Is that the same BMW 6 cylinder diesel which killed a police pursuit car driver?
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$11,000 in parts, much of it replacing the stuff they already replaced. Maybe the equipment only lasts 3 months; I've drawn my own conclusion.
Which is? Are you suspecting they didn't really replace these parts before? I doubt it, since the system wouldn't have worked for any time if they didn't.
My conclusion is that they have no idea how a urea system works or what is wrong. So they simply say everything is faulty and it needs to be replaced. Not really your issue while under warranty, but pretty soon, you will be footing the bill and it would good to only replace components that are actually faulty.
I don't really have much choice due to proximity, but this shop is the biggest VW dealer in one of the largest cities in Northern California, in an area with probably the highest density of TDIs in north america.
It may require a bit of a drive to find the correct experienced and knowledgable Touareg Tech but in my opinion its worth it to a phone to call around and do your due diligence and then get an appt. Touaregs are NOT the average VW TDI. Guess I know how the “largest VW Dealer in N Cali” earns their money. Hint - not by doing exceptional quality work.
We have a 2015 TDI and it was already out of warranty that I knew of (130k miles) so we got a 3 yr extended warranty on it.
Which warranty was it out of, and when?
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I also had pretty much the same experience with my 2010 touring sport. I’ve only owned it for about two years and I’ve had probably $10,000 worth of warranty work done. Just like you with a new emission system from engine to exhaust for around 6000 the dealer said under warranty and the next year I had to have the turbo replaced because I also had a smell of diesel in the side of the car which if I hadn’t mentioned it, the dealer obviously wouldn’t have fixed it, but that also was repaired under warranty thankfully. my car has 120,000 miles on it and drives like a Porsche and is just amazing. my wife has a 2014 TouaregTDI that has about 100,000 miles on it and hasn’t had any work done on it and seems to not have any serious problems and still has about 20 some thousand miles left on the diesel warranty. I too am wondering about whether or not I should get another vehicle or in my case two vehicles incidentally, I have a GL 350 Mercedes diesel, which also is still covered under the warranty and they have replaced the admission control system from the engine to the exhaust, and then six months later, had to replace the blue tank because it was short somewhere in the motor period all this would’ve passed Broadway close to $10,000, but luckily it was also covered by the Mercedes warranty. I live in the Phoenix area and I’ve noticed a lot of good use TDI. It’s for sale and I’m thinking of trading mining or selling it and buying a younger one with fewer miles and still under warranty period they are wonderful, wonderful cars and my wife would not drive anything else, but I am thinking diesels are becoming a thing of the past, and maybe we need to all move onto gasoline or electric? I had another experience with my wife’s car though where the rear trunk would not open without a switch in the door being replaced. the dealer wanted to charge $380 to fix it, and I thought that was a little Spendee so I bought the part online for $40 and put it in myself in half hour so that Shows you how the mark up with dealerships work! good luck!
No, I am really into diesels but not loving the complexity of the Touareg. It’s just that there aren’t really any better options for a smallish diesel SUV with good offroad capabilities in the USA. My ideal vehicle would be something like a bare bones 80s G wagen diesel, but those are so rare here they are closing in on 100k in good condition and attract too much attention. I tried a diesel Isuzu Trooper for a while but the lack of power was unsafe, sometimes going as slow as 35mph at full throttle on freeway grades where the fully loaded trucks were still managing 55mph. International Scout diesels have the same lack of power and are super rare. The Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel might be an option, but is arguably as complex as a Touareg yet with lower build quality, not a great combo. They also seem to cost about twice Touareg prices still.
