monstervolk
27-08-2006, 11:07 PM
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I bought a new model passat estate 2.0TDI in June this year from my local VW dealer with 1700 miles and 9 months on the clock and was initially very happy with car, but since the problems have mounted!!
First the car started making a rumbling/whining noise at certain speeds then the parking brake stoped releasing automatically, the noise was initially put down to the 17 inch tyres but more recently has been diagnosed as a faulty wheel bearing.
Next on picking up the car from the dealer after having the wheel bearing fixed I was told that in fact both wheel bearings and the steering rack were broken, absolutely fantastic on a new passat at 10,000 miles!!
Also the electrics for the heated seats had to be redone on recall but with out any warning letter??
On top of the the car is shaking violently at hill starts, which to me is a faulty clutch bearing, the car is frequently stalling in first gear and the climate control is blowing hot then very cold without changing the settings!!
The question is what will go wrong next??
FRom my point of view I want my money back or at the very least a new car.
For a car costing 21K this is diabolical
Has anybody else had these problems??
I bought a new model passat estate 2.0TDI in June this year from my local VW dealer with 1700 miles and 9 months on the clock and was initially very happy with car, but since the problems have mounted!!
First the car started making a rumbling/whining noise at certain speeds then the parking brake stoped releasing automatically, the noise was initially put down to the 17 inch tyres but more recently has been diagnosed as a faulty wheel bearing.
Next on picking up the car from the dealer after having the wheel bearing fixed I was told that in fact both wheel bearings and the steering rack were broken, absolutely fantastic on a new passat at 10,000 miles!!
Also the electrics for the heated seats had to be redone on recall but with out any warning letter??
On top of the the car is shaking violently at hill starts, which to me is a faulty clutch bearing, the car is frequently stalling in first gear and the climate control is blowing hot then very cold without changing the settings!!
The question is what will go wrong next??
FRom my point of view I want my money back or at the very least a new car.
For a car costing 21K this is diabolical
Has anybody else had these problems??