fitzpmi1 said:
spoke to vw luxury cars and they have agreed to pay 30 percent towards the total cost parts and labour. how good are they.....not.my vehicle has only covered 39k and has never been driven off road so how can the prop shaft fail.in my opinion there is a design fault/defective part issue here. i found a similar forum to this but its from the usa and to my suprise there were plenty of disgruntled treg owners who have encountered a prop shaft failure. i would never advise anyone to buy a treg again. i should have bought a range rover.
Hi fitzpmi,
Sorry to hear of your problem - you're right, under normal driving 39k is a low mileage for any sort of driveshaft prob and the 30% offer seems a bit tight fisted under the circumstances.
Has the dealer explained the cause of the noise - I mean specifically what has failed on the prop - they're not exactly complicated (spider/yokes, bearings and a bit of tubing)...you might be able to get it repaired either by a VW specialist or a driveshaft specialist for a lot less than VW are quoting.
Back in the good old days this would mean 8 bolts and a bit of work on a fly press but fitters have replaced true technicians so you may not be so lucky nowadays.
Please let us know how you get on - best of luck.