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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: waxandhide on 05 October 2016, 09:39

Title: Mk6 not starting properly
Post by: waxandhide on 05 October 2016, 09:39

Hi guys,

Ever since I bought my Mk6 GTi DSG from VW in July 2015, it's experienced an intermittent fault whereby quite often (around 7-8 times a week under normal usage), it won't start. The car will crank but won't start until I put my foot to the floor on the accelerator. Randomly it seems to happen most after a good hour drive and then leaving the car in an underground car park.

When it does eventually start, the revs rise and fall before settling - almost feels like a carb'd car that's flooded. The car has been back and forth to VW and I've even got VW customer services involved for the last year and is currently with them on a 4 week stint. They're running loads of test as advised by VW tech but are struggling to find a solution.

I'm not looking for anyone to necessarily diagnose the fault but interested to know if anyone has ever experienced anything similar?

Cheers

Title: Re: Mk6 not starting properly
Post by: Pld118 on 05 October 2016, 20:38

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5825287-MK6-GTI-rough-start-up-stalling-VW-amp-Dealer-can-t-find-anything-wrong

Are these similar symptoms?

Title: Re: Mk6 not starting properly
Post by: waxandhide on 06 October 2016, 09:08

 :smiley: yes spot on... reading through with interest now. Cheers!