Quote Originally Posted by johnw View Post
I've just had my mech unit replace under stat warranty. I bought the car second hand (1 day out of factory warranty) and it was jerky takeoff, jerky reverse (with NO throttle!) and clunking when rolling away from stationary and no throttle. Happened the first night I got it, only when warmed up.

Just wondering, once they've replaced it, does it mean it won't happen again? or is it a wear and tear (thermal stress etc)? I wouldn't want to pay for a mech unit 4 year down the track cos it would have been $4500!
Good on you , but i have the same trouble with mine except no one can decipher what the read out is saying, VWA has no idea and had to forward the bad code read out to VW in Germany
even they cant work out what causing the trouble except to suggest up grade all the software , which did nothing so now i;m waiting again to hear back from Germany as to what the next step is, The dealer said his hands are tied and can only do warranty work with VWA approval.
Barloworld has told me no one has ever seen what my car is showing on the VAG unit and doesn't know what to do , said i might have to leave my car with them for a week for further investigation and no loan car because its a warranty job .