Engine Burning Oil Problems of Volkswagen Golf

The dealership sold me a vehicle with the knowledge that it has problems with oil leaks and oil consumption (as well as other problems) experienced with the previous owner. I returned the vehicle for servicing 4 days after purchased and have made 8 repair attempts. The vehicle will be returned, for the second time, to the dealership and resold to another unsuspecting person unless it is properly noted to autocheck and carfax that it is a lemon and has been bought back twice.

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Under normal driving conditions, the vehicle consumes engine oil at a rate that leaves the resevoir empty before it would be refilled during an oil change (all the oil is consumed within 5000 miles, the recommended oil change interval). Volkswagen maintains a policy that using one quart of oil per 1000 miles is normal for a 'modern engine,' and refuses to repair vehicles who do not meet the consumption requirement. This issue is known by the company to affect a number of the 2. 0l engines on their Golf and jetta models, with the cause being attributed to piston rings being installed upside down. Reinstallation of the rings is the recommended solution to the problem. However, dealers are reluctant to even perform the consumption tests on suspect vehicles, much less perform the repairs. Furthermore, they falsify findings when reporting to the customer, underestimating oil consumption.

Vehicle consumes oil at an alarming rate. The recommended oil change interval is every 3000 miles, however in that time the vehicle would consume more than its oil capacity, resulting in the car running without oil. Vw is aware of the issue and performs "oil consumption tests" on vehicles, but many dealership service departments are reluctant to do so and always claim that 1 quart of oil consumption per 1000 miles is "normal" and refuse to perform any service unless the consumption exceeds that amount.

Car consumes too much oil. Oil consumption test in progress from manufacturer. 3rd time with test. I've taken my car to the manufacturer 3 times and they tell me that they need to do the test 3 times in order to guarantee there's something wrong. The car just eats up oil like crazy and it only has 39k miles.

1. Transmission control module failure. Car was not able to start. Was towed for repair. This chip has been replaced twice. 2. Car began making severe jerking movements, randomly. Usually these jumps occur within the first 10 minutes of driving the vehicle but can occur later. The severity of the jerks is also variable. 3. The car was in the shop for over a month. The problem was not corrected. 4. The car consumes an unusual high amount of motor oil (more than a quart approximately every 1,000 miles). 5. Vw was running a oil consumption test but they insisted the consumption level was normal for this type of engine. The problem still exists. I have been experiencing numerous mechanical problems with the vehicle soon after purchase in 2002. I have always tried to negotiate with vw. I have written letters and they have been reluctant to solve the problem in a satisfactory way. I have read about the lemon law but my time allowance has expired. The car is still under warranty until January 2006. In addition to the engine/ transmission problems, I have had problems with all my windows rolling down automatically as I try to close them. There was a recall on this. This has been examined over 5 times. The panels were replaced. The problem still persists. I am not able to give an exact date of an incident because there are many. All of these dates have been documented. I am giving a date of January 2002 as the incident date (when the car was purchased). I feel vw has evaded responsibility in correcting the problems and has created an unsafe vehicle. The number of failures and the inability to correct them is unacceptable. I feel my problems were not addressed seriously and were dismissed without concern for my safety and public safety in general.

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Vehicle experiencing problem with engine consuming/burning up two quarts of oil every 1200 miles of wear. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that this was normal for that engine. Asking NHTSA help in this matter.

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