Water Pump problems of the 2015 Volkswagen GTI

My water pump is leaking at only 76 thousand miles0.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.