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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: Mr_F on 01 December 2011, 15:42
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Just reading the other thread from naa and wondered what issues people have seen on a brand spanking new car from a VW forecourt? Since had 4k+ trouble free miles apart from an annoying rattle that I haven't had time to re-seat the air vents.
I'll start:-
Oil Pressure Sensor, Towed back to dealer and fixed rapidly!
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My current Golf hasn't have any problems really apart from the bonnet sitting slightly out of line. The mechanic opened it, and twisted it a little. Fits perfectly now.
My previous Golf ED30 however....
On the second day of ownership, the passenger door deadlocked itself! They kept the car for almost 2 weeks and gave me a Polo whilst they fixed it. Whilst fixing it, they totally wrecked the inner door card. I got the car back, but had to wait another 2 weeks for a new door card. They also swapped over the front grill as it had a massive scratch on it from new too.
Other than that - I had no problems for the 20 months ownership until some tw@t ran into me and wrote it off!
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My golf is 3 in February and dont even ask me about my issues. Its been into volkswagen several times and ive just wrote a 4 page letter to the UK Director, seriously pissed off.
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My current Golf hasn't have any problems really apart from the bonnet sitting slightly out of line. The mechanic opened it, and twisted it a little. Fits perfectly now.
I also had a slightly misaligned bonnet (and grille). Fixed quickly by the dealer. Other than a slight intermittent buzzing from the passenger side of the dashboard (I turn up the stereo volume so I can't hear the buzzing!), no problems in 5 months of ownership.
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Think Sat Nav has now been fixed. I think I mentioned before that when I picked up new car I was told that the Sat Nav unit in it was faulty - the screen kept flickering. The garage ordered a new one which they fitted on Wednesday. Unfortunately, when I went to pick it up later in the day I found the screen just showed white not the colour screen and the display in front of the steering wheel didn't display navigation when it was set.
I was given a courtesy car, and to their credit, the garage fixed the problems and delivered it back to me (127 miles) today.
Other problem was the steering wheel was slightly misaligned - down on the right - which is hopefully now fixed.
Can't believe that a car can be shipped with these problems. Don't VW do quality control any more?
My very first Golf - a GT TDI - some years ago - broke down on first drive when I was 150 miles from home - the coolant hose had become detached.
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I hope they brought it back on a trailer?!?
I know what I'd be doing if I had a GTI or GTD to deliver 127 miles away :laugh:
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Air-conditioning compressor died after 2 days, in the middle of an aussie summer :smiley: then took them 3 weeks to replace.