Volkswagen Golf has a Burnt Odor

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VIN: WVW**************
Mileage: 30,000 - 40,000 miles
Repair Date: August 2015
Location: Ohio

C/S: SPARKS AND SMOKE COMES FROM UNDR DSH PASS. SIDE ADVISE 34748 customer tates there is a burning smell from UNDERSIDE dash. found BLOWERS resistor had melted throuh heater box and pollen filte. removed ash panel, remoevd dash subframe and removed ehater box. swapped evaporator, iring harness, and heater core to new HEATERS box and installed into vehicle. reinstalld all parst, recharged a/c system and bled coling system. installed new blower motor, resistor, and pollen filter . road tested, woring as designed at tis time. .

VIN: WVW**************
Mileage: 20,000 - 30,000 miles
Repair Date: February 2015
Location: Hawaii

CUSTOMER STATES CABN SMELLS LIKE CLUTCH IS BURNT*C*HECK AND ADVISE** 22528 FOND LUTCH INPOERATIVE. SMELL OF URNT CLUTCH OBVIOUS. REQUIRED TO REMOVE RANSMISSION AND INSPCET/REPLACE PARTS AS NEDED. *01/15/2015 1:56 PM (HST) CUSTOMER STAED THE AUTOMOBILE WAS LENT TO SOMEONE AND THEY BURNT THE CLUTCH, THE LENDEE STATES THE CLUTCH WAS ALREADY WORN OUT PRIOR TO THEM DRIVING IT. THE CUSTOMER REQUESTS PICTURES ONE TEAR DOWN HAS BEEN PERFORMED ALONG WITH ANY PROFESSINOAL OPINIONS OF WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE CLUTCH TO BURN.* REMOVED A TARNSMISSION ASSEMBLY AND CLUTCH PRESSURE LATE. FOUND CLUTCH PATS TO BE BURNED (DISC, PRESSURE PLATE AS WELL AS FLYWHEEL). DISC IS BURNT UP TO THE POINT OF DISINTEGRATIO. RECOMMEND TO RENEW GOT PARTS AS NEEDED. PER REQUEST REMOVE AND REPLACE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WITH FLYWHEL AND RELATED HARDWARE. RE INSTALL PART AND CHECK LIQUID LEVEL. ROAD TEST POST REPAIR OK. SHIFTING AND CLUTCHES OPERATION WORKING AS DESIGED AT THIS TIME. .

VIN: WVW**************
Mileage: 150,000 - 160,000 miles
Repair Date: November 2015
Location: Rhode Island

CUSTOMER SATES THAT THERE WAS A ONISE IN RT REAR AND THREE IS A BURNING SMELL TECH REPLACED BOTH REAR BRAKE CALIPARS AND REAR BRAKE PAS AND ROTOSR ROADTEST OK AFTER RPEAIR REAR BRKAES OPERATING AS DESINED .

VIN: 9BW**************
Mileage: 100,000 - 110,000 miles
Repair Date: January 2014
Location: Hawaii

BACK ORDER OIL SUMP - CUSTOMER TO PREPAY PRATS AND PAY LABOR OF $280 HEN PRATS ARRIVE 109218 LOCATE FLUID LEAING TRANNY PAN GASKETS 250 REMOVED LOWER SHIELD ,DRAIN TRANSMISSION FLUID, REMOVED TRANSMISSION PAN ,REMOVED AND REPLACE TRANSMISSION FILTER AND SEAL, AND PAN GASKET , REINSTALL PATRS REMOVED ,PERFORM TRANSMISSION FLUID REFILL PROCEDURES ,ROAD TST , CHCEK EVEL AND PERFORM TRANSMISSION FLUID TOP OFF PROCEDURES ,CHECK FOR LEAKS, NONE FUOND , ROAD TEST AND CHK OPERATIONS, OKAY *****************NOTE ALSO INSPETED WIRING CONNECTIONS , SEEMS TO BE GETTING LOOSE, AND FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID BALCK AND SMELLS BURNT AND PAN MAGNET HAS EMTAL SHAVING ,RECOMMEND MONITORS TRANSIMSSION PERATIONS , WHEN MAKING REPAIR ALSO NOTIEC SOME FLUIDS STAINS @ TRANS COOLERS BUT NO. LEAKS, RECOMMEND MONITORS .

VIN: 9BW**************
Mileage: 60,000 - 70,000 miles
Repair Date: March 2014
Location: California

AS PER EST, REPLACE CATALYTIC CONERTOR 1744.00 68000 1.50 150 INSTALL SPECILA ORDER CATALYTIC WAS DIAGNOSIS ON LNE A ERASE CODE REEST RAEDINESS CODES OK TEST DROVE CAR OK NOTE MAY SMELL SOE BURNING DUE TO COATED ON CATALYTIC. DE .

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