VW dieselgate scandal – 3.0 TDI V6 contains defeat device, 2009 through 2016 model years affected

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The dieselgate scandal just got bigger after the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received confirmation from Volkswagen and Audi officials that its 3.0 litre TDI V6 engine contains a defeat device designed to foil emissions tests. The automaker had initially denied this allegation after it was served a second notice of violation (NOV) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at the start of the month.

This revelation has now led the EPA to expand its investigation to include every Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi model sold in the US fitted with the 3.0 litre TDI V6 engine from model years 2009 through 2016 – amounting to around 85,000 vehicles. For Audi, the expansion affects only the 2009 to 2012 Q7 SUV, with other marques expected to reveal their affected models soon.

In its earlier statement, the EPA listed the 2014 Volkswagen Touareg, 2015 Porsche Cayenne, along with the Audi A6 quattro, A7 quattro, A8, A8L, and Q5 from model year 2016, as the models affected. The NOV covered roughly 10,000 diesel passenger cars previously sold in the US since model year 2014. However, it is yet unknown how many 2016 vehicles are affected.

Audi, Porsche and Volkswagen have already issued a stop-sale order for all models affected in the US as a result of this expansion. According to the EPA and the California Air Resources Board (CARB), regulators will continue to investigate and will take all appropriate action.

Volkswagen’s diesel emissions scandal also includes the company’s smaller capacity diesel mills (1.2 TDI, 1.6 TDI, 2.0 TDI), where an estimated 11 million cars worldwide are said to feature defeat devices that allows it to activate pollution-control equipment, limiting nitrogen oxide emissions to allowed levels. During real-world driving, the controls are inactive, making the vehicles pollute more than certified to be.

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Comments

  • Clqwertyuiop on Nov 23, 2015 at 10:13 am

    Defeat device.

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    • OMG From 2009? on Nov 23, 2015 at 11:03 am

      OMG, you mean they have been lying from 2009? This sounds like VGM who have been lying to DSG customers there is a problem

      In 2014, VGM had to admit it because VW AG was forced to confess in black and white that their DSG was inherently faulty.

      I am shocked. Do you dare to buy from a company that has been lying and cheating for over 6 years??

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      • I believe the scandal has to do with the previous CEO Martin Winterkorn. He succeeded the role in 2007.

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    • So whatever statement VW made cannot be trusted

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      • Please dont say that. I’m one of the vw owner and i’m very satisfied with my car. I know things are not perfect, dont let the lemon unit cause you loss confidence to vw. So far my car didnt bring me any terrible issue

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  • DonkeyKong on Nov 23, 2015 at 10:43 am

    VW’s reputation is in tatters globally and somehow, even Malaysians are shying away from their cars locally although there’s hardly any diesel VWs around. Just take a look at the car classifieds on Mudah, etc.. the same Jettas and Passats have been advertised for more than half a year, still no takers.. there’s even a Jetta for below RM60k that’s been advertised for a couple of months now, still no takers.

    Sad times indeed for VW owners in Malaysia. They’d better hang on to their cars and drive them to the ground rather then selling them off.

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    • Pity the VW hipster owners

      VW for life – should be VW’s new tagline.

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    • alldisc on Nov 23, 2015 at 5:03 pm

      a VW sales person even created an FB page to buy VW cars from him. rebates up to 60K. tempting though.

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  • Overpriced vw going down…

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  • VGM Please Recall all DSG on Nov 23, 2015 at 11:16 am

    By right VGM should recall all DSG in Malaysia and compensate the customers by offering to buy up their cars. You claim superior German engineering but your cars are breaking down non stop.

    Misled the public and cheated the public by selling lemons. Pls recall all DSG cars and offer to buy them back

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  • Henry on Nov 23, 2015 at 12:45 pm

    Wow! more and more VW shit is hitting the fan.

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  • the archbishop of banterbury on Nov 23, 2015 at 1:24 pm

    BS. My camaro 7.0 V8 is far more dirty than those TDIs.

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  • I just bought a recon Porsche Cayenne 3.0d, how? can I drive my car in Malaysia road?

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    • no worries, there’s no emission test in msia. our fuels both diesel & petrols are still stuck in stoneage Euro 2M…hahahahaha

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