Water Pump Problems of Volkswagen GTI

Failure of thermostat housing causing coolant leak and water pump failure.

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I'm on my way to work on the highway going uphill and the temperature red light starts flashing. I decided to slow down because the flashing light had me concerned. The temperature gauge stayed at normal position so I was able to bring it home. I waited awhile and then checked under the hood for coolant level and it was down to the bottom barely any left. So I bought the recommended coolant by vw and filled it up to level. I drove the next day and parked in my drive way and later that day I saw coolant puddle on concrete dripped from engine. I suspect it's the water pump again. I had this problem with this car before with cooling system twice. The first time the dealership dealt with it by replacing water pump while it was under warranty. The second time I took it to mechanic and they were able to replace water pump and fix the problem. I was able find the leak and take pictures. It seems to be leaking near the water pump. So right now I'm filling coolant almost everyday until I can get to the dealership.

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Water pump needed to be replaced after unknown cause.

My water pump is leaking at only 76 thousand miles0.

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There is a constant coolant leak coming from the thermostat housing and water pump area. It started as a slow leak, every 10,000 miles or so I would have to top it off and now it has gotten to the point where I have to fill it back up every day. Looked into it online and it seems that nearly everyone that owns this car has the same issue and everyone's leak comes from this area. The leak happens at all times but is greatly accelerated when driving and the coolant system is running.

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Water pump & thermostat housing leaking coolant at 31,000 miles. Both items were replaced at the dealership.

My coolant warning light came on at about 71k miles, to my surprise. My mechanic checked all fluid levels when I last had the car in, which was about 6k miles prior. I checked the coolant level and it was way below the minimum level in the reservoir. My independent mechanic determined it was the thermostat housing which in turn caused damage to the water pump as well. This results in a $980 repair. After doing some research online, I have determined that this problem has affected other vw Gtis of the same model generation. This is a factory defect and should be covered by vw but my car is now outside of the factory warranty. I am seeking to recover the money I have spent out of pocket and to prevent this from happening to any other owners. The details are as follows: the issue is limited to 2015- us models and 2013- european models, and seems to be related to the ea888 rev3 engine that is in several mqb models sold by vw/Audi. Coolant will slowly seep out of a weep hole on the underside of the thermostat housing. It doesn't seem to be enough to ever leave a puddle but slight residue may be seen under the thermostat housing and possibly on the oil pan. The loss of coolant often trips the low coolant warning if the level isn't maintained. Depending on the size of the leak, the coolant drop can either be gradual or catastrophic. Loss of coolant has also been linked to the water pump failing. Furthermore, the accessory bracket gasket can leak hot oil down onto the thermostat housing (even after repair) which can cause failure.

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.

Coolant leaking requiring thermostat housing replacement as well as new sensor and new water pump.

Water pump failure at 49500 miles.

Engine loosing coolant, dealerships fails to diagnose the problem. Faulty water pump that vw failed to diagnose two times.

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.

Discovered coolant leak on oil pan and contacted dealership. This was during routine inspection. Dealership inspection revealed a failed water pump housing. Dealership replaced housing, thermostat and thermostat gasket under warranty.

Failed thermostat housing/coolant loss. Active coolant leak from water pump/thermostat housing at 35,956 miles. Dealer replaced thermostat assembly, water pump, union.

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.

Thermostat housing & associated seals on the current 1. 8l and 2. 0l Volkswagen/Audi ea888 gen 3 engine are prone to failure, causing loss of engine coolant. This could affect any vw/Audi vehicle using the 1. 8 or 2. 0l ea888 gen 3 engine. Vw has a long history of water pump/thermostat housing issues and the current generation of vehicles is no exception. Many other reports can be found on various online forums such as reddit. Com, golfmk7. Com and vwvortex. Com, etc. This is a costly out of warranty repair requiring removal of the intake manifold and has been reported online by owners of 2015 ��2019 us my vehicles. Some vehicles, such as ours, experienced a repeat failure. There are three failure modes that I am aware of as reported on the sites mentioned above. My wife and I have experienced failure modes 1 and 2. When this issue is occurring owners often report the smell of coolant outside the vehicle 1. Housing heating/cooling causes expansion/contraction and warping resulting in a slow weep or leak from thermostat housing assembly & associated seal, most of the time not detectable at the housing assembly/seal without pressure test. Often, vw service centers are unable to verify there is a leak, even after pressure test, owners are sent on their way, and yet coolant still disappears from the tank. My wife's car went in for testing multiple times before issue was found. 2. Housing heating/cooling causes expansion/contraction and warping resulting in a small but constant leak large enough to create a small puddle or stream under the car. A low coolant alert may/may not appear depending on speed of the leak. 3. Housing heating/cooling causes expansion/contraction and warping resulting in a sudden catastrophic failure resulting in rapid loss of coolant and causing a visible large puddle under the car and a warning alert to appear on the dashboard.

My car is displaying the same simptoms listed at sevice code 19k5 but vw is refusing to fix the problem. I talked to a representative from vw and she said my car is not included. Please any help or advise 407-790-5101. The water pump is leaking.

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My 2011 Gti has had constant issues since just after warratny ending. Since purchasing a new 2011 Gti I have had a water pump changed twice, intake manifold replaced four times , ignition coils and decarb service twice in less than 130k miles is cause for concern and shows a lack of reliability of parts and/or workmanship. During services at 50005 mil - found code faults relating to manifold. Technician reset codes. 57711 mil - misfires occurred and returned to service. Found issues with faulty manifold. This was 4months after previous service. Manifold replaced. 69119 mil - multiple faults found. Misfires. Manifold replaced, faults still present. Found internal air leek. Replaced oil separator. 83991 mil - misfires on all cylinders. Leak in intake manifold. Replaced intake manifold. Replaced faulty fuel pump. Decarb recommended and serviced. 102300 mil - multiple misfires. Intake manifold leak. Replaced intake manifold, was told that there is a large carbon build and need to decarb. Replaced all four ingnittion coils. 119406 mil - multiple misfires. Replaced all four ignition coils. Was told that the engine needed a decarb. . Again. 128700 mil - multiple misfires, manifold faulty, told to replace manifold, camshaft timing issues. Has jumped tooth. These are all repeated and known issues that have not been rectified and have contributed to current issues and many thousands of dollars in repairs. Also had the serpentine belt replaced at 110000 miles as it came shredded entering the freeway. All major services were completed at a vw dealership. It is worth noting we have two 2011 Gti's. The other vehicle had a broken camshaft at 96,000 miles.

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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.

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Watwr pump is leaking. There was a recall on 2011-2014 and obviously still not fixed my vehicle has 63k and now water pump is leaking in same manner the 2011-2014 are which was recalled.

Water pump failed on 3 separate occasions. Had the fuel pump fail, air intake, excess carbon build up on valves, and now total engine failure. The rocker arm for number 3 cylinder broke in half causing total engine failure. Vehicle was in motion during all of the events. Vw won't assist in repairs even though the 2. 0 tsi engine has a well documented history of engine failure when the timing chain tensioner fails. They won't fix it unless it is under warranty. If you have this model of engine get it checked before you are out an engine.

First issue I had was about two years after purchasing my vehicle was with my gear box. I have an automatic "dsg" transmission which began giving an error light telling me to take my car to service immediately. I took it to my local Volkswagen dealer which ended up replacing the whole box unit do to an electrical sensor not reading when I'd engage into drive. I was under warranty so it was cost free but another year later the same error is coming out and was told it would have to be replaced again but I'm no longer under warranty so I'd have to pay. I feel that's pretty unfair and unacceptable knowing its happen once and was replaced by professionals yet I'm stuck with the same situation. I feel this part should have came with some sort of guarantee after being replaced. I got this car in November of 2015 and it's pretty sad that in under 4 years I'm experiencing this scenario. Now I fear of driving knowing that error will come on at some point or worse something happen with my gears and the car be put in another gear at random. And now I'm being placed in another situation in which my waterpump is leaking coolant which I find very upsetting knowing Volkswagen had this same issue with the 201-2014 Gti mk6 and had a recall yet it seems the problem continues with the following generation. And it's sad to say but I'm at the point of calling corporate and seeing what they can do because I haven't even hit 50,000 miles and this is happening. And both of this parts are pretty pricey when it comes to labor. At this point I can only hold off and save to hopefully get the water pump replaced but as far as for the transmisson issue I'll wait to see what can be done because I feel that should be resolved by Volkswagen.

I've had quite a few parts on this car replaced. 2 defective water pumps, 2 defective clutches, 1 flywheel, 1 turbo oil line, door seals and various electronic switches. My car is currently sitting in the dealership due a blown upper timing belt cover gasket, a lower timing belt cover gasket and a suspected faulty oil pan gasket as well. All 3 seals seem to have suddenly failed at the same time and yet vw does not want to replace these under the factory power train warranty. The other reason my car is at the dealership is for "stretched" sub-frame bolts. According to vw it is perfectly normal for the bolts which hold the sub-frame to the car for these bolts to stretch with time and cause the subframe to shift around. There are technical service bulletins on the cc, passat and various Audi models to have these bolts replaced when a customer complains and yet Gti, golf and jetta do not have TSB and the dealer wants to charge 400$ to replace these bolts. . . Again item not under warranty.

Coolant leak and strong smell after driving the car since it was new. Gradual coolant loss in the reservoir. Vw redesigned the thermostat housing and water pump after rampant 2015 model year failures.

The contact owns a 2011 Volkswagen Gti. While the vehicle was at the dealer for routine maintenance, the technician discovered that the water pump failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000.

Had car for not even two years and been through two water pumps that have went for no reason at all. The dealer when asked am I the only one with this problem and the answer has been only one other person had this issue but I'm the only one that has been back for the second time for faulty water pumps and the dealer cannot figure out why this has continued to happen.

Came outside to a failed water pump. This is a common problem with various Volkswagens. Many shop techs are very familiar with this issue. It is unsafe for the driver and other cars. There is a chance the pump could fail while driving or a person may not notice the coolant on the ground. That can lead to the car overheating and causing expensive damage. You could also be left stranded on the side of the road. Any instance when a person or car are left on the side of the road is a road and health risk. Also when these pumps fail they often leak coolant. The coolant is not safe for the environment. When the pumps do get replaced the issue often comes back repeatedly. This is partly due to the poor design of the system. A revision of the waterpump should be made. Also an extension on the warranty of said part should be made for owners. This is a significant problem that needs to be taken care of. For personal and environmental risks.

Reported recurring coolant smell to dealer at first post-purchase maintenance visit (5,000 miles), but dealer failed to find a cause. At 14,000 miles, pulled into my garage. Several minutes later, backed out of my garage and discovered a large puddle of fluid where the car had been parked, as well as trails of fluid in the driveway from pulling in previously. Dealer diagnosis: the water pump had failed. When I noted my previous coolant odor complaint, the dealership service advisor replied that "they know about this problem, but we can't fix it until it fails. " the car now has 18,000 miles, and the recurring coolant smell has started again.

My 2013 vw Gti has had defective water (coolant) pump. I have already had three (3!) major repairs to replace the faulty water pump and fix the leak of coolant. The issue first started at about 10,000 miles and reoccured at 15,000 miles and then at 25,000. I always maintained and repaired my car at vw dealerships. The issue with the water pump usually started while the car was in motion on a major road or a freeway with my family (including 2 children) inside. The light would usually turn on on the dashboard. Fortunately, in all the instances, we've been not far from the home or a safe location to park and request roadside assistance. These incidents with water pump, while the car is in motion can lead to crash or other serious consequences.

I was driving down the road and I heard a loud beeping noise and looked at my dashboard to see that a red light was flashing and my car was over heating at max temp. . Car was towed to dealership and was found to have a "defective" water pump. I was without a car for 2 days, yippie.

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