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Thread: 103kW/125kw TDI PD Piezo Siemens injector failure thread

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    He's one of many ex-GT ex-VW guys I know now mate, there will be more, sadly...
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    Quote Originally Posted by adrian112 View Post
    Hey Guys,

    Over the weekend my injectors failed again (they failed last december for the first time). Driving down Parramatta road on the right hand lane of the road in busy traffic the car loses power and shuts off. Quick reflex and the hazards go straight on. Cars behind me lose it and beep away. Worse thing was it shut down on a hilly incline around croydon so we couldnt push it out of the way!

    Got it towed (via my NRMA) to the dealer and after a few days the guys call me and say all injectors need to be replaced, and that VWA will replace them at no cost.

    Happy that the Denlo guys were able to sort this out for me but I am defintely looking at exiting Golf ownership ASAP. It really is a shame as I love my car, and my Mother wanted to grab it off me when I upgraded. With this defect however there is no way I am letting a loved one buy it off me, for fear of physical harm to them. Within the next few months I had planned to upgrade the car and grab a Golf GTI/ or R but these drama's have made me think twice about buying VW again.

    Again happy with the Denlo tea, and VWA shouldering the cost of the repairs, its the least they could do right!
    Hey Adrian

    It's unfortunate the car failed in a bad spot but I went through a very similar scenario.

    For me though, I see that the achillies heel of the car has been exposed and now corrected. For me the uncertainty of that happening is now over and I see it as a reason to keep the car. I must admit I feeling of a minor anxiety in the back of your mind is now gone because of it.

    Not too sure how it makes the car a potential harm to your family though.

    I hope you do though but you won't go wrong with a GTI or R but you might be disappointed with the quality of the MK6.
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    Why the hell isn't VW recalling these cars, its getting ridiculous. I'm going to be so pissed off if this happens to me.
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    You can bet your left nut I'll be making some noise! The issue is about to be aired on UK TV on a watchdog program, will be interesting to see how that goes....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Greg Roles View Post
    You can bet your left nut I'll be making some noise! The issue is about to be aired on UK TV on a watchdog program, will be interesting to see how that goes....
    Really what's the name of the show?
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    Unhappy Looks like it's happened!

    Bought my 2008 GT Sport TDI a few months ago and after reading this thread started to get nervous. Friday afternoon of this long weekend was heading up the mountains when the engine died. Luckily I was able to coast off the the side of the road enough not to be sideswiped by B-doubles etc. My car is now tucked up at my local workshop waiting to be diagnosed. Will re-post as the saga unfolds.

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    Quote Originally Posted by max55 View Post
    Bought my 2008 GT Sport TDI a few months ago and after reading this thread started to get nervous. Friday afternoon of this long weekend was heading up the mountains when the engine died. Luckily I was able to coast off the the side of the road enough not to be sideswiped by B-doubles etc. My car is now tucked up at my local workshop waiting to be diagnosed. Will re-post as the saga unfolds.
    this worries me as i just got one of these a month ago
    were there any signs before it happened?

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    Cars can stutter and misfire prior to failure, but the vast majority of people report it stopping "out of the blue".

    Sorry to say it is a possible problem of these cars, but so too we "believe" the cars went to the better Siemens injector mid 2008, that is manufacture date, not delivery. Check the plate in your boot beside the spare, it will tell you when it was made. Sadly mine is Sept 2007.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Greg Roles View Post
    The issue is about to be aired on UK TV on a watchdog program, will be interesting to see how that goes....
    I saw on the FB page that you were asking people to write in to the BBC. So are they actually going to do an episode on it?

    Quote Originally Posted by Greg Roles View Post
    Sadly mine is Sept 2007.....
    As is mine
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    Have no idea, those posts are by the UK moderator on the facebook page, I was just asked to contribute...
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