Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe Problems of Volkswagen Tiguan

My vehicle experienced an intake manifold failure and required replacement. This is a widely known and documented issue with older version vw intake manifolds. There is also an extended warranty applied to vw intake manifolds which I have added as a document below. Vw claims that my intake manifold is not covered by the extended warranty even though my car has the same ccta engine and same intake manifold as the ones described in the notice. The warranty extension should apply to any of the vw vehicles that have affected intake manifolds. The intake manifold was completely redesigned by vw in 2017 to address specific issues with the older version of the intake manifold as described in this video done by a vw expert and documented universally. As you can see in the date and records, this update was released after my 2016 vw Tiguan was built, so my car has the old version of the intake manifold. The old version sku is 06j133201bd and the new version sku is 06j133201bh which I have linked below which additionally supports my claim. The warranty extension on the intake manifold by vw was too narrowly applied since there are more vehicles with the same engine and same intake manifold that are experiencing the same issue. Please advise vw to extend the warranty to all affected vehicles including the 2016 vw Tiguan. . Read more...

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Code p2015 problem in intake manifold. Requires replacement of the intake manifold. Volkswagen has extended the warranty for previous year models with this exact problem and are refusing to extend the warranty for the 2016 Tiguan.

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that the engine would not immediately start and the vehicle was taken to the local dealer lakeland vw located at 211 e. Main st. Lakeland, FL. Who diagnosed that the timing chain was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact also indicated the while operating the vehicle the mil sensor light continued to illuminate and the vehicle would drive rough and idled rough. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who replaced the manifold intake, the crank case breathing valve, the ignition coil and the nox sensor but the failures continued to occur. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. No further information was available. The failure mileage was 77,000. Jft.

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Dealership informed us timing chain needed to be replaced and manifold would be replaced under warranty. After replacing timing chain, they notified us manifold was already replaced on vehicle and it also needed new valves due to being bent from bad timing chain. Many other vw owners have experienced timing chain issues. These issues started while the vehicle was in motion and while driving led to extreme shaking and noise at low speeds. Vehicle felt very unsafe to drive and was promptly taken to dealer.

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Check engine light came on and triggered code reflecting misfires. Dealership checked out and it is a carbon buildup on intake valves. I am told this is a widespread problem with direct injection sytems especially on Volkswagens, bmws, audis. The suggested fix is to have a shop or dealer remove manifold and use a media blast of walnut shells to remove the carbon. This will only last until the buildup comes back. This SUV has approx 62,000 miles on it. The cost of getting the valves cleaned ranges anywhere from $400 to 1200. This problem is an inherent issue with design and there is nothing a consumeer can do to prevent it. As one repair shop said, it is inevitable and all direct injection engines will suffer this problem. I am appalled that there is no recall on this issue and when the dealer says it is a maintenance type item it really makes no sense to me. Proper maintenance should never include walnut blasting of carbon deposits on valves!!! manufacturers need to step up and admit their mistakes and take responsibility for their design flaws. If I had been told when purchasing the car that you will need to do the media blasting at 60k, I certainly would not have made the purchase.

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The contact owns a 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle decelerated and the engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the manifold was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who stated that the crank case breather valves needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 87,000.

At around 50,000 miles I was told by my vw dealer and vwoa that my direct injection engine needed to have its intake valves cleaned due to carbon build up. And it would be labor intensive, as the manifold had to be removed and walnut shells needed to be sandblasted into the valves to remove the build up. The vehicle was experiencing misfires due to the build up. This carbon build up is a known negative result of a direct injection engine, and I'm not the first to experience it. My dealer added a fuel additive two different times to try to remedy the solution, at vwoa's advice, but that did not resolve the problem--and really, how could it since the direct injection engine does not let fuel into the valves (where firing would burn off the carbon build up). The direct injection engine seems fine from an mpg standpoint, but the costs associated with regular cleaning are very expensive and a known problem that vw and other automakers should at least disclose at purchase, or resolve via engineering.

The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that the check engine warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to restart and was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the manifold needed to be cleaned due to carbon build-up. The vehicle was repaired. In addition, when the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to accelerate. An independent mechanic and dealer diagnosed that the turbo valve needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired for this failure. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v441000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 64,624.

Problems started at 15,822 miles. Parking brake switch jamming. At 44,690 miles engine and epc. Lights comes on, engine stalls while driving. Found 2 faults set inecm for random cylinder miss fires (p0300) and miss fires on cyl 2 (p0302). Checked freeze from data and found fault were set at engine start up. Performed DE-carban service, at 45,400 oil leak from drain plug washer. Long-life washer on drain plug leaking. Bluetooth malfunctioning and had to be replaced at 49,084. Also problem and found internal malfunction in new model. At 50,011 miles, found faults for intake manifold runner position sensor/switch circuit range performance. Replaced intake manifold and reseal fuel injectors. At 54,618 miles, driver side headlight bulb replaced. Found valve cover gasket leaking. At 54,902 miles found valve cover and upper chain cover gasket leaking. Replaced valve cover sealant, upper timing chain cover and vacuum pump gasket. At 63,186 miles. Fuel rail pressure too low, determined high pressure pump internally faulty. At 68. 222 miles driver door hinges loose. At 68,222 miles fuse problems. F16 burned as well as panel. Had also replaced fuel pressure regulator fuse. Problems are on going. Car is unsafe to drive. It still looses power and stalls while driving. Engine and epc lights come on intermittently. Vw USA is aware of the problem, but will not take responsibility and declare the car unsafe. It is just a matter of time before a major accident with fatalities occur.