Not yet. Only the 2015s so farTheres a fix for a 2010?
This is why I'll be doing my own fix after they do thiersWhen I found out that the fix will entail replacing everything after the exhaust manifold, I deemed it not worth keeping.
This is a retro fit and for anyone around in the 70's when emissions were new and equipment was being retrofitted on cars not designed for this stuff, it sucked.
These engines were not designed for the new run cycles proposed.
I knew that the car I loved and was used to would change too much and I would whine about it forever and be annoyed everyday.
I know I am giving up the Diesel for a gasser and all it's issues, plugs, wires, coils, frequent oil changes, low mpg, etc, but I am sure I would regretted keeping the car later.
There were too many ifs, whens, if possibles, and knowing how VW has worked on fixing issues like windows falling into doors, HPFP failures, cam failures, etc, I was not going to risk it...
I was told by Audi the 2015 A3 is a full equipment change from the exhaust manifold to the tail pipe. This is the phase II repair.TomB, what you say may apply to your 2012 Passat but this thread is about A3's.
Your 2015 just gets a software tweak followed by some minor parts upgrades.
The reports thus far are that the software change is mostly un-noticeable so what gives?
Be careful. Originally VW documentation presented it as "get the fix, have 18 months to try it out, return if not happen."I am waiting for the fix, if it sucks, will go for the money. Audi told me if mileage was reasonable, I would receive the cash offered today. Love my car may as well drive. Absolutely right about depreciation, this is the first new car I bought. So far with $35k out the door, the cash and buyback is about $27k six years later, which is highly unusual.
Sorry, I'm having trouble understanding that the 2015 A3 is somehow differentI was told by Audi the 2015 A3 is a full equipment change from the exhaust manifold to the tail pipe. This is the phase II repair.
The software change isn't ready yet for the USA, but based on what I hear in Europe with a friend in the Uk that got the software fix on his Audi, torque ranges are changed raised to higher rpms, slower to gain torque, lower shift points, resulting in sluggish performance and he keeps going through DEF before the oil change interval.
My ordered S3 was just built. On the boat, should be here by late May.
Sad to see it go but after seeing the posting of the European stories about the fix on VWVortex, kind of glad to start with a new car.
Originally I was told only a software fix, same as the Euro 6 (or 5) standard because the 2015 had the new 2.0L engine with the better emission (150HP instead of the 140HP, 10% better fuel economy).Sorry, I'm having trouble understanding that the 2015 A3 is somehow different
from the rest of the 2015 VW 2.0 TDI's.
The US versions get an added/different sensor and some change to the DEF tank, I thought.
The Euro versions are different to begin with and may have different requirements to meet.
(citation needed)If your car doesn't have urea injection then there will be no fix.
That article depends on the demonstrably incorrect assumption that, in order to be approved, the modification must bring the cars into full compliance. The DOJ settlement clearly sets out the standards that the modification must meet, it also sets out (at least roughly) the form that the modification will take. No cars are getting DEF systems added, and that's been known to anyone who bothered to read the court documents since last June.
What does opting for the "fix" (not debating efficacy of any proposed fix) entail as far as financial compensation, and emissions warranty? I have been searching a good bit, however, the total package seems a but murky to me.We have decided to keep ours. It is a 2011 so hopefully it will only require a software fix. We will get a Malone tune now instead of waiting to see what VW comes up with. A pickup backed into the driver door last spring so we were given a new Toyota Camry rental car while the A3 was in the shop. Hated it. There isn't anything else that is as fun to drive, comfortable and efficient as the A3 TDI for our mountain west driving.
It saddens me to think of sending this car we love to the crusher.
We got a gray 29 page booklet from VAG "Volkswagen and Audi 2.0-liter TDI Diesel Emissions Settlements" last fall. Our car had just over 60,000 miles at the time. We could have gotten $25,876 if we took the buyback and $6,871 cash and we keep the car but only if we submit to the emission fix. I believe it also included and extended waranty on emissions equipment and even engine damage from the "fix" IIRC.What does opting for the "fix" (not debating efficacy of any proposed fix) entail as far as financial compensation, and emissions warranty? I have been searching a good bit, however, the total package seems a but murky to me.