DSG woes in The Age

[Transporter]

Transporter, I recognise you make your living looking after VWs, but think how little work you will have if people stop buying, out of concern for their safety. You should be CHAMPIONING a fix! Not minimising the problem...

I am all for the fix, but not for trolling and rudeness. Your car can stop or start slowing down for many reasons and you can get scared, you can get the puncture (people get it more often than the DSG fart) and it could get even worst, so should we recall all the wheels until we find a safer alternative?

I think just many more people are making noise than there are affected cars, but hey it's OK when they like the sensations and steer up the problems making them look bigger than they are that's fine with me. I'm not worried about my work at all, even if they would stop selling the VW in Australia I still have enough work.

...and if the resale value goes down, it doesn't affect me because I keep my cars longer than 10 years. The cost of the new cars going down because of the media involvement, well that'd be a good for the enthusiast they could get into a new VW cheaper than ever before, so my friends keep trolling.

[spikeyboy22]

I am all for the fix, but not for trolling and rudeness. Your car can stop or start slowing down for many reasons and you can get scared, you can get the puncture (people get it more often than the DSG fart) and it could get even worst, so should we recall all the wheels until we find a safer alternative?

I think just many more people are making noise than there are affected cars, but hey it's OK when they like the sensations and steer up the problems making them look bigger than they are that's fine with me. I'm not worried about my work at all, even if they would stop selling the VW in Australia I still have enough work.

...and if the resale value goes down, it doesn't affect me because I keep my cars longer than 10 years. The cost of the new cars going down because of the media involvement, well that'd be a good for the enthusiast they could get into a new VW cheaper than ever before, so my friends keep trolling.

I dont know about people trolling here transporter, but I think a lot of people have good points and there seems to be good imput from members

There is always more then one idea.

You have said before that you can get a puncture, which is very true problem when you drive, but a lot of these problems and there seems to be few different ones, some have been solved by recalls overseas, whcih will stop that problem for that owner, but VWA just dont want to believe there are problems ..

[team_v]

I dont know about people trolling here transporter, but I think a lot of people have good points and there seems to be good imput from members

There is always more then one idea.

You have said before that you can get a puncture, which is very true problem when you drive, but a lot of these problems and there seems to be few different ones, some have been solved by recalls overseas, whcih will stop that problem for that owner, but VWA just dont want to believe there are problems ..

Where is the proof that the recalls overseas have solved the issues?
And what are the recalls specifically for?

Again, poor reporting in the media leads to mass confusion which makes the issue worse for everyone.

[Golf7]

It never ceases to amaze me what ardent enthusiasm Fairfax has for attacking VW... And now they're onto head office back in Germany. Imagine what is going to happen to resale values... 4 year old Mk.6 Golfs for 11 grand probably...

[RoknRob]

It never ceases to amaze me what ardent enthusiasm Fairfax has for attacking VW... And now they're onto head office back in Germany. Imagine what is going to happen to resale values... 4 year old Mk.6 Golfs for 11 grand probably...

Fairfax has reported a VW as Car of the Year on numerous occasions - heck, they even reported a Golf as the best hatchback last week, despite the current issues. I'm not sure they are particularly biased.

I do see them performing a good public service at the moment, because, again, this is not a mere annoyance or an inconvenience, but a safety issue - relevant to all road users.

[RoknRob]

Where is the proof that the recalls overseas have solved the issues?
And what are the recalls specifically for?

Again, poor reporting in the media leads to mass confusion which makes the issue worse for everyone.

Very good questions! Why DON'T we know this?

Is it the media that is poor in reporting this? Or VW not being forthcoming?

Drive.com.au - Volkswagen remains quiet on recalls, fixes

[spikeyboy22]

Where is the proof that the recalls overseas have solved the issues?
And what are the recalls specifically for?

Again, poor reporting in the media leads to mass confusion which makes the issue worse for everyone.

Starting to sound like a VW worker there .. wheres the proof, maybe us owenrs with problem or problem cars are just dreaming the problem .

Just went out to my 3 month polo and it wont start .. I will just go and dream a call to VW assist, who can take my car, and dealer can tell me I must have been dreaming when I coudl not start my car, thrid time now...

PS I also have VW golf GTI 2012 whcih I love .. but when these cars have problems they have problems ..

It might not fix the problem but it might .. I also have DSG problems.. but better then just sticking you head in the sand like they are doing..

[wai]

It might not fix the problem but it might .. I also have DSG problems.. but better then just sticking you head in the sand like they are doing..

The thing is that the ACCC and the Department of Infrastructure and Transport will not act using this as an argument.

So, it comes down to convincing that it is in VW's interests for them to act at their own expense. They are not going to be compelled to unless the fault and its cause can be documented and shown to be the responsibility of VW.

It is frustrating, but that is what we have accepted from our politicians.

Maybe when VW loses significant market share, they might act. Remember, it is only in recent years that VW have picked up. Maybe they feel they can do without an Australian market.

This is commercial, and it is commercial pressures that will see VW act.

[pologti18t]

You have said before that you can get a puncture, which is very true problem when you drive, but a lot of these problems and there seems to be few different ones, some have been solved by recalls overseas, whcih will stop that problem for that owner, but VWA just dont want to believe there are problems ..

Have there been recalls in Europe for any of these issues?

Are the recalls in China, Singapore, Japan just a way of resetting the perception of VW in those markets? I can't see what specific fix they have for those countries that hasn't been applied elsewhere.

[Barracuda]

As much as I love my VW's, I wan't Fairfax to keep attacking because it's just going to put more and more pressure on Volkswagen Australia to (hopefully) bite-the-bullet and issue a recall. Hopefully the Volkswagen AG in Wolfsburg will pressure VW Australia to do something before they damage the brand too much. Although, they're approaching the point of no return when it comes to brand reputation... Very unfortunate.