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Hi there.
I bought a 2005 2.0 TDI sport just under a month ago and took it for its first long drive at the weekend for 2 hours. All of a sudden sitting on the motorway, the whole of the dash electrics including speedo and rev meter went dead. The engine continued normally but I pulled in anyway. I switched the engine off and attempted to restart the car but again nothing happened. After a few mins I tried again and everything was working fine.
I phoned the local dealership where I purchased the car and I was really annoyed with the aftersales service. I was told that I would have to pay for a diagnosis and that there was no courtesy car available. After my protests, It was agreed that the car could be booked in next week but at the moment I am still under my 30 day/1000 mile exchange guarantee and wondered if I should switch the car to another less electrically dodgy one? Or wait until next week when the 30 days will have expired.
It may be nothing and I love the car apart from this one issue, what do you all reckon?
Would really appreciate some advice or if anyone has heard of this happening
I bought a 2005 2.0 TDI sport just under a month ago and took it for its first long drive at the weekend for 2 hours. All of a sudden sitting on the motorway, the whole of the dash electrics including speedo and rev meter went dead. The engine continued normally but I pulled in anyway. I switched the engine off and attempted to restart the car but again nothing happened. After a few mins I tried again and everything was working fine.
I phoned the local dealership where I purchased the car and I was really annoyed with the aftersales service. I was told that I would have to pay for a diagnosis and that there was no courtesy car available. After my protests, It was agreed that the car could be booked in next week but at the moment I am still under my 30 day/1000 mile exchange guarantee and wondered if I should switch the car to another less electrically dodgy one? Or wait until next week when the 30 days will have expired.
It may be nothing and I love the car apart from this one issue, what do you all reckon?
Would really appreciate some advice or if anyone has heard of this happening