*** VW - RUST & WARRANTY *** RESULT!!!!

[shreddedmeat]

I've spoken to two dealers about this, the earliest I could get booked in was the 4th December...

I was told categorically by the warranty guy that on a 55 plate car VW will not offer more than 50% goodwill, and won't take into consideration that the car only has 36k on the clock.

Obviously this isn't good enough, so in the mean time should I get on to VW customer service and make life difficult for them? Or should I wait until the inspection is carried out and try then? Obviously want to get the ball rolling if I'm waiting 5 weeks to even get the car seen....

Cheers

[Frodo-anni]

Friend just had a '54' plate with 108K fixed, new wing, sill repaired and boot repair. Other wing declined due to previous paint.

I would not accept it and escalate the matter with VW HQ.

[shreddedmeat]

Friend just had a '54' plate with 108K fixed, new wing, sill repaired and boot repair. Other wing declined due to previous paint.

I would not accept it and escalate the matter with VW HQ.

That's great to know they're still doing the full 100%. Did he/she have to fight for it?

[Frodo-anni]

Yes, at first only offered 50%, but told them, thanks for wasting his time. 'sorry sir, give me 5 minutes', rang him back, sorted, with courtesy car and all done within two weeks.

 

[RedRobin]

I've spoken to two dealers about this, the earliest I could get booked in was the 4th December...

I was told categorically by the warranty guy that on a 55 plate car VW will not offer more than 50% goodwill, and won't take into consideration that the car only has 36k on the clock.

....You're going all about this wrong. Have you not read any of this thread? I know it's now 32 pages, but.

THE VW MK5 WINGS RUST ISSUE IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE.

Sorry to be so impatient but it gets mighty tedious and a waste of time explaining this time after time after time just because some folks don't bother to read a thread.

[shreddedmeat]

I've spoken to two dealers about this, the earliest I could get booked in was the 4th December...

I was told categorically by the warranty guy that on a 55 plate car VW will not offer more than 50% goodwill, and won't take into consideration that the car only has 36k on the clock.

....You're going all about this wrong. Have you not read any of this thread? I know it's now 32 pages, but.

THE VW MK5 WINGS RUST ISSUE IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE.

Sorry to be so impatient but it gets mighty tedious and a waste of time explaining this time after time after time just because some folks don't bother to read a thread.

I know it isn't treated as a warranty issue. I read all 32 pages last night and an extra 20-ish on other forums, actually. I spoke to the warranty guy because he was the person I was directed to after explaining the situation to the dealer. I assume that's because he's responsible for sending claims to VW (he explained that on the phone). The fact that he is the 'warranty guy' is irrelevant, really - I didn't ask to make a warranty claim. As it happens, the bloke I dealt with and the dealer he works at is specifically mentioned earlier in this thread as an example of 100% goodwill!

Maybe I'm forgetting something after 2 and a half hours of reading, but if I'm 'going about it all wrong' by talking to the guy who sorts this stuff out what should I be doing instead!

Cheers

[RedRobin]

Maybe I'm forgetting something after 2 and a half hours of reading, but if I'm 'going about it all wrong' by talking to the guy who sorts this stuff out what should I be doing instead!

Cheers

....My apologies - You have now explained why it was the warranty guy you were seeing.

It's just that some dealers, probably out of ignorance, have tried to fob people off by saying it's a warranty issue and also I got a bit impatient having to explain the same thing to so many people.

[shreddedmeat]

No problem. I've had contact with customer services and will let you know the outcome...

[Juicetin]

Shreddedmeat...i will be interested to hear the result of your discussions with VW customer service. I have been in a similar position, been to 2 garages who have taken readings and submitted them to VW head office. I have now been in extensive dialogue with customer services and, on my insistance, my case was referred to senior management there. After all this....50% goodwill offer is the most they are offering.
I am therefore very interested if you achieve a better result than this.

[shreddedmeat]

Shreddedmeat...i will be interested to hear the result of your discussions with VW customer service. I have been in a similar position, been to 2 garages who have taken readings and submitted them to VW head office. I have now been in extensive dialogue with customer services and, on my insistance, my case was referred to senior management there. After all this....50% goodwill offer is the most they are offering.
I am therefore very interested if you achieve a better result than this.

I have sent a calm and polite but firmly worded email so far, detailing exactly what has gone wrong, why I am disappointed with them, and what I expect them to do about it. There's about 6 or 7 points of complaint I've put to them to support my claim. If they're any good I'll let you know what I said.

If I'm not successful, I'm perfectly happy to go higher. Email addresses are out there for VW UK MD and even the VW Group CEO - people have reported some success with contacting them. Final step for me will be to go down the small claims route (http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?136738-How-to-get-rusty-front-wings-replaced-by-volkswagen read about it here). Even if I'm unsuccessful, frankly I'd rather blow 50 odd quid on that than give VW the 50%!

[Juicetin]

Any correspondence made out to the MD or CEO will likely land on Alison Jones' desk, she's the board director who heads up Quality Care.
VW's stance on this has changed dramatically in the last 12 months (presumably due to their global outlay on repairs) and the dealers I saw said the goodwill offers have reduced from 100%, to 75%, to 50% in the last 8 months or so.
Good luck with your enquiries and please let us know how you get on.

[flashp]

If you need to get a letter to somebody who may have a PA or secretary in the way then use a feminine colour envelope with the slightest hint of perfume about it and a hand written address. It won't be opened by his staff as they'll believe it to be personal.

Works well with getting complaints to the top of the tree.

[Rumple]

If you need to get a letter to somebody who may have a PA or secretary in the way then use a feminine colour envelope with the slightest hint of perfume about it and a hand written address. It won't be opened by his staff as they'll believe it to be personal.

Works well with getting complaints to the top of the tree.

So that's how your love letters get to the top dog? 

I had aload of warranty work carried out in august, when I took it in they agreed to 50% but when I picked it up he told me they covered it 100% so I had nothing to pay  . No hassle or arguing, maybe I was lucky.

[shreddedmeat]

Those are great tips 

[shreddedmeat]

Just a quicky - spoke to a lady from VW exec office yesterday who was helpful but the only thing she could offer was "I'm not here to overrule the goodwill offer"... she's speaking to the dealer to try and get the car seen sooner though. Going to sit tight until then.

Noticed more rust around the bootlid handle as well, this is going to be fun