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 GTMac
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| posted on April 5th, 2012 at 09:14 AM |
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Injector and Wiring loom fail GT Diesel
My 08 Golf GT has crapped itself. Driving along and car just died. Diagnosis is burnt out wiring loom and failed injectors at an approx cost of $5k.
Each injector is between $750-$950 depending on type used. After searching web it seems a common problem and recalls or "customer satisfaction
programs" in the UK are undertaken by VW.
Has anyone else had this problem and what resolve did you get with VW here?
It seems possibly VW Australia keep quiet until a customer comes in otherwise why mention anything! Typical. Suggestions or advice on solving would be
much appreciated.
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| posted on April 5th, 2012 at 11:54 AM |
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yes very common problem.
I hear its hard to get this resolved by vw australia.
Good luck with you modern pos! jk 
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| posted on April 5th, 2012 at 04:05 PM |
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Umm, pretty sure Frosty had something similar happen with his Passat TDi... and even that there was a happy ending....
EDIT - Yup - see his thread at http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=92672&page=1#pid862243
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| posted on April 5th, 2012 at 04:20 PM |
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Warranty ?
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| posted on April 6th, 2012 at 12:29 PM |
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Hi there, I had the same problem with my passat , Check out the vw watercooled forum in the "growing list of injector problems" I was fortunate to
have it covered by warranty even though It was 150 000km (50k over) they originally quoted $4900. Vw tweed heads were great to deal with as I had it
service there since new. The guys there told me that vw aust wanted to fix this problem over time as a full recall would have been far more expensive
for them. This problem was over a 3 year period 08,09,10 passat, golf and transporter.
Thanks
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