Poor start to GTi Life !!

[ansGTI]

Well the garage have checked measuring blocks 032 and everything looks fine so they want to do a compression check next.

I'm gutted - I don't know what to do if that turns up a problem

[iwilkins]

Mine's on it's way back Saturday.  Apparently I'm too pedantic and fussy wanting a car that starts and doesn't scrub tyre.… or make crappy noise's.

Still I've lined up a few other and added a couple of diesels to my options list.

With any luck this time next week I'll be driving another new golf of some description

[ansGTI]

Sorry to hear that.

Well the best of luck with what ever you choose next

[ansGTI]

Compression is OK.

VW technical have now suggested they replace the injectors - they have contacted the warranty company to get authorisation for the work. the warranty company have said they are sending their own engineer out to the garage to inspect the car.

I've just got of the blower with trading stadards just encase the warranty company turn round and refuse to pay for the work. I will be drafting a letter to the garage I got the car from to get this sorted if the warranty people turn around and tell me to get stuffed

[iwilkins]

Ah so a dodgey injector is looking like the problem then.

I'm looking for another gti or ed30 at the moment but can't find a nice one. 

I've started looking at diesel GT's now as well some of the GT sport seem ok but I think I'd miss the poke of the gti if I het one…

Hope you get yours resolved mate, let us know how you get on

[ansGTI]

Well the engineer came to the garage where the car is on Thursday and the technicians demonstrated the problem to him. He didn't bother to submit his report to CAR PLAN (warranty people) until this morning and they called me to say he's rejected the claim. He has basically said the problem is not worthy of a 'fix' and that "I must have purchased the car with the problem". They hadn't got all the facts straight for starter, there's dodgy idle and the car does not perform as I think it should.

I called the Alfa Romeo dealership where I got the car from and the sales rep I purchased the car through isn't in until Monday now - I spoke to someone else and explained I wanted this sorting in one way or another only to be told no one of authority to make decisions about my problem was available until Monday so I may as well call my sales rep then.

When I purchased the car I was told the 3 month warranty was pretty bullet proof - what a bloody joke! 

[Gene Hunt.]

I would be quoting trading standards to them on monday mate .Worked wonders for me once.

[ansGTI]

Yeah I've already spoken to them, I knew as soon as an engineer was going to be sent that my chances of the claim going through would be slim. The engineer turned up Thursday afternoon and only submitted his report this morning or late last night - they called me to say the engineer has stated the problem is not "worthy of a repair" & that "I must have purchased the car with the fault"which is NOT true. It developed the fault after 5 or 6 days of ownership.

I really don't want to have to return this car as it's everything I wanted, but I just don't know what else to do. I doubt the dealership I got if from will be interested in funding repairs, plus as the 'recommended repair' isn't authorised there's still a bill at the garage that has the car for diagnostics.

I'm so down about this it's untrue.....

[iwilkins]

Mine's gone back now mate, full refund from the dealership so i'm now on the lookout for another :-)

Hope you get yours sorted and i hope i dont' buy another clanger

[ansGTI]

  I don't think I'm going to be as lucky to be honest

I spoke to the dealer I got it from and he questioned why VW can't have the injectors tested, and also how confident they are that it's an injector problem. Basically the dealer I got it from can argue with the warranty company that the car did not have the fault when the car was purchased, and that they have a duty of care to fix it under the terms and conditions of the warranty (even though they say as the fault only occurs on cold starts then I should live with it whic is such BS).

I'm also told that as I authorised investigations I have to pay the bill - so how the heck am I supposed to find out whats wrong with the car so I can make a claim of the warranty - should I shake my magic ball so it tells me so I can then call the warranty people and get authorisation.

Do all Edition 30 owners get hesitiation/stutter on start up? The engine catches and hunts/splutters at 400rpm before jumping to 1200rpm and idling normally? The VW garage have told the dealer I got the car from that "most people would just live with it".