SOT-in my mail-recall notice

[roccit_53 at hotmail.com (C Boyko)]

Okay, so backing up the horse, I've had some power issues with the TDi for 
some time. Finally, about three weeks ago, somene "officially" dignosed it 
as a bad MAF sensor, which I've been suggesting for over a year. But I 
wasn't about to toss a $500 part at it just in case (yes, a genuine TDI MAF 
IS that much here), and various techs had said the MAF was fine. And it 
wasn't, the car is great now.  I got an "aftermarket" MAF, but it was still 
expensive enough.

So what arrives on my doorstep today? A recall notice for the MAF sensor. 
Good for 7 years, or 115,000 kms (70,000 miles) So this is total bullshit 
(pardon my French). Why in the hell would anyone drive a TDI since 99 and 
have only 70.000 miles on it? You buy a TDI because you drive a lot. So I 
miss out, mine has 170.000 kms on it. And I'd be willing to bet that most 
TDI owners also miss out. I also had the main power relay fail on this car, 
and that was a well known bad part that is dangerous when it fails (your car 
just quits, no warning). It's not recall item yet at all.

Anyway, I'd like to be reimbursed for this, any tips on strategies that 
work? I cannot tell you how much this pisses me off. And I bet I could drive 
into any dealer with the bad MAF, and they'd tell me it was fine so it 
didn't need to be replaced on the warrantee.

Thanks for your collective whining skills eh? It would sure be nice to get 
that part paid for by VWOA.

cathy

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