Can You Smell A Recall Here Or Just Bad Luck?

hhhhmmmm...... Probably because of a euro/us swap part

— EvoAudi (View Profile)

Posted on 10/19/2007 10:27:38 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

Nasty, my parents have had two Golf's over the last 3 years, hope this doesn't happen one day while they are in the car. :S

— Kinger (View Profile)

Posted on 10/19/2007 10:59:21 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

You've just added more reasoning to why I will never own a VW. My gf's 2000 Cabrio GLX had ridiculous electrical glitches, her TB was shot at 40,000 miles and under warranty but would have been $2,0000 to replace. Her power top had a hydraulic issue which VW told her to keep a bottle in the trunk and just top it off every now and then for a solution. The car would turn on, she would try the wipers, A/C, radio, nothing worked. When she turned the headlights on, all the equipment she played with turned on all at once. VW claimed it was not an issue. Then her A/C light on the switch, not the light at night, but the little light that comes on with the A/C was out. VW had it for an entire day and told her it was fine, only to find out they were looking at the wrong light. The switch was replaced a total of two times because it kept breaking.

Finally two days before we turned her car in as a trade in for her Jeep Liberty Renegade, the check engine light came on. VW wants $80 to reset it. I promptly told them to go **** themselves, took her car home, pulled the gauges out and removed the light bulb.


My brother had an 03 Jetta GLS 1.8T who had to have his wheel bearings replaced at only 30,000 miles.

So as far as I am concerned VW's are horrible.

— Whelan (View Profile)

Posted on 10/19/2007 11:49:30 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

I said sometime ago about 4 VW fire incidents in a month happened here in Duabi.

and now this and other few stories.

I can't believe VWs are this unreliable.

JUGNU

— JUGNU (View Profile)

Posted on 10/19/2007 12:30:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

at a dealership near me I actually saw a used VW Jetta catch fire. It was parked, not running, right on the lot among a bunch of other cars. Crazy.

— JRobUSC (View Profile)

Posted on 10/19/2007 12:35:09 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

i think it more to the story................. did it have recent work done to it

— maximafan1 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/19/2007 12:48:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Why was the car idleing for 6 hrs? Who does that? lol

— YZFracer23 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/19/2007 1:19:09 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Look at it this way: it did not burn his house down by catching on fire inside a garage while everyone was asleep at night... no one got killed: That is what VWoA is really concerned about at the moment...

— cRacKhEaDaLLeY (View Profile)

Posted on 10/19/2007 1:28:29 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

You guys got to read the whole VW Vortex thread. The guy who owned the car said it was BONE STOCK, no mods. The car was not left idling for 6 hours. He said that the car was left IDLE for 6 hours. The owner clarified his statement noting that the car had been turned off and parked for 6 hours before the fire broke out. There is a claim to 4 other incidents but doesnt seem to be anything to back that up.

Every manufacturer has its own quality problems, some more than others, some more dangerous than others. But VW just seems to have an incredible amount of probems. It is really pretty amazing that people continue to buy VW's considering just how bad they are compared to the compeition and given the fact that they are considerably more expensive vs. the competition.

I think VW's only real selling point is that it is the only Euro manufacturer that sells vehicles within the price range of the average buyer. So for many people who want a Euro car but cannot afford the real deal, they end up with a VW.

— the_gamper (View Profile)

Posted on 10/19/2007 2:07:52 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

who here is surprised a VW/audi caught fire? i see these things and to me its just normal everyday life. yes, i stay away from VW and audi.

— gsh23 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/19/2007 2:11:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

MidEngine - All of the cases that you cited involved "running" vehicles. That means their engines were operating. The VW's were just sitting in the parking lot with no keys in the ignition or anything. Spooky...isn't it?

— r_driver04 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/22/2007 5:18:19 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

I'd really like to know HOW VW is managing this.

— Htay7500 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/19/2007 4:15:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

All wrong. They were filming the latest installment of the Aliens saga. This VW just happened to get to close to the set when they killed off one of the aliens and the acid it has for blood dripped on the windshield and thus this result.

— rocker (View Profile)

Posted on 10/19/2007 4:29:28 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

I would be careful when they say the reps are coming out to inspect, what it means is they are looking for a way out of liability, if they suggest they don't know and maybe it is something you did stop talking to them and get a product liablilty lawyer right away?

— chuck717 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/19/2007 4:50:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

LOL..."well sir you tinted the windows which caused a fluctuation to the interior lighting that MAY have caused a rift to the Fuse box continuum. This is not covered under warranty..."

— Porschinator (View Profile)

Posted on 10/19/2007 5:05:35 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I the he was freebasing and caught the car on fire.

— autopro (View Profile)

Posted on 10/20/2007 2:57:41 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Couldn'y you have put the fire out with that Big Slurpy sitting in the center cup holder? ;)

— AgentOrange (View Profile)

Posted on 10/20/2007 5:12:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

VW interior, not only is it luxurious but it also has a 10 minute fire rating!!

— r_driver04 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/22/2007 2:49:48 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1