The VW diff defect went back much earlier than 1995-1999. The diff in my
1987 16Valve GTI ate its bearings and blew up twice.
Larry Steckel
>From: "Arthur Emerson" <vreihen@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: "Arthur Emerson" <vreihen@hotmail.com>
>To: rocky@tri.net, autox@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Big Brother is watching
>Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 16:23:20
>
>"Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net> wrote:
> >
> >Here's a new one to me -- is this just urban legend or is it
> >really happening?
>
>VW and Nissan have been known to send district service managers
>to drag strips in New Jersey, taking pictures and documenting
>every car that's competing. I've heard about one person
>in for a grenaded VW differential (design defect on 1995-1999
>VW's) being shown a picture of their car on the strip as their
>warranty request was denied.
>
>An even better one was the guy who blew his tranny at
>the strip, called VW Roadside Assistance to have his car
>towed home, and then called his dealer the next day and
>said that his tranny exploded in his driveway when his wife
>was backing out. They presented him with the Roadside Assistance
>records when they refused to fix his car.
>
>I guess that the answer is "yes" to your question, Rocky.....
>
>-Arthur ("Ask me about my $375 motor mounts from Oscoda" edition.)
>
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