Warranty denied…as I did not put enough mileage on car

[oldorange]

Battery failed on the weekend. My dealer told me that as I have only done 16,xxxkm in 2.5 years the battery did not have the opportunity to charge. $250 for a new battery and install later…
I understand that a battery needs to be charged and that short trips ain’t good for it, but still kinda sux.

 

[Gibberoni]

$250 for a battery??? What did they put in there, a gold battery? It should be $80! Unless the R battery is just totally different than the GTI Battery.

 

[Al_in_Philly]

I don't know what sort of consumer protections you have up in Canada, but down here, if you have a warranty which covers your battery, not driving the car enough doesn't give the manufacturer a way out of that contract. To allow for that, they would have to stipulate it in the warranty agreement. I'd escalate to someone at VWOC.

 

[JC_451]

Considering your car is tuned you won't exactly be doing yourself any favors by stirring things up.

Best to just eat the cost of the new battery.

 

[Fastlax16]

I just got a call from my dealer telling me I can come get a free battery due to the recall. Debating if I want to do it since the jb4 runs right by the battery and I don't want them asking questions/dont feel like removing it. Did you ask about the recall? Sounds like it should be changed regardless of mileage.

 

[SweetJones_29]

$250 for a battery??? What did they put in there, a gold battery? It should be $80! Unless the R battery is just totally different than the GTI Battery.

Where do you get a $80.00 battery for a GTI?

 

[merkeyterkey]

Where do you get a $80.00 battery for a GTI?

Autozone.

FYI, nothing beats an OEM battery, it's worth the extra money.

 

[SweetJones_29]

Autozone.

FYI, nothing beats an OEM battery, it's worth the extra money.

The lowest one they sell in my area is $146.00.

 

[Coolrunning39]

It’s a battery.... not that expensive lol

 

[nate704]

user error/abuse doesn't get covered by warranty.

 

[mr wrong]

SOP. I work at a Porsche dealership and battery claims often get denied due to lack of driving the car. That's why we recommend battery tenders/maintainers if you don't plan on driving very often.

 

[The Fed]

BS to not driving it enough.

Move the wiring for the JB4 away from the battery or better yet, remove it completely.

 

[lcubed]

somehow that seems wrong, especially since there's an open recall to replace R batteries here in the states. fwiw, my R has roughly 10,000 miles and is 2.5 years old. still eligible for the battery recall.

 

[gtiscott]

If you bring your car to the dealer for anything just remove the JB4 it takes a few minutes. Also I would go even as far as replacing the tapped o2 sensor, if i actually had an issue.

 

[Fastlax16]

If you bring your car to the dealer for anything just remove the JB4 it takes a few minutes. Also I would go even as far as replacing the tapped o2 sensor, if i actually had an issue.

I've been lucky to have no warranty repairs in 3 years, but I don't remove it for minor services or oil changes. Just unplug the obd2 plug. It takes more than a few minutes to get under the car for the last plug, it can't be accessed from the top. I don't have a way to safely get under the car at my condo.