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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: am1w on 06 June 2010, 19:01
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(1) Last Saturday on 29th May, when I had my oil and filter change I checked the oddometer before the oil change, and it read 1440 miles.
However, the service receipt said I had done 1140 miles! That is a 300 mile difference! However, I did not think too much about this as maybe I had made a mistake or they had. Easily done.
(2) This Saturday on the 5th June, when I had the gearbox additive put in, the oddometer read 1150 miles as did the receipt. Alarm bells started ringing!
Between the 2 Saturdays I have covered around 18 miles per day which makes it a total of 133 miles. So the oddometer should read 1273 miles! Well it does not and says I have covered 10 miles in a week even though I have driven the car every day to and from work!
My car seems to be clocking itself in a most outrageous manner by approx 423 miles! :rolleyes:
Any ideas please?
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(1) Last Saturday on 29th May, when I had my oil and filter change I checked the oddometer before the oil change, and it read 1440 miles.
However, the service receipt said I had done 1140 miles! That is a 300 mile difference! However, I did not think too much about this as maybe I had made a mistake or they had. Easily done.
(2) This Saturday on the 5th June, when I had the gearbox additive put in, the oddometer read 1150 miles as did the receipt. Alarm bells started ringing!
Between the 2 Saturdays I have covered around 18 miles per day which makes it a total of 133 miles. So the oddometer should read 1273 miles! Well it does not and says I have covered 10 miles in a week even though I have driven the car every day to and from work!
My car seems to be clocking itself in a most outrageous manner by approx 423 miles! :rolleyes:
Any ideas please?
Have you been on the wine again :undecided: :evil: :undecided: :evil:
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Seriously Neil, its not funny any more regarding this self clocking. I covered 30 miles since yesterday and the oddometer is at 1155 miles! So 30 miles has been recorded as 5 miles! :rolleyes: :shocked:
I thought I was going mad!
No alcohol until Wednesday evening and then only a small glass of red as a celebration! :smiley:
PS: Fcuk it, I'm going to have a glass in my new wine glass I bought from Harrods! :grin:
This is all your fault.
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Very straaaange, keep a rough milage check and get it back to the dealers :sad:
Atleast when it comes to resale it will have low milage :smiley:
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Well yes, but they won't believe me if this keeps happening! :rolleyes:
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Faulty speedo sensor :undecided:
Or a set of faulty clocks :undecided:
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I've just gone back to the car and the oddometer now reads 1260 miles.
30 mins ago it was 1160 miles! :rolleyes:
To the service dept on Saturday it goes! :lipsrsealed:
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Faulty speedo sensor :undecided:
Or a set of faulty clocks :undecided:
Thanks.
Driving me bonkers! :rolleyes:
It might end up as a very low mileage car! :lipsrsealed:
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We can scan the car on Wednesday with VCDS to see what the ECU believes the mileage to be :smiley:
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We can scan the car on Wednesday with VCDS to see what the ECU believes the mileage to be :smiley:
Thanks. :cool:
All very odd! :embarassed:
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Are you sure it's not the wine? :laugh:
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Are you sure it's not the wine? :laugh:
:laugh:
100% sure. Not had any YET! :grin:
Cheers!
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Unfortunatly mine doesn't do this I have covered over 2600 miles in just over 1 month. I wish it would clock itself.
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Unfortunatly mine doesn't do this I have covered over 2600 miles in just over 1 month. I wish it would clock itself.
That would work out at approx 32,000 miles per annum!
She must be as loose as a goose by now!
Well used and partially abused! :smiley:
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You sound like you've been abused tonight mate :laugh:
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Jokeing mate!! Get the dealers to check it out :undecided:
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Should have gone to specsavers :nerd:
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If it keeps going up complain if it keeps going down keep quiet :evil: :grin:
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Should have gone to specsavers :nerd:
Crappy firm with crappy products. :lipsrsealed:
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SteveP is going to check it on Wednesday. :cool:
Still reading 1260 miles 5 minutes ago! :rolleyes:
It did 100 miles whilst stationary between 6.30pm and now! :rolleyes:
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Not to self, never buy a "Low" mileage mk6 :laugh:
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Not to self, never buy a "Low" mileage mk6 :laugh:
Cheeky, but I like you! :wink:
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At this rate I will be taking delivery of my car all over again!
It's like tasting a curry twice, only better!
How mad is that and how bizarre.
You could not make this one up could you? :rolleyes:
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You sound like you've been abused tonight mate :laugh:
If only! :rolleyes:
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My guess it's a software bug., and is probably affecting a whole range of VAG products.
But mainly, who's going to notice?? I can't remember the last time I glanced at my odo !! :shocked:
You could also do that thing (can't quite recall exact sequence) to bring up the service indicator and see if that's going backwards too.
And from a physics point of view of course you must bear in mind that time can run backwards, it's just very very very very unlikely. Unless of course you are in a Volkswagen or a DeLorean...hahahahahahahaha
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And from a physics point of view time can run backwards, it's just very very very very unlikely(? :huh:).
It's called the past!
I wish I could relive mine! :wink:
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We can scan the car on Wednesday with VCDS to see what the ECU believes the mileage to be :smiley:
Thanks. :cool:
All very odd! :embarassed:
Stop using your referse camera you flash bas.ard!! and drive Wolfgangfoward for a change :laugh:
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Stop using your referse camera you flash bas.ard!! and drive Wolfgangfoward for a change :laugh:
I don't have one of those. :tongue:
Just front and rear acoustic sensors. Don't see the point of a lens in my rectum! :wink:
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That is one weird fault. Hope you get
her him sorted quickly.
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That is one weird fault. Hope you get her him sorted quickly.
I also think Wolfgang might be having a sex change! :grin:
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Oh yeah of course "Time of the month" :rolleyes: :laugh:
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Have seen the problem before and is in most cases a faulty speedo head.
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Keeping a good check on it from now onwards. :smiley:
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I have now worked out to the nearest 20 miles how much distance I would have covered since the 22nd March when I took delivery of Wolfgang. Yes, I am that anal!
The oddometer now reads 1276 miles. Which is about correct by my calculations.
However, it still does not explain why it showed readings of (1) 1400, 1550, 1600 miles and (2) that I had only covered 10 miles in one week of commuting.
Anyway, as long as it behaves itself as of now, I will not stress. :smiley:
Yes, Wolfgang is still a red blooded male! :grin:
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But mainly, who's going to notice??
Howabout a lease company...suddenly your car is doing very few miles to the gallon...that will definitely wake up a few fleet-owners...anyway besides speed it now will make you feel like you own a Rolls...