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And we know they do such a great job on the pucks...Are the new car ECU updates now part of the PDI process...like removing the shipping pucks?
And we know they do such a great job on the pucks...Are the new car ECU updates now part of the PDI process...like removing the shipping pucks?
And we know they do such a great job on the pucks...
Are the new car ECU updates now part of the PDI process...like removing the shipping pucks?
Howdy, all!
First time posting here and wanted to throw my experience in the ring as well, just in case. Just bought a brand new 2019 VW GTI SE 6MT a week ago. At roughly 130 miles it stalled 3 times while either slowing for red lights or already stopped. Those all happened within about 2 minutes.
Then again the other day slowing for a stop light it stalled again (@ 166 miles).
Just brought it to the dealer and the tech guy at the desk said the 24FD zap had already been done to my car back in December 2019. Will wait to see what the technicians say, but looks like I may be one of the unlucky ones for whom the flash didn't work.
I'll report back when I know more.
Howdy, all!
First time posting here and wanted to throw my experience in the ring as well, just in case. Just bought a brand new 2019 VW GTI SE 6MT a week ago. At roughly 130 miles it stalled 3 times while either slowing for red lights or already stopped. Those all happened within about 2 minutes.
Then again the other day slowing for a stop light it stalled again (@ 166 miles).
Just brought it to the dealer and the tech guy at the desk said the 24FD zap had already been done to my car back in December 2019. Will wait to see what the technicians say, but looks like I may be one of the unlucky ones for whom the flash didn't work.
I'll report back when I know more.
hmm, same behavior as mine, but the Dealer ECU reset worked for me (this was back in ~June, well before there was an announced fix of any kind). The stalling for me was always there, paused for about 500 miles on a long road trip, then came back with a serious vengeance, and the stalls and rough idle disappeared immediately after the ECU reset.
I've not yet done the official fix, assuming there is actually a software patch rather than a simple reboot...as yes, it seems this isn't working for some.
please be sure to also submit an NHTSA complaint that the applied fix did not solve your stalling problem. ....I guess, is it also possible that the record of your ECU being patched is incorrect?
One would think a decent service writer would “reflash” just to make sure the flash was done in the first place.
Are you also having issue with the gear indicator being off in the 3/4 gear zone? Or, are you getting the stumble at ~3400rpm?
For the record, VW still shows my 24FD open, and I know I got it done.
hmm, same behavior as mine, but the Dealer ECU reset worked for me (this was back in ~June, well before there was an announced fix of any kind). The stalling for me was always there, paused for about 500 miles on a long road trip, then came back with a serious vengeance, and the stalls and rough idle disappeared immediately after the ECU reset.
I've not yet done the official fix, assuming there is actually a software patch rather than a simple reboot...as yes, it seems this isn't working for some.
please be sure to also submit an NHTSA complaint that the applied fix did not solve your stalling problem. ....I guess, is it also possible that the record of your ECU being patched is incorrect?