Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing similar issues with their car. My car had the software fix last year, which made it more manageable in lower gears but did seem to flatten the engine response and increase fuel usage. I'd estimate that the car is at least 10% less economical than it was before the fix. I did question the garage at the time about this issue but was told that it was within the normal range; end of story and interest. Pre fix I could get maybe up to 55mpg going to work and close to 50mpg coming home. Post fix it is just under 50mpg on a good day going to work and close to 45mpg coming home again.

 

Pre fix my car was occasionally stalling when moving in low gears and usually difficult or slow to restart or get a response from it. However I am still getting an occasional issue with this, if I slow right down and try to move away again it is if the car has taken a nap, there is literally no response from it at all. This doesn't happen often but it happened again yesterday, slowed down through the gears to get past a lot of parked cars, oncoming car signalled me to come through and even though the car hadn't fully stopped, the car just lost power, sat there for a while thinking about it before suddenly regaining power again and lurching off again!

 

Just wondering if there is any updated software available to address this issue as the car is now asking for its first service, just over 12,000 miles the clock now. I might try a different dealer this time to see if they can get it to work better than the first dealer.

Edited 13 December, 20205 yr by AllanDJ

There is another thread on this subject but with cars having issues which may not have had the software '' fix '', it is concerning though as this fix appears to be along the same lines as the dieselgate one where it fixes one issue and creates another. I feel this engine may be one to watch for issues in the future, sorry to say.  I would give another dealer a  go.

5 hours ago, Hudson1 said:

There is another thread on this subject but with cars having issues which may not have had the software '' fix '', it is concerning though as this fix appears to be along the same lines as the dieselgate one where it fixes one issue and creates another. I feel this engine may be one to watch for issues in the future, sorry to say.  I would give another dealer a  go.

 

It's certainly not a car to keep long term which is sad as ignoring the engine it is actually a pretty good car!