Polo 1.4 2012 - VW Polo electric windows

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Sat 2 Nov 2019 10:46
Polo 1.4 2012 - VW Polo electric windows - Gardenerman

Just had to pay over £400 to fix the front passenger window! A new window motor and wiring were required.

Given that the rear electric parking sensors have also been problematical I am not impressed.

Previously I have owned an Accord and a MX5 for 12+ years without any electric problems.

Spoke to VW customer care who did not want to comment on the faults or help in any way

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Sat 2 Nov 2019 11:04
Polo 1.4 2012 - VW Polo electric windows - badbusdriver

Just had to pay over £400 to fix the front passenger window! A new window motor and wiring were required.

Given that the rear electric parking sensors have also been problematical I am not impressed.

Previously I have owned an Accord and a MX5 for 12+ years without any electric problems.

Spoke to VW customer care who did not want to comment on the faults or help in any way

The Accord and MX5 are Japanese though...........!

But in fairness, given the car's warranty when new was 3 years, not sure what you expected VW to do about it?.

Also, you didn't 'have' to pay that much, you could have got a used window motor from a breaker. Not sure how much the wiring costs, but 2nd hand motors are available on Ebay from under £20.

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Sat 2 Nov 2019 11:16
Polo 1.4 2012 - VW Polo electric windows - elekie&a/c doctor
A 7 year old car that’s gone wrong . I think that’s acceptable. Sounds like a main dealer fixed this . I’m sure a good Indy garage could have fixed this for around half that price (or less) .
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Sat 2 Nov 2019 12:33
Polo 1.4 2012 - VW Polo electric windows - SLO76
Funnily enough this isn’t that common a failure on Polos of this vintage (though I’ll hazard a bet that it wasn’t the motor itself but the wiring connecting it) but it is a very common fault on MX5’s. The mechanism rots inside the door and replacement at a main dealer is around £350 last time I asked which is a joke.

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