Engine Problems of Volkswagen GTI

Owner of a 2006 vw Gti, threw engine code for known TSB regarding cam follower and cam shaft wear at the high pressure fuel pump. Mechanic inspected site and discovered that cam shaft wear/ damage was extreme and would require replacement of high pressure fuel pump, cam shaft, and cam follower all outside of warranty. This is a known issue and should have some extension on factory warranties from vw of America instead of expecting owners to pony up $1600-2400 in repair costs when it inevitably fails. For note of known issue, see vw TSB #2013147/8.

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The contact owns a 2007 Volkswagen Gti . While driving between 45 to 85 mph, the vehicle responded as if it was in neutral gear and failed to accelerate. The contact also stated that when the cruise control was activated the vehicle lost power. The dealer performed a diagnostic test which determined that it was the cam follower that needed to be replaced. The cam follower was replaced at the owners expense. The failure mileage was 77900 and the current mileage was 78770.

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The high pressure fuel pump cam follower system on the 2. 0t fsi motors is prone to failure, I had a follower wear through the protective coating in about 20,000 miles, and due to this reason further wear would be accelerated, damaging the camshaft and the cam lobe, as well as the fuel pump, causing the car to be out of service for at least fifteen days. I replaced the follower myself but demand that Volkswagen finds a reasonable solution to fix this. They refuse to do any repairs until there is a failure. But when a failure occurs more than 5000 dollars with of labor and parts must be put into the car to fix this issue. And if it is past the warranty period than this problem is just a ticking time bomb. This must be solved in order for these cars to have at least some chance at longevity without a repair that will break later on.

Driving on highway, oil pressure light came on and beeped. Pulled over within five minutes at next exit, had car towed to shop, told it was likely the oil pickup that was clogged. Called dealership told they would not repair under warranty.

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While driving at an undetermined spees, the engine collapsed from the vehicle without warning. The consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealership for inspection.

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Oil pan made from aluminum, way too close to ground damage easy.

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I have cracked the oilpan twice, dumping all of the engine oil. I have spoken to someone at vw and they will not do anything about the damage. I have documented via the internet that this is not an uncommon problem. Vw has acknowledged that there is a p.