I am having a problem with a new car I have bought. When I bought the car it only had one key fob and a key. I recently purchased another key fob so my wife can has her own set rather than have just a key. I have managed to program the immobiliser no problem but when programming the central locking it knocks out the programming in the other fob for example when programming the new key this works fine but then the orignal key doesn't operate. My questions are can you have more than one keyfob per car and has anyone else ever come across the problem and if so how did you solve it?

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Just wondering if anyone else has had problems with new Golfs / Golf Plus's delivered over the past three months or if it is just problems related to the Italian versions built in Wolfsburg.

Ive had the following:

Rattle from air conditioning in central arm rest - repaired but has now returned
Boot door not aligned properly - repaired but still not fixed properly
Various rattles from inside the left passenger door
Grinding plastic sound when the back right suspension is working
Right side of the front bumper is not flush and seems to be coming loose
Right back door not aligned properly

Only good thing about the car so far, is the motor, quite for a diesel and very economical.

Car is now going back to the dealer for a third time on the 25th June so to have the various problems rectified hopefuly for good this time as Im getting tired of having to return to the dealer.

Dealer and VW customer service very helpful, just a pity about the poor quality of their cars. Read more

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All, especially the VW owners and lovers amongst us, one my colleagues has recently had his car returned from a dealer following a replacement cylinder head gasket along with some other top end ancillaries.

Unfortunately, he didn't look under the bonnet on receipt and on return home when he eventually did, he discovered that the black plastic cover which covers the top of the engine was missing. Its the big black one which is either intended to make the engine bay prettier to photograph or stop enquiring fingers disturbing anything.

He contacted the dealer who told him, sorry, that model doesn't have a cover on the engine. (Despite him pointing out that the clips which are around the top of the cylinder head to hold the cover in place are now empty and useless.)

His Polo is an 06, 1.2e, possibly the PD05.

Does anyone out there have one, and able to confirm if they do indeed have a cover, and if so, what the part number is, if it is visible.

Thanks in advance.

{8< Snip - Last sentence removed. Although the franchise name wasn't mentioned, the clues you posted were a big enough giveaway}

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My Front windscreen washers have stopped working suddenly.

Yes checked the water level. The motor appears to be working fine.

Have removed the hose from just under the washers and activated no drips or anything.

The rear wash works fine.

Strange thing is pulling the wash wipe stalk back activates the rear as well. Twisting the top of the talk round also activates the rear wash

Any suggestions please.
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