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Offline Mk6Maniac

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Re: Major Problems - Need Help Asap!
« Reply #20 on: 13 April 2010, 20:51 »
Ok so it turns out some of the earthing points were badly corroded!

VW are looking into it and I should have it back by the end of the week!

2 weeks off the road, it's a well missed car!!!
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Re: Major Problems - Need Help Asap!
« Reply #21 on: 13 April 2010, 20:55 »
Quote from: Mk6Maniac on 13 April 2010, 20:51
Ok so it turns out some of the earthing points were badly corroded!

You have 'bad corrossion' after 7 months of owning the car.  Thats a tad disturbing!
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Re: Major Problems - Need Help Asap!
« Reply #22 on: 13 April 2010, 22:17 »
I hope he does not garage a damp car!
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Re: Major Problems - Need Help Asap!
« Reply #23 on: 14 April 2010, 12:31 »
Yep, tell em about it, that's why VW are very worried. They've pretty much fixed the problem but they want the car for longer to try and investigate why it has corrosion that early in its life!

I don't garage my car, I would like to but I assumed having a new car would mean I could leave it in a monsoon and it would be Ok. Maybe I'm wrong?!
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Re: Major Problems - Need Help Asap!
« Reply #24 on: 14 April 2010, 18:01 »
See if you can find out were abouts its corroded as im waxoyling mine and if i can find the earth points in question i will do them too.
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Re: Major Problems - Need Help Asap!
« Reply #25 on: 14 April 2010, 18:44 »
Quote from: Snoopy on 14 April 2010, 18:01
See if you can find out were abouts its corroded as im waxoyling mine and if i can find the earth points in question i will do them too.

Yes this  would be good Snoopy, its very concerning this??? :undecided:
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Re: Major Problems - Need Help Asap!
« Reply #26 on: 14 April 2010, 19:23 »
VW should use WD40! :grin:
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Re: Major Problems - Need Help Asap!
« Reply #27 on: 16 April 2010, 17:34 »
yeah ok i'll fid out, cars still with em, has been for two weeks now. Will post their exact findings!
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Re: Major Problems - Need Help Asap!
« Reply #28 on: 20 April 2010, 10:14 »
Ok well it looks like there's leaking in the body work somewhere and that has caused the corrosion.

I called today, 2.5 weeks after it went in (!!!) and they are in the process of removing the windscreen!!!

I'm fairly new to this but it seems this is a serious issue?!?!?
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Re: Major Problems - Need Help Asap!
« Reply #29 on: 20 April 2010, 10:41 »
Quote from: Mk6Maniac on 20 April 2010, 10:14
Ok well it looks like there's leaking in the body work somewhere and that has caused the corrosion.
I called today, 2.5 weeks after it went in (!!!) and they are in the process of removing the windscreen!!!
I'm fairly new to this but it seems this is a serious issue?!?!?

So sorry to hear of your problems.
These seem to be build quality issues.
Removing the windscreen? Seems a bit drastic.
7 months is not a long time to have a car. I'd be pretty peeved off.
Have you thought of rejecting the car?
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