robhinesjetta
13-05-2009, 12:49 PM
I have a 58 plate Jetta 1.9 TD! se purchased it new for VW, it's now done about 18k miles, Quite a few I know!!!! I was driving home from work and I heard a hissing noise, I turned down the radio and turned off the air con but could still hear the noise. As I wasn't going slow over the QE2 brifdge I put it down to the lorry alongside me.
To cut a long story short I noticed the air con wasn't working. I booked it in with the dealership expecting a warranty repair but I was surprised when I got a call from VW informing me that a stone had gone through the vent in the bumper and pierced the condenser. They said it was a fluke for it to happen but as it was damaged by impact it was not a covered under warranty.
I did argue with them that this could indeed happen again, so sure it's a fault with the design of the car, but they said that it hadn't happened often enough. Although they had the condenser in stock. They did say I could get some chicken wire put behind the grill to prevent it?..........
Has this happened to anyone else as £570 every time this happens is going to be fairly expensive and a good case could stop this happening to others.:zx11:
To cut a long story short I noticed the air con wasn't working. I booked it in with the dealership expecting a warranty repair but I was surprised when I got a call from VW informing me that a stone had gone through the vent in the bumper and pierced the condenser. They said it was a fluke for it to happen but as it was damaged by impact it was not a covered under warranty.
I did argue with them that this could indeed happen again, so sure it's a fault with the design of the car, but they said that it hadn't happened often enough. Although they had the condenser in stock. They did say I could get some chicken wire put behind the grill to prevent it?..........
Has this happened to anyone else as £570 every time this happens is going to be fairly expensive and a good case could stop this happening to others.:zx11: