DjEclipse
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Oct 18, 2011
- Location
- Niagara Region
- TDI
- 2011 Jetta TDI (Comfort Line), 2001 Jetta TDI Gone to TDi Heaven
Hello All.
I have a 2011 Jetta TDI, one of the reasons I bought this car was the trim package that included the RCD510 stereo.
I was on the highway cruising playing an old WMA CD I found containing an old Dj mix I did years ago.
The left speaker seemed to stop working, then it started crackling, then I smelt some burning. Shortly after there was smoke coming out of my vents, a lot of it. I turned the radio off but the crackling of the speakers and smoke continued so I pulled over on the side of the highway and turned the car off.
I was almost at my destination so I started the car again, the stereo was dead but no more smoke.
Yesterday I pulled out the stereo to find that it seems it was something inside the deck itself as none of the wiring shows any signs of burning or even heat.
I called the dealer and they told me the warranty was 4 years 80,000km (Canadian car). I am at 104,000km.
Has anyone else experienced something like this? I am really surprised the dealer won't cover it as it seems it failed premature.
My car and sound system is 100% stock, I am not impressed that it is only 4 years old and the Stereo is already dead. I will be even more pissed if I can't get my CD's out of the thing.
I am now looking at either putting another RCD 510 in there or trying to upgrade to the RNS510 or aftermarket. But it seems aftermarket with navi is a lot more expensive.
Any thought's?
I have a 2011 Jetta TDI, one of the reasons I bought this car was the trim package that included the RCD510 stereo.
I was on the highway cruising playing an old WMA CD I found containing an old Dj mix I did years ago.
The left speaker seemed to stop working, then it started crackling, then I smelt some burning. Shortly after there was smoke coming out of my vents, a lot of it. I turned the radio off but the crackling of the speakers and smoke continued so I pulled over on the side of the highway and turned the car off.
I was almost at my destination so I started the car again, the stereo was dead but no more smoke.
Yesterday I pulled out the stereo to find that it seems it was something inside the deck itself as none of the wiring shows any signs of burning or even heat.
I called the dealer and they told me the warranty was 4 years 80,000km (Canadian car). I am at 104,000km.
Has anyone else experienced something like this? I am really surprised the dealer won't cover it as it seems it failed premature.
My car and sound system is 100% stock, I am not impressed that it is only 4 years old and the Stereo is already dead. I will be even more pissed if I can't get my CD's out of the thing.
I am now looking at either putting another RCD 510 in there or trying to upgrade to the RNS510 or aftermarket. But it seems aftermarket with navi is a lot more expensive.
Any thought's?