GTI MKV DSG died on Monday morning - Mechtronic fail

[Creniac]

Hey Jazd, your earlier query about sourcing a cheaper one out of Europe may not be possible either..... I recall when my mechatronics failed there was a delay for a new unit.... it arrived within a week (from Germany) but had to be sent back due to the unit having to be coded to the car, this apparently had to be done in Germany (so I was told)...... I was without mine for nearly 4 weeks.
I've moved to a manual now, love VW's but couldn't risk this again with DSG.

[NabzGTI]

Check this guy out, he is selling a DSG Box from his GTI. Might be worth looking into. It was only posted a few days ago, so you might be in some luck.

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/foru...fsi-62108.html

[blutopless2]

This is not entirely true. I know of at least one example (straight from the dealers mouth, so to speak) where a car came in more than a year out of warranty, second owner and serviced from new at an independent (never dealer) and VW Aus still paid a large percentage - 80% if I remember correctly - of the cost. Something like a gearbox failure can be argued pretty well under stat. warranty if you know your stuff as it is reasonable to expect that it shouldn't break within just a few years and (relatively) low kms.

hence my comment...... "but its still worth a try"

[TomC]

hence my comment...... "but its still worth a try"

Spot on

[Duane]

Hey TomC
Unfortunately my car is being repaired at a non-VW dealership. Kind of gone too far with him, ordering parts etc to change now. I still plan to present a case to VW Australia - any suggestions as what/who I can contact. I was planning on drafting a letter with my solicitor with all the details of the case and then posting to the General Manager of VW Australia. What do you think? Sounds like you have heard of a similar example to mine...
Thanks
Duane

[ian]

Hey TomC
Unfortunately my car is being repaired at a non-VW dealership. Kind of gone too far with him, ordering parts etc to change now. I still plan to present a case to VW Australia - any suggestions as what/who I can contact. I was planning on drafting a letter with my solicitor with all the details of the case and then posting to the General Manager of VW Australia. What do you think? Sounds like you have heard of a similar example to mine...
Thanks
Duane

Hi is the car at a reputable wv service garage, i know that Camden GTI have a very competent VAG car mechanic who knows all the ins and outs , once the new Mechtronic unit is replaced it has to be coded to the car,
I had my Mechtronic unit replaced under warranty but it wasn't the problem and in the end had replace the DSG gear box , i just hope the mechanic your dealing with knows hope to get your car going again .

[TomC]

Hey TomC
Unfortunately my car is being repaired at a non-VW dealership. Kind of gone too far with him, ordering parts etc to change now. I still plan to present a case to VW Australia - any suggestions as what/who I can contact. I was planning on drafting a letter with my solicitor with all the details of the case and then posting to the General Manager of VW Australia. What do you think? Sounds like you have heard of a similar example to mine...
Thanks
Duane

The example I refered to in my previous post was a non-dealer VW specialist. In the case I was told about, because the car had been serviced using all VW-approved parts and lubricants, VWA came to the party even though it wasn't serviced by a dealer.

As ian mentioned, if the specialist is a recognised VW specialist that does logbook servicing with VW parts, it is certainly worth trying for assistance from VWA. This will have to be done through a dealer though, so you will need to take it there to have the problem assessed and the claim lodged. As has already said, there a no guarentees of assistance but it's certainly worth a try.

[Duane]

The example I refered to in my previous post was a non-dealer VW specialist. In the case I was told about, because the car had been serviced using all VW-approved parts and lubricants, VWA came to the party even though it wasn't serviced by a dealer.

As ian mentioned, if the specialist is a recognised VW specialist that does logbook servicing with VW parts, it is certainly worth trying for assistance from VWA. This will have to be done through a dealer though, so you will need to take it there to have the problem assessed and the claim lodged. As has already said, there a no guarentees of assistance but it's certainly worth a try.

Thanks guys,
The garage is a European specialist and I have all my logs (serviced every 5000ks). I will certainly take te car to it's original home and lodge a case study. As you say 'It's worth a try'
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