My thoughts about the Volkswagen diesel Recall / Redemption as TDI Passat owner
Volkswagen recalls 2 million vehicles on 6 engine, slight defects.
Have an opinion on this story Click here to submit a letter to the editor and we can publish it in print.
UPDATE 11 14 13 10 39 am ET - add more reminders, details.
Bloomberg FRANKFURT - Volkswagen Group recalled about 2 6 million vehicles worldwide, including the largest such movement in China, to correct the defects of the electronic immobilizer system.
Volkswagen recommends using mineral oil in boxes of double clutch on 1 cars and 6 million trucks in place of synthetic oil, Michael Franke, a spokesman for the company said today another 800,000 Tiguan compact SUV may have lighting defects and 239.000 pickup Amarok should check the fuel leaks, the automaker today added two statements.
Recalls this month by Volkswagen and Chrysler Group, Toyota Motor Corp. And Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Highlight the drawbacks of adding technology becoming more sophisticated with new models Nissan Motor Co has hired the self senior examiner for Consumer Reports magazine in the United States as an executive adviser on vehicle quality last year, citing the need to keep pace with product complexity.
This isn ta problem specific VW, it is one of the things that happen to carmakers mass market, Frank Schwope, an analyst based in Germany, Hannover at Nord LB, said costs will probably be in the top double-digit or even triple-digit million range in euros they could be partly shared with the suppliers involved, but they are still the most difficult objective of annual results for VW to reach.
The replacement of the lubricant in the box double clutch seven-speed is designed to prevent electrical malfunctions Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda and Seat brand vehicles are covered by the program, Franke said a Chinese regulator said today 640.309 cars in the country are affected.
VW recalled 384.181 vehicles in China in March after complaints presented state television on vibration, power loss and sudden acceleration models, including the Golf, the most sold worldwide this car repair program, also involving transmission defects dual clutch, prompted a public apology by Jochem Heizmann, head of the Chinese company the vehicle manufacturer, the Shanghai auto show in April.
The repair and replacement program announced by Volkswagen today compared with 10 million vehicle recalls by Toyota in 2009 and 2010 for defects linked to unintended acceleration, including sticky accelerator pedals and floor mats that could move out of position.
Toyota announced on November 6 that s recalling 4000 Tacoma pickup 4 cylinder in the United States to fix the engine valve springs, it is also recalling 1,180 vehicles in China for a similar problem, the regulator of that country said .
Chrysler said November 8 that it s reminding about 1 2 million RAM Truck for the attachment of a part of deflection system.
The Mitsubishi recall program involves a combination 96,800 vehicles in Japan for engine components defects or headlines.
China, the world's largest car market, is a key market for the VW's strategy to become the largest automaker in the world by 2018 while providing a European industry that's shrinking for a sixth consecutive year.
The lubricant fault gearbox particularly affects the driving of vehicles by hot and humid weather in urban areas with a lot of stop-and-go traffic, Volkswagen said today.
Some of the vehicle lights could fail on the Tiguan.
Change gear oil with vehicles DQ200 gearbox.
Wolfsburg, 14 November 2013 - As part of ongoing monitoring vehicles in the field, quality assurance at Volkswagen AG found that, in isolated cases, a fuse may trip in the Tiguan, resulting in failure one of two lighting circuits of the vehicle that causes individual lighting functions to fail, however, a vehicle electrical system ensures that some lights are all around the vehicle the driver is immediately informed of this on the table board fuse replacement by a harder surface coating only takes a few minutes about 800,000 vehicles, including 147,000 vehicles in the German market, built between early 2008 and mid-2011, are affected by this global campaign owners of affected vehicles will be notified by Volkswagen accordingly.
As part of a new quality monitoring in China and Southeast Asia, it has been discovered that, with vehicles with 7-speed gearbox DQ200 dual clutch gears, electrical malfunctions may occur in food the gearbox if the gearbox synthetic oil is used This applies particularly if the vehicle is subjected to a hot and humid climate, associated with a high proportion of stop and go driving.
Studies have established that the use of mineral oil will correct this problem to continue to ensure customer satisfaction among DSG, Volkswagen decided to launch the global campaign volunteer and ask all customers with a box of double clutch 7-speed DQ200 filled with synthetic oil to visit a workshop for an oil exchange vehicle owners will be notified by Volkswagen accordingly.
Audi, Porsche join forces on the development of vehicles that VW seeks to save.
Audi, Porsche join forces on the development of vehicles that VW seeks to save.
German judge condemned the lack of transparency during the hearing diesel Audi Read more.
German judge condemned the lack of transparency in the Audi diesel hearing.
German judge condemned the lack of transparency in the Audi diesel hearing.
White House seeks to reduce funding EPA for testing emissions Read more.
White House seeks to reduce funding for EPA emissions testing.
White House seeks to reduce funding for EPA emissions testing.
Americas leader Winkler Bentley to resign Read more.
Turnover July 1 slip despite higher discounts Read more.
LUXURY BMW gets first 2017 victory over Mercedes Read more.
Audi, Porsche join forces on the development of vehicles that VW seeks to save.
German judge condemned the lack of transparency in the Audi diesel hearing.
White House seeks to reduce funding for EPA emissions testing.
Volkswagen recalls 2, volkswagen, remembers hearing the diesel Audi, condemns lack transparency.