Why volkswagen is rate one of the worse reliable car.

[Curahee]

Wah scary if that is true, VW is really for the rich ppl to drive, repair cost so ex and so costly to maintain, i drive my B & B car for 6 yrs, nv even spend a single cent on repair apart from wear and tear parts during regular servicing, cannot imagine if i get a VW, i can pok kai.

[Sabian]

German pedigree not so apparent...

 

VW off my list for good.

Edited March 8, 2012 by Sabian

[Eng40765]

Wah scary if that is true, VW is really for the rich ppl to drive, repair cost so ex and so costly to maintain, i drive my B & B car for 6 yrs, nv even spend a single cent on repair apart from wear and tear parts during regular servicing, cannot imagine if i get a VW, i can pok kai.

 

I don't think these figures are inflated since its on the VolksWagon Sg forum, and all are only for the MU failure, other failures are not listed. All mileage listed under under 100,000 km. Any 2nd-hand buyer??????

 

Shanghai VW taxi are manual, no MU problem. cannot compare........

 

 

[Jolie888]

German pedigree not so apparent...

 

VW off my list for good.

Simi GERMAN pedigree ah?

 

Scirroco made in Portugal.

Jetta made in Mexico.

Polo made in Spain.

 

Heard VW got JV with Malaysia to assemble VW car's there.

 

Kreta-rakyat (nation's/peoples' car) ala Proton?

 

Or bola-kuda (horse ball, literal) Polo by Perodua?

 

You want???

 

 

[Jolie888]

Wah! So terok case one ah?

So unlike the VWs of old - those can last a lifetime and their engines go on and on.

That's true German engineering!

 

Below is cut & pasted from vagsg.com forum.

It's a list of owners having DSG related problems.

Categorized by nick, model, km upon failure, type of failure.

 

Now, this is only the tip of a much larger iceberg, as not all VW owners are in vagsg forum and not all forumers may choose to report and add themselves to the statistics.

 

But just from the list, I reckon it is a HUGE problem with VW cars! [bigcry]

I think this alone will have a severe impact on VW resale and anyone who intends to dump their VW in the used car market.

So BUYER BEWARE!!!

 

1.sleepy-t........Golf MK6..............7k................. mechantronic replaced

2. justchris........xxxxxxxxxx............16k........ ........xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

3. cipher...........Golf MK6...............23k................Mechantronic changed

4. alvintah.........xxxxxxxxxx............30k........ ........xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

5. kkb...............jetta sports...........45k...............mechatronics

6. Jetkai...........Jetta tsi...............20k.................Mechatronics (gearbox replaced)

7. Iewnehz.........xxxxxxxxxx............30k......... .......xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

8 Ron................Jetta sports............15K... ............mechatronics

9.kingping55.......xxxxxxxxxx............10K...... ..........xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

10. adam2..........xxxxxxxxxx......................... ........xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

11.sundown........xxxxxxxxxx............3K........ .........xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

12.Silverdub.......xxxxxxxxxx............23K...... ..........xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

13.g600d...........xxxxxxxxxx..................... ............xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

14.Wolver..........xxxxxxxxxx..................... ............xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

15.Clock............Jetta sports............13K..... ..........engine failure

16.Safedriver76...xxxxxxxxxx...................... ..........xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

17.masschaoz.....1.4roc..................21k...... .........mechatronics

18.Chipro............1.4 Jetta TSI........2k... ...........DSG software reflashed

19.ronjes1014......xxxxxxxxxx..................... ..........xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

20.nomad...........jetta sports..........15k................mechatronics

21.groo111.........xxxxxxxxxx............29K...... .........xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

22.Rune..............Golf sports............21K.... ...........Clutch replaced

23.Imprezawrxsti22b..xxxxxxxxxx................... ........xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

24.Slow...............Polo 1.4...........1466km. ........mechatronics reflash

25.Jam66............xxxxxxxxxx............29K..... ..........xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

26.agvroc............xxxxxxxxxx................... ............xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

27. DJing............Jetta sports..........12k........ ..........Engine failure

28. oyster............Jetta 1.4/Jun2009 ..........25k......... ........mechatronic

29. chubbs............Jetta Sports........24K........... ........Engine failure

30. alvintan88.....Jetta sports................................mechantronic

31. Devil.............Roc 1.4...............19K........ .........mechantronic

32. agvroc..........roc 1.4................14k.................mechantroni c

33. daveler.........Jetta sports..........15k.................gearbox replacement

34. StreetSpirit

[Sabian]

Simi GERMAN pedigree ah?

 

Scirroco made in Portugal.

Jetta made in Mexico.

Polo made in Spain.

 

Heard VW got JV with Malaysia to assemble VW car's there.

 

Kreta-rakyat (nation's/peoples' car) ala Proton?

 

Or bola-kuda (horse ball, literal) Polo by Perodua?

 

You want???

Touran/ Sharan?

 

Made in East Germany?

[RogueGTR]

VW dsg mechatronic unit especially on those 1.4L Twin charger is a well known problem but most of them (huge number) are replaced FOC by agent.

 

My 06' (got it when new) Mk5 GTi mechatronic also failed when it was approx 8000km mileage. Has it fail after replacement? Nope, it's approx 60,000km

now. Did i regret getting ride? Nope, on the contrary, it was the longest ride i had (more than 3 Beautiful years of ownership). Did i regret selling? YES!

 

It's so good that my mum / my 2 cousins & my aunt each bought 1 Golf GTi (4 Golf's GTi's in my family apart fm mine)

 

Now to those who complain, then my 2 cents worth- go get a rull of the mill Jap car It'll run & run without any problem but then again the thrill of feeling

the ride/ how it corners but most importantly, how you can place ride into a corner with car 'talking' to you via steering which a golf will give -- thhis you will

never understand

 

 

[Sabian]

The list has grown since I last went in for a look see.

 

What is the point of having "cutting edge" tech if your ride is going to spend more time in the wkshop than a b&b car?

[Jolie888]

Now to those who complain, then my 2 cents worth- go get a rull of the mill Jap car It'll run & run without any problem but then again the thrill of feeling

the ride/ how it corners but most importantly, how you can place ride into a corner with car 'talking' to you via steering which a golf will give -- thhis you will

never understand

Rubbish!

BMWs corner way better (being RWD) and its steering wheel is so much more communicative than an FWD VW can ever be.

Now I note that you do own BMWs too.

So let's not be biased.

 

But here, folks are taking about the poor reliability of the 7-dry DSG mated to the 1.4 TSIs generally.

Some replaced 2, or 3 times, still continue to spoil one.

They told me VW does not have a solution. Just keep on replacing.

Duh!!

 

[Spidercool]

Huh....where to find so many gearbox to replace? Maybe vw just stated replaced but in actual fact is replacing with another"repaired" unit which was removed earlier...

[Joseph22]

Rubbish!

BMWs corner way better (being RWD) and its steering wheel is so much more communicative than an FWD VW can ever be.

Now I note that you do own BMWs too.

So let's not be biased.

 

But here, folks are taking about the poor reliability of the 7-dry DSG mated to the 1.4 TSIs generally.

Some replaced 2, or 3 times, still continue to spoil one.

They told me VW does not have a solution. Just keep on replacing.

Duh!!

relax. he compare VW to japan car not BMW.

[Sktan10]

The list has grown since I last went in for a look see.

 

What is the point of having "cutting edge" tech if your ride is going to spend more time in the wkshop than a b&b car?

 

 

Unless one got 2 or 3 spare cars at home then no problem.

One car inside workshop still got other cars to drive mah!

[Paddie]

Huh....where to find so many gearbox to replace? Maybe vw just stated replaced but in actual fact is replacing with another"repaired" unit which was removed earlier...

It's not gearbox replaced but a component within the gearbox that is known to be problematic for the earlier batches.

[Jolie888]

relax. he compare VW to japan car not BMW.

Or solly hor.

Read wrongly.

Thought he said GTI cornering the bestest.

[S2007]

Rubbish!

BMWs corner way better (being RWD) and its steering wheel is so much more communicative than an FWD VW can ever be.

Now I note that you do own BMWs too.

So let's not be biased.

 

Sure or not? Isn't the steering too heavy so less responsive? How to be nimble with steering feel like unassisted?

 

 

[Sabian]

Unless one got 2 or 3 spare cars at home then no problem.

One car inside workshop still got other cars to drive mah!

Eh, that sounds like Ja-quar.

[Sleepy-T]

Have a chance to talk with a tow-truck driver,

He did mention tat a lot of new bmws are having the ignition issues

[Spidercool]

It's not gearbox replaced but a component within the gearbox that is known to be problematic for the earlier batches.

 

My colleague less than 2.5 yo Gti (sorry shld b golf, my bad) has already replaced gearbox - according to him and just recently car couldn't start and MU was replaced. So what do you think? New/old gearbox with new / old MU ? Only vw center know.

Edited March 8, 2012 by Spidercool