the fix you should be ok. Doubt they'll do a goodwill gesture with the car being a 2012
PaddyCar wrote: » I can get the fault turned off before bringing it in. My indy will replace with a 2nd hand egr for €400. Just wondering if I'm better keeping away from the emissions fix altogether and just getting it replaced?
Toyota is to end production of diesel versions of its passenger cars sold this year. In one of the most significant moves since the diesel emissions scandal broke in September 2015, the Japanese brand says it is abandoning diesel sales in Europe from the end of this year to focus its attention on petrol-electric hybrid versions.
1jcdub wrote: » If you get the emission fix done you'll have 2 years warranty on all emission components including egr dpf etc. Something to weigh up..
