I have an 02 plate TDi Sport 130 owned from new
And here are the problems I've had
1. From new driver side headlight misted, dealer said they filled it with water when they washed the car before collection as the rear cover had been left off – told to drive with headlights on for a while, if it didn’t clear they would replace – it didn’t clear, replaced.
2. When weather turned cold I noticed a rear window demister wire broken – replaced under warranty
3. Handbrake cover loose – re-fitted, loose again, not fixed. I’ve learnt
how to use it but when anyone else drives the car they pull it off.
4. Passenger window regulator broken – fixed under warranty
5. Month or so later driver window regulator broken – fixed under warranty
6. osf suspension bushing went. Creaking noise from driver’s footwell when lifting off accelerator or driving on a bumpy surface, like a campsite field. I think they replaced the wishbone arm too – this is a sore point as I went to stealer with creaking noise, never fixed, it got really bad and when they found the bushing had gone it was a couple of weeks out of warranty and they would not support me that I had reported the symptoms well inside the warranty period, said it was a different
problem. Strange how the all noise went after the repair.
7. Rear washer pipe popped off in boot, think it was my fault because I only had water in the washer from summer and didn’t add anything in winter and we had a frost and I think it froze – fixed at next dealer service at my cost as leak was in boot and I couldn't see
how to get access to fix myslef.
8. Dealer noted turbo pipe was wearing out at a service – replaced at my cost
9. Driver seat won’t release to allow access into the back of the car – not fixed, out of warranty and I’m not paying to have it fixed, just use passenger side.
10. Not sure if this is a fault but the passenger seat doesn’t always go back to where it was before it was tilted and slid to allow rear access. Sometimes you have to push it right back squashing the legs of the rear passenger to get it to lock then slide it forwards to where it was.
11. My headlamp bulbs didn’t seem to last long. I was glad the one that went wasn’t the battery side as there isn’t much room to get access and I have big hands, but then about a month later the that one went
. The side lights have both gone too and that was even worse to replace on the battery side, luckily my girlfriend has small hands and was able to replace the cover for me. All replacements have lasted longer.
My bother just bought an 02 1.4 and his drivers side window has just got stuck down after making a crunching sound. I think that will be a regulator broken.
He also had a vibration noise when driving at over 40mph. Turned out to be a plastic panel under the drivers footwell. It is held in place by plastic push clips and a bolt at the front. The bolt was missing and allowed the panel to flap and pop out some of the clips. I have seen several makes of car driving down the motorway with a plastic panel flapping about underneath.
