BlueJay83
Active member
Six weeks ago, I sold my old tdi and bought a 2010 JSW tdi at a NJ VW Dealer near work. The car had 105k miles, appeared to be well cared for, and the dealer added a GWC 90 day warranty.
Three weeks ago, while parking, my DSG trans wouldn't go into Reverse..in Drive it stayed in 1st gear..and I'm and hour from home. No gear indicators are shown on the dash (D, R, N, or P). I shut it off and restart, all is back to normal. I drive home.
I take it to my local VW dealer in Delaware, GWC Warranty in hand. They evaluate, then tell me that the Mechatron Unit (MU) needs to be replaced. They call GWC for an Inspector. Inspector comes the next day, disagrees with VW and recommends that I go to one of 3 transmission shops that he recommends.
I hold off for a few days, head back to work in NJ. I decide to get another opinion at the VW dealership who sold me the car. They also say the MU is bad, but that GWC will not cover the repair. Service Mgr says that "we can work something out."
I'm steamed; they probably knew that the car had issues since they inspected in upon trade-in. They sold me a warranty that doesn't support the problem, and now they want $2200 for a MU. The Service Tech also says that it needs a timing belt and DSG Service..$1400 more dollars.
Having had 2 VW diesels prior, the last one with 285k miles, I figured that these buggers have a solid powertrain..the 105k miles on it didn't bother me too bad. Before buying, I asked the sales person if all of the services were up to date, mainly if the timing belt had been replaced. I was told that all was up to date and "there was no timing belt on this motor." I am an Idiot for not validating that..but in my head, the next engine made after my 2003 Golf tdi is the PD..which had a chain..so I believed the salesperson.
This mess I've gotten myself into may not end well for me, but if anyone has any advice, I'd be more that happy to hear it!
Thanks,
Brad
Brad in Delaware
302-377-4479
Three weeks ago, while parking, my DSG trans wouldn't go into Reverse..in Drive it stayed in 1st gear..and I'm and hour from home. No gear indicators are shown on the dash (D, R, N, or P). I shut it off and restart, all is back to normal. I drive home.
I take it to my local VW dealer in Delaware, GWC Warranty in hand. They evaluate, then tell me that the Mechatron Unit (MU) needs to be replaced. They call GWC for an Inspector. Inspector comes the next day, disagrees with VW and recommends that I go to one of 3 transmission shops that he recommends.
I hold off for a few days, head back to work in NJ. I decide to get another opinion at the VW dealership who sold me the car. They also say the MU is bad, but that GWC will not cover the repair. Service Mgr says that "we can work something out."
I'm steamed; they probably knew that the car had issues since they inspected in upon trade-in. They sold me a warranty that doesn't support the problem, and now they want $2200 for a MU. The Service Tech also says that it needs a timing belt and DSG Service..$1400 more dollars.
Having had 2 VW diesels prior, the last one with 285k miles, I figured that these buggers have a solid powertrain..the 105k miles on it didn't bother me too bad. Before buying, I asked the sales person if all of the services were up to date, mainly if the timing belt had been replaced. I was told that all was up to date and "there was no timing belt on this motor." I am an Idiot for not validating that..but in my head, the next engine made after my 2003 Golf tdi is the PD..which had a chain..so I believed the salesperson.
This mess I've gotten myself into may not end well for me, but if anyone has any advice, I'd be more that happy to hear it!
Thanks,
Brad
Brad in Delaware
302-377-4479