Re: [MBZ] OT - VW woes ---
The dealer called this morning to tell me that after many calls to VW, a new computer will arrive on June 18th. We'll see . . . . -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT - VW woes ---
On 13/06/2014 10:23 AM, OK Don wrote: The dealer called this morning to tell me that after many calls to VW, a new computer will arrive on June 18th. We'll see . . . . Are they providing you with a new loaner vehicle? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT - VW woes ---
They offered, but as they are 30 miles away, and we have the truck, I declined it. On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: Are they providing you with a new loaner vehicle? -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
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Surely they owe you something. Tell them you expect to be compensated in some manner. Maybe they can spring for a nice dinner out for you and your wife. On 13/06/2014 3:35 PM, OK Don wrote: They offered, but as they are 30 miles away, and we have the truck, I declined it. On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: Are they providing you with a new loaner vehicle? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
[MBZ] OT - VW woes ---
I took the Passat in for it's two year check-up, free oil change, and a re-call for the head light connector yesterday. While they were mucking about in the engine compartment, they managed to break something somehow, but don't yet know what they did. The check engine light stays one, and relay near the engine is buzzing constantly. They gave up trying to figure it out themselves and called VW tech support today, and were told that they had fried the main engine computer and need to replace it. The parts man reports that there are no new main engine computers in the US nor in Germany at this time. They are continuing to search for one however. I told them that since the car is assembled in Tennessee, that there are indeed new parts in the US - get one. Then is occurred to me that they have new TDIs on the lot - if the part number is the same for the 2012 and the 2014, they can just pull one and let their car sit waiting for a new part! Dr. Fatty, can you look up part numbers for a 2012 VW Passat TDI SE, the main engine computer, and the same part for a 2014??? -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
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Awesome! Keep us informed. -- Sent from myMail app for Android Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 01:11PM -0400 from OK Don okd...@gmail.com: I took the Passat in for it's two year check-up, free oil change, and a re-call for the head light connector yesterday. While they were mucking about in the engine compartment, they managed to break something somehow, but don't yet know what they did. The check engine light stays one, and relay near the engine is buzzing constantly. They gave up trying to figure it out themselves and called VW tech support today, and were told that they had fried the main engine computer and need to replace it. The parts man reports that there are no new main engine computers in the US nor in Germany at this time. They are continuing to search for one however. I told them that since the car is assembled in Tennessee, that there are indeed new parts in the US - get one. Then is occurred to me that they have new TDIs on the lot - if the part number is the same for the 2012 and the 2014, they can just pull one and let their car sit waiting for a new part! Dr. Fatty, can you look up part numbers for a 2012 VW Passat TDI SE, the main engine computer, and the same part for a 2014??? -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
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This sounds exactly like the issues my brother had when he had an early 2000s Passat. Apparently they were known to have window regulators fail, which would cause the window to drop down and he only way to keep it in place was with rubber wedges. He had several replaced, and every time it happened there wasn't a regulator to be had in the US and often not even in Germany. I know at least one time he had to wait almost two months before they got one. Thank goodness for MB and their wonderful parts distribution system! Dan On Jun 11, 2014, at 1:11 PM, OK Don wrote: I took the Passat in for it's two year check-up, free oil change, and a re-call for the head light connector yesterday. While they were mucking about in the engine compartment, they managed to break something somehow, but don't yet know what they did. The check engine light stays one, and relay near the engine is buzzing constantly. They gave up trying to figure it out themselves and called VW tech support today, and were told that they had fried the main engine computer and need to replace it. The parts man reports that there are no new main engine computers in the US nor in Germany at this time. They are continuing to search for one however. I told them that since the car is assembled in Tennessee, that there are indeed new parts in the US - get one. Then is occurred to me that they have new TDIs on the lot - if the part number is the same for the 2012 and the 2014, they can just pull one and let their car sit waiting for a new part! Dr. Fatty, can you look up part numbers for a 2012 VW Passat TDI SE, the main engine computer, and the same part for a 2014??? -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT - VW woes ---
A bummer. Wilt - Original Message - From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 1:11 PM Subject: [MBZ] OT - VW woes --- I took the Passat in for it's two year check-up, free oil change, and a re-call for the head light connector yesterday. While they were mucking about in the engine compartment, they managed to break something somehow, but don't yet know what they did. The check engine light stays one, and relay near the engine is buzzing constantly. They gave up trying to figure it out themselves and called VW tech support today, and were told that they had fried the main engine computer and need to replace it. The parts man reports that there are no new main engine computers in the US nor in Germany at this time. They are continuing to search for one however. I told them that since the car is assembled in Tennessee, that there are indeed new parts in the US - get one. Then is occurred to me that they have new TDIs on the lot - if the part number is the same for the 2012 and the 2014, they can just pull one and let their car sit waiting for a new part! Dr. Fatty, can you look up part numbers for a 2012 VW Passat TDI SE, the main engine computer, and the same part for a 2014??? -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
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Probably not, but I can't check as the Internet sucks here at the sleep inn in Lakeland On Jun 11, 2014 1:11 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: I took the Passat in for it's two year check-up, free oil change, and a re-call for the head light connector yesterday. While they were mucking about in the engine compartment, they managed to break something somehow, but don't yet know what they did. The check engine light stays one, and relay near the engine is buzzing constantly. They gave up trying to figure it out themselves and called VW tech support today, and were told that they had fried the main engine computer and need to replace it. The parts man reports that there are no new main engine computers in the US nor in Germany at this time. They are continuing to search for one however. I told them that since the car is assembled in Tennessee, that there are indeed new parts in the US - get one. Then is occurred to me that they have new TDIs on the lot - if the part number is the same for the 2012 and the 2014, they can just pull one and let their car sit waiting for a new part! Dr. Fatty, can you look up part numbers for a 2012 VW Passat TDI SE, the main engine computer, and the same part for a 2014??? -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
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That seems to be a common problem with several imports. Widowed neighbor lady asked me to look at her Volvo. I bought a book on the car and soon diagnosed the problem for which several parts were needed. There were none in the U.S., so we waited for them to be shipped from Sweden, and we waited and waited and waited. Finally the lady asked me to recommend a reliable car for which parts were obtainable in the U.S. I suggested a Camry. She bought one and has been happy ever since. (Mercedes content: After seeing me continually working on my MBs she did not want a Mercedes.) Gerry On 6/11/2014 5:48 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: This sounds exactly like the issues my brother had when he had an early 2000s Passat. Apparently they were known to have window regulators fail, which would cause the window to drop down and he only way to keep it in place was with rubber wedges. He had several replaced, and every time it happened there wasn't a regulator to be had in the US and often not even in Germany. I know at least one time he had to wait almost two months before they got one. Thank goodness for MB and their wonderful parts distribution system! Dan On Jun 11, 2014, at 1:11 PM, OK Don wrote: I took the Passat in for it's two year check-up, free oil change, and a re-call for the head light connector yesterday. While they were mucking about in the engine compartment, they managed to break something somehow, but don't yet know what they did. The check engine light stays one, and relay near the engine is buzzing constantly. They gave up trying to figure it out themselves and called VW tech support today, and were told that they had fried the main engine computer and need to replace it. The parts man reports that there are no new main engine computers in the US nor in Germany at this time. They are continuing to search for one however. I told them that since the car is assembled in Tennessee, that there are indeed new parts in the US - get one. Then is occurred to me that they have new TDIs on the lot - if the part number is the same for the 2012 and the 2014, they can just pull one and let their car sit waiting for a new part! Dr. Fatty, can you look up part numbers for a 2012 VW Passat TDI SE, the main engine computer, and the same part for a 2014??? -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
