Does anyone else here have one of the bogus VW diesels?

afterburnt

I am having a hard time finding any current news on this fiasco.

mikeyb128

There isn't a solid plan yet. And this fiasco only applies to vehicles without an ad blue system. What is going to happen is vehicle will have an ad blue system retrofitted to your vehicle and a software flash. The result will likely be a small loss in horsepower and the vehicle having the ad blue system topped up at each service. This recall will apply to all vehicles with the "clean diesel" engine. And isn't restricted to nvlw (new vehicle limited warranty). As far as I know the vws are only failing the emissions requirements for California.

maximillian

Do owners have an option to not have the update applied so they can keep their horsepower at the expense of emissions?

afterburnt

Thanks mikeey I have the Passat and it has add blew. I haven't seen it listed as excluded from the recall. I hope it is and they wont have to ruin the milage and performance. Where did you hear of the exclusion?

Mikey081057

More news coming on more V dubs

motorhead43026

Afterburnt said,

" I hope it is and they wont have to ruin the mileage and performance"


Probably have a hard time keeping up with a Leaf once VW gets done fixing them....lol.

mikeyb128

afterburnt wrote: »

Thanks mikeey I have the Passat and it has add blew. I haven't seen it listed as excluded from the recall. I hope it is and they wont have to ruin the milage and performance. Where did you hear of the exclusion?

I worked for Volkswagen for 6 years. I only recently quit to work for a small shop. I still have strong ties with the vw dealership here in Calgary. So this info is straight from the horses mouth. The power loss and mileage is very minimal. I bet you wouldn't even notice. If your info is current with vw America, you would have received a letter in the mail by now. I bought my golf R from the dealer and haven't updated my address after moving, I did however receive a letter in the mail the other day for the airbag recall. They found me!

afterburnt

I did get a letter that said sorry we will get back to you

F1nut

The EPA excells at making mountains out of mole hills. Of course, when it comes to their seriously toxic gold mine screw up they act like it's no big deal.

They didn't get any traction blaming climate change on cows, so now they are going after pumpkins. These people are completely whacked.

sucks2beme

There is a whole aftermarket based on reflashing for more horsepower.
There are a lot of vehicles out there that no longer meet epa rules.
if they hadn't of made such a big deal out of being "clean"
I don't think they would of been singled out as badly.

mikeyb128

Some People make a big deal out of everything. We have customers calling us with gasoline engines saying they want compensation because vws name is now tarnished... Seriously how ridiculous is that?!

afterburnt

Yeah what's in a name? See if you can find any Hitlers in the phone book ?

afterburnt

Speaking of Hitler.some say he invented the VW

afterburnt

Mikey081057 wrote: »

More news coming on more V dubs

Just heard Porsches and more Audis now

Nightfall

afterburnt wrote: »

Speaking of Hitler.some say he invented the VW

He commissioned Ferdinand Porsche to build a car that was cheap, could run all day, and could hit 100kph. This turned into the VW Beetle. Porsche was already building cars before Hitler. Did Hitler start VW? Indirectly.

Mikey081057

afterburnt wrote: »

Speaking of Hitler.some say he invented the VW

But he drove in a Mercedes

afterburnt

I traded down to this VW from an MB

oldmodman

Here in California I have spent nearly half my life getting hopped up cars to pass SMOG tests.
One car I just swapped engines when it was time to test.
Even today I re-install my catted mid pipe, exhaust system, stock exhaust manifolds, stock supercharger, and engine computer. Passes fine, then re-install all the "good parts"
Never get pulled over by the SMOG police due to my appearance. Old.

What pisses me off the most is that I have a friend with a garage with all the California SMOG test equipment. He ran a SMOG test for me with all the "good part" installed including my E-85 race tune and it passed the tailpipe test with flying colors. But since the car has non authorized parts it is illegal to drive on the city streets.
Stupid **** SMOG laws. And don't get me started on them making BBQ charcoal lighter illegal in the Los Angeles Basin.

tonyb

maximillian wrote: »

Do owners have an option to not have the update applied so they can keep their horsepower at the expense of emissions?

I would imagine you do, but if your not passing emissions tests down the road, what then ? If you sell your car, not having the upgrade may affect your re-sale value also.

This is a huge clusterf**k for VW, one certainly to hurt them for years to come.

tonyb

oldmodman wrote: »

Here in California I have spent nearly half my life getting hopped up cars to pass SMOG tests.
One car I just swapped engines when it was time to test.
Even today I re-install my catted mid pipe, exhaust system, stock exhaust manifolds, stock supercharger, and engine computer. Passes fine, then re-install all the "good parts"
Never get pulled over by the SMOG police due to my appearance. Old.

What pisses me off the most is that I have a friend with a garage with all the California SMOG test equipment. He ran a SMOG test for me with all the "good part" installed including my E-85 race tune and it passed the tailpipe test with flying colors. But since the car has non authorized parts it is illegal to drive on the city streets.
Stupid **** SMOG laws. And don't get me started on them making BBQ charcoal lighter illegal in the Los Angeles Basin.

That's a heck of a lot of trouble to go through to past an emissions test. You do that every year ? If so, your a better man than me.

VW's roots to the evil one are well documented, but then, so is Ford and GM's.

Did any of you catch Bill Gates comments ? Apparently, only socialism can deal with climate change. Gee, who's a major contributor and founding member of Common core ? Hello....MacFly !

maximillian

Gotta love Jeremy Clarkson's response to this whole thing:

http://www.motoringbox.com/cars/car-news/clarkson-springs-to-the-defence-of-volkswagen/

From the article... "if VW goes out of business “the fallout would be immense because it owns Audi, Bugatti, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, Seat and Skoda as well. So they’d also go to the wall. And without the profits from these engineering powerhouses Germany would no longer be in a position to bail out the Greeks or house half of Syria. Which would cause global economic collapse, a humanitarian catastrophe and many plagues.”

lol.

mhardy6647

Other than that stuff, though, no problem.

afterburnt

What do you folks think? http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-volkswagen-rebate-20151109-story.html

maximillian

It may be more money than they would get in from a class action lawsuit.

afterburnt

I better cash in before they go bankrupt huh?

xjghost

I have one.

We're working to make things right.

Dear Glenn Fulmer-
Thank you for signing up to receive information and updates regarding the 2.0L TDI emissions issue.
As we work tirelessly to develop a remedy, we ask for your continued patience. In the meantime, we would like to give affected owners a $500 Volkswagen Prepaid Visa® Loyalty Card, a $500 Volkswagen Dealership Card, and 24-hour Roadside Assistance at no charge for 3 years*. We sincerely hope you see this goodwill gesture as a first step toward restoring your invaluable trust.
To learn more and confirm your eligibility, please return to visit www.vwdieselinfo.com. Click on the blue box on the website, and then enter your confirmation code received when you initially registered. Your confirmation code will begin with your last name, followed by a random four-digit number (example: Jones-1234).
After entering your confirmation code, follow the instructions on how to receive and activate the 2.0L TDI Customer Goodwill Package*.
It is important to emphasize that the Environmental Protection Agency has stated that vehicles affected by this issue are safe and legal to drive.
For immediate inquiries, please contact our Customer CARE Center:

1-800-822-8987
8am – 6pm Local
Monday - Friday
vwcustomercare@vw.com

Thank you,

Volkswagen of America, Inc.

tonyb

So VW gave you credit.....that you have to spend with them no less, so what are they really handing out if that money circles back to their own pockets ?

Nightfall

tonyb wrote: »

So VW gave you credit.....that you have to spend with them no less, so what are they really handing out if that money circles back to their own pockets ?

Parts and labor still comes out of their pocket.

WilliamM2

tonyb wrote: »

So VW gave you credit.....that you have to spend with them no less, so what are they really handing out if that money circles back to their own pockets ?

The $500 pre-paid Visa card can be spent anywhere that accepts Visa. It's not credit.

jeremymarcinko

Kinda glad we cheaped out and got the turbocharged gasoline Passat (tsi) last year instead of the diesel.

kevhed72

Glad I bought my GLI 2 years ago....turbo gasoline also.