2010 Volkswagen GTI engine problems

Filed Jun 2, 2021 · Engine · 67,000 miles · MI

The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen GTI. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle started jerking and failed to properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was examined by an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the intake manifold was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 67,000.

Filed Nov 10, 2019 · Driver assistance, Engine · 148,000 miles · TX

During moderate acceleration, engine cuts power, epc light and check engine light comes on. Vehicle goes into limp mode, and engine will not turn more than 3000 RPM, and has no power to accelerate. Engine develops misfires and idles very roughly. Engine may stall. Turning key off and back on does not remedy the problem. Disconnecting the battery will turn the epc and check engine lights off, but under next moderate acceleration, epc and check engine lights come back on, and problems come back. Check engine dtc codes range from misfires to system too lean and air intake leaks, and for accelerator/throttle position sensor b malfunctions. These problems have happened multiple times in traffic on the interstate and in the city. The vehicle has stalled at stop signs and traffic lights. It has also stalled during acceleration. This problem started happening on august 6th 2019 and has continued to happen.

Filed Sep 20, 2018 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 85,000 miles · NY

While driving the steering wheel, gas pedal and engine will studder and cause epc light to come on with check engine light. Turning off the car and turning back on will sometimes correct problem but will come back shortly after. Car will not accelerate without stalling out. Almost like the computers forgot how to accelerate the car and use the engine. Car was getting onto highway when this happened but does happen during regular driving. Car jumps and studders and the engine wants to shut down since it cant accelerate or shift higher, rpms go down to point of car stalling.

Filed Apr 4, 2018 · Engine · 28,310 miles · VA

Car overheated and broke down on route 95 in virginia due to a defective water pump. This is the third water pump in less than 3 years and 6332 miles that has gone bad in this vehicle. The currently has 28314 miles. The first water pump failed 11-20-15 with 21982 miles. The second pump failed 2-27-16 with 22767 miles. The third pump failed 3-27-18 with 28314 miles. There is no reason for water pump failures this frequently. All service was done at volkswagen of fredericksburg 540‑898‑1600.

Filed Feb 19, 2018 · Engine · NE

Have a gti where there is a known issue with the timing chain tensioner failing. Vw recommends replacement of these parts which cost over $1300. There is a service bulletin for this issue. And of course vw knowing this was a problem changed the design in newer cars.

Filed Feb 1, 2018 · Engine · 106,000 miles · PA

Vehicle was purchased from a volkswagen dealer with 61557 miles and maintained through service at dealership including regular oil changes. Less than two years later, at roughly 106,000 miles the timing chain tensioner failed randomly while driving resulting in valve damage and ultimately full engine failure. Vehicle was coming out of a turn at approximately 24 MPH, safely in 3rd gear, and failed about 2 seconds after throttle was applied. No possible warning from vw or their service techs and no scheduled maintenance interval for this part. Had this happened in a more traffic filled area, there may have been a very high chance of a collision or other safety concern.

Filed Nov 1, 2017 · Engine · 90,000 miles · IN

The timing chain tensioner slipped and blew the cams. The clutch was also bad. Every person I talked to when I had to buy a new engine knew that vw gti or golfs had this notorious issue. We had only owned the car for 9 months and had to buy an entire new engine because of this problem that everyone in the car industry knew about already.

Filed Jun 26, 2017 · Engine · 48,500 miles · TN

Around 40-50,000 miles, the vw golf gti usually has runner flap actuator/intake manifold failure. This is common on all vw gtis. This failure usually occurs just after the vw warranty expires on the car. Vw has made a 2017 upgrade manifold to fix this problem but they refuse to recall their crappy cars in order to fix this known problem. Owners are getting stuck with a $1000-$2000 repair bill to fix this problem.

Filed Apr 10, 2017 · Engine · 93,000 miles · CT

I was driving in traffic when the engine started to run rough and loud. I had to pull over and turn it off. When trying to turn it back on it started up and continued to run rough. I had the vehicle towed to the shop. When they looked at it they told me the engine needed to be replaced due to the timing chain tensioner failing. When I asked about when I was supposed to have this service done they told me its not listed in the owners manuel or at any service interval up to this point. The part is not on any list of service for the car yet failed at 93k miles. Vw should issue a recall for this problem because they didn't report it to me as something that could break. I was told when I bought the car that the timing chain and tensioner should last the life of the vehicle which should be much higher then 93k. This is a common issue in all vw tsi engines and can happen as early as 40k, vw needs to fix this and warn existing customers.

Filed Oct 8, 2016 · Engine · 88,500 miles · CA

Vehicle was stationary and parked. It would not start. The engine tried to turn over but would not stay running. It was taken to a volkswagen dealer service department for diagnosis. The result is a timing chain tensioner failure and very large $2200 repair fee with the potential for a significant rebuild of the engine if more damage is found. After some research it appears that this is a known design issue with the tensioner part and there is a technical service bulletin (tsb 1512-01) issued for it but no recall. It is very like to occur for all volkswagen models with the 2.0 tsi engine produced between 2008-2013. This could have been life threatening if the failure had occurred while the vehicle was in motion, especially at higher speeds.