lawbench191
Let's Autocross!
Carbon Build Up on my 2011 GTI MKVI
I do have fun with my car in Autocross. And I like to drive the car aggressive. I have 48k on the vehicle. Two weeks ago my check engine light came on. When I cranked it up early in the morning it would idle a little rough at 1100 rpm then drop to 900 and drive fine all day long with no issues. My friend had checked the code it appeared I had a random miss fire on cylinder one. I had it cleared and thought it might have been bad gas. Well by the following week the code was back. I have an extended Warranty up to 72,000 so I brought it back to my dealer. They checked it and replaced a fuel pump and the number one injector. It was strange also that the Dealer reccomended cleaning the carbon build up but that would have been about 230.00 dollars. I declined this after talking to a mechanic friend of mine.The service manager kind of indicated they have been seeing this carbon build up problem in several models. I got the car back yesterday from the dealer. It drove fine but this afternoon the check engine light came on again. The dealer checked it again and said there was a random miss fire on cylinder one. I love my GTI but quite aggravated with the problem. I think VW knows they have a problem with this and should pay for the cleaning. IM filing a complaint with VW of America. Ill see if I get anywhere with this. If not Ill be riding with a check engine light on.
I do have fun with my car in Autocross. And I like to drive the car aggressive. I have 48k on the vehicle. Two weeks ago my check engine light came on. When I cranked it up early in the morning it would idle a little rough at 1100 rpm then drop to 900 and drive fine all day long with no issues. My friend had checked the code it appeared I had a random miss fire on cylinder one. I had it cleared and thought it might have been bad gas. Well by the following week the code was back. I have an extended Warranty up to 72,000 so I brought it back to my dealer. They checked it and replaced a fuel pump and the number one injector. It was strange also that the Dealer reccomended cleaning the carbon build up but that would have been about 230.00 dollars. I declined this after talking to a mechanic friend of mine.The service manager kind of indicated they have been seeing this carbon build up problem in several models. I got the car back yesterday from the dealer. It drove fine but this afternoon the check engine light came on again. The dealer checked it again and said there was a random miss fire on cylinder one. I love my GTI but quite aggravated with the problem. I think VW knows they have a problem with this and should pay for the cleaning. IM filing a complaint with VW of America. Ill see if I get anywhere with this. If not Ill be riding with a check engine light on.