robrado974 1 Posted September 12, 2016 (edited) Afternoon chaps . My question is , if I plug my 08 plate Golf into a diognosis computer , will it read past faults and tell me when they were rectified or when it was scanned ?. I'm looking for problems found last September .so basically if I booked my car into a dealership would they come up with the info I need . Many thanks Rob Edited September 12, 2016 by robrado974 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted September 12, 2016 Anyone please . It's really important for my case against the garage that sold it to me . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harrier 1 Posted September 12, 2016 I don't have any experience with vag com or Ross tech but with my Snap on diagnostics and other machines I have had there is no way of retrieving previous faults on a car , once the faults have been cleared that's it , gone , assuming the fault has been rectified on the vehicle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tigerfish 10 Posted September 12, 2016 Agree with above, I can't see previously cleared faults on my vagcom/rosstech. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted September 12, 2016 Ok chaps , thank you for replying back to me . Hopefully even without this info , I still have a strong case . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mic_VR 3 Posted September 12, 2016 Have you emailed Ross tech? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted September 13, 2016 No Mic . Thought I'd ask on here , as I know there are some computer whiz kids . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dox 23 Posted September 13, 2016 No Mic . Thought I'd ask on here , as I know there are some computer whiz kids . Who scanned the fault code in the first place? Do they have a printed copy or the codes on their computer system? I suspect if you had the correct passwords etc you could access previous codes with dealer spec equipment or maybe the importers kit? Eg if they had a warranty claim for a seized engine and the customr continued to drive the car ignoring the lights and alarms then reset the codes before declaring "the engine just died etc" they could refuse to pay out. I doubt you as a customer could access previous history though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted September 13, 2016 I phoned VW , in newton Abbott , they didn't want to do it . I think I have enough info anyway . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
