January 2012
Just purchased the above car. Overall it is a very nice, well looked after car but I am rather disappointed by the gearchange. There is sometimes a fair bit of resistance when changing gear... a bit of a push is needed to get it in! But sometimes that resistance is not there and the gear can be selected normally... easily. The issue is most noticeable on gears 1+2 . It's not terrible and perthaps wouldn't bother many. But I'm a little guy with a shoulder injury so it's not fun for me! I'm really wondering what might be causing this issue and whether it might possibly be rectifiable (without replacing gearbox/clutch!)
A bit more info: The car has done 80k, has full service history, and clutch and flywheel were changed at 70k. I notice that when the car is first started from cold, there is a kind of singing sound, which disappears when clutch is depressed and then re-appears when clutch is released (in neutral). This strange phenomenom stops after a minute. It's nice that my car sings to me (!!) but I wonder if this could be related to the gear issue...... Read more
Hello, im having problems with my van it`s a 07 with 26000 miles...
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Agree as above.An increase in oil level is an indication that excess diesel is entering the sump due to inadequate or failed Dpf regen.The engine light may be on due the the oil now being excessively diluted.( there is an oil quality sensor in the sump).Vauxhall have an ecu software update that reduces this problem.In the meantime I would strongly advise to get the oil and filter renewed.hth
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I do hope some can help in resolving the intermittent cutting out of the engine that started at the end of August this year. I appoligies for the long story but hope all the details will help to resolve the problem.... Read more
Its normally the wiring to the air flow meter, but the break only occurs when the engine moves in the engine bay caused by turning right so when all the normal tests are carried out no fault will be found and often becuase the fault is so intermitant and quick it doesnt flag a fault in the ecu.
Quite fancied a 2 year old A5 as my next car, but speaking with a couple of reputable used car dealers, it would appear that modern Audis are not as wise a buy as you may first think.
One of the dealers simply won't entertain selling any Audis from the past 3 years. Too many tales of very expensive electronic problems, especially with that new-fangled DSG gearbox.... Read more
From this forum and knowing friends who have VAG cars - they are probably as reliable as any other mainstream brand now such as ford/GM etc...
I get the impression the cars are designed to look good (inside and out) and not much else....
On different forums, I hear more and more complaints from drivers who've paid extra to buy cars with built-in sat-navs but they have such poor facilities compared to even the cheapest after-market sat-navs. Inability to accept full 7 character UK postcodes, out of date mapping and compromise with the other infotainment features seem to be the most often voiced complaints.
I can understand the security and neatness aspect of a built-in sat-nav but paying a typical £1,000 for a unit that's markedly inferior to a £100 after-market unit just seems crazy to me. In many cases, the cost of new maps is way more than replacement cost of an up-to-date aftermarket unit.... Read more
This is a good idea for a discussion topic.
I bought my car nearly new with the technolgy pack which included the full Audi MMI sat nav, and to be honest I am glad I didn't pay for it as an option had I bought the car new....
Toying with replacing our second car (2007 Mazda 2), and have seen on the Skoda site that they are offering the Fabia SE with the 1.4 MPI engine (85bhp). I thought that VAG had replaced the 1.4 engine with their Tsi turbo-charged engines. Has anyone got any feedback on the 1.4 MPI as regards problems, reliability, etc. Read more
Indeed - It should be noted that the old 8v Skoda (pre VW) 1.4MPI is not overhead cam. The 1.4 used also to have head gasket & cooling problems
Didn't know the 1.4tsi was an iron block though. I know the higher powered turbo & super charged engines have had past problems, any reliability reports on the lower power (122) version?
I'm looking into buying an Audi or maybe a VW. Which diesel engines out of the VAG group are best for reliability without being too sluggish? Any advice is greatly appreciated as I'm a newbie to the world of VW
I've heard about how oil pump failure on the 2.0 TDi Audi's can render the engine and turbo useless. Does this affect all 2.0 TDi's or did they fix the problem?... Read more
Hello UJU, I have the 1.9TDi PD130 VAG engine with nearly 150K on the clock. Regularly serviced, using fully synthetic oil. Goes like a dream, hardly any oil use between services of about 18K and returns nearly 50mpg overall. They are a bit noisy at idle but cruise beautifully and quietly. They are quite hard to find now and like mine most are at least 5 or 6 years old. Keep looking. Go to family run franchises for Skoda or Seat and you could unearth a gem with the right history. Good luck. Concrete
HI all - the heater in the van has just decided not to blow out warm anymore and also the air con which has always worked now appears not to be working - is this coincidence both are gone or would one problem cause them both to fail? any ideas/fixes? Read more
In that case either the hot airflow flap is stuck or you have an airlock in the heater matrix. Check the temperature of the flow and return pipes to the heater, they go through the bulkhead usually behind the top of the engine, they should both be hot although one may be hotter than the other, if they are it must be an air flow problem, try changing the heat setting and see if it varies.
I have had my brand new Evoque just under a month, and while washing my car over the Christmas break I noticed that the two doors on one side of the car have been repaire/re-sprayed because there is paint runs at the bottom of both doors, paint on the rear door rubber and flaky/rough paint where the sprayed panels meet the plastic trims on both doors. My dealer claims it has not been repaired prior to my collecting it. I can't believe it left the factory like this either. So somewhere along the line someone has repaired it. My dealer is getting a LR assessor to look at it on Monday with a view to repairing it on warranty. My thoughts are that I bought a brand new car and expected a brand new car in perfect condition which this clearly isn't. I don't want to accept a second re-spray to correct the first! Am I within my right to 'reject' the car because of it's unaceptable quality, or do I have to go along with what the dealer wants and get it repaired under warranty? Read more
I believe the reality of SoGA is that in the first 6 months, it's the retailers task to demonstrate that the defect wasn't present at time of manufacture - after 6 months it's the buyers task to demonstrate that the defect was present at time of manufacture.
Not all defects justify rejection.
My spanner light comes on and stays on after about half a mile. I have depressed the brake and accellerator pedals to the floor and turned the ignition ket to get the code 6342 (the engine light flashes six times, then three, four and two). What does this mean. All the codes i find in the net begin with 0, 1 or 2. Read more
had the same on mine too, same car, loss of power, very lumpy revs and smoke, thought it might be glow plugs but they just for starting car so changed fuel filter in engine bay and all was fine 10 minute job, remove air filter box gives plenty of room, hope this helps
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Is that the one shaped like a banjo .. "tourque restrictor", or something like? cheers