2010 Jetta getting the 'fix' to now being turned in.

Took my 2010 Jetta to the dealer yesterday for the emissions 'fix'.They called me this morning saying they performed the first fix.The flap fix.But in order to perform the second fix they would have to clear and look into the engine light codes first.While i can certainly understand that,i sadly could not authorize them to do that.I was laid off after ten years with my company on the first of this month.No money for that.So now i am going to have to turn the car in.I have already submitted all of the paperwork.Waiting for a call back from the dealer.This should be interesting.
I have had those codes looked at in the past.They are open glow plug circuits on all four glow plugs.Being an electrician i have never really understood those codes.If a circuit is open,your light bulb for example,or glow plug,or anything,would not function.Yet the car runs just fine.Anyone encountered those codes before?Thanks.

I thought that once they started the fix, there was no turning back. In other words, you let them start the fix so you are no longer eligible for the buyback.

That is how i would see it.So this will be interesting to see what happens.

The cars do pretty good even without the glow plugs working. Unless it is bitter cold out.

They did not actually start the "fix". I think that flap was a recall repair. so I would assume that he should be o/k to change to buyback... "turning the car in" also are you talking about doing the buyback? If so.. i believe you will be contacted by vwoa not the dealer as far as approval for buyback..

No, you can take the third option - do nothing. Thereis *NEVER* a mandate to do the buyback! Drive as is forever, or drive as is until you can afford to get it repaired and then the fix . . .

And, as others have noted, the flap repair is a separate, unrelated, recall . . .

Yeah,i think the open glow plug circuit has to do with heating the glow plugs from what i have been able to find out.That makes sense because my car has a very very hard time starting in the winter time here in Colorado.My friend's TDI's seem to start pretty easy.

Thanks for the info everyone.That all makes sense to me.I will keep driving the car or see if i can do the buyback option.

I don't think that glowplugs are all that expensive to fix, but I'm not all that familiar with CR cars. On the ALH you can easily test the glowplugs with a multi-meter. If they all check out then you know its the harness. Again, I'm referencing the ALH motor not the CR, but it might not be a big deal to fix.

Definitely something you should fix if you plan to keep the car through winter.

https://www.vwpartscenter.net/oem-p...ldHRhJnk9MjAxMCZ0PXRkaSZlPTItMGwtbDQtZGllc2Vs

call it $100 each.

http://www.natef.org/natef/media/natefmedia/vw files/2-0-tdi-ssp.pdf see page 48

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I just reread the op. From your post, VW did the flap recall but did not start the emissions work. If that is the case, you should be able to change from fix to buyback.

I just got the car back from the dealer.The codes are:

P0671,P0672,P0673,P0674 1-4 Cylinder Glow Plug Circuit High

P048? Exhaust Gas Recirculation Control

Unless there was a run of bad plugs, I'd look for something common to all . . .

Ok.Will do.Thanks again everyone!

Talked to VW today.They said i CAN change my mind at anytime.They would reset my account on the Claims Portal and i would go back to Step 8.I have until 9/1/2018 to do this and make a choice.So i am just going to keep running the car for now.Find out what these glow plug codes are all about.Cannot find much info on them.

Fyi, my car had a code for exhaust gas filtration high circuit. Was a bad dpf sensor. Had to argue with vw for a couple days but they eventually saw the error in their ways and fixed it free of charge.