New Polo problems - Register

[Zakarados]

You've probably dropped a cylinder and you'd need the engine replaced! Take car to VW on Monday and leave it with them!

Tow truck just came to take my polo to VW. Also sent them a list of other issues I am having. Lets see if ANY of the issues get fixed. They have a month until I can pick it up, so they have a lot of time to fix it!

[Zakarados]

The lemon story continues... so after 4000km, and 4.5L of top ups, I got the EPC light and engine light solid and flashing. After a 1 hour wait, NRMA said the engine is misfiring. After another 1 hour wait, my polo is being towed home.

No service center open until Monday, heading overseas on Wednesday... what a mess....

Just drove me Polo GTi back home. They advised there was oil on the spark plug in cylinder 4. The sparkies were cleaned and a software update applied. I also complained about the oil consumption of 4.5L/4000km. They changed the following "optimised hose for crankcase ventilation" which i assume is the breather pipe people talk about.

Still getting a lot of soot from the exhaust from the drive home, will have to wait until next month before I can tell how the consumption is going.

Fingers crossed.

[Jeffie]

Has anyone had any success getting an engine replacement outside of warranty from VW? I have a friend whose Polo engine just went, 6 months out of warranty. I dont have all of the details but I assume it is because of the oil consumption engine design.

[prcurrie]

Has anyone had any success getting an engine replacement outside of warranty from VW? I have a friend whose Polo engine just went, 6 months out of warranty. I dont have all of the details but I assume it is because of the oil consumption engine design.

They should repair it out of goodwill.

If not, hit up the Consumer Guarantee laws (through your State's consumer authority) as it wouldn't be deemed 'acceptable' that an engine dies 6 months after warranty.

[ziggyboy]

Has anyone had any success getting an engine replacement outside of warranty from VW? I have a friend whose Polo engine just went, 6 months out of warranty. I dont have all of the details but I assume it is because of the oil consumption engine design.

This is exactly the type of horror I'm hoping to avoid with my car. I'm definitely selling it before warranty ends.

[RoknRob]

I agree. I think I will be trading mine in for a Golf GTI, when the time comes - VW can't low ball me on the trade in value, because it is too risky to accept a Polo GTI, can they???

[Deadpool]

I agree. I think I will be trading mine in for a Golf GTI, when the time comes - VW can't low ball me on the trade in value, because it is too risky to accept a Polo GTI, can they???

No way, the Polo GTI had a waiting list of 8+ Months. They're not going to low ball you. Even if they do, just go to another Dealership and try your luck there. If they low ball you just say no thanks, shake their hand and walk out. They'll either get ancy and try to get you back or they won't bother. If they won't bother then they obviously didn't need your business.

[kam]

heres one for the manual 77 tsi owners:

when sitting at the lights, and then putting the gear into 1st, sometimes it feels very wierd, almost like your griding it in, without using the clutch. every other gear is fine, its only when going into 1st from a standstill, and only occasionally happens

not sure if this is just how vw gearboxes are, or if its an actual problem, car only has 900km's on it

[pologti18t]

Has anyone had any success getting an engine replacement outside of warranty from VW? I have a friend whose Polo engine just went, 6 months out of warranty. I dont have all of the details but I assume it is because of the oil consumption engine design.

Is it the current model? Waaranty is 3 yrs... 3yr 6 mths puts it way back mid 2009 as a purchase

[Jeffie]

Re: New Polo problems - Register

Yeah it must be the older model. Seems to be the same issue though.

My apologies.

[tassie devil]

oil temp not working waiting for vw to try a work out why

[Deadpool]

oil temp not working waiting for vw to try a work out why

If it's anything like my cousin's Polo GTI it'll be a faulty sensor. His buggered up 4 days after having it. Was not a happy Vegemite, not one bit.

[alexaescht]

heres one for the manual 77 tsi owners:

when sitting at the lights, and then putting the gear into 1st, sometimes it feels very wierd, almost like your griding it in, without using the clutch. every other gear is fine, its only when going into 1st from a standstill, and only occasionally happens

not sure if this is just how vw gearboxes are, or if its an actual problem, car only has 900km's on it

I believe it's just the synchromesh engaging before the actual gear does. My polo does this in first also and even though you have your foot on the clutch, the clutch plate itself has mass and so will continue to spin for a while, meaning your syncros have to do more work to get the gear engaged. My megane does this in both 2nd and 1st, so all gearboxes are different.

Alex.

[kam]

I believe it's just the synchromesh engaging before the actual gear does. My polo does this in first also and even though you have your foot on the clutch, the clutch plate itself has mass and so will continue to spin for a while, meaning your syncros have to do more work to get the gear engaged. My megane does this in both 2nd and 1st, so all gearboxes are different.

Alex.

thanks mate, appreciate that

the car takes off fine, its just that it feels like your griding the gear in, and only halfway in at that

guess ill just put it in 1st a few times while idling, before actually needing to go into 1st when the lights go green

[alexaescht]

thanks mate, appreciate that

the car takes off fine, its just that it feels like your griding the gear in, and only halfway in at that

guess ill just put it in 1st a few times while idling, before actually needing to go into 1st when the lights go green

That's fine, I'm always happy to help
Quite often in my polo, if you don't wait 3 seconds between depressing the clutch and selecting reverse, it will grind in. Annoying. And if you don't realise your mistake and try to go backwards, all that happens is the gear grinds – not a pretty sound! You have to go back on the clutch, into neutral and then back into reverse. Then it goes fine.