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Re: tjburkejr [tjburkejr] NHTSA Complaint for Air Bag Inflations by redvw
Nov 01, 2009 (9:18 pm)
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Replying to: tjburkejr (Nov 01, 2009 7:45 pm)

Read these complaint in which two 2009 Jetta's had unnecessary air bag inflation's.
 
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov
 
1. ODI ID Number : 10286347
2.ODI ID Number : 10275729
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Re: OPTIMA battery not worth the cost. [bpeebles] by jogousa
Nov 02, 2009 (5:15 am)
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Replying to: bpeebles (Nov 01, 2009 4:59 pm)

Well formulated bpeebles... except:
 
"less lead = less weight = lower freight charges to ship the vehicles over the ocean"
 
I hope that was a joke, right?
 
Ro/Ro vessels that haul cars across the Pond are not paid by weight but per unit/car. Many manufacturers (like VW) have their own sub-contracted vessels and shipping costs are appx $ 150.00 per car, regardless of the weight.
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Set of Winter TIres on cheap steel rims by farmertull
Nov 02, 2009 (6:11 am)
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I would like to do this through Tirerack.com but they say I have to buy tire pressure monitor sensors. Is there a way to run without them ? I have a 2010 TDI Sportswagon.
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Re: Set of Winter TIres on cheap steel rims [farmertull] by elias
Nov 02, 2009 (6:22 am)
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Replying to: farmertull (Nov 02, 2009 6:11 am)

Yes it's fine to shun TPMS for the winter- I override it with a small piece of black electrical tape. Tire shops may be prohibited from proceeding like that.
Theoretically you could make a typo and indicate to tirerack that your car was an 06 without TPMS and then they'd ship you TPMS-free tires/wheels for your "06 TDI" that would coincidentally fit your 09 too.
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Re: tjburkejr [tjburkejr] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Nov 02, 2009 (6:35 am)
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Replying to: tjburkejr (Nov 01, 2009 7:45 pm)

I think it depends on the system being tested, but yes, generally if there is a "one time only" fault, the check engine light will reset. I'm not sure about other types of warning lights however.
 
Quite frankly, if I own another German car, I'd buy a good scanning tool and take care of these warning light resets myself. They seem all too frequent.
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Re: tjburkejr [Mr_Shiftright] by jogousa
Nov 02, 2009 (6:58 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 02, 2009 6:35 am)

That's a good idea - if I ever have a problem with warning lights that is what I will do - buy a good scanning tool....never had those problems with many other cars that I have owned in the past....but I guess, nowadays, when there is so much electronics in newer cars (and related charges for simple corrections by dealers) a good scanning tool is a must!
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Re: OPTIMA battery not worth the cost. [bpeebles] by glint
Nov 02, 2009 (9:44 am)
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Replying to: bpeebles (Oct 31, 2009 2:57 pm)

Hi
U can find other battery at www.autopartsway.ca .
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Call from The Owner of the Dealership by redvw
Nov 02, 2009 (2:06 pm)
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I received a call from the owner of Platinum V.W. today. He seemed very angry with me for making a complaint to V.W.'s customer service department. He did not seem interested in discussing my complaint, and told me the oil leak was my fault. I was also told that I loosened my own oil cap because I am a tinkerer. When I told him what I believed had happened to my car, I was called a lier. I asked the owner If we could let the factory representative settle this case. The owner told me not to service my car at his dealership. I then suggested we could settle this case with The Better Business Bureau, and I was warned not to do that. I asked why not let an impartial party settle this case? The owner told me I would be committing a fraud.
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Re: tjburkejr [Mr_Shiftright] by bpeebles
Nov 02, 2009 (6:23 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 02, 2009 6:35 am)

There is no need to 'guess' how an OBDCII vehicle will behave with reguards to troublecode resetting. The federal government has defined the operation of the resetting of fault-codes. Based on severity, most CEL will reset after 50 "trips" with no fault.
 
The federal government has also defined what a "trip" is.
essentullay;
1)engine start below a specific temparture
2)run till temp goes above specific target
 
It may be *weeks* before someone acheives 50 of these predefined "trips" which will affect a reset of the CEL.
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Re: Call from The Owner of the Dealership [redvw] by bpeebles
Nov 02, 2009 (6:29 pm)
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Replying to: redvw (Nov 02, 2009 2:06 pm)

It amazes me that someone with that attitude could own an lemonade-stand let alone an autobmobile dealership.

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