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DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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No, I've not gone and sneakily upgraded, this is for my Folk's D4. It's one of the last of the 6-speeders and up to today has been faultless. However 15 miles into a drive it came up with "Transmission Fault" which cleared after a restart. I don't think the behaviour changed, they just found a lay by and switched off. They have no way of reading codes and are 450 miles from me so no way I can do anything for them.
Any thoughts on this? I've told them not to worry about it as it cleared on restart and hasn't come back when driving after that. Plus if it reoccurs get it into the dealer or phone LRA.
TIA
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 31st Dec 2014 5:54 pm |
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DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72972
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Mid summer for service, 3rd one I think. Fuel filter should have been changed last July (if same as D3) & they don't do many miles, probably only 5 or 6k since then.
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| 31st Dec 2014 6:17 pm |
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DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72972
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Daft question but how would a bunged up fuel filter give a transmission fault? 
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| 31st Dec 2014 6:40 pm |
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Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
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Engine shuts down to protect itself, and subsequently looses comms with the other modules. If the engine and box can't talk to each other, it throws up the trans fault
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| 31st Dec 2014 7:14 pm |
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DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72972
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Cheers.
They'll probably get it into the Cardiff dealers to have a look as it's still in warranty. Lucky them. 
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| 31st Dec 2014 7:17 pm |
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nigel207
Member Since: 26 Mar 2009
Location: Nottinghamshire
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I have had it a few times over the past two years or so, and it's been when the car's been started a few times and not driven. No faults/codes logged, so I'm wondering whether it's a spurious D4 thing, like the D3's "special programs off" when the battery is getting a bit low? Always clears on a re-start.
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| 2nd Jan 2015 6:46 pm |
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nigel207
Member Since: 26 Mar 2009
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 1356
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Any update?
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| 9th Jan 2015 10:45 am |
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promitheus
Member Since: 04 Jul 2009
Location: Afidnes, Greece
Posts: 572
 
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I was just about to mention that too, Nigel, time for a battery check...
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