Timing chain tensioner failure - the car was parked for the night. In the morning I went to start it. I would not start. There were no lights or error codes. Towed to the dealership. The dealership stated zero compression and bent valves. They stated I need a new engine. 7400.00 called vw of american. They offered no help what so ever. Volkswagen of america just keeps stating the car was out of warranty. There is a tsb, multiple complaints on the internet regarding tiguans, gti's and passats. This engine has had this problem happening for years from 2008 to 2013 vw will not accept any responsibility.
2010 Volkswagen GTI engine complaints
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The car sputtered, shook, and made an awful sound similar to a ton of marbles in a drier machine. The timing chain went at roughly 82,000 miles. According to vw literature they stated that the reason they went back to a timing chain is that it is a lifetime, nonserviceable part. The timing chain going on an interference type engine destroyed my engine to the order of almost $4000. Vw did not want to assist with anything.
We purchased and we were servicing our vw gti 2010 at autobarn mt. Prospect/il. In the last 2 years we replaced all ignition coils at different time intervals and twice for cylinder #2. There are actually multiple issues here. First, this kind of problem can easily generate an accident, if one ignition coil fails at the wrong time and the wrong place (when passing or driving on a mountain road). Second, the ignition coils are poorly designed and they go bad way too fast making the car undriveable. Costly towing was required almost every time. Third, the vw dealership should advise customers to replace all coils in the same time at the first sign of trouble. Instead they choose to replace them one by one, charging between $180.00 and $220.00 every time just for labor, when the part itself costs just $32.00 and the level of difficulty for this task is very low.
I was told that the ignition coil should last up until 100k mileage and this gave out at 65k and caused engine misfiring and almost engine failure. Volkswagen has similar recalls for their ignition coils and I think the 2010 vw gti should be included. Thank you.
Vehicle was running very rough. Hard to start. Had it towed to north penn vw. They diagnosed it as a defective timing chain tensioner. Two managers and a tech said the part failed and it should not have. They said it was of no fault of my own. They suggested I contact vw since it was a defective part. I did and they said they would not be able to help me since it out of warranty. It is a known problem on all 2010 vw's. The dealership admitted it and there is a service bulletin(tsb) addressing the exact part.
The car stalled and lost power while driving. No power and no time to allow safely to move the car to the shoulder. Almost cause a rear end collision.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen gti. The contact stated that the check engine warning lamp illuminated and the engine started to shudder and misfired. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the intake manifold needed to be replaced and all of the valves needed to be clean. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 63,000. The current mileage was 64,000.
I have a 2010 vw gti currently with 13,000 miles on it. The first instances happened at about 10,000. It started with brake vibrations, and engine stalling. Took it to vw, they found no issues. Had total brake boost loss on the way home, brake didnt work felt stiff as hell. Vw took it for 3 days, did an engineering assist, found no issues and couldnt reproduce it, gave it back and said to monitor it. Drove down to tampa, the cars transmission went into neutral, an error popped up on the display and the cars brakes wouldnt respond. E-braked on the median, I had a child in the car, this car is dangerous. Vw towed the car to the local dealership, found the mechatronix unit was faulty, couldnt find any in florida, had to order from vw estimated 1 week delivery time. Mechatronix unit was fixed under warranty after a lengthy repair. Now the cars still acting up, stalls occasionally, has trouble starting, and jerks violently between 1st and 2nd gear and makes a loud popping sound. Vw took it for 2 days and still cannot reproduce these issues and gave it back after I told vwoa that it was an unsafe vehicle and I didnt want it. I am now driving an unsafe vehicle, and because the vehicle has safety concerns I am unable to trade the vehicle in or sell it privately due to having to notify the buyer of said safety issues. Im suck with this dangerous vehicle that stalls at lights and has trouble starting/getting into gear. Im scared for the safety of my passengers and other motorists around me. And im not getting anywhere with this company!
The 2010 gti with dsg driving in heavy stop and go traffic, after and hour and half . Stalled in the middle of traffic at 7:00 pm.
2010 vw gti with dsg has stalled out twice for me in traffic. The car will start to idle roughly then stall out. This usually occurs after being in stop and go traffic after and hour or so.
2010 vw gti with dsg has stalled out twice for me in traffic. The car will start to idle roughly then stall out. This usually occurs after being in stop and go traffic after and hour or so.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen gti. He could hear a buzzing noise between 2000 RPM and 3000 RPM when the engine is started and the noise continues all during driving. The vehicle was taken numerous times to the dealer where he was told that was normal for the vehicle to make noise and that is part of the design to enhance the sound within the vehicle. The manufacturer also stated the same information, stating that the sound was normal. The failure mileage was approximately 10 and the current mileage was 8,800. Updated 11/16/10 *bf the consumer stated vw did acknowledge the issue. The consumer stated the fix is only temporary and there is still a rattle in the engine. Updated 11/24/10 the consumer stated he took his vehicle to the dealer to have the technical bulletin performed. The dealer kept the vehicle for five days. He stated, at first it seemed as though the noise had all but disappeared, but it only lasted a couple of days. Updated 01/13/11
Tl* the contact owns 2010 volkswagen gti. The contact stated he lost the ability to accelerate at highway speed. As he was driving there was a big clunky sound and the vehicle slows down but did not come to a complete stop. He had taken the vehicle to the dealer at least three times but they were unable to identify the failure. The volkswagen manufacturer was called and a claim was filed. The failure mileage was 4,500.
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