This just in: Volkswagen to recall 25,000 cars in Australia
TROUBLED German carmaker Volkswagen has issued a recall on more than 25,000 cars sold in Australia.
The vehicles affected were built between June 2008 and September 2011 and include the Golf hatchback, the Jetta sedan, the Polo hatchback, the Passat sedan and wagon and the Caddy van.
The automatic DSG gearbox will be inspected and if needed repaired on that batch of vehicles.
The recall follows two weeks of unprecedented pressure from customers demanding their cars be fixed for wide-ranging mechanical faults.
Complaints included engines that conked out, high oil use, and gearbox issues.
In addition to the official recall, Volkswagen Australia will also call 4000 diesel cars back to dealerships for inspection.
News Limited understands that Volkswagen is still yet to issue an official recall following customer claims of sudden vehicle decceleration.
The company says any one experiencing that fault or any others to contact their local Volkswagen dealer.
Volkswagen Australia has set up a dedicated customer service line to answer customer queries - 1800 504 076.
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Outcry on safety forces VW recall
Almost 26,000 Volkswagen vehicles will be recalled in Australia after the German car company finally responded to growing safety concerns.
Volkswagen Australia confirmed on Tuesday night it would conduct a recall across its Golf, Jetta, Polo, Passat and Caddy models made between June 2008 and September 2011. The recall will affect 25,928 vehicles within this range.
The move will mirror other recalls in Japan, Singapore and China, where concerns have been raised about a number of issues related to Volkswagen's direct-shift gearbox (DSG). The recall will target a particular version of DSG, the seven-speed DQ200.
Volkswagen Australia said it would contact the customers involved, and inspect and replace the mechatronics unit in the DSG for no charge to the motorist.
It is not yet clear whether the recall will address all issues related to the DSG, which is the automatic transmission in late-model Volkswagens. One symptom of a faulty DSG was a sudden deceleration while driving. Some motorists have also reported shuddering in the vehicles....
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...The department, which recommends safety recalls to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, also did not act on the diesel injector problem, despite its British counterpart, the Vehicle and Operator Service Agency, pushing Volkswagen to contact customers and repay motorists for thousands of dollars spent repairing faulty injectors.
Volkswagen knew about the injectors as early as the British investigation in 2011, yet only recently released a ''silent'' campaign in Australia to fix the problem.
When one of the injectors fail, the whole car shuts down - often while driving - including the power steering. The so-called ''service campaign'' fixed the problem only when a customer took their car in for service - and paid for the fix.
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That leaves some of us with cars outside of the date range potentially out of luck :(
Nothing on the VW site of the official Government Recalls Website
