[Vwdiesel] Age, Diesel History, and Bonus TDI Tragedy

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Ever since I had the reflash done on the ECU and the glow plugs  
changed, the cruise has been really weird.  Usually, if operated  
without the AC on, it will operate correctly 95% of the time.   
However, if I run the AC, the cruise will not hold speed, will speed  
up and slow down and surge.  I have watched it lose 15 mph on a flat  
surface and then try to catch up and end up 15 mph faster than the  
chosen speed.  From my discussions with those that would reply on the  
TDI club, this is not an unusual side afffect. My car is an 04 Jetta  
and most of the people who contacted me with the same problem had an  
04 or 05 BEW.  No one with the 2.0 Passat PD TDI seem to have gotten  
the same problem.  Hayden
On Dec 12, 2009, at 12:09 AM, James Hansen wrote:

> I
>> personally have a problem with my cruise control not operating
>> properly when the A/C is on and in the recent cold mornings, have had
>> problems with cold starting.
>
>
> Hayden, could you elaborate on the cruise control issue?
> I'm taking my car back to the dealer on Monday, VW customer care is  
> picking
> up the tab for a rental.  It's currently undriveable if you park it  
> outside,
> but it's much colder here.  Plugged in, starting is a minute long  
> ordeal of
> cranking, while it slowly chugs to life, much like the glow plugs  
> aren't
> even on while it's cranking. I'm not exaggerating at all, it seems  
> as if
> they are completely functionless, you can hear each cylinder  
> starting to
> catch as you crank and crank...
>
> Speaking with the service writer today, they are beside themselves,  
> as the
> plug recall was initiated quite some time ago, and most of the BEW's  
> plugs
> in the area are done.  There are a lot of cars down right now. Here  
> where
> it's colder, it's a really big deal.
>
> Thankfully not as bad as some.  VW is
>> working on a get around solution but I can imagine it won't be easy
>> since the original plugs pulled 7 volts and the new ones pull 5.  I
>> have had some problems with Metro, but nothing that hasn't been taken
>> care of to MY satisfaction.
>> Hayden
>>
>
> That's good to hear.  What really lowered the gold standard here for  
> dealer
> service was when VW of Canada quite literally killed the whole  
> independent
> owner network.  One area VW rep told the low volume new car sales  
> dealers
> that they could reduce their credit facility at the bank, because  
> the VW
> required bank guarantee the dealership had to carry was somewhat  
> costly for
> money they never used.  The dealers that did this were visited the  
> following
> year by a VW hatchet man that informed them that they were no longer
> qualified to be a dealership because of insufficient credit  
> guarantee at the
> bank.  I have an acquaintance that runs the dealership at Brandon  
> Mb, they
> are now a branch of a Winnipeg dealer.  I showed up at the  
> dealership the
> day after the hatchet man was there quite by chance and got the  
> story first
> hand.  They were faced with buying 2 or 3 $12K USD diagnostic units  
> from VW,
> and I happened to have my laptop that runs what was then Vag-com  
> along.  (I
> used to stop there when passing through to visit and stock up on  
> certain
> parts.)  You could have sworn it was Christmas when he learned about  
> Uwe.
> Now all that are left are big consortiums that have VW as one dealer  
> in
> their stable of five or six, and they just don't give a shit at  
> all.  It's
> tragic. Saskatchewan and Manitoba used to have the highest per  
> capita VW
> diesel owner density in North America- bunch of farmers that have  
> known
> about diesel for years. Now, they can't even change a door contact  
> switch
> under warranty without screwing that up. Sad, just sad.
> -j
>

" Those who are willing to sacrifice Liberty for Security, deserve  
neither Liberty nor Security."  Ben Franklin


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