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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: the_duderama on 06 January 2012, 12:24

Title: Exhaust light still on - been to dealer twice.
Post by: the_duderama on 06 January 2012, 12:24

Took my 06 GTI standard to the dealer mainly for a DSG oil change, but also got them to check out my exhaust light, has been comming on and off for a while now, but has been preminently on for the last week or so.

So they charge me £250 to replace the re-circulation valve, which seems to have given the car a little more tourque, so all good. However, after a couple of days, the light came back on, so i took it back yesterday, this time they said it was the evaporation canister, replaced & £200 lighter. Started up the car this morning and it's back.

The service guy did say that it'd logged faults with the lamda sensor also, but that was probably been caused by the canister.

Question is are they taking the mick, or does it just sound like my exhaust system is in a bad way? I'm 450 quid out of pocket, and i know the dealer will charge over the odds, do i go back risk getting charged again, or just write off my losses and take it to a decent local garage?

Title: Re: Exhaust light still on - been to dealer twice.
Post by: Ed30DSG on 06 January 2012, 12:28

Find a new dealer!

Where are you located as there are specialists who know more about these cars than the dealers.

I'm not knocking all dealers and sometimes everyone gets it wrong, but to charge you £250 for a DV!!

Title: Re: Exhaust light still on - been to dealer twice.
Post by: Jimble on 06 January 2012, 18:34

I reckon you should take it back and they should fix it FOC since they obviously didn't fix it the first two times! The most important thing in this life is time and they are taking the p!ss by wasteing yours!  :angry:

Title: Re: Exhaust light still on - been to dealer twice.
Post by: Upperoilcan on 06 January 2012, 18:53

I had this light come on a couple of years ago intermittantly,after taking it to the stealers is was found to the potensiometer,had it replaced for nearly £500:00 and it sorted the problem...

Title: Re: Exhaust light still on - been to dealer twice.
Post by: mvb on 07 January 2012, 16:53

you paid 2 times and still the problem persists..... what exactly have they fixed????

Title: Re: Exhaust light still on - been to dealer twice.
Post by: Jimble on 07 January 2012, 20:01

^agreed! Basically they've charged you £450 to replace two parts that weren't faulty!  :angry: