general problems of the 2011 Volkswagen GTI

Ongoing engine misfire issues. After 3 visits to dealership and replacement of coils, fuses, relays, etc, root cause determined to be a short between the after run coolant pump which causes a voltage draw and confuses the ecm. After talking with vw technician, I learned that this same exact part on Audi vehicles is under a safety recall for the shorting issue that my pump is having because the short can cause fires. However, the vw part is not under recall. My family could have been put in grave danger because this part is in my car and has not been recalled. In addition, even though the part has failed, vw will not compensate me for the repair, so I have no choice but to pay $500 out of pocket to fix a safety hazard in my vehicle. For reference, Audi recall number is 18v229000.

I purchased my car new and always had the dealer I bought it at do the service work. At the 100000 mile service interval I asked what I had to do with the timing chain and was assured that nothing needed to be looked at or replaced. At approximately 130000 miles I was traveling on I-88 at speed with heavy traffic when all of a sudden I lost all power and had to coast thru 4 lanes of traffic to make it to the right shoulder. I let the car cool down and when I was able to get it started 30 minutes later I nursed it home. The next day I was able to drive it to the dealer where I had all my service work done and they informed me that the timing chain had jumped, most likely the timing chain adjuster had failed, and it would cost between $7000 and $10000 to repair. This took place on Sep 20 2016. The car is still sitting in my driveway since I have been in and out of work for the last year and had to move in the meantime.

Vehicle suddenly began sputtering, and struggling to make power after being started and driven down a street at low speeds. Ecm and ecu both threw codes pertaining to a cylinder misfire. Replaced sparkplugs. Misfire remained. Identified as ignition coil pack, which is an extremely common issue on this model. Previous generations of the same car report recall notices. This generation unfortunately missed the recall so far, and has several threads on noted forums pertaining to others who have had problems as well with the faulty coil packs. Vwoa alluded to being aware of the issue when contacted, but did not offer full compensation. Vehicle is out of bumper to bumper warranty. Not covered as "engine component" under powertrain warranty.

My 2011 vw Gti with only 38000 miles lost first ignition coil. There are multiple recall from vw for this part, but not for this model year. As result, vehicle loosing power during driving.