Yes my concern is the water pump that is made out of plastic which is notorious to fail at low miles. My car only has 64k on it. This water pump was not build well and VW really should designed a better one. To replace this pumps are costly and its guarantee it will not be needed to be fixed again in a short time. My pump will cost me around $ 1700 to repair. These pumps are a ticking time bomb waiting to happen.
2017 Volkswagen Golf engine complaints
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My 2017 VW Golf has been leaking oil and coolant. It was taken to a VW dealership where the problem was diagnosed as a leaking auxiliary bracket gasket behind the thermostat housing. The service advisor told me that the car could randomly undergo a catastrophic loss of power if the component were to totally fail. He advised me not to drive the vehicle due to this possibility and the safety issues involved with abrupt loss of power, especially at highway speeds. I requested that this component be repaired under the VW Powertrain Warranty which is still in force for my vehicle but this coverage has been denied by VW Customer Care. The car continues to leak but has not yet lost power. I am concerned that this is a major safety issue for my car. The car is available for inspection upon request.
Issues with thermostat housing: the part fails, causing a slow coolant leak. Coolant light eventually comes on. I bought my car in fall 2016. Issue first occurred and was diagnosed and fixed by dealer under warranty in April 2020. It has now (August 2021) reoccurred and has been diagnosed again by the dealer as the same issue. This should be a lifetime part. I should not have had to replace this part twice within a little more than a year, on a car that is just about five years old. Safety issue: possibility of sudden failure/overheating that might leave the driver stranded by the side of the road. Numerous others have reported this issue occurring repeatedly; please see https://www.reddit.com/r/GolfGTI/comments/drna5m/mk775_thermostat_housing_issue_and_coolant_loss/ VW has also settled a class action on a similar issue on an older generation of cars (Coffeng, et al. v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.) A class action involving the current generation of cars is currently in progress (Zhao, et al., vs. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., et al.).
Replaced my water pump 2 times already. Now I am replacing thermostat housing. All this under 45000 miles
Leaking thermostat housing
Thermostat housing and water pump, coolant loss and leak. Dealer replaced thermostat housing march 2019 (24,000mi), 12/22/19 (37,400mi) another coolant leak likely from second thermostate or orignal water pump which was said not to have been replaced. Car is well maintained and cared for preemptively as a german car should.
Vehicle had 300 miles on engine when low oil pressure indicator registered. Cause was metal shavings in oil, according to manufacturer as told to dealer. Manufacturer instructed dealer to replace engine and all associated parts lubricated by engine oil and send non-functioning engine to manufacturer's research and development facility; stated that problem has happened, albeit infrequently, to other like engines. Warranty covered all costs. I have invoices for auto purchase and repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 volkswagen golf. The contact stated that the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle had misfired in all cylinders; however, they were unable to duplicate the failure. The dealer cleared the system and warning sensors and advised the contact to allow the vehicle to warm up before driving. In addition, the failure recurred two weeks later. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that it needed a software update; however, an update was not available at the time. The failure occurred a total of three times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 1,300. ..updated 05/15/17 *bf
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