VW Emissions recall
I know this is an old one but i was searching unver the VW emissions in google and this forum cropped up. i just wanted to let other owners know my experience after having the emissions recall done.
it was done as part of a routine service back in August, and i have spent the time since trying to get the old software put back. it is not compulsory to have it done and worries mentioned here and other forums about not passing MOT if you dont have it done are all unfounded. the CO2 emissions are 42% higher after the recall.
problems caused by the recall----.
1. Increased engine noise. immediatley when i collected the car i noticed on the drive home a rattle / clattering noise at low speed. clearly heard at 30mph in 4th gear, sounds like tappets but louder.
2. DPF Regenerations. this is happening far too often to be normal, in driving the car the day after the recall the DPF regenerated twice in 305 miles. this is different to before the recall. it would have been once in about 3000 miles before the recall. for anyone who does not know the DPF filter collects Soot during normal driving and when levels get to a certain level the regeneration process starts heats up the soot and gets rid of it out the back (exhaust). so for it to be regenerationg this often it must be collecting "more soot" so CO2 output and Hydrocarbons must be considerably higher.
3. Reduced power. driving the car you notice on long uphill stretches you have to change down a gear a lot sooner than before the recall.
4. Altered economy. an odd one here. in town 30-40mph the economy is 2-3% better. but on a motorway type run 4-6% worse. and seeing i drive mostly motorway miles this is a financial hit too approx £390 per year in fuel alone.
now VW would have you believe that complaints are few. but i have been collecting names of other owners who have the same set of problems and as of today i have 980 names. also we have managed to contact a further 1780 owners who have yet to get the recall done and given them the above information and suggested they decline the recall.
some owners that have had the recall done have since suffered major mechanical failure, and have independant engineers report showing the cause being fuelling issues in the new software. despite the VCA in the UK and KBA in Germany giving it type approval.
contact with VW dealers... they will not revert the software back to the original factory settings. all they are doing is plug the car in and read any error codes and then end up re-running the recall software.
contact with VW customer service... getting a reply by email takes about 6 weeks, then they stall for time by getting you to confirm your name and address car reg no...etc... even if you have given all of this in your initial contact..
there is an option open to owners to go to a remapping centre and get generic mapping put on, but this will cost between £250-350. but as most owners agree VW caused this mess they should either offer to fund the third party remap or do the decent thing and put the old software back when a customer requests it.. i have given you all the information i have, maybe for some it may be too late but for those not yet had it done D O N T ! ! !.
I know this is an old one but i was searching unver the VW emissions in google and this forum cropped up. i just wanted to let other owners know my experience after having the emissions recall done.
it was done as part of a routine service back in August, and i have spent the time since trying to get the old software put back. it is not compulsory to have it done and worries mentioned here and other forums about not passing MOT if you dont have it done are all unfounded. the CO2 emissions are 42% higher after the recall.
problems caused by the recall----.
1. Increased engine noise. immediatley when i collected the car i noticed on the drive home a rattle / clattering noise at low speed. clearly heard at 30mph in 4th gear, sounds like tappets but louder.
2. DPF Regenerations. this is happening far too often to be normal, in driving the car the day after the recall the DPF regenerated twice in 305 miles. this is different to before the recall. it would have been once in about 3000 miles before the recall. for anyone who does not know the DPF filter collects Soot during normal driving and when levels get to a certain level the regeneration process starts heats up the soot and gets rid of it out the back (exhaust). so for it to be regenerationg this often it must be collecting "more soot" so CO2 output and Hydrocarbons must be considerably higher.
3. Reduced power. driving the car you notice on long uphill stretches you have to change down a gear a lot sooner than before the recall.
4. Altered economy. an odd one here. in town 30-40mph the economy is 2-3% better. but on a motorway type run 4-6% worse. and seeing i drive mostly motorway miles this is a financial hit too approx £390 per year in fuel alone.
now VW would have you believe that complaints are few. but i have been collecting names of other owners who have the same set of problems and as of today i have 980 names. also we have managed to contact a further 1780 owners who have yet to get the recall done and given them the above information and suggested they decline the recall.
some owners that have had the recall done have since suffered major mechanical failure, and have independant engineers report showing the cause being fuelling issues in the new software. despite the VCA in the UK and KBA in Germany giving it type approval.
contact with VW dealers... they will not revert the software back to the original factory settings. all they are doing is plug the car in and read any error codes and then end up re-running the recall software.
contact with VW customer service... getting a reply by email takes about 6 weeks, then they stall for time by getting you to confirm your name and address car reg no...etc... even if you have given all of this in your initial contact..
there is an option open to owners to go to a remapping centre and get generic mapping put on, but this will cost between £250-350. but as most owners agree VW caused this mess they should either offer to fund the third party remap or do the decent thing and put the old software back when a customer requests it.. i have given you all the information i have, maybe for some it may be too late but for those not yet had it done D O N T ! ! !.
