Slkfanboy said.........

"The 7 Speed DSG in the UK failed for many and rather than a recall. VW decided to give them a warranty for 10 years. I would say take to the dealer you purchased or local one and they may moan a lot but should fix it under the gearbox extended warranty

I think this is also the case with the 6 speed box that did get recalled."

Being the owner of a 7 speed DSG box I clearly have an interest. My car is over three years old, hence no VAG warranty any more. But it is covered by a "VAG Approved Warranty" that I pay for annually. Additionally I've had a clutch pack replaced under the three year VAG warranty when it WAS covered. So, as I say, I have an interest. I also know that the aftermarket provider I subscribe to has excluded my clutch pack from it's cover because the item is the subject of a known manufacturers defect and subsequent rectification process.

It took me about 15 seconds to find reference to the 10 year warranty that Slkfanboy refers to. And it's as plain as the nose on your face and clearly evident for all to see that it refers to the Chinese market. HJ speaks openly of it here on this site...it's had a bucket load of mentions here and elsewhere. So why Slkfanboy hasn't spotted that it doesn't apply in the UK is for him to explain - if he chooses so to do.

You have to wonder how, even before 'dieselgate', VAG actually made any money, given the number of failures on their DSG clutches, if they are now warrantied for 10 years.

Extended warranty applies only in China. In the UK its business as usual. Lots of things break just after warranty period expires and consumer gets shafted for ridulous prices of parts plus labour plus vat. Goodwill? 70% of parts only, on parts that are 300% overpriced. Just been there, had that, got the bill.

No wonder kia/Hyundai building market share.

Just serviced my 2nd Kia. Bodywork inspection FOC as have the Kia servicing pack 3 years £299.

Having had personal experience of a Jetta overheating and Vag not finding the problem till I traded it into them against another car, (upon which they found the problem when the new purchaser bought the car and broke down) and having read over the years on various forums about the long list of expensive failures, I would never buy another!

If One manufacturer can give a 5 year/7 year warranty and others are giving more than 3, why buy the shorter warranty, or why buy a Ford or Vauxhall with a 1 year manufacturer warranty and a 2 year "dealer" warranty to make it up tp 3.

I won't go on about my former employers attitude to warranty claims in the 5 years before they went bust, but it was not good,

Edited by oldroverboy. on 01/03/2016 at 20:13

>>my former employers attitude to warranty claims in the 5 years

Was this cars or some other product?

I think the clue in in oldroverboy's name :-)

Edited by madf on 02/03/2016 at 14:40

It's a VW . Does anyone expect engineering or marketing integrity fro a company notorious by lying?