Polo Problems & Fix Register

[philthy]

MAKE - POLO GTI
KMS - 61,000
MODS - Nil
CAR USAGE - DAILY

PROBLEM - Brakes
DESCRIPTION - Front R/H caliper sticking, chewed out pad & damaged rotor.
FIX - New caliper, front discs and pads. Replaced under warranty.
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Big ups to James Frizelle Southport.

-Phil

[PeterHBne]

I have a grinding/clunking noise that I can also feel through the clutch when I take off from idle. When I lift my foot off the clutch in gear, about half way up I can feel it grinding on something. When I am going slowly (only in 1st gear) over bumps, there is clunking noise coming from under the car, I can also feel this through the clutch.

Is my gearbox about to fall apart?? My gear changes feel the same as before, but these noises have just started

Hmmm - see my thread - sort of the same but mine is REALLY bad

[marko]

Make: polo GTI
Year: 2008
Km's: 5500

Problem, after about 1500km noticed an oil leak underneath. Into the dealership it went..after 7 days they decided it was a turbo seal and (apparently) installed a new turbo.
Didn't check it for about 6 months (silly me assumed problem was fixed), found oil leak underneath in same spot. Dealership had it for 5 days...another new turbo put on (wtf!!).
When questioned they said it was a sealed unit and if the particular seal that is causing the problem goes, it's a whole new turbo required...but according to the service advisor they had never seen it in a polo gti before So, I've now had 2 new turbo's in a car less than 6000kms old...let's hope this is problem solved.

[mikepologti]

Make: polo GTI
Year: 2008
Km's: 5500

Problem, after about 1500km noticed an oil leak underneath. Into the dealership it went..after 7 days they decided it was a turbo seal and (apparently) installed a new turbo.
Didn't check it for about 6 months (silly me assumed problem was fixed), found oil leak underneath in same spot. Dealership had it for 5 days...another new turbo put on (wtf!!).
When questioned they said it was a sealed unit and if the particular seal that is causing the problem goes, it's a whole new turbo required...but according to the service advisor they had never seen it in a polo gti before So, I've now had 2 new turbo's in a car less than 6000kms old...let's hope this is problem solved.

holy sh#t, thats like the first time ive evan heard of our polos having this problem.

[marko]

Dude, I know. I couldn't believe it when they told me it was the same problem the second time. Seems to me that if it was the turbo (twice), then there was a faulty batch of turbos produced (who makes our turbos anyway?) then VW should be issuing a recall. The problem is I am not good at being an assh0le. I should have demanded to speak to the service manager and got a straight answer!

[Chuck]

Dude, I know. I couldn't believe it when they told me it was the same problem the second time. Seems to me that if it was the turbo (twice), then there was a faulty batch of turbos produced (who makes our turbos anyway?) then VW should be issuing a recall. The problem is I am not good at being an assh0le. I should have demanded to speak to the service manager and got a straight answer!

I smell John Hughes Service Centre...am i correct?

[mikepologti]

Dude, I know. I couldn't believe it when they told me it was the same problem the second time. Seems to me that if it was the turbo (twice), then there was a faulty batch of turbos produced (who makes our turbos anyway?) then VW should be issuing a recall. The problem is I am not good at being an assh0le. I should have demanded to speak to the service manager and got a straight answer!

or it makes you kinda wonder weather it was somthing , somewhere else in the engine causing the problem. yeah thats my problem not a big enough a$$hole , then again i dont hear many callings for a$$hole nurses lol

[marko]

I smell John Hughes Service Centre...am i correct?

on the money there bumpnuck!

[mikepologti]

thank god hes in perth lmao

[marko]

thank god hes in perth lmao

Hey back off man, Perth rocks! Don't ya know we've got a big..um...ferris wheel thing now which is our claim to fame?
So far so good though. Put some white paper down in the carport and no oil since i've had it back.