Malfunction Indicator Lamp came on -Faulty Solenoids-

[neoagnusdei]

Hi All,

I got a 2015 GTI SE DSG, LP. At 14,000 miles, The dreadful engine check light came on all of sudden.
This happened right after work and just about go home.
Drove to a VW dealer in Hawthorne, CA. While driving to the dealer, the car exhibited no weird symptoms.

I got the car back today. The report says:

14167 scanned for faults and found p11la800 and p11ac00 for cam solenoids...ran gff test plan..found faulty "b" solenoids in cylinders 2 and 3...internal malfunction...replaced "b" cam solenoids for cylinders 2 and 3...cleared dtcs....set basic settings...road test ok...no further malfunction.

Is this a common problem? Do I need to worry about the solenoids in cylinders 1 and 4?

Your help and expertise are appreciated.

When I traded in a perfectly running, trouble free 2011 Toyota Avalon, I kind of knew that I would expect some surprises in VW vehicles.

 

[gn4rwhals]

If I had to guess those are for the cam changeover that occurs around 3k RPM, its good that you had them replaced if they were faulty.

This is the first I've seen this code or replacement so it seems isolated so far.