I've had my GT TDI 115 from new and it's now 4 1/2 years old but the number of things that have gone wrong with it in that time have seriously dented the prospect of my buying another and questions VW's so-called bullet proof reliability and build quality.Here is a list of what's gone wrong:-
1. Defective paintwork (fixed under warranty)
2. Internal dash illumination failed (fixed under warranty)
3. Hazard warning switch knackered (outwith warranty)
4. Brake light switch knackered (outwith warranty)
5. Windscreen wiper linkage siezed and replaced (outwith warranty)
6. I think my MAF's shagged
7. Bloody annoying squeaks and rattles.
From what I can pick up from this forum, these are all common faults not peculiar to my car.You expect all this from a Trabant, not a 4 1/2 year old VW. Before my Golf, I had a ten year old Sierra (I know, don't laugh) and hardly anything ever went wrong with it. The only saving grace on the Golf is the engine which is superb, the rest is crap in my experience.
When you combine all this with the fact that the stealers are rip-off merchants with dreadful customer service, I am well pissed off. Apologies for the rant.
1. Defective paintwork (fixed under warranty)
2. Internal dash illumination failed (fixed under warranty)
3. Hazard warning switch knackered (outwith warranty)
4. Brake light switch knackered (outwith warranty)
5. Windscreen wiper linkage siezed and replaced (outwith warranty)
6. I think my MAF's shagged
7. Bloody annoying squeaks and rattles.
From what I can pick up from this forum, these are all common faults not peculiar to my car.You expect all this from a Trabant, not a 4 1/2 year old VW. Before my Golf, I had a ten year old Sierra (I know, don't laugh) and hardly anything ever went wrong with it. The only saving grace on the Golf is the engine which is superb, the rest is crap in my experience.
When you combine all this with the fact that the stealers are rip-off merchants with dreadful customer service, I am well pissed off. Apologies for the rant.