Updated on January 7, 2016
Volkswagen Owners Outraged Over Diesel Engine Emissions Fix
AUTOMAKER ANNOUNCES PLAN TO MODIFY ENGINES AND PROVIDE OWNERS WITH TOWABLE TANK FILLED WITH DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID
Volkswagen owners are up in arms today after the German automaker announced its controversial fix for the nearly half-million U.S. market vehicles equipped with polluting diesel engines.
Not only will VW pay to have a urea-injection system using the company’s Adblue diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) installed on all 2009-2015 TDI models, but the automaker will also “throw in” a free towable 500-gallon tank filled with Adblue.
Golf TDI owner Spicer Bohannan tries to back his Adblue trailer into his driveway
But many owners are outraged, saying the 3000-pound tank is unsightly and towing it blunts their vehicle’s performance and fuel mileage.
“I hate it,” said Golf TDI owner Spicer Bohannan. “It’s ugly and I’ve backed over my mailbox four times already.”
According to Volkswagen’s website, Adblue DEF is a blend of 32.5% urea — which the automaker claims comes only from the high-quality urine of grass-fed Marnau-Werdenfels cattle from Upper Bavaria — and 66.5% deionized hefeweizen and non-meat fillers.
