"ddavidn" (ddavidn)
10/02/2013 at 18:13 • Filed to: None

My wife's friend bought a brand-new Jetta TDI earlier this year. Now it says it has catastrophic engine failure and the dealership doesn't know what's wrong.

I'm never going to be able to convince my wife to get a VW...

DISCUSSION (16)

PanchoVilleneuve ST > ddavidn
10/02/2013 at 18:14

"Now it says it has catastrophic engine failure and the dealership doesn't know what's wrong."

That's VW as hell.

ddavidn > PanchoVilleneuve ST
10/02/2013 at 18:15

I know!

dogisbadob > ddavidn
10/02/2013 at 18:15

Gotta love German "engineering"

Next time get a Toyota :p

Now I REALLY wish GM would bring the Cruze hatch and wagon over here and offer the diesel on ALL Cruzes, not just the top LTZ.

ddavidn > dogisbadob
10/02/2013 at 18:16

Yup.

itsnothere > ddavidn
10/02/2013 at 18:16

oil?

wait? how did the Jetta tell you it had "catastrophic engine failure", was it being sarcastic? You can usually tell by its tone of voice....

also, don't worry, this had to be a 1st Gen Talking Jetta, tell your wife to wait for at least 2nd Gen and all the bugs are worked out.

For Sweden > ddavidn
10/02/2013 at 18:17

Ship it to Jagvar; he can figure it out.

Casper > ddavidn
10/02/2013 at 18:17

Sorry, that made me laugh. Instant flashbacks to me sitting in my garage pulling codes on my laptop while talking to my 1.8t Wolfsburg asking why it kept telling me something that was impossible.

ddavidn > Casper
10/02/2013 at 18:17

Haha, great!

ddavidn > For Sweden
10/02/2013 at 18:17

I will recommend that to the dealer...

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > ddavidn
10/02/2013 at 18:19

Question:

Is your wife's friend rather, um dense? Could they have possibly filled it with petrol instead of diesel?

It's been known to happen, as the It's-Just-A-Car crowd have bought them for the Emm Pee Gees, and then are clueless and fill them with petrol. I remember reading about it happening here a while ago.

dogisbadob > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
10/02/2013 at 18:28

That would manifest immediately though, not months later

EL_ULY > ddavidn
10/02/2013 at 18:28

this sorta thing happens to ALL cars, every brand ever made ever in forever land. Cars = bolts, nuts, parts, and fluids, THAT'S IT. It may be almost impossible to have the phrase "German quality" removed from Jalop minds, but its all the same BS with every car. Trust me dude, the dealer wants to fix your car, not only to milk for warranty money, but because its costing them to have your wifas car there sitting, reps wont allow it. That's why they have a tech support line. Dont believe everything the service adviser says. They spew the more shit than politicians lol. Patients buddy, nothing is impossible in the auto repair biz trust me. You'll get you car back soon.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > dogisbadob
10/02/2013 at 18:30

True.

Obviously not the issue then.

ddavidn > EL_ULY
10/02/2013 at 18:46

*My wife's friend

My wife drives a Subaru named Jack, who is a 1998 Impreza Outback.

I wish I could buy my wife a Jetta TDI.

ddavidn > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
10/02/2013 at 18:47

That was my very first thought, but not the case.

Benzed92 > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
10/03/2013 at 01:19

This was my first thought as well. But clearly not the case here.