Hi All,
I posted a while back to see if anyone was having troubles with the Golf Mk6 Diesel manual. The problem seems to be with the flywheel - a horrible shuddering and hammering at around 20000 revs and if it's warm, a burnt rubber smell.

It's been in the workshop this week for three days, and the official 'statement' back from the service centre was that this is being investigated in other Golf's and Passats, but at this stage Volkswagen doesn't consider this 'concern' to be a 'fault'. Rather it's a 'characteristic' of the engine. I wonder how that'd go down if i tried to sell the car???

So, VW's official response is that even tho' this car is about 2 months old with less than 5000 ks on the clock, not being able to get the engine passed 20000 revs in first and second gear is merely a 'characteristic'. Because it's not seen as a fault i can't get it fixed. The service centre wont even investigate to see what's causing it because VW wont back the warranty to do so.

I can't express a) how disappointed i am because in every other way i love this car. and b) how indescribably dumbfounded I am! What's the point of having a warranty if VW gets to decide if it's a fault or not?? You can't just call it something else to worm your way out of fixing a mistake?!

Anyway, is anyone else having as much joy with the Mk 6 and warranty? or am i the lucky lonesome sucker who got both a lemon car and lemon warranty??

cheers.
t.