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I bought new a BMW Tourer 520d in July 2016, it now has covered 11,000 miles. However, drivetrain fault indication recently appeared and the car fell into limp home mode. On contacting my local BMW dealer,...
I had the Volkswagen emissions fix done in February. Then had to pay shortly afterwards for EGR valve with a reduced goodwill rate of £500 as car kept going into limp mode. Performance has been worse since...
My 2010 Volkswagen Golf went into limp mode after the emission fix. I paid £763 for a new EGR and have written to Volkswagen asking for a full refund. Although my car is seven years old, I've only done...
I own a 2009 Skoda Superb. It runs very well, done 110,000 miles and I plan to keep it. Skoda have invited me to bring it in for emission software change, assuring that there will be no change in fuel...
I have a 2008 Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TDi DSG. I've received a letter asking me to bring the car in for the software update. However, I'm worried about the problems other owners are reporting once they had...
I had the emissions fix on my Audi A1 Sportsback 1.6 TDi and immediately warning lights started flashing amber on my dash. First was the flashing glow plug system light, then a week later a solid Emission...
I own a 2011 Volkswagen Golf Mk6 1.6 TDI, bought in in December 2015 from a local independent Volkswagen dealer. My mechanic noticed a water leak after I mentioned the coolant light coming on a couple...
I have a Skoda Fabia 1.6 TDI. I just got the recall letter for the emissions upgrade, but I'm not happy to do it. Have any Fabia 1.6 TDI owners had it done and what was the outcome?
I had the emissions "fix" on my 2010 Audi A3 at the end of February and had nothing but problems since. Power has been altered dramatically and even to the point of cutting out on me a few times. I've...
I had the emission fix done six weeks ago on my Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI. After only 500 miles, an injector failed. Car has only done 41,000 miles. I took the car to a Volkswagen garage who changed it free...
 

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