What are the shortcomings of the Volkswagen car series?

Volkswagen's "DSG incident" broke out in China in 2011. At that time, the Defect Product Management Center of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine stated that it received 8,840 complaints about automobile product defect information that year. The problems of box shaking and frustration are at the top of the list. In fact, Volkswagen has launched multiple recalls overseas for DSG. However, for mainland China, Volkswagen has repeatedly stated that their DSG dual-clutch gearbox does not have any technical problems, but that it has not fully considered the use environment in China.

Volkswagen: Transmission

Until March 15, 2013, CCTV 315 Party The safety hazards of Volkswagen's DSG transmission were exposed. Since then, the Volkswagen DSG controversy that has lasted for several years has finally come to an end. On March 16, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued an announcement requiring Volkswagen to implement a recall to address the DSG transmission power interruption problem. On March 20, Volkswagen filed a recall plan with the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and decided to issue a recall plan starting from April 2, 2013. , recalling some defective cars, totaling 384,181 vehicles.

A few months later, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued another notice on November 14, 2013. Volkswagen decided to recall some Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda cars in China starting from November 25, 2013. *** A total of 640,309 vehicles. The recalled products involve Audi, Volkswagen and Skoda brands produced or sold by Volkswagen China, FAW-Volkswagen, and Shanghai Volkswagen. According to the announcement, the synthetic oil used in the transmission of vehicles within the scope of this recall may cause a failure of the internal power supply circuit of the transmission, causing the transmission to fail to work properly, posing a safety hazard. At the same time, the above three companies also changed the gear oil of the DSG transmissions of the vehicles within the recall range from synthetic oil to mineral oil for free, and provided users with the latest control software for free. At this point, the Volkswagen "DSG" incident has come to an end, but it is still unclear whether the safety hazards have been properly resolved.

Volkswagen: Complaints about Magotan timing chain failure are frequent

Just after the DSG incident passed Soon, Volkswagen encountered another "timing chain" crisis in China. In 2012, complaints about timing chain failures of Magotan and Haorui began to appear one after another. By 2013, the number of complaints continued to rise, and the vehicles with problems were basically concentrated in 2009, 2010, and 2011 models.

On the Automobile Quality Complaint Network, China Automobile Quality Network and other websites, it can be found that there are no less than 100 complaints about Magotan engine top cylinder, failure to start, tensioner failure, timing chain misalignment, etc. Faced with so many car failures, manufacturers did not take the initiative to implement recalls. Instead, they privately notified 4S stores to recommend that car owners with a mileage of 60,000 kilometers or more replace the timing system at their own expense. If the car owner does not replace it immediately, repairs will be required. The cost will be NT$20,000. Currently, Volkswagen has not given an official statement in the face of many angry complaints from car owners.

Volkswagen: Resolute decision not to recall new Sagitar due to broken rear suspension

As one of Volkswagen’s most important strategic models, the new Sagitar has just been launched. It has achieved considerable sales results, but it has also been criticized frequently for its "shrinking configuration", especially the rear suspension system, which was changed from the previous generation's multi-link independent suspension to a torsion beam non-conventional suspension commonly known as "panel suspension". Independent suspension has been questioned by all walks of life. Since then, the new Sagitar's rear suspension has been frequently reported by the media. According to statistics, up to now, there have been more than 110 QQ groups for car owners’ rights protection nationwide involving Sagitar non-independent suspension issues, and the number of rights defenders has exceeded 9,000.

Volkswagen: Skoda water pump leakage problem

Since 2010, Shanghai Volkswagen Skoda Haorui, Octavia and Fabia There have been user complaints on a variety of different issues, with a total of more than 400 complaints. Among them, the water pump leakage problem in the B-class car Haorui and the economy car Octavia has become the focus of user complaints.

Water pump leakage mainly causes antifreeze leakage. A lack of antifreeze will prevent the vehicle from boiling in the summer, and may cause ice to form in the winter, causing damage to the water tank or radiator. Some users pointed out that water pump leakage is very common in Skoda Haurui and Octavia models, and it should be a design defect. Shanghai Volkswagen should issue a recall, but Shanghai Volkswagen has not taken any active measures to solve this problem.

Every major brand has launched its own brand's first pure electric vehicle, and so has Volkswagen. In comparison, Volkswagen's products are more attractive to a wide range of consumers around the world than current conventional electric models. force. At the same time, the Volkswagen Group decided to put the Volkswagen brand’s world’s first electric vehicle demonstration fleet into operation in the Chinese market.

Volkswagen's "DSG incident" in China broke out in 2011. At that time, the defective product management center of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine stated that it received 8,840 complaints about car product defect information that year. Problems with box shaking and frustration are at the top of the list. In fact, Volkswagen has recommended multiple recalls for DSG overseas. But regarding mainland my country, Volkswagen has repeatedly stated that there are no technical problems with their DSG dual-clutch gearbox, but that they have not fully considered the use environment in my country.

Volkswagen: Transmission

Until March 15, 2013, the CCTV 315 Party exposed the safety hazards of the Volkswagen DSG transmission. Since then, long-term The Volkswagen DSG crisis that has lasted for several years has finally come to an end. On March 16, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued an announcement requesting Volkswagen to carry out a recall regarding the DSG transmission power interruption failure issue; on March 20, Volkswagen filed a recall plan with the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and decided to start from April 2, 2013. , recalling some defective cars, a total of 384,181 vehicles.

A few months later, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued another notice on November 14, 2013. Volkswagen decided to recall some Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda cars in China starting from November 25, 2013, totaling 640,309 vehicles. . The recalled products involve Audi, Volkswagen and Skoda brands produced or sold by Volkswagen my country, FAW-Volkswagen, and Shanghai Volkswagen. According to the announcement, the synthetic oil used in the transmission of vehicles within the scope of this recall may cause the internal power supply circuit of the transmission to malfunction, causing the transmission to fail to operate normally, posing a safety hazard. At the same time, the above three companies have also replaced the gear oil of the DSG transmissions of the vehicles within the recall range for free - from synthetic oil to mineral oil, and at the same time provided users with the latest control software for free. At this point, the Volkswagen "DSG" incident has come to an end, but it is still unclear whether the safety hazards have been properly resolved.

Volkswagen: Complaints about Magotan timing chain failures are frequent

Not long after the DSG incident, Volkswagen encountered another "timing chain" crisis in my country. In 2012, complaints about timing chain failures of Magotan and Haorui began to appear one after another. By 2013, the number of complaints continued to rise, and the vehicles with problems were basically concentrated in 2009, 2010, and 2011 models.

On websites such as the Car Quality Complaint Network and the my country Car Quality Network, it can be found that there are no less than 100 complaints about Magotan engine cylinder head, failure to start, tensioner failure, timing chain misalignment, etc. Faced with so many car faults, the manufacturer did not take the initiative to carry out recalls. Instead, it privately told 4S stores that it was recommended that car owners with a driving range of 60,000 kilometers or more to replace the timing system at the car owner's expense. If the car owner did not replace it in time, the repair cost would be borne by the car owner. will reach 20,000 yuan. Now, facing many angry complaints from car owners, Volkswagen has not yet given an official statement.

Volkswagen sedan: The new Sagitar has cracked rear suspension but still refuses to be recalled

As one of the most important strategic models of Volkswagen, the new Sagitar has just been launched. It has achieved considerable sales results, but it has also been criticized frequently for its "equipment shrinkage", especially the rear suspension system, which was changed from the previous generation's multi-link independent suspension to a torsion beam non-linear suspension commonly known as "squad suspension". Independent suspension has been questioned by all walks of life. Since then, cracks in the rear suspension of the new Sagitar have been frequently reported by the media.

According to statistics, up to now, there have been more than 110 car owners’ rights protection QQ groups nationwide involving Sagitar non-independent suspension issues, and the number of rights defenders has exceeded 9,000.

Volkswagen: Skoda water pump leakage problem

Since 2010, Shanghai Volkswagen Skoda Haorui, Octavia and Fabia have had various problems There have been more than 400 complaints from users. Among them, the problem of water pump leakage on the B-class car Haorui and the economy car Octavia has become the focus of user complaints.

The problem of water pump leakage will mainly lead to the leakage of antifreeze. A lack of antifreeze will make it impossible to effectively prevent the vehicle from boiling in the summer, and it will also cause freezing and damage to the water tank or radiator in the winter. Some users pointed out that water pump leakage is very common on Skoda Haorui and Octavia models, and it should be a design defect. Shanghai Volkswagen should conduct a recall, but Shanghai Volkswagen has not taken any active measures to solve this problem.

Every major brand has launched its own brand's first pure electric vehicle, and so has Volkswagen. In comparison, Volkswagen's sedan products are more attractive to a wide range of consumers around the world than the conventional electric models today. force. At the same time, the Volkswagen Group decided to put the Volkswagen brand's world's first electric vehicle demonstration fleet into operation mainly in the Chinese market.

The first recommendation is a dual-clutch. It is not used in the United States. It is very disappointing to use it in China. And as far as I know, it is a suggestion made by a group of Chinese people from Volkswagen China. I used to like Volkswagen very much. I have used four cars in my family, all of which were Volkswagens. Ever since I learned about this news, about the Sagitar’s rear suspension patching, about various problems with dual-clutches, and about Volkswagen’s various simple configurations, my heart dropped. . . I think the shortcomings of Volkswagen's attitude towards the Chinese are its biggest problem

I have not owned many Volkswagen cars. Jetta, Passat, Audi A4, Jetta and Passat are all second-hand, and they have been driven for 20 years. Ten thousand kilometers, the Audi A4 has been driven for 240,000 kilometers. The disadvantage is that after a few years of driving, the engine is full of oil and dirty. The car repairman said that the casting technology is not as good as that of Japan. Another thing is that the maintenance cost of Volkswagen is generally higher than that of Japan. The car is tall. They used to say that Volkswagen has thick steel and good quality. Now, I really don’t believe it anymore. The Audi A4 spontaneously ignited on July 19, 2015, but luckily it was parked in a parking lot. After that, I switched to buying Japanese cars, and now I own three cars, Middle East Land Cruiser, Reizhi, and Camry Dual Engine.

To be honest, Volkswagen has no merits at all. A car company that can’t even make engines and gearboxes is miraculously selling well in China. The quality is poor, there are many minor problems, and many designs with inherent defects are also put into mass-produced cars, such as DSG and EA888. The after-sales service is extremely poor. The 500,000 Sagitar short axle is just a patch. If this were in the United States, Volkswagen would be punished until it went bankrupt.

I think Volkswagen has first-class technology in marketing and casing selection. But if you want to find its bright spots in terms of quality and safety, it will be too difficult for it. When it comes to automobile patents, Toyota alone accounts for 1/4 of the world’s automobile patents, and Volkswagen, which has the same sales volume, ranks outside the 20th place. In terms of engine reliability, Honda ranks first and Toyota ranks second. BMW, Volkswagen, and Audi are all in the top ten for worst reliability. Yu Dongfeng, a netizen from Tianya, conducts statistics on car fires and spontaneous combustion incidents of international brands in mainland China on Baidu every day. In more than a year, he has counted 688 spontaneous car combustion incidents. Among them, Volkswagen, including Audi, accounted for 312 cases, accounting for more than 45%.

The shortcomings we are discussing now, I understand, should be design flaws and mass failures caused by the outbreak of a single vehicle. If you are not in the above situation and you talk too much, there is a crime waiting for you in the criminal law - the crime of damaging business reputation and product reputation.

To popularize the law, Article 221 of the Criminal Law states that anyone who fabricates and spreads false facts, harms the business reputation or product reputation of others, causes heavy losses to others or has other serious circumstances shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than two years. or criminal detention, and concurrently or solely with a fine.

In order to avoid jail time, I won’t say anything more specific, sorry.

Most Volkswagen uses dual-clutch gearboxes to fool people! The bulge in the middle of the back row is ridiculously high! The seats are generally short in support. The wheelbase of an entry-level compact car like the Lavida Bora is only 2614mm, but the price is ridiculously high. The center console to the door interior panels are all made of hard plastic! Moreover, the interior is the same from generation to generation, which is enough to fool people!

The quality of gearboxes is better now, but things like simple matching, matryoshka dolls, black-hearted cotton, and not taking consumers seriously are still the same as before. Volkswagen is more arrogant, anyway. Don’t be afraid that the Chinese won’t buy it. Even if you suffer heavy losses elsewhere, you can still get it back from China.

Personally, I think Volkswagen is a big bully in the store. The cars it makes are getting worse and worse, and costs are being compressed and compressed. Apart from letting mainland consumers get used to the bluffing VW logo, there is nothing else they want. The current consumer group in mainland China is no longer at the level it was 10 or 20 years ago. How long the public can survive in the hearts of the public depends on their conscience.