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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #375 on: April 14, 2011, 10:48:04 pm »
Call them back and if you get the same person tell them you have a letter and tell them the reference for the campaign  :grin:  Useless buggers  :mad:

Good thinking that, cheers.
I have not used a VW garage for a good 8 years due to this kind of pi$$ poor service, (parts shop on the other hand are great as long as I speak to one of the regular staff)
Seems all the garage care about is the sale, and overpriced services, once that is done they don't give a damn.
Will call them again tomorrow and see where I get then.

Failing that, where is the closest VW garage to Wolverhampton apart from the one near to A1 wheels?!


How did you get on with this al?

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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #376 on: July 11, 2011, 09:45:42 pm »
Just checked the wad of paperwork that the Audi came with. Coilpacks were done under warrenty in March.  :party:

Does anyone know if the 1.8T 163bhp Engine is covered by it? That said ive now replaced all four of them due to failure.

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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #377 on: July 11, 2011, 09:56:05 pm »
Does anyone know if the 1.8T 163bhp Engine is covered by it? That said ive now replaced all four of them due to failure.
Don't know specifically what engine/year you have, but the Audi 1.8T 225 engine (2002) is covered, all 4 of mine were changed, and I got a refund for the one I'd already paid for when it failed.

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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #378 on: July 11, 2011, 09:59:53 pm »
Scotta yes it's covered, my wife has one and got them changed a few months ago.
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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #379 on: July 11, 2011, 11:48:04 pm »
Does anyone know if the 1.8T 163bhp Engine is covered by it? That said ive now replaced all four of them due to failure.
Don't know specifically what engine/year you have, but the Audi 1.8T 225 engine (2002) is covered, all 4 of mine were changed, and I got a refund for the one I'd already paid for when it failed.

Its a 54 Plate - shall be calling audi on the morrow me thinks  :happy2:

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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #380 on: July 12, 2011, 11:09:46 pm »
I've got a 54 plate mk5 GTI and went to the local VW dealer recently just to have 2 new tyres fitted. Whilst there they changed the coils too.

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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #381 on: July 30, 2011, 12:37:05 am »
My car is booked in VW on Monday to have the coilpacks done. The thing is they are insisting theres a software update recall to do as well and wont just change coilpacks.

They have said this will wipe my map and my revo dealer wants to charge me £35 1/2 hour to put it back on.

Have people with maps had the same situation recently! and is this my only option?

Cheers Jim


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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #382 on: July 30, 2011, 12:40:09 am »
My car is booked in VW on Monday to have the coilpacks done. The thing is they are insisting theres a software update recall to do as well and wont just change coilpacks.

They have said this will wipe my map and my revo dealer wants to charge me £35 1/2 hour to put it back on.

Have people with maps had the same situation recently! and is this my only option?

Cheers Jim

Tell them thats bollocks and you only want the coilpacks changed.

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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #383 on: July 30, 2011, 09:12:29 am »
Ring another dealer if i was you. I asked about software update and they said no just the coilpacks.

Its upto 2008 models. Anything from 1.6 upwards i think (but dont quote me on that).

I had mine done on 2006 (56) golf gti. Bit crafty how they dont tell you its only if you enquire. They still call it a recall though.

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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #384 on: July 30, 2011, 09:42:09 am »
I think someone else on here told a dealer not to do the software update and they had to sign a disclaimer saying they didn't want it to be done

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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #385 on: April 28, 2012, 10:30:18 am »
just wanted to say thanks to GTIAIN  :happy2: booked my car in at VW after reading this thread, and I can 100% say this has changed the way my drives the power is total different the pick up is a load quicker that before. At the same time my car is safer and for a phone call and a 45 minute wait  :happy2:


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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #386 on: April 28, 2012, 02:21:58 pm »
just wanted to say thanks to GTIAIN  :happy2: booked my car in at VW after reading this thread, and I can 100% say this has changed the way my drives the power is total different the pick up is a load quicker that before. At the same time my car is safer and for a phone call and a 45 minute wait  :happy2:



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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #387 on: April 29, 2012, 05:52:41 am »

Mine is a 06 55 plate, I'll get Colbournes in Guildford to check it on Monday.  :scared:

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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #388 on: April 29, 2012, 11:20:22 am »
If your coil packs haven't been replaced by VW already then give them a call and ask if your car has any outstanding recalls etc... Most likely It will, they should book u in and get whatever needs replaced sorted. This is what I done and had 4 coil packs replaced along with an ecu update

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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #389 on: May 12, 2012, 09:44:48 am »
Got 4 new coilpacks fitted this morning!
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