'04 Golf 2.0 GT FSI - Software update?

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Tue 20 Feb 2007 15:55
'04 Golf 2.0 GT FSI - Software update? - hn
I have owned the above, UK dealer supplied, car since new and it very recently, suddenly developed an intermittent misfire that eventually prompted the catalytic converter warning lamp to turn on. The misfire often occurred when pulling out of corners or bottoming out of hills.
The dealer claims to have cured things, after conducting a full electrical test, by "upgrading the software to current UK specification". I wait to see if he has.
I am however a little concerned, because I am coming to the end of the warranty period and would have thought that inappropriate software would have caused a long-running problem, from day 1, rather than prompt a sudden misfire, after c.25,000 miles?
Sadly, I used to be able to restore/fix/understand just about anything automotive, but since cars have gone electronic........!
Can anyone with greater technical knowledge than I, please explain whether the dealer's proposal is a sound one?
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