I posted this on VWvortex but I'm posting here too.....
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I've been informed that the spider gears are bad on my 02 golf auto, only 42k on the odo.
We're ONE MONTH past warranty for the powertrain. How likely is it VW will replace it under warranty?
I can't cough up $3800 for a tranny replacement in this POS, especially since it's only worth about 8k with a GOOD transmission.
!!!!!!!!!!!HELP!!!!!!
Well, VW diagnosed the car, and have advised me that it does in fact need a new transmission.
With just over 42,200 miles on the odo. One month outside of warranty.
And the WILL NOT cover it.
So what the heck am I supposed to do with an 02 golf with a bad transmission? The car is only worth $8 in good shape........
I can't afford to dump $4,000 into a transmission replacement for a car that is barely worth that without a transmission at all!!
HELP PLEASE! ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREAT!
I've already tried the corporate route. I got a supervisor in customer relations and was told there was nobody higher I could speak with that could give me a different answer. And I was told there were no other phone numbers I could call to get assistance. The only information I was given was VW corporate offices address and fax number, and the names of the president and VP.
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I've submitted all this to
www.consumerist.com I'm going to hold off and see what they say. I'm a little too pissed off right now to write a letter to the corporate offices, and I feel that unless I get a specific name of someone I can contact there, I'll just get some generic piece of crap worthless letter in response.
Who honestly would buy a car if they knew the transmission would fail after 42k miles?
The golf was purchased because it was supposed to be reliable, economical, and it was inexpensive. So here I sit now with a 2002 golf, only 42k on the odo, and a bad transmission. So the car is essentially WORTHLESS......
I'm on a losing streak with cars lately. My z=totalled. Now this. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.