Tailgate Problem

We have an electric tailgate on the Alltrack and last night I pressed the button to shut it when I noticed that something was in the way so I manually held the tailgate to stop its travel ( as the handbook says you can ).

I have done this many times before incidentally.

There was a loud crack like a rifle shot which emanated from the two bolts holding the tailgate to the raising and lowering mechanism which had both sheared off leaving part of the thread in the hinge on both sides..

Booked into the dealers for a looking at in three weeks time ( my choice ) so we shall see what they say.

It still works but I have to close it manually,first world problem I suppose.

Ian

All Quiet

Had car at the dealers today for an annoying rattle/squeak from the OSR door.

Door locks lubricated and adhesive felt applied between the door card and the door metalwork,done under warranty

All quiet now.

Ian

Squeak/Rattle Call It What You Will.

Got an annoying squeak/rattle from the offside rear door,it's driving me nuts.

Tried everything to cure it short of removing the door panel so off to the dealers in a fortnight for them to look at it.

Ian

2nd.Service

Had the Alltrack in for its second service this week,all straightforward no problems.

Just a mention about the Webasto auxiliary heater if anyone has one ( and get one if you haven't,well worth it ),according to an instruction leaflet I downloaded from the Webasto site this unit needs servicing every two years.

Dealers rang VW Technical for guidance on this and were told to ring Webasto who said that this is not neccessary on VW vehicles.

One less job

Summer wheels are now in place so prepare for snow.

Ian

Door Paint Repaired

Well thats £90 shelled out to have a scratch on the OSR door repaired after some unknown scrote scraped it in a car park.

Luckily the dent was able to be removed and the scuff/scratching machine polished out or else it would have been three times as much.

Ian

Puncture.

Had the first puncture for a long,long time in the OSR wheel this week,a very large metal staple.

Luckily it was in the centre of the tread and was repairable.

The tyre protection insurance that was thrown in with the deal when I purchased the car came in handy for a free fix.

Ian

Winter Tyres/Wheels.

Had the winter tyres/wheels put on this week.

Stand by for a winter heatwave.

Ian

Yes We Are Definitely One Of The Dirty Ones.

Checked on the VW emissions site to see if we are due a modification and we are.

VW Emission Database

This was confirmed by letter a couple of days ago so we shall just have to wait and see.

Ian

VW Recall

It appears from press reports that our Alltrack has one of the diesel engines due for a recall.

It will be interesting to see what VW actually propose to do to cure the rogue software problem.

Must admit I won't be too happy if it leads to reduced performance or less MPG.

Still there are worse things in life.

Ian

Towing.

Have just visited a site in the Yorkshire Dales pulling our caravan with the Passat.

Even though we had a 1.5tonne van on the back,a full roofbox,the luggage space filled to capacity,two adults and two young grandkids inside the Alltrack didn't even hiccup.

There were some pretty steep hills as well and more than once we had to stop half way up for traffic lights and hold ups.

The car pulled away effortlessly every time.

It really is a superb tow car,and I don't doubt the new model is just as good.

Ian