Volkswagen Denies Allegations That The Current TDI Dieselgate Fix Is Causing Breakdowns

Volkswagen has denied claims that its Dieselgate fix for the EA189 diesel engine has caused breakdowns, increased fuel consumption and reduced performance in a large number of vehicles.

The damning claims come from a report submitted by the Volkswagen Diesel Customer Forum (VDCF) that says owners of cars issued with a fix for affected 2.0-litre diesel engines have also noticed increased exhaust smoke, excessive regeneration of diesel particulate filters (DPF) and DPF failure.

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mre30 - 4/21/2017 5:02:14 PM

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Silly readers, no, the current TDI dieselgate fixes are most certainly NOT causing breakdowns!

The cars are all just Volkswagens - they may all be, generally, more prone to breakdowns! Just ask any VW owner!

leroisF40 - 4/21/2017 6:16:48 PM

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I have a 2008 Passat TDI which has been flawless and returns 1200+ kms to a tank sometimes more if it is all highway. I have owned many Volkswagens over the years and have never had any issues except for my Touareg, but that was teething issues due to it being a brand new model and I bought the first year out. But after a year of say 5 to 7 visits to the dealer they worked the bugs out and the Touareg was great. I have not had the recall done to my Passat though and am going to hold out as long as I can from doing it. I also did not buy my car for Green Reasons, as no automobile is truly Green.

I personally am convinced that all manufacturers are guilty of manipulating the tests and Volkswagen is the one that they chose to test and brought it to light. You tell me how a 840HP Demon is passing any of the emissions? Why have Mercedes and BMW backed off selling diesel in the US. Why have abnormally high emissions numbers been recorded on Renaults and Fiats, as well as Opel and Ford in Europe. Something is askew in all this and Volkswagen is being painted the perpetrator so that the testing authorities are not held to account for their gross negligence. How a small group can find anomalies that dozens of large government funded regulatory organisations could not should be the questions asked. Volkswagen is guilty of manipulating a loophole, as well as many others I feel, but why aren't we asking how this loophole was there in the first place. Is this just another example of Government Bodies hiring second rate employees that receive brilliant pay and retirement packages as well as healthcare coverages that only the private sector can dream of having yet when it comes to their actual job their performance is miserably failing. But hey, this is all Volkswagens doing!!!!!!

MDarringer - 4/21/2017 7:45:30 PM

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@leroisF40...where to start?

The quality/durability/reliability issues of VW are well-documented, but you want us to accept a data pool of ONE to refute the ample record?

How can the Demon pass? Simple. If it is within specs on the test routine, it passes. It isn't tested in drag mode.

And yeah, poor, innocent VW was being bullied.

#priceless

TheSteve - 4/21/2017 5:19:01 PM

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Article: "...[VW] says this represents less than 1% of cars..."

Maybe I'm alone here, but I don't take anything Volkswagen says at face value.

PUGPROUD - 4/21/2017 6:56:39 PM

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Vw must not be counting the psychological breakdowns of its shareholders, executives, workers, dealers and customers!