Tl* the contact owns a 2016 volkswagen gti. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stall and hesitated without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with a defective brake suction cup. The mechanic linked the failure to the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v647000 (fuel system, gasoline, engine and engine cooling) however, the VIN was not included. Clay cooley volkswagen of park cities (5555 lemmon ave, dallas, tx 75209, (469) 240-6240) was contacted and informed of the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The manufacturer suggested that the vehicle be towed to the dealer for assistance, which was still pending. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 24,000.*dt
2016 Volkswagen GTI engine complaints
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Thermostat housing/water pump failed at 80,000 miles. This failure could have stranded me during covid pandemic far from home. Use of a plastic part in a critical engine application is problematic. Repair cost $906 dollars to replace this housing. Vw has denied coverage for this critical engine component.
Thermostat & housing failure. Loss of coolant over time, period of 3 months. Had to refill coolant multiple times during that period.
Driving to work on monday, september 30, 2019 at 7:45am, an indication notification came on that the coolant reservoir was extremely low. I pulled over into a parking lot of a donut shop on leffingwell rd and meyer rd and popped my hood open. Coolant reservoir was completely empty. A friend was called to come pick me up and drive to a vw dealership to pick up coolant and distilled water from a liquor store. Coolant was topped off. Next day, car was taken into an auto repair shop and confirmed that thermostat housing failed and dumped coolant.
Had a cracked and leaking water pump housing that was replaced and covered by an aftermarket warranty. I had been to multiple shops because of a coolant smell, none could fine the source. I was told by volkswagen that 'it happens, they always lose a little coolant', that is absolutely not true. It is a closed system and should not lose any coolant or smell like coolant at all. I have seen dozens of others with the same car as myself with the same problem, only after I was forceful and insistent with a volkswagen dealership was the problem found and corrected.
Thermostat housing leaking coolant major amounts of coolant over the course of 5k miles, much more coolant than should be considered normal. Could lead to engine failure and/or stalling while driving.
Complete engine failure at 80k miles.oil changed regularly. Service at dealer only. P000a camshaft positioner bank 1 intake - slow response p0016 cmp sensor/engine speed sensor incorrect correlation p0068 map/maf < throttle position correlation p164d oil pressure switch for reduced oil pressure no aftermarket parts, completely stock. Dealer says I need a new engine. $12,000.00
Went into the volkswagen dealership for routine maintenance at 44,999 miles on feb 6, 2019 and volkswagen found that the water pump was leaking and should be replaced under warranty. Thermostat and water pump replaced. Not too long after, noticed low coolant light go on. Went back into volkswagen for maintenance at 53,339 miles on may 16, 2019 and volkswagen confirmed that the water pump would have to be replaced again under warranty.
Waterpump had to be replaced at 49,000 miles was leaking coolant. This is a widespread issue with the ea888 engine and needs either a recall or warranties extended.
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