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I had the emission fix done six weeks ago on my Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI. After only 500 miles, an injector failed. Car has only done 41,000 miles. I took the car to a Volkswagen garage who changed it free...
My son's 2010 Volkswagen Passat, 102,000 miles, never had any problems until it had the emissions fix in April. One month later, it went into limp mode and we took it to a local Volkswagen dealer. It took...
My 2013 Audi A6 Avant was affected by the diesel emissions scandal. Rectification work has been completed and I have had no issues with the car whatsoever. I bought the car through PCP and it was an approved...
I have just been informed by Skoda that my 2013 Skoda Yeti 2.0 4x4 DSG is ready for the EA189 NOx emissions service action. I have heard such a lot of bad press regarding the fix and my car runs fine,...
I had my SEAT Leon fixed because of the emissions scandal. Shortly afterwards, the aircon failed - the compressor is kaput. I had it fixed for £804. Could this be related to the fix? The car has done 50000...
My 2010 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI had its emissions fix in January 2017. Prior to this, I've owned it for five years with no issues. Last week, a flashing glow plug coil came on now and then. Mechanic told...
My wife has a 2012 Volkswagen Golf TDI 1.6. She specifically asked the Volkswagen garage not to apply the EA189 emissions fix when the car had its service and MoT. However, it appears that they have applied...
I've only had my 2010 Volkswagen Caddy Maxi for a month and the fuel injector has gone. The van has only done 77,000 miles. I read somewhere that Volkswagen were replacing for free due to a recall. As...
I have a 2014 Porsche Macan 3.0-litre diesel, bought new. It recorded 42mpg or better on a long run and 39mpg average on short urban runs. Porsche wrote asking for the car to have a software update for...
Had the software update done by the AA on behalf of Volkswagen. Since it was done, my Volkswagen Caddy Maxi has gone into limp mode with an apparent EGR valve problem. Volkswagen told me categorically...