Collfryn
Hmm - all sounds a bit familiar. Bit of a trend here? We have a 16 plate 204. Here's our experience
FIrst trip to France July 2016. Its a new car, what could go wrong. Just north of Tour we get a yellow engine warning light. Pull off motorway. Many expletives from driver. Phone Vw assist expecting worst but get great service. "You can drive to nearest VW commercial garage" which turns out to be 5 min down the road. After much jesticulation and school boy French, the mechanic goes for a test drive, and on return tinkers under bonnet for 5 mins. We are told via VW assist that the problem was a "loose turbo" thats been tightened and we can go on our way. All's well until we roll off the ferry at Portsmouth 3 weeks later. One mile from the ferry we get a coolant warning light. Pull over. More expletives. I look at coolant reservoir and find it half empty. Weird. Top up it up, light goes out, off go. Don't think anymore about it.
Trip to Sweden, July 2017. Literally one minute from disembarking at Hook of Holland we get red engine management light. Really pissed now. Can't get through to Vw assist. try the old switch on switch off routine. Light goes out and stays out so off we go - looking out for Vw garage but it's a Sunday. Engine still ok when we get to Denmark. A few days later in Central Sweden at 11000 k we get the service warning light telling us we have until 1250 miles till next oil service. Surprised, and knowing we will exceed this before get back to the the Uk I phone Uk dealer for advice. Told the service interval must have been set wrong and all can wait until we get back. Top up oil which is on lowest mark and also need to top up coolant. I've had new cars for the last 20 years and can't remember doing this ever.
Back in the Uk. Drop Van off for inspection having been told it will only take an hour or so because no service should be necessary. Get a call an hour later to say they will need van for 48 hours to replace the ERG valve.
Now I'm wondering if all these issues are connected and what if any damage has been done to the engine. I'm certainly very sceptical about the phrase "oh the oil service interval must have been set incorrectly" Bought the 5 year warrant (no brainer) so not concerned on financial basis. But the real damage is to our confidence, especially on long trips abroad. We both dread the first few miles off the ferry now
FIrst trip to France July 2016. Its a new car, what could go wrong. Just north of Tour we get a yellow engine warning light. Pull off motorway. Many expletives from driver. Phone Vw assist expecting worst but get great service. "You can drive to nearest VW commercial garage" which turns out to be 5 min down the road. After much jesticulation and school boy French, the mechanic goes for a test drive, and on return tinkers under bonnet for 5 mins. We are told via VW assist that the problem was a "loose turbo" thats been tightened and we can go on our way. All's well until we roll off the ferry at Portsmouth 3 weeks later. One mile from the ferry we get a coolant warning light. Pull over. More expletives. I look at coolant reservoir and find it half empty. Weird. Top up it up, light goes out, off go. Don't think anymore about it.
Trip to Sweden, July 2017. Literally one minute from disembarking at Hook of Holland we get red engine management light. Really pissed now. Can't get through to Vw assist. try the old switch on switch off routine. Light goes out and stays out so off we go - looking out for Vw garage but it's a Sunday. Engine still ok when we get to Denmark. A few days later in Central Sweden at 11000 k we get the service warning light telling us we have until 1250 miles till next oil service. Surprised, and knowing we will exceed this before get back to the the Uk I phone Uk dealer for advice. Told the service interval must have been set wrong and all can wait until we get back. Top up oil which is on lowest mark and also need to top up coolant. I've had new cars for the last 20 years and can't remember doing this ever.
Back in the Uk. Drop Van off for inspection having been told it will only take an hour or so because no service should be necessary. Get a call an hour later to say they will need van for 48 hours to replace the ERG valve.
Now I'm wondering if all these issues are connected and what if any damage has been done to the engine. I'm certainly very sceptical about the phrase "oh the oil service interval must have been set incorrectly" Bought the 5 year warrant (no brainer) so not concerned on financial basis. But the real damage is to our confidence, especially on long trips abroad. We both dread the first few miles off the ferry now