Originally Posted By: antiqueshell
It's NOT VW products that are the problem, it is the LOUSY
US distributor VWoA, and their equally LOUSY dealer network.
Where are the products to compete? No Polo (Fiesta, Rio, Accent, Fit, ect competitor)
The only thing these idiots at VWoA think is important is the stupid New Beetle which is way past it's novelty and the current one is a big dud. Should never have been created. The horrible Chrysler Routan Minivan...LOL. Where is the innovative Up! ???
If you look at VW around the world they simply don't have these problems....VAG needs to fire most of VWoA staff and rebuild the distributor infrastructure, and the dealer network.
Well I have to disagree a little. The DMF fiasco was a design issue. I guess not recalling it in the US might be the result of VWoA. The 1.8L sludge motor could be blamed on both I guess as well as the consumer. The camshaft failures of the PD motor was a design/manufacturing issue. The rear brakes on my 2005.5 was also a design issue. The current issues with the high pressure fuel pumps are also design related. Yes. we have a different lubricity standard in the US, but you don't release a product in the US that is not compatable with it. The miss at idle was both a manufacting issue, but the factory never came up with a solution for it. The lousy service made it worse. The ignition lock cylinder that fell apart and the fan controller that failed were also not the fault of VWoA.
Don't get me wrong, VWoA makes a lot of poor business choices and tries to blame the consumer all to often, but they cannot overcome a design issue.