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- From: finnegan@invader.navo.navy.mil (Kenneth Finnegan)
- Subject: VW Heater Cores (Was: info on jetta)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.135935.3060@cs.tulane.edu>
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- Organization: Grumman Data Systems
- References: <SUMANA.92Nov13152416@hpcll32.0> <1992Nov16.214509.626@linus.mitre.org>
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 13:59:35 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.214509.626@linus.mitre.org>, jdouglas@MITRE.org (Jason Douglas) writes:
- |> In article <SUMANA.92Nov13152416@hpcll32.0> sumana@0 (Sumana Srinavasan)
- |> writes:
- |> > hi, I'm the new owner of a 86 Jetta (1.8 Litre gasoline, automatic
- |> > ) and I'd like to hear about
- |> > experiences of other owners (particularly the bad ones).
- |> > -sumana
- |>
- |> Perhaps we can start a thread on Jetta / Golf heater cores ?! The cars of
- |> colleages at work have suffered this malady, and with winter upon us, you
- |> should be aware of the problem. VW has graciously offered to pay the
- |> heater core replacement costs in 2 (out of 2) such incidents.
-
- To any occasional readers out there, please be aware that VW has
- instituted an OFFICIAL recall program to replace the heater cores
- in "affected" cars. Call VWUS if you have not received a letter
- about this recall, or if all else fails, call your local dealer.
- Do NOT pay a penny towards the work, even if your dealer tries to
- tell you that he has to charge you for an A/C service to do the
- work. (This happened to me TWICE! Do NOT pay it.)
-
- Anyone who paid to have the core replaced themselves can get reimbursed
- by VW provided you have accurate billing records. Also, you will
- probably want to go ahead and have it replaced again, since the new
- cores are supposedly of a new design to prevent the problem from
- reoccuring.
-
- I'm very familiar with the problem and the program, because I am now
- on my FOURTH heater core. VW has paid every time to have it fixed.
- We'll see how long this one lasts. (1.5 weeks old and counting!)
-
- Kenneth . :: .::::
- finnegan@navo.navy.mil
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