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Faulty turbo.Refuse to repair . Mis-sold.
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Hi all,
Two week ago we test drove an 56 Audi A3 1.9tdi 80k ,thought thats a funny noise sounds like a police siren in distance.
"That's normal "replied the salesman from a reputable dealership. "Thats the turbo, thats what they should do." "Thats a good turbo"
Never driven a turbo diesel but still unsure.
"Dont worry we will get it checked out for when you pick it up "
Unsure but still went ahead and picked it up.
"We've checked it and weve taken it to Audi and they've checked it .Theres nothing wrong "
"3 months warranty youll be fine" or 2 years at £400 (not worth the paper its printed on
"Dont worry"
"You'll be fine "
We bought it.....thats the car and the !!!!!!!!
Week later the noise is doing our heads in although the car seems to be running ok. Wouldnt know if performance is affected as its how we bought it !
We've had two independant , experienced mechanics look at it (one Audi specialist).Contacted another two,(one a turbo repair specialist).
"Its not right " and such answers came the reply from all. Parts inside are worn causing the excessive noise.It wont be long before complete failure
Took it back to the dealer today who say "they had checked it ".
"Nowt wrong
Its a high mile car and things wear . They wear from the day they're made.
We can't replace everything on a car thats worn"
They'll take it back to Audi next week for another look.
They say nothings wrong but if there is we're only covered up to £500.
So were stuck with a faulty turbo or we put alot of money towards them repairing it (£500 - £1000 ?) and in all honesty I wouldn't trust them to do it right anyway.
The salesman and his colleagues say thats how they should be and four expericed mechanics say its not.
Highly cheesed off right now ,is it faulty ?(YES) ,has it been misold ?,have they taken it to Audi or will they take it ?
Am i a pillock for buying it ? Please don't, i know the answer !
Cheers in advance for any replys
Two week ago we test drove an 56 Audi A3 1.9tdi 80k ,thought thats a funny noise sounds like a police siren in distance.
"That's normal "replied the salesman from a reputable dealership. "Thats the turbo, thats what they should do." "Thats a good turbo"
Never driven a turbo diesel but still unsure.
"Dont worry we will get it checked out for when you pick it up "
Unsure but still went ahead and picked it up.
"We've checked it and weve taken it to Audi and they've checked it .Theres nothing wrong "
"3 months warranty youll be fine" or 2 years at £400 (not worth the paper its printed on
"Dont worry"
"You'll be fine "
We bought it.....thats the car and the !!!!!!!!
Week later the noise is doing our heads in although the car seems to be running ok. Wouldnt know if performance is affected as its how we bought it !
We've had two independant , experienced mechanics look at it (one Audi specialist).Contacted another two,(one a turbo repair specialist).
"Its not right " and such answers came the reply from all. Parts inside are worn causing the excessive noise.It wont be long before complete failure
Took it back to the dealer today who say "they had checked it ".
"Nowt wrong
Its a high mile car and things wear . They wear from the day they're made.
We can't replace everything on a car thats worn"
They'll take it back to Audi next week for another look.
They say nothings wrong but if there is we're only covered up to £500.
So were stuck with a faulty turbo or we put alot of money towards them repairing it (£500 - £1000 ?) and in all honesty I wouldn't trust them to do it right anyway.
The salesman and his colleagues say thats how they should be and four expericed mechanics say its not.
Highly cheesed off right now ,is it faulty ?(YES) ,has it been misold ?,have they taken it to Audi or will they take it ?
Am i a pillock for buying it ? Please don't, i know the answer !
Cheers in advance for any replys
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If the turbo's faulty then car is not fit for purpose and the garage must repair it....0
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You can get turbos reconned within that budget, it should cover the labour too.Don't worry about having a recon as unless you get a car from new thats pretty much how turbos come.If you don't then you risk the turbo self destructing and spititng bits of metal into the cylinders which will trash you engine costing a lot lot more to repair.0
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Cowboys. Get them to fix it or cause them trouble, starting with trading standards and then court.0
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typical common fault on a vag car
why people think they are good is beyond me
pay more for them, cost more to run, go wrong all the time
vags are awful0 -
Just dont buy a turbo diesel.Feudal Britain needs land reform. 70% of the land is "owned" by 1 % of the population and at least 50% is unregistered (inherited by landed gentry). Thats why your slave box costs so much..0
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hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »typical common fault on a vag car
why people think they are good is beyond me
pay more for them, cost more to run, go wrong all the time
vags are awful
:rotfl:
It's a common problem on any car with a turbo (not just VAGs, not just diesels) - they don't last forever.0 -
Mine is on 136,000 miles and still working fine.
Yeah and I'm sure there are plenty of VAG diesels out there on 250,000 miles (Octavia taxis anyone?) that haven't had turbo issues either. Yet I'm also sure there will be some have gone at 10,000 miles or less too.
Point was that you can't condemn an entire car maker's range because a few turbos go bang.
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I have been able to hear the turbo spooling up on every single car we have had (that has had one fitted), but it is a very light whistle that is almost imperceptible and I can only hear it when the engine is cold (quite normal).
As far as turbo longevity goes, that primarily depends on how religous the owner is with the oil & filter changes as well as whether you give the turbo a chance to slow down before switching the car off (a turbo timer alleviates that issue).Remember kids, it's the volts that jolt and the mills that kill.0 -
KillerWatt wrote: »As far as turbo longevity goes, that primarily depends on how religous the owner is with the oil & filter changes as well as whether you give the turbo a chance to slow down before switching the car off (a turbo timer alleviates that issue).
It's not really about slowing down as much as cooling down. If the oil supply to a turbo is cut (engine off) when it's very hot, the heat will damage the bearings. Drive with low revs and little throttle for the the last couple of minutes of a journey and the turbo gets a chance to cool to a decent temperature before you stop the engine and cut the oil supply.
Do that and you'll save money in the long run (back to money saving) 0
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