Polo Problems & Fix Register

[Flaps]

lol that's fair enough then!

[mitch_gti]

Im not sure what you are all doing to your poor little Polo's.

But i havent had a single problem.

[cliffo]

My passenger lock cover is also a little warped. Is it that much of a deal?

Mine is the same.

It'll be due for the 12month service soon so might get them to look at it then as its not worth a special trip given it hasn't given me any grief.

[Piotr]

2008 Polo GTI
2500 KMS
Daily use

Just a couple of little niggly things

1. Cup holder in dash is stuck and wont pop out

FIX: dealer has ordered a new one ($280!)

2. Sometimes its hard to get out of reverse.

FIX: workshop has adjusted linkage didn't help much will replace gearbox oil when they do cup holder.

Otherwise great little car. having to keep finding excuses to drive it

[FL00DY]

2008 Polo GTI
2500 KMS
Daily use

Just a couple of little niggly things

1. Cup holder in dash is stuck and wont pop out

FIX: dealer has ordered a new one ($280!)

2. Sometimes its hard to get out of reverse.

FIX: workshop has adjusted linkage didn't help much will replace gearbox oil when they do cup holder.

Otherwise great little car. having to keep finding excuses to drive it

When you say $280, they didn't charge you did they?

[Piotr]

No, its under warranty.

[FL00DY]

No, its under warranty.

Yeah I know, just the way I read it made me think they made you pay for it.

[wakdog]

Make - Polo Tdi
Kms - 19500
Mods - None
Car Usage - Daily use

Problem - Engine

Description - Was driving along, shifted to 5th gear applied throttle and was greeted by a loud scraping sort of noise for about 5sec, followed by copious amounts of smoke from exhaust. Upon parking the vehicle 100m down the road, oil spotted dripping from exhaust.

Fix - Got it towed back to the dealer, it requires a whole new engine, apparently a fault with the turbo, allowed oil to pass back into the engine and it has suffered some sort of failure (I have not been told much about it apart from the fact that it is a fault that is being covered under warranty) 4-5 weeks wait for a new engine

[DaveMack]

Make - Polo Tdi
Kms - 19500
Mods - None
Car Usage - Daily use

Problem - Engine

Description - Was driving along, shifted to 5th gear applied throttle and was greeted by a loud scraping sort of noise for about 5sec, followed by copious amounts of smoke from exhaust. Upon parking the vehicle 100m down the road, oil spotted dripping from exhaust.

Fix - Got it towed back to the dealer, it requires a whole new engine, apparently a fault with the turbo, allowed oil to pass back into the engine and it has suffered some sort of failure (I have not been told much about it apart from the fact that it is a fault that is being covered under warranty) 4-5 weeks wait for a new engine

Ouch! Bad luck, Mate.

Dave

[xposdu]

Polo GTI Gearbox

Hello boys and girls,

Problem: Crunching noise when changing from 1st to 2nd between 4-6000rpm.

1st fix: apparently a recall by VW for putting the wrong gearbox fluid in vehicle. changed fluid.(This did not work)

2nd fix: Full replacement of second gear after having to replicate the noise with one of the mechanics in the car.

Will be interesting to see how this goes, i am still running it in, so will report back on it later. This was all done under warranty.

[DBM]

Hi all ... please help

MAKE - Aug '06 POLO GTI
KMS - 7800km
MODS - None
CAR USAGE - Daily, short drive to work

Problem: Whilst driving along, power is removed momentarily to all electrical systems affecting the Radio, Power Steering, ESP, ABS etc. When the power comes back on, not all electrical systems necessarily work (eg No power steering or ESP switched off and cannot be turned back on. In both cases switching the ignition off and on again fixes the problem ... until the next time).

The problem often seems to happen turning right, and the last time the problem was fixed, I believe they found some points to the power steering were loose.

Just happened again and this will be the 6th time that I have returned the car for the same fault.

I am in Adelaide, and getting the dealer to look at it ... there is only 1 VW dealer in Adelaide.

Anyone else who has had similar issues ...

Thanks

[jasn78]

Mods vs non mods

hey guys just noticed one thing that seems to be common on this problems page. Guys with no mods seem to be having more problems then guys with mods

[572]

Maybe we're just lucky Jas - either that or we don't comment on them hehe!

[jasn78]

yeah good point jon will shut my mouth

[Blitzen]

Make: Nov 2007 Polo GTI
KM: 11,200
Mods: Rear Sway Bar, Froge BOV, APR Torque Arm Bush, K&N Panel Filter
Usage: Daily running to work, Cruising on the weekends.

Problem: After buying the car in January 2008 in Penrith, I drove the car up to Darwin. For the length of the 4,000km trip myself and my father noticed the Air Conditioning system loosing its coolness(We thought this may have been because the outside ambient temperature being nearly 50 degrees had something to do with it).
Upon arriving in Darwin, the A/C system had dumped all of its refrigerant(an absolute bastard in the Darwin Wet season!!)

Fix: Took the car to the local dealership where they re gassed the system, and added a detection dye to the system too.
Dumped the gas for a second time. Was told that there was a hole in the condenser from a bird strike, even though there was no leak detected there, and that I would have to pay $800+labour for a new condenser. A leak was however detected in the drivers foot well with a sniffer. I refused to pay for a new condenser, and told them to replace the T/X Valve, and Evaporator.
4 months later with no A/C, and many unreturned phone calls, the parts arrive, and the problem has finally been fixed!! Yay, I have A/C again!!