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Re: its gone pop....again
« Reply #75 on: November 18, 2008, 10:26:30 am »
hmm, not good, has anyone with an 08 car had these issues?
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Re: its gone pop....again
« Reply #76 on: November 18, 2008, 11:20:25 am »
Sorry to hear this matey, hope it all gets sorted  :happy2:
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Re: its gone pop....again
« Reply #77 on: November 18, 2008, 11:51:44 am »
Quote from: 08micsta on November 18, 2008, 10:02:12 am
Thats not good at all. On the other hand be happy they not replacing the entire engine though like we had with another member a while ago. . . Good luck this time

At least i would know its not going to go wrong anytime soon.  I cant afford to spend £50 having my car delivered to the dealers each tiome a coil pack goes wrong......

Lets hope they do the right thing!!  Fingers crossed all please!!
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Re: its gone pop....again
« Reply #78 on: November 18, 2008, 12:35:25 pm »
^^^^

Establishing which coilpack has failed is, I'm told, a tricky process. The approach of trying one at a time step by step is not unreasonable. Not necessarily so convenient for the customer though, I grant you.
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Re: its gone pop....again
« Reply #79 on: November 18, 2008, 04:11:39 pm »
VW just called, to say, i love you.    NO they diddnt, they called to say that coil pack number 1 has now failed and will NOT be covered under warranty.  They haver also advised that i pay to replace coilpacks 3 and 4 as they are likely to fail due to the extra load / stress the failure of number 2 and now number 1 packs has put through them.  Can you effin believe it!!!!

called VW customer services and explained my dissatisfaction and they will "look into the case and give a decission within 24 - 48 hrs (meaning that i am without a car till Monday as they do not ahve any curtesy cars available)  Thsi is a Joke, they know the problem is caused by a fault that was within warranty, fixed that problme without any advise that this could happen again and now want me to pay £190 to ahve 3 coilpacks replaced.

this is not what i expect from a VW and in now way can you call this customer service  more like customer disservice!!!!!

Anyone else had this problem??  Any suggestions how i can get the to pay for what i believe is a known (and avoidable) problem?

Ben
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Re: its gone pop....again
« Reply #80 on: November 18, 2008, 04:55:16 pm »
Was your car ok for a while when you got it back from them or was the misfire there straight away.  :party:
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Re: its gone pop....again
« Reply #81 on: November 18, 2008, 05:31:21 pm »
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Why isn't coil pack #1 not covered under warranty?
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Re: its gone pop....again
« Reply #82 on: November 18, 2008, 07:37:37 pm »
I'd buy the replacement for the defective one for now and maybe one other as a spare to get yourself mobile and wait for VW to come back to you.

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Quote from: vRStu on November 11, 2008, 11:33:42 pm
If it's what I think it is then it's reasonably cheap.

I think you've had a coil pack burn out, it may mean having to replace another one too as they seem to go in pairs as for some reason a failing one stresses another.

I wouldn't drive it though.
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Re: its gone pop....again
« Reply #83 on: November 18, 2008, 09:17:06 pm »
Quote from: RedRobin on November 18, 2008, 12:35:25 pm
^^^^

Establishing which coilpack has failed is, I'm told, a tricky process. The approach of trying one at a time step by step is not unreasonable. Not necessarily so convenient for the customer though, I grant you.
  this sounds mad but you can smell them !!!!! i had one go on my mk 1 octavia only drove with it for about a mile ,( was close to dealers ) but i can easy see why if you drove any further they can catch fire , its an experiance worth having cause if one went on me now i would know what it was , only thing in the gti cant get stupid engine cover off  :sad:
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Re: its gone pop....again
« Reply #84 on: November 18, 2008, 09:59:36 pm »
Quote from: candy turbo on November 18, 2008, 09:17:06 pm
only thing in the gti cant get stupid engine cover off  :sad:
here is a good DIY tip :happy2:
http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=365
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Re: its gone pop....again
« Reply #85 on: November 18, 2008, 11:09:18 pm »
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Re: its gone pop....again
« Reply #86 on: November 19, 2008, 10:03:08 am »
Would a Naturally Aspirated 3.2 litre Mitsubishi pajero have a coil pack?

If so... What smell does a coil pack give off when it starts going screwy?

Answers soon would be great. Sorry for the off topic.

Mike
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Re: its gone pop....again
« Reply #87 on: November 19, 2008, 12:10:17 pm »
Quote from: 08micsta on November 19, 2008, 10:03:08 am
Would a Naturally Aspirated 3.2 litre Mitsubishi pajero have a coil pack?

If so... What smell does a coil pack give off when it starts going screwy?

Answers soon would be great. Sorry for the off topic.

Mike
Sorry to hear this Mike !

Leicester VW stilll seems the SAME then, doing crap work !

took my Ed30 in last week for the DSG gearchanging problem, they said all fine ! Next day at Arthur Prince, DSG mechatronics need changing as does 2 other things !  :ashamed:  :angry015:

telll Leicester VW  :angry015: then  :angry015: after  :angry015:
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Re: its gone pop....again
« Reply #88 on: November 19, 2008, 12:54:23 pm »
Quote from: RedRobin on November 18, 2008, 05:31:21 pm
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Why isn't coil pack #1 not covered under warranty?

Because this has happen out side of the warranty ( by just 9 days) They evebn admitted to knowing that the others would probably fail!!  Anyway, ive asked then to change the remaining 2 coils as i dont want this to go wrong again.  VW Customer services have said that they are putting 50% towards the bill.....
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Re: its gone pop....again
« Reply #89 on: November 19, 2008, 01:00:39 pm »
Thats a good result all in all you cant really argue considering it all happened outside the warranty  :smiley:
Its just a pity it didnt all get sorted first visit.  :sick:
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