Polo Problems & Fix Register

[Adam]

MAKE - POLO GTI
KMS - 19000
MODS - NONE
CAR USAGE - Daily ride

1. PROBLEM - Turbo oil pipe(or something in the line of those)
DESCRIPTION - A leak of oil was evident in the first service. Problem was solved.

2. PROBLEM - Gearbox
DESCRIPTION - Crunches when put into reverse (occasionally). Crunches when changing from 1st to 2nd at high rpm.

3. PROBLEM - Air Con system
DESCRIPTION - When the system is on, it makes an annoying whinning sound. It gets louder when the rev goes higher, until the engine's sound(of music) surpass those of the air con's.

4. PROBLEM - Brake Pedal contact switch
DESCRIPTION - Makes an annoying clicking sound every time the pedal is depressed. Dealer said it was normal, BUT!, supposingly newer one doesn't have that sound. will have to investigate in the new Demo cars dealer have!

5. PROBLEM - Circuit breaker? Fuse? Some other switch
DESCRIPTION - Random clicking sound coming from inside the dash. No associated with the brake clicking. Once or twice when the clicking occurs, the headlight's light dimmed a little.

[Koz]

Come to think of it my gearbox crunches sometimes when putting it into reverse. I think its when I do it quickly and havent got the clutch ALL the way in

[PeterHBne]

Hey Shaneth,

What happened with your gearbox in the end?

[shaneth]

Peter, replaced and loving it mate. no hassels at all.

[Koz]

Im actually having 2nd thoughts on what is causing this noise. Im thinking maybe it is related to the steering as when I take a turn at speed I can feel a vibration or some unordinary feeling thru the steering.

Also when at low speeds today I turned around in a cul-de-sac and heard the same noise but alot fainter.

Hmmm any suggestions in regards to the steering components?

[s1831559]

MAKE - POLO GTI
KMS - 1,000
MODS - None
CAR USAGE - DAILY

PROBLEM - Lights Switch
DESCRIPTION - Driving lights will turn on at every light setting (Parking or full) with the light indicator showing they are on. Touching the switch lightly will flick them on or off showing a dodgy switch mechanism.

FIX - Will take back to dealer at first service.

my fog light stay on and off, when it mean to be off. dealer said the switch is faulty. new part ordered, yet to be installed

[jb00]

Sounds like I had the exact same problem as you Shaneth...

MAKE - POLO GTI
KMS - 6000
MODS - NONE
CAR USAGE - DAILY

PROBLEM - GEARBOX + DRIVESHAFT
Crunched severely when Changed between 1st and 2nd at 5000 - 6000pm.
Dealer took it for a drive, then rang me the following day telling me that the car required a whole new gearbox

It then went in for three days about 2 weeks ago, was then also told that they were not happy with the one of the driveshafts, so that was replaced aswell, all under warranty of course.

The new gearbox is perfect, i can now actually change gears fast without the gearbox sounding like it is going to fall to pieces.

jb00

[shaneth]

Yes it does mate, Which dealer did you go to.

[jb00]

Austral, great service and was treated very well, was also given a Jetta FSI 2.0T DSG as a courtesy car. (was amazed at how different the new 2.0T is compared to my 1.8T)
Apart from the whole gearbox issue, the car has been flawless.

Which dealership so you use?

[askmeba]

MAKE - POLO MATCH 1.6 Auto
DATE OF PURCHASE : OCT-2006
KMS - 8500km
MODS - NONE
CAR USAGE - DAILY

My Polo has a serious problem since last month.
On 13 July, when i was driving, my polo suddenly lost all the power and engine stall, after that, it couldn't restart, VW roadside assist towed my car to one of the VW service center, after one week, i was told there was a connector problem cause ECU lost communication, they said they've fixed it and i get my car back.
A few days later, same things happen again, VW roadside assist tow my car to another VW service center. I was told it is the faulty ECU, after 2 weeks i get my car back (yesterday 09-Aug-2007). I can see the Engine ECU is new, ECU built date is 2007-02-24 and Made in Hungary by Bosch.

And guess what ? Yes, after only 3 hours of driving, the problem happen again and has return to same service center.

I was totally doomed since it's already whole month and nobody can diagnostic what is the root of the problem.

Totally disappointed about that. It's a new car, i've bought a VW becasue i trust the German Engineering, Technology and quality of service. But to see what i'm having now is something rediculous.

Anyone can teach me what should i do ?