Scirocco Central

There is no science to this really, but as we have a collection of Scirocco owners, I thought it may be interesting to find out how many (if any) have ever had theirs breakdown and what the cause was.

I'm talking a breakdown due to mechanical issues, not a collision/accident, or something like running out of petrol

As the current Scirocco's on the road will still be quite young (and as generally VW have a good reliability reputation), I’d hopefully expect the figure to be low.

Purely out of interest, rather than concern!

Yes!! My engine mount bolts sheared when driving,

see thread here,
http://www.sciroccoregisterforum.co.uk/ ... =18&t=4956" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I've added a poll.

No faults at all for me.

Surely we should get a more detailed survey going?? How about putting time into the equation on the poll? Same questions as already asked but have sub sections for 0-6months / 7months-18months / 18months+.

Could be a quite valuable thread in the end.

Yep, accelorator pedal switch on mine is faulty and pops up the EML every few weeks. Turn car off and back on and it goes away. Quite a common thing according to dealers who re-terminate the cable at the throttle body end so they can pull a bit more through inside the car which stops the fault as the cable is slightly too short!

DSG fault, awaiting diagnosis @ 24k

Yep DSG fault at 10,000 miles and broken aircon compressor at 40,000 miles

300 miles and one week old, the engine went due to a faulty oil seal in the turbo.

Yep... 6 hours old...

Multi function steering wheel completely unresponsive, cruise control unresponsive, horn unresponsive...gutted cant play with the VIS now

Major..engine replaced after 7000km...see my thread for details.

mrbojangles wrote:There is no science to this really, but as we have a collection of Scirocco owners, I thought it may be interesting to find out how many (if any) have ever had theirs breakdown and what the cause was.

I'm talking a breakdown due to mechanical issues, not a collision/accident, or something like running out of petrol

As the current Scirocco's on the road will still be quite young (and as generally VW have a good reliability reputation), I’d hopefully expect the figure to be low.

Purely out of interest, rather than concern!

Johno here,

See my discussion re engine problems. There appears to be a major issue developing with engine problems, a ticking noise from the region of the air con unit appears to be an indication of this problem, misfiring, suddering on acceleration when engine cold

gareth&han wrote:Yep... 6 hours old...

Multi function steering wheel completely unresponsive, cruise control unresponsive, horn unresponsive...gutted cant play with the VIS now

Ah 4 days old - same problem.

Wonder if they're the same batch. Mine's going in on Friday. Do you know what the issue with yours is / was? It may help me get mine back faster from Derby.

gareth&han wrote:Yep... 6 hours old...

Multi function steering wheel completely unresponsive, cruise control unresponsive, horn unresponsive...gutted cant play with the VIS now

Probably not a "breakdown" though is it

It's a fault. An a fault is a defect. I'm a manufacturing man and these things come back and bite.

Nornironman wrote:Do you know what the issue with yours is / was? It may help me get mine back faster from Derby.

all updates on Gareth&Hans problem here > http://www.sciroccocentral.co.uk/forum/ ... 321#p58283" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

& so as to keep all the specific problem discussion relatively together..
gml16 has the same problem here

Nornironman wrote:It's a fault. An a fault is a defect. I'm a manufacturing man and these things come back and bite.

A fault yes, but not a mechanical breakdown (which is what the OP asked for), but it doesn't matter now....

Back on track - the two Scirocco's I've had, have had no issues. *touch wood*

Driving it to Belgium this week so that should be a good test

stuaz wrote:

gareth&han wrote:Yep... 6 hours old...

Multi function steering wheel completely unresponsive, cruise control unresponsive, horn unresponsive...gutted cant play with the VIS now

Probably not a "breakdown" though is it

i did consider this before posting... but what swayed it is the fact the horn wont work and for that reason the dealer retained it and suggested it is unfit for road use (whilst it is primarily electrical am sure theres a relay in there somewhere... tenuious )...therefore breakdown???

gareth&han wrote:

stuaz wrote:

gareth&han wrote:Yep... 6 hours old...

Multi function steering wheel completely unresponsive, cruise control unresponsive, horn unresponsive...gutted cant play with the VIS now

Probably not a "breakdown" though is it

i did consider this before posting... but what swayed it is the fact the horn wont work and for that reason the dealer retained it and suggested it is unfit for road use...therefore breakdown???

i think it might even be illegal (In the UK anyway).

Yeah you can fail an MOT for it apparantly?

Problem solved... part replaced 6 day turn around.