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Advice on Audi A3 car trouble.

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  • verityboo
    verityboo Posts: 1,017 Forumite
    AllanM wrote: »
    61 Plate, 2L deisel.Yes its had the fix :).

    I would push VW to cover the cost then...

    https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/legal-motoring-advice/2017-08/volkswagen-group-to-give-two-year-warranty-on-emissions-recall-work/
  • AllanM
    AllanM Posts: 14 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary First Post
    Interesting stuff verityboo... my concern is I havent had the work done by a recognised Audi dealer but I will give it a shot once my Audi is back up and running. fingers crossed its this Friday.
  • AllanM
    AllanM Posts: 14 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary First Post
    Yeah Kiran, Regen has been done. as 6 weeks ago I had to drive my car in limp mode for a week which meant the exhaust light came on which meant a regen.Garage B have covered everything hence why its on its way back to Garage A to get the EGR valve done again
  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Did you go to this garage and say "These are the symptoms", or did you say "Please change the EGR valve"?
  • JP1978
    JP1978 Posts: 527 Forumite
    As a rule, any car that has been "fixed" under the emissions scandal should get preferential treatment if there are any issues with the EGR or DPF for two years after said fix.
  • AllanM
    AllanM Posts: 14 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary First Post
    Just to complete the post. Picked up my car on Saturday and it is back up and running.


    EGR Valve fitted...



    "must have been a bad batch " of EGR Valves was the garages response.


    They have offered a discount on any work next time I go to the garage.
  • Crag30
    Crag30 Posts: 282 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    I had problems after the fix, and what sorted it was removing the software update and reinstalling it, and it's been fine since.
    This was done at an Independant VW specialist as I didn't trust Audi being as their installation of the fix caused problems
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