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ismart
23-11-2016, 09:37 PM
For a while i thought i was stranded, computer reported: gearbox failure, acc failure and parking brake failure. It did get going in the end but now vw dealer cant figure out whats wrong as their computer reports communications failure.

Sounds bad to me. "If only every thing in life was as ..... "


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MattB247
24-11-2016, 08:58 AM
Sounds RCU related to me.

Mind you, computer diagnostics are notoriously inaccurate. Friend of mine just successfully rejected a brand new Jaguar XF as it kept just stopping (4 times in first week of ownership, 2 times on first day!). The Jaguar breakdown specialist had the car plugged into his diagnostic system at the side of the road, the car was flashing Christmas lights on the dashboard, wouldn't start, doors kept locking / unlocking but during all this his screen showed that everything was OK with no errors logged.

Crasher
24-11-2016, 10:49 AM
Can you get a printed report of their attempt to code read it?

ismart
24-11-2016, 10:53 AM
I'll see what they say. Currently they are waiting on VW to respond with action plan.

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ismart
27-11-2016, 06:49 PM
apparently it needed a software update.... not sure i'm convinced but it's working for now.


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