Death prompts VW owners to speak out...

[SilvrFoxX]

http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/d...530-2nexi.html

Getting serious now, interesting that the car in the article was a manual though

[OilBurna]

I've had two instances of the Passat literally dying and stopping on the road lucky not on a freeway.

Death prompts VW owners to speak out

[pologti18t]

Death prompts VW owners to speak out

Getting serious now, interesting that the car in the article was a manual though

Yeah, i don't get that.... What I do think is happening is that these stories are feeding into each other. So a totally different fault is attributed to DSG.

[sVWatt]

I've had two instances of the Passat literally dying and stopping on the road lucky not on a freeway.

Death prompts VW owners to speak out

Just read that article. My polo did that too.

Gotta laugh if not cry at their spokesman's lies. - "Rapid deceleration is not an issue widely observed or reported with any Volkswagen vehicles ... However, should any of our customers have cause for concern with their Volkswagen vehicle, we urge them to contact our customer care team .. We are dedicated to rectify any lost confidence our customers may have in our products."

[walshydub]

They need to sort that out. Now.

[The_Hawk]

That is an odd article, it seems to mash together a bunch of different issues.

They say her car "dramatically decelerated", then move to other people with the same problem... which segways into the DSG issue before saying her car was manual... then segways into the diesel injector issue. Was her car even diesel?

While I don't suggest for a moment there isn't a number of issues that need to be fixed, it reads like she was driving a Diesel, DSG that locked up the wheels?

[kai_h]

Rapid deceleration wouldn't happen if the DSG shifted into neutral - the car would continue to coast.
Rapid deceleration wouldn't happen if the injectors failed and stopped injecting fuel - the car would coast, albeit with a degree of engine braking (on the freeway, in 6th or 7th gear, there's not much engine braking happening if you lift off the accelerator pedal)

Dramatic deceleration would have to be something else altogether, it is not just a lack of acceleration.

[richmurphy]

Yeah, i don't get that.... What I do think is happening is that these stories are feeding into each other. So a totally different fault is attributed to DSG.

Spot on although hopefully the bad press will prompt VWA to listen. I was fobbed off by the service manager when I went in to report the exhaust rattle on my GTI despite it being a well documented issue. Arrogance like that leads to many irate customers which leads to bad press such as this so I can only say they've got themselves to blame.

I'd be far more relaxed about the possibility of a mechanical fault if I knew VWA were easy to deal with.

[The_Hawk]

I was digging a little to see if I could find what model she was driving... and hit this link:

No Cookies | Herald Sun

(there is also another one here but it doesn't add anything).

At the time there was no mention of the vehicle she was driving, the focus was on the truck driver.

[geeza]

Spot on although hopefully the bad press will prompt VWA to listen. I was fobbed off by the service manager when I went in to report the exhaust rattle on my GTI despite it being a well documented issue. Arrogance like that leads to many irate customers which leads to bad press such as this so I can only say they've got themselves to blame.

I'd be far more relaxed about the possibility of a mechanical fault if I knew VWA were easy to deal with.

Yup, i've had VW's for a long time (an no issues with my DSG) but this attitude will drive me to another brand i think - you can't admit faults in other coutries and then ignore Australia.