dpf replaced @ 60000km, best dealer service ever!!
@60000km my 2011 golf wagon dpf regen. light came on, took the car for regen. drive, not only did not solve the problem I had the check engine light on now -the temp droped to -39'cel. out side for those few days -.
long story short took the car to my dealer and was told it may need a software update and they need the car for at least 3 hrs., droped the car off the next morning at the dealer and at about 11:00 the service adviser called to let me know that they are wating for VW to update the software via internet and they need to keep the car over night, but -this is the good part- they will provide me with a rental car untill I get my car back and they made arrangements with the rental company for me to pick any mid size car I want.
(I ended up with a cruize since that is all they had available).
the next day I was informed that the dpf was faulty and needed replacement but, they could not locate the part in canada and within US and Canada there is only one located in LA. so the car sat for 4 days at the dealer for parts arrival. day seven and I was informed they have the part and I can have my car the next day, but he wanted my permissin to do a 50km test drive to make sure the part works and everything else functions as it should. day 8; dropped off the rental @ the dealer and pick up my car with cost of $0 to me, all work and the rental car was covered under warranty. when asked about the cost if I had to pay for it he said it would have been $2200 ( $1800 warranty cost).
since I got the car back noticed that the car is tiny bit louder when cold, also since they have don the software update it displays the gear that I'm in and indicates when to shift- I do my own shifting any ways-, the computer's shifting points are either too late or too early depending on the gas pedal depression, smooth and slow on the gas and it gives you 1500rpm shift point and press hard on the gas and the shift point goes to 3400rpm. any one else has this function and is it supposed to work this way ( I never had this function on any manual trany I've driven even the late model cars in europe.
tha last thing about the cruze: outside dimentios are biger but inside my golf wagon is bigger attested by my teenage son in the back seat.