Gearbox is gone - Update Pg.3 *20/12/2006*

[thedees1]

I'm really not happy with my car at the moment. I got the wheel bearing changed today under guarantee (luckily) and they told me "There's still a bit of noise there. We think it's the diff"

So as I drove off there's this scraping/screeching type noise coming from the centre every time I put my foot down.

Does it sound like the gearbox? I'm crossing my fingers that it's something else not so serious, but knowing the GTi's history with gearboxes

Sounds like the box mate, (bummer) same thing that happend when mines was about to go.

[Mouse_GTI]

Don't VW just replace them with another badly designed gearbox?

I can see this killing off Polo GTI's in 10 years time. No one will want to fork out for a new gearbox and just scrap the car

[NAZPOLOGTI]

This maywell sound naive but why dont you report it to watchdog, my car hasnt required a gearbox change yet, its only done 17000. If watchdog, get enough complaints, its possible they maywell intervene! well hopefully!, i understand we need a large quantity of people to this though. The amount of people, that have stated they've required a gearbox change is a joke, people need to start putting complaints in, and if they already have then great!!... Sooner or later they'd be the knight in shining armour!!!

[thedees1]

What did you do next? Take it to VW? I've no idea what to do now.

Dont go near vw,unlless uve warranty with them. i went to my local specilist who sent the box away to be rebuilt , now its working perfect.(but for how long for lol)

[olop_chris]

Search for "Ace gearboxes LTD" on google. They did my box when it went...was about £475 i think....but will still probably only last for another 50,000 miles

[thedees1]

How long were you without the car?

I've sent a complaint off to Watchdog by the way. I hope I'll get something back, probably won't though.

about 7 days , I was thinking of watch dog too, let us know if you hear anything.

[D-Dub]

Mine went at 87,000. I wrote a letter to VW and they replied saying that they were not aware of any isssues with the polo gearbox Even though i had about 2 pages of quotes from people off tyresmoke.net saying they'd had loads of problems!

Ignorant twats!

[olop_chris]

Well, they took mine on a friday, and i had it back on the tuesday...but im guessin it would be quicker if not done over a weekend...but unfortunatly thats just how mine fell and i needed it sorted asap

you need to get some1 to take the box out, then they will come and pick it up...repair it or swap it then return it back to where your car is, then get it put back in by whoever took it out!

hope that helps