VW TDI Owners

[smokeless]

Did they ever say what the "fix" is ??
I have a Passat tdi

[91cavgt]

Did they ever say what the "fix" is ??
I have a Passat tdi

Yes. The fix is to reprogram the computer so it meets emmissions standards all the time. What this means to you is that both power and fuel economy will drop if you get the fix done.

[DRettele]

I have a 2009 VW Jetta TDI with 199,200 miles right now. I plan on keeping mine, getting the fix, and driving it until the wheels fall off. If the fix drastically degrades the performance and MPG then I am sure I can find an aftermarket chip to reprogram it to where I want it.

[Bucksaw]

What about any payments over your loan balance? Does that come around the same time your loan is paid? We stand to get about $12K back after the loan is paid. Any idea how long after we give up the car that will be paid out?

[hrdwrkncwby76]

What about any payments over your loan balance? Does that come around the same time your loan is paid? We stand to get about $12K back after the loan is paid. Any idea how long after we give up the car that will be paid out?

That is up to the bank. As soon as the loan was paid the extra money was transferred to my savings account by the bank


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[WItoTX]

Did they ever say what the "fix" is ??
I have a Passat tdi

Program the system to operate properly. That means reduction in fuel economy.

I imagine it means replacement of the exhaust filter and a re-flash of the car's computer. Personally, if I had one, and it was running just fine, I would let it be. Not like you can get in any trouble.

[91cavgt]

Program the system to operate properly. That means reduction in fuel economy.

I imagine it means replacement of the exhaust filter and a re-flash of the car's computer. Personally, if I had one, and it was running just fine, I would let it be. Not like you can get in any trouble.

Not 100% correct. In California, and possibly other states but I know in California at least, if you do not get the fix done, they will not allow you to renew the vehicle registration the next year.

[Bucksaw]

That is up to the bank. As soon as the loan was paid the extra money was transferred to my savings account by the bank


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Did you have it financed with your bank? We are financed through VW. Sorry for so many questions. I just don't want to be surprised when it all happens later this month.

[hrdwrkncwby76]

Did you have it financed with your bank? We are financed through VW. Sorry for so many questions. I just don't want to be surprised when it all happens later this month.

Yes mine was through my bank


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[Farmdog]

I have a 09 Jetta TDI with 170k miles. $10,300 is what the buyback program offered me. I also have a 2015 Passat and we havent found out what the buy back price is yet. My understanding is they want them off the road. No way my Jetta is worth 10k so I will let them have it. I imagine they can have the Passat too if I get a similar deal

[FF36]

I have a 2010 Jetta Sportwagen we have had for 3 years 16X,*** miles on it. We have a trade in date of FEB 11th. We bought it with 80,000 miles for 12,000 and they are buying it back now for 14,000. Just a good deal so we are not going to pass it up.

[Bucksaw]

We bought ours brand new and financed it for .9% in '14. She put 56K miles on it in 2 years. She would have decided to keep it if the A/C hadn't gone out. If we kept it they were going to give us about $5K, but it was going to cost $2500 to repair the A/C and about $800 for a set of tires. She decided that it would just make more sense to give it back. Not many other car deals where you can buy a car brand new and finance it for 5 years, drive it for 56K miles, and have $12K in equity in only 2 years.

[CJ776]

Did you have it financed with your bank? We are financed through VW. Sorry for so many questions. I just don't want to be surprised when it all happens later this month.

2011 TDI golf owner here with a buyback appointment in two weeks and this is my understanding for those financed through VW Credit: if you're financed through VW Credit and elect to do the buyback, the dealership should present you with a check with the money after accounting for your remaining loan balance (or you can choose to have them wire funds to your bank account) at the time of your appointment.

Example: Offer = 20k loan balance = 12k you should walk out the dealership day of the appointment with a check for 8k or have that money wired into your account.

The total amount you will walk away with the day of the appointment should be on your final offer letter. VW Credit told me that it will take up to an additional billing cycle to see your loan completely paid off, zero balance etc due to paperwork and such

[Bucksaw]

So the dealer is going to cut us a check that day?

[smokeless]

Y'all are getting way better numbers than me. Do the fix and get 6 grand or sell the car back and get 4 grand. Really like the car and get great mileage. What to do ?