Parabola
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Black hole sun
- Car(s)
- 15 GTI, 22 Tiguan
Recall, no way...VW will keep fixing those under warranty and pass some of that cost to the suppliers, still cheaper than recall...
As long as VW has to pay less for the warranty $ than re-engineering the water pump thermostat housing
it will be warranty repair. That is the way I see it.
Considering someone opened one for the sunroofs recently I’m sure that will happen.There is always class-action lawsuit option...which is what happened with mk6 water-pump fiasco.
2017 GTI SE, have started to lose coolant on a regular basis. Slight coolant smell sometimes. Reservoir going from max to min every 5-6k or so.
2017 GTI SE, have started to lose coolant on a regular basis. Slight coolant smell sometimes. Reservoir going from max to min every 5-6k or so.
Leaking from oil cooler down onto the thermostat housing/seal is the second failure mode I personally experienced with my thermostat housing...2018 GTI S, 18k miles, dealer replaced my oil cooler a few weeks ago. I was leaking oil and smelling coolant.
Wager I have to go back, I'm still smelling coolant, but its less than before. Levels are holding pretty steady as far as I can tell. 150 miles should have been long enough to burn off any residuals.
That obviously is the way VW sees it also which is really stupid on VW's part. Warranty repairs have cost them far more than finding a permanent fix. Maybe VW should ask another car manufacturer how it can be done. Nobody else has this problem. ?