My water pump was leaking just a month ago and the dealership had it replaced (2012, 37k, 1st and hopefully the only replacement). I'm seeing the 'service campaign' message too after inputting my VIN #. Like a few others, I'll take the wait-and-see approach; I've only had the replacement pump for less than a month.
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2011-2014 Water Pump Recall Incoming
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nvturbo
Go Kart Champion
It's not that difficult to replace. And why would you want the dealership to replace it every 10K miles anyways??
mmmoose
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If improper installations are happening at a factory/dealership level, I doubt any regular Joe Shmoe would have an easy time doing it too. Not saying it's impossible or anything. It's just that installing one properly might require a little more attention to detail than swapping other parts. Otherwise we wouldn't be having these widespread problems coming from improperly installed pumps.
Having a stealership replace it holds them accountable by leaving a paper trail behind. The fact that it'll now be done for free makes the decision even easier.
sticksabuser
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Is it maybe engine code related? I'm 2013 CCTA and got nothing
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zrickety
The Fixer
Nail on the head.
lilonespaz
Drag Race Newbie
Im in Florida too. Nothing yet. CCTA
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Also i havent had any issues for the past 12k miles ive owned the car and their is no indication that my water pump had been replaced before i bought it CPO. Ill wait untill something happens and if my car shows up on the list then ill use that as a fall back in trying not to pay all cost.
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Also i havent had any issues for the past 12k miles ive owned the car and their is no indication that my water pump had been replaced before i bought it CPO. Ill wait untill something happens and if my car shows up on the list then ill use that as a fall back in trying not to pay all cost.
Roadrunner_GTI
Drag Racing Champion
Nothing came up for my 2013 GTI CBFA (built date 6/13/13), however I spoke to Customer Service and they notified me that my car was flagged for a "Service Action" for the waterpump...which is different from a recall.
Mathew P said:
Looks like you do have a service action, which is different than a recall. They have different parameters. Looks like you're within the parameters so you just have to make a dealership appointment and they will take care of this for you.
Mathew P said:
The service action has to be done within the new vehicle limited warranty (3 years or 36,000 miles, whichever occurs first).
I indicated that my car was CPO with extended warranty for 2yr/24k miles, he still claimed that the service action is only valid for the initial 3yr/36mi warranty. I guess it doesn't really matter, because if the waterpump pump fails within the 60k mile warranty it'll be covered...but the way they're going about this is confusing. I'd rather have the assurance that they've redesigned the seal on the pump so that it's not so prone to failure. I'm willing to replace my waterpump myself provided I know that the seal has been resolved.
I'm hesitant to let the dealership replace mine at all considering the "quality" of work I've seen performed and jobs rushed. I'll be watching this one.
Mathew P said:
Looks like you do have a service action, which is different than a recall. They have different parameters. Looks like you're within the parameters so you just have to make a dealership appointment and they will take care of this for you.
Mathew P said:
The service action has to be done within the new vehicle limited warranty (3 years or 36,000 miles, whichever occurs first).
I indicated that my car was CPO with extended warranty for 2yr/24k miles, he still claimed that the service action is only valid for the initial 3yr/36mi warranty. I guess it doesn't really matter, because if the waterpump pump fails within the 60k mile warranty it'll be covered...but the way they're going about this is confusing. I'd rather have the assurance that they've redesigned the seal on the pump so that it's not so prone to failure. I'm willing to replace my waterpump myself provided I know that the seal has been resolved.
I'm hesitant to let the dealership replace mine at all considering the "quality" of work I've seen performed and jobs rushed. I'll be watching this one.