Checked your tailgate lately?

[lewis]

Hi

I think you will find that my car was the first on this forum to report rust on the tailgate- May 14th 2011 (with photographs)

The car model year ten (July 2009)

As can be read above (post Saturday the 28th May 2016) – the repair was carried out – but the rust returned within months ! – requiring a further repair,!

It seems that most of the cars with this problem are from a similar time-period.

However, not long before I sold my car (2015) further signs of rust were beginning to show/develop.

1. Inside the drivers car door – at the lowest left point there is a black bolt/screw from which rust could be seen - which I assume means that there is a possibility that rust ‘May’ be inside the door itself….. (door open looking down to lowest left point)

2. When opening the driver’s door where the sill meets the main pillar – rust was just beginning to show below the paint/lacquer ….. (Door open – looking inside the car near to where the base of the seat-belt would be)

3. Same as 2 above – but on passenger door.

I no longer have the photographs – so the description given is the best I can offer.

Rust certainly seems to be an issue – and where a repair has been carried out the result is not always successful.

Hope this info helps.

Regards

Jeff

[Plyphon]

So - if you're a 2nd hand owner of a car how does VW treat that?

Mine does have some rusting around one of the metal bungs. Not as bad as Mr OCD - but if VW are doing goodwill I'd like a new boot. I have a full VW service history and was considering putting it in for a VW full service this/next month for £300 odd, wonder if they'd chuck in a boot lid.

Simply put the car has a 12 yr anti-corrosion warranty... it is this you claim on. As long as the car has a full VWSH, it should just be a case of arguing...

It is only a little corrosion, then it is more likely it will be repaired. Mine was replaced as there is no way a repair would have been effective.

Thanks, that's quite interesting. I might give it a go. I mean, it's rusted similar to your first image, but on only one of the plugs. The rest are fine. I might send them a picture, see what they say.

Cheers