Laurence5905
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- Joined
- Jun 26, 2017
- Location
- Ball Ground, Georgia, USA
- TDI
- 2012 Jetta Sportwagen TDI and 2012 Jetta Sedan TDI
So I have a 2012 VW Sportwagen TDI that has begun throwing P0401 codes. It *has* had the emissions fix done already.
Everything I have read says the P0401 code is caused by a broken DPF that's allowing soot into the EGR system.
So, since the DPF was replaced as part of the emissions fix, it *should* be a simple matter of the VW dealer replacing it under warranty, right? Even though the car has 152K miles on it?
Those DPFs are designed to last *a minimum* of 120K miles, right? So even though we're past the extended "emissions warranty" of 80K miles, it should still be something that the dealer will replace, no? Because it was a brand-new part when we had the emissions fix done, and now it's broken -- and we *definitely* have not put 120K miles on it since that part was replaced...
Has anyone else had any experience getting the dealer to replace a DPF that has broken after the emissions fix was done?
Everything I have read says the P0401 code is caused by a broken DPF that's allowing soot into the EGR system.
So, since the DPF was replaced as part of the emissions fix, it *should* be a simple matter of the VW dealer replacing it under warranty, right? Even though the car has 152K miles on it?
Those DPFs are designed to last *a minimum* of 120K miles, right? So even though we're past the extended "emissions warranty" of 80K miles, it should still be something that the dealer will replace, no? Because it was a brand-new part when we had the emissions fix done, and now it's broken -- and we *definitely* have not put 120K miles on it since that part was replaced...
Has anyone else had any experience getting the dealer to replace a DPF that has broken after the emissions fix was done?