Sorry to hear about your problems.
I'm having some of my own with a possible bad transmission at 100,000 and a
possible head gasket leak.
Your EV could have been abused by the PO. If this is the case, you can't
blame VW. It would be nice to know that VW can get the parts quickly and at
a reasonable cost. Although us long time VW owners know this is never the
case.
I would check into the mileage on your EV. The dealer should be able to
search the VIN number to see if the mileage listed at the time of any dealer
service matches up with the mileage listed when you bought the EV. It may be
possible that the true mileage on your EV is higher than 79,000.
I just had my EV in for the auto tranny service 2 weeks ago. Now suddenly
the transmission is slipping. I'm afraid to drive it and cause more damage,
and afraid to take it back to the garage as they may cover up any damage they
caused.
I checked the fluid and got no reading on the dipstick. The owners manual
says you need to drive it 6 to 10 kilometers before you get a good reading.
On other cars I've owned, the fluid would read too high when the engine was
cold. I think the garage caused a leak, or forgot to put the fluid in.
Steve Lashley
'66 Westy
'74 Campmobile
'93 EV MV
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