Author Topic: 1st annual service - quite a surprising amount of warranty work..!  (Read 5360 times)

Offline SuperJ

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Our Mk6 just back from 1st annual service and this included, under warranty:

New Coolant Water Pump
New Horn (Fanfare 'low' tone apparantly)
New Mechatronics (and software..)
New Noise Damping Pan
Repaired and painted Left Hand fender print (the main body part between rear door and wheel arch, which was creased)
New monza shadow wheel...on order (due to surface corrosion)
New rear view mirror trim
Re-programmed DSG paddle response time (quicker!)

Very pleased at replacement of mechatronics as car is much smoother to drive. Paddle shifts much quicker but it seems in 'D' the car hangs on to a low gear much more than before, almost as if in 'S' which will take some getting used too.

Despite the above surprisingly long list of faults (our MkVGti never put a foot wrong in 3 years..), we still love the car and  she'll remain a part of our family for a while to come.


Offline Steve30

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Looks good to me very nice service you had esp DSG issue , hope its working well now?

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Offline Hartside

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Did you point out the faults for rectification or did the garage do the unimaginable and pick them up for you?
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Offline diplomat1

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Hi Super J,  I was interested to hear about your service.  Had you mentioned any issues to the dealer prior to your service with your DSG or did they pick up on the problems themselves.  By the way, which service centre do you use ?

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I know they tested the car with the Revo. Did you remove it subsequently for this warranty work?
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That sounds amazing if the dealer actually spotted all that. All my dealer did was have a quick look at the car from the workshop doorway, get the YTS lad to throw a bucket of water over it and then make me queue for half an hour to pay them so I could have a nice VW stamp in the book.
‘23 8R, ‘20 8CS, ‘19 135iX, ‘19 TCR, ‘17 Ed40, ‘17 GTD, ‘15 7R, ‘13 GTI PP, ‘11 GTI, ‘09 GTI, ‘98 Ibiza Cupra, ‘05 GTI, ‘06 Polo GTI, ‘04 GT TDI, ‘05 Fabia vRS, ‘02 GTI T, ‘03 Ibiza TDI 130, ‘01 Leon 180, ‘89 mk2 16v, ‘99 Ibiza TDI, ‘96 VR6, ‘98 Ibiza TDI, ‘92 VR6, ‘88 mk2 8v, ‘92 Polo G40, ‘91 mk2 8v, ‘89 mk2 8v, 205 GTI 1.9, ‘83 mk1 GTI, ‘80 Scirocco GTI, plus some others I’ve forgotten 

Offline Steve30

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That sounds amazing if the dealer actually spotted all that. All my dealer did was have a quick look at the car from the workshop doorway, get the YTS lad to throw a bucket of water over it and then make me queue for half an hour to pay them so I could have a nice VW stamp in the book.

Sounds like a great job there  :grin:

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That sounds amazing if the dealer actually spotted all that. All my dealer did was have a quick look at the car from the workshop doorway, get the YTS lad to throw a bucket of water over it and then make me queue for half an hour to pay them so I could have a nice VW stamp in the book.

Sounds like a great job there  :grin:

It was whilst queuing that I remembered why I usually never go in there. Instead I normally drive 45 minutes up the motorway to a decent dealer. However they changed hands back along so I'm not so sure about them now either. For my older cars I always use my friendly local VAG indie, but whilst I'm in warranty I like to have the VW stamps. Saves any misunderstandings and disagreements!
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Offline RedHP

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Bl**dy eck, I hope I don't get a list this long from my first service. However, at the same time, I also hope that my dealer look at all the smaller-points that your did !
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Very pleased at replacement of mechatronics as car is much smoother to drive. Paddle shifts much quicker but it seems in 'D' the car hangs on to a low gear much more than before, almost as if in 'S' which will take some getting used too.

This could well be to maximise the efficiency of the turbo portion of the engine rev range. Also dependent on driving conditions. I.E. if the engine is under load it will hold a gear slightly longer to make sure that when the car changes it will fall in to a rev range that does not cause it to stall out, or hit a miss fire.