I'd be really interested to know why they agreed to have it back and what their comments were????
Mine is a 150 six speed.....
Safety issue- Engine dies when changing gear.
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Mine is a 150 six speed.....
The 30 day no quibble return. I’m guessing if it was in a weeks time, things might be different ?
So I have a new T6 (registered march, 75 miles on when I got it now circa 300) which has been converted.
It stalled on a roundabout today and seemed to totally lock up, though it may have been very heavy to the point of effectively locking up.
It's new so the stall, as in the wrong gear, may have been my fault, but it was bloody scary. The only way I seemed to be able to deal with it was a restart (though again I couldn't think of much else other than to stop at the time).
Had no problem with hills.
Was lucky a car didn't hit the back of me.
It stalled on a roundabout today and seemed to totally lock up, though it may have been very heavy to the point of effectively locking up.
It's new so the stall, as in the wrong gear, may have been my fault, but it was bloody scary. The only way I seemed to be able to deal with it was a restart (though again I couldn't think of much else other than to stop at the time).
Had no problem with hills.
Was lucky a car didn't hit the back of me.
Report it via email and send them a link to this thread. The circumstances always seem to be broadly similar. I'm sure they will ask you to take the van back so they can inspect it but try and get their response in writing.
Sorry to be a pain, but owning a van is so new to me and I purchased it from a van conversion company (they have been great) who at VW am I mailing?
Going to look for numbers and the like when I actually get out of bed. Haha.
It sounds like you think you may have been in the wrong gear, and that is why your T6 stalled. I have done this a couple of times, and yes it is scary, as you lose all steering power assistance, and have to restart the van before you can regain control. I think this is because the engine management system has shut the engine down, and just raising the clutch in a correct gear whilst still moving is not enough to restart the engine.
I have never had the issue others describe here, which is the engine dieing, and we should careful not to conflate the 2, as it gives VW an easy way out.
Pete
I have never had the issue others describe here, which is the engine dieing, and we should careful not to conflate the 2, as it gives VW an easy way out.
Pete
Yes, at this point I am perfectly willing to accept I may have slowed down too much without taking the gears down sufficiently.
It was more how dead the van became that was a shock as it felt way different to the car so I was checking that result was 'working as intended'.
I will keep an eye on it and make sure I change those gears. Stalling feels more dangerous due to the steering weight and the weight of the vehicle which is... new.
Also my car is quite old so may benefitting from some old school working in these situations.
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If your van comes with a Volkswagen warranty then you can email any local dealership with your concerns if it happens again
Hmm, not sure calling Roadside Assistance when the van is on my drive and fully working and the incident happened on 28th December will get me very far.
Aren't they supposed to respond to immediate and present problem?
Aren't they supposed to respond to immediate and present problem?
Well the theory is that if the van is dangerous, you’re hardly likely to want to drive it to a dealer ? Who’s to say you’ve driven it in the last two days anyway. Maybe you’ll be lucky but I wouldn’t hold my breath expecting a low loader to arrive and take it away, and leave you a loaner. You said that you may have stalled it yourself anyway, so I doubt they’ll drop everything and come running
I am pretty sure it will show no fault, but get them out anyway, and express your concerns!! This will have to be recorded which may be of use at a later date....
I thought that soem of my problem with stalling was to do with being in the wrong gear, you could drive off in 2'nd quite easy even third but the problem is when you are in fourth going slow and have forgotten to change down. Then it stalls. I could not say why it happened when my wife drove I thought she was in the wrong gear but it just lost power. VW could find nothing and I feel in the end just changed the ECU incase even though they said there was a fault. It drove great after and I felt you had a little torque and I found I could change into sixth aroud 50 and it did not struggle. Much as I liked the T6 I doubt I'd have another
It's Happened to me again last night , again when turning Right... slowed down to turn and didt fully stop dropped into 2nd a tad late and feathered the clutch in and it cut out and above the revs for a normal stall in 2nd gear. My Hunch is that the O/S wheel is nearly stopped in the turn and the N/S wheel spins faster around the turn, so the stop /start kicks in cutting the engine with out the clutch being fully up and clearing the switch/sensor so pushing the clutch fully down does not restart the engine .. as its seeing motion ... but i don't know where the motion sensor is located that prevents the start /stop working when rolling... wondering if it on the O/S drive..
I wish I could say that might be right, however I have had this problem when in a straight line as well ???
Paul Balmforth
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Hi, Paul Here from South Africa. It's not only the T6. I have a 2009 T5 4 motion transporter. This problem started last year and I put it down to bad driving. Lately it seems to come and go. But last night it happened 6 times in 23km trip. So dangerous, can't let the wife drive it. I've mastered the art of bump starting it as everything is locked. By the way I don't have stop start assist.
Paul Balmforth
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Did anyone get to the bottom of the problem
It sounds awful. I have permanantly switched stop start off but 95% of the time I use the van i am towing. If this cuts out when going around a corner and having to stop at a junction with the trailer and weight on the bacl, carnage with happen!
Today i did a late break and was traveling in a straight line not a panic break was just late as i saw i would be stopped behind a car blocking off the access to let some pedestrians cross at a junction in front of me heavy break then clutch but not enough to stall but it did and it cut out as i was then stationary i let clutch up pushed it back down and it auto started again. i drive it daily with going round the other bends and its not tripped for 2 months since the last time.
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