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My Phaeton (3.0 D, year 2011, 31 tkm) has battery problems. However, these do not make themselves noticeable when starting, but only after a ride. At the beginning of May I parked the car after a journey of approx. 120 km for a break at a motorway road station. Until then there were no problems with the battery. When I wanted to start the car after a short break, the battery failed and the vehicle could not be started. I was then dropped off to the nearest workshop Leppt. There was diagnosed a defect of the battery. A cause for the defect was not found and a new battery was installed. Last week it was time again. The same rest site, the same defect, the same workshop. Again the same battery was defective and a cause was not found. I took over the car in November with a stand of 7,500 km and had to the first battery defect except for an accident in which the left side of the form of a The car is used almost exclusively for the long distance. However, I use different consumers: car telephone, in the stand also the TV, in front a TomTom hangs on the socket (ugly, but with the best real-time traffic messages) and if I do not drive myself, a charger for the notebook and a charger for a mobile phone hang at the rear of the sockets. In winter, however, the seat heating is added. I don’t know if this was the case before the battery stopped working. However, until May, the amount of consumers was not a problem. Meanwhile, I know that I can switch to the other battery for start-up, but I didn’t know that so far, and therefore I don’t know if the vehicle could have been started with the other battery. Two batteries in two months. And the factory is looking at it, it regularly shows a voltage of about 14 volts; and I don’t know if this was the case before the battery stopped working. I don’t want to have to install the next battery in two months. Is there anyone here who might find the cause of the defect?

Hello, as the first owner I have bought a 3.0 TDI GP2 from 12/2009 with 91,000 km. My warranty extension of VW goes until December 2015 to 120,000km. I recently had a defect at the steering hydraulics. After the first appearance of the Jaul noises I immediately drove about 8 km to the next VW workshop. Some hose should have been rusted. As a result the hydraulic oil was almost empty. As work scope I was able to restore the hydraulic system with Aust Since then it has been over with the outstanding comfort properties of the Phaeton. On the motorway there is a disturbance with vibrations as with unbalanced tires at all speeds and the car is very loud. Especially when it comes to giving gas, there is strong roaring. In the stand, vibrations of the engine are noticeable in the interior. During the ride I also have a lot of fun with 1400 – 1500 tours and with approx. 2200 tours. n Dröhnen even at speeds of about 50km/h. Does anyone have an idea ? Thanks for helpful tips

Hello all! Who drives a V10 TDI, unfortunately knows this topic. Mine has pushed down nearly 290.000 km. Then unfortunately the low-smooth diagnosis: cylinder 10 on A… = engine damage. New engine is due. Price at the friendly around the corner: new engine 19,000 EUR! Price at the ebay providers between 5,000 and 6,500 EUR. Who has had experience of you? Positive as well as negative? What did you learn from it? etc. My choice much on the company Autoteile Simons in 36 211 Alheim-Heinebach. Who has had experience with this company? Thanks for information!

Hello all, my fat guy (GP2, BJ. 2009) had had the problem for a few weeks that Die Airconditioning no longer produced cold air. Then I made an appointment (my first) at a VW workshop. VW offers a holiday check (15€) at which all important functions are checked. On the spot I learned then that a check of the air conditioning in the holiday check is not included. The nice staff told me that you can check the air conditioning, but this imme r is connected to an emptying and replenishment of the system. This would cost about 130+€. I agreed, because I am currently a lot on the road and urgently needed the air conditioning. After 5 hours I got a call, which the car is finished and the air conditioning also works again. On the spot I tested this and all worked excellent again. Then came the surprise on the bill. For the maintenance and replenishment of the air conditioning there were not listed 130+€, s a package price of 89.99€ incl. taxes. In addition, it was washed and sucked free of charge. All around a good experience with the service of VW.

Moin together, after my service appointment with the friendly lights the level control. My Phaeton is now on the highest point and I can’t put it down. The friendly told me what was deleted from errors and allegedly you had fixed everything. Do you have an idea? I will hand it over to the friendly again on Monday. But don’t have a good feeling about it… Greetings

Hello you love, for about 2 weeks my Phaeton is very loud. So the quietness of the running down. I try to describe the feeling of how I was taking this noise. Whether I’m speeding / driving on N place or normal, a swinging noise comes out of the engine compartment! it’s louder / feels like the engine has difficulty / it swings really fast / as if I didn’t have enough lubrication / very dull / if I get faster and the speed rises, “sch swingts” faster. I hope this will get you further. In addition, when I start the engine it squeaks a little bit, but still squeaks. That’s 90% of the belt (keilippen strap) but do you think that could be it? If yes how expensive is it to let something change?