Mk6 Needs a New £6000 Engine!! Timing Chain Strikes Again??

[Mattyj]

No way on this earth should a modern engine fail @ 65k, as Rhys said speak to trading standards and stand your ground.

Or speak to What car magazine they have a section for help and advice with car problems

They do think i guy got something from honda when he didn't check the oil in his car. How lucky was he!

[JPHoey]

Thanks for all your help - I really do appreciate it. I'm waiting to hear back from both VW and the dealership tomorrow. If not favourable then I'll definitely be contacting Trading Standards, Watchdog, What Car? and probably my lawyer too. I may also contact an independent mechanic to review the work carried out by the dealership - as their various explanations of exactly what has went wrong are vague at best. 

I also contacted VW Finance, who were not pleased. Although they are VW Finance, they work independently of VW and straight away offered to open up an investigation - after all, until I have paid it off the car they officially own it. We'll see how that develops.

Thanks again for your help and I'll keep you all updated.
Cheers,

JP

[RocketRossUK]

Have you read the top post in MK6 Section?

if not, read through this, it will give more info and a leg to stand on : http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=262793.0

[Mattyj]

VW rarely actually know what the fault is they just change stuff useless

[charlie]

Have you read the top post in MK6 Section?

if not, read through this, it will give more info and a leg to stand on : http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=262793.0

i thought I was on the right track

[andyt]

How did you get on with VW in the end? I've had exactly the same issue. 

I'm still trying to get something out of VW but not looking good.

Terrible for a 4yr old car with 45k miles

[dubber36]

A bloke I know was faced with a similar bill when the cam adjusters on his Passat W8 let go. As it happened there was a lot of water about at the time, so he towed it into some floods, hydolocked it, got it recovered, then got a good payout when his insurance company wrote it off.

I'm not suggesting that you do that, but there are more than one way of making sure you don't loose out. The trouble is, you have other parties involved already.

[ajmoir36]

Do you have full VW service history that counts for a lot when it comes down to good will?

[andyt]

Yes, full VW service history but bought privately.

[ajmoir36]

Yes, full VW service history but bought privately.

Few it certainly helps.