"jariten1781" (jariten1781)
10/26/2015 at 11:00 • Filed to: None
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"jariten1781" (jariten1781)
10/26/2015 at 11:00 • Filed to: None | 1
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So...developed this. Apparently it’s been going for a couple weeks, but my wife didn’t want to tell me since every time her car develops a new issue I get in a bad mood for a few days.
In 64k miles we’ve had:
Unsealed electrical connections under the hood led it to be allergic to water. Regular limp mode and Christmas tree until that got sorted after ~3 billion warranty ‘fixes’.
Intake manifold failed.
Battery died in 26 months (could be related to electrical issues or just a shit battery).
Two wheel bearing failures.
Misfiring due to dead coil packs...twice.
Devours rear brake pads.
Valve cover gasket failed.
Multiple cross threaded bolts on the interior.
Mass carbon buildup at ~50k which I had to fight to get good-willed.
Failed water pump.
Failed coolant globe.
And now TOB.
Other minor crap (failed window, failed key fob, and more!).
100% stock and well maintained 2010 GTI.
Many points to whomever can predict the next random thing to die.
bob and john
> jariten1781
10/26/2015 at 11:09 |
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wow...I’m surprised. our A3 TDI has been nothing but a peach for 110K miles. a sensor tht went out, 2 EGR cleanings (both these and the sensor trigger CEL...but didnt affect drivability in any way, shape or form), and 2 flats.
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jariten1781
> bob and john
10/26/2015 at 12:06 |
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Yup, I definitely got an outlier on the poor side compared to all the other folks I know with VAG products (and they’re pretty popular around here), though I wouldn’t say any of them have been stellar.
3 of the failures are due to known bad parts that were rev’d. Intake manifold, water pump, and TOB. Most people will get one of them actually failing, I somehow got ‘lucky’ and had all 3.
3 are known design issues with no good solutions (coils, rear pads, and carbon)
2 are obvious factory problems (cross threading, unsealed electrics...and the battery was likely a fallout from the electrics, maybe the first round of coil failure though they’re known bad parts)
The rest are WTFs that I’m alone in misery with AFAIK. Coolant globe splitting at the seam...come the fuck on...that’s so irritating, 100k ok; 50k...just no. Wheel bearings...what is this, 1974?