Injector Failures - Possible recall

**james_tiger_woo** · 08-07-2011,08:25 AM

Or at least a potential admission that it's a recognised fault - This link refers:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/t...&f=86&t=927722

**g-black** · 08-07-2011,10:03 AM

Wow. That looks as close to a recall as you'll get. I wonder if they would reimburse you even if you have since sold the car?! Maybe pushing my luck but the issue did leave me £1600 out of pocket!

**james_tiger_woo** · 08-07-2011,11:07 AM

Out of interest - how many people have contacted VOSA over this fault? Might be worth a large number of people doing this...

**g-black** · 08-07-2011,11:34 AM

There was a thread on UKpassats about it, and think alot of people did put there details in. The more the people that do the better!

**spako** · 08-07-2011,04:10 PM

Originally Posted by g-black

There was a thread on UKpassats about it, and think alot of people did put there details in. The more the people that do the better!

Can I count on a recall if my injectors have not failed (yet?)?

Is there anything I can do to support the recall move? Letter to VOSA/VW? I'm happy to send one if needs be.

**fat controller** · 08-07-2011,08:45 PM

Very interesting - a recall to have the rest replaced mine would certainly remove one nagging worry from the back of my mind.

**Greg Smith** · 26-01-2012,11:36 PM

i have a 2007 a4 tdi 2.o 170 avanti, im quite new to this, or just thick !,i dont have any problems with my car, other than the cruise control stopped working on Saturday,but how do i know if it had a recall for the injectors, i have filled in an Audi owner registration form yesterday, maybe they will contact me if it is part of the faullty injectors.

**Pezza** · 27-01-2012,02:41 PM

Originally Posted by Greg Smith

i have a 2007 a4 tdi 2.o 170 avanti, im quite new to this, or just thick !,i dont have any problems with my car, other than the cruise control stopped working on Saturday,but how do i know if it had a recall for the injectors, i have filled in an Audi owner registration form yesterday, maybe they will contact me if it is part of the faullty injectors.

Ring Vw UK 0800 333 666 ask if you're on the list.

**Mark Redman** · 27-01-2012,09:35 PM

My Passat 170tdi went into VW Heritige yesterday and had injectors and loom replaced foc. Well happy this issue had been making me think about selling the car rather than getting ripped for 2k plus for injectors

Cheers VW.

**Scottiedogg** · 27-01-2012,10:41 PM

Hi Folks,

Had my injectors and loom replaced on Monday and done nearly 500 miles since and can say that the on board figures seem to suggest that the car is indeed running more efficiently and returning a slightly higher mpg. I run down to Warwick from Birmingham using the M6, M42 and M40 and usually the car tells me I've done between 52 and 58 mpg depending on if I'm running late or not once I hit the M40! So far this week since Monday I've not had a reading below 58mpg and got up to 62mpg when I got to work this morning. The range calculator also seems to be suggesting I'll be getting more to this fill up - done a shade over 300 miles on the 1st third of a tank.

I can't say that it feels any smoother to drive but it certainly seems to pull away quicker and seems more eager to rev whilst putting out a lot less smoke from the back when I give it some boot.

All in all I can only say thanks VW as the car feels like new now especially with my new clutch and flywheel!