jansonchan226
Banned
After reading many threads on failing coilpacks/waterpump/clutch/engine/etc etc...I decided to start this thread to share my experience with the 2012 GTI. First, let's talk about my previous mk6. I've had terrible experience with my 2010 mk6 Golf. First the MAP sensor blew, the car was in the shop for 3 weeks because they couldn't figure out what was wrong with it. They had to consult with technicians from Germany (what I was told) and hence the long wait time. The car had about 4000kms on it. After I got the car back, I drove it for less than 50 kms the car went in limp mode again. This time it was the ERG hose that apparently was leaking. Car was in the shop for 2 weeks. I thought my luck can't be that bad and picked up my car after the repair and went home. I was wrong, the car went into limp mode about 5 mins after I left the dealership and I brought it back. This time it was the ECU harness thats defective. Long story short, I contacted VW CA and complained the hell out of it and they offered me 200 dollar service coupon and I had no choice but to take the offer. The car drove fine after that and I drove it for a good 2.5 years.
Now lets move onto the GTI (what was I thinking buying another vw). Fortunately, the story gets better from here. I've had the car for just over a year with 26000kms on it. Stage 2 with all supporting mods and more. With all the ongoing threads about parts failure I suspect mine is in the same boat. With that in my mind, I constantly looked for parts that would fail or things that would explode. My clutch is slipping but the tune contributed to that. When it's in stock mode, the clutch runs perfectly normal, so I shouldn't expect the dealership to "fix" something that is working fine under manufacture specs. For those that got VW to replace or pay for labor, they are lucky, enjoy it and thank them for the job. For those that couldn't, stop crying about it and either pay for the job or go back to stock. Now let's move onto other "issues" that I have. I don't remember the coolant level when I first picked up the car, but after driving for 4-5 months, I noticed the level was below min, so I filled it just above the min line and drove for a couple more months. After a while I check again and it sits just below the min level again. With all the waterpump failure thread, I automatically assumed that it was my water pump and made an appointment with a dealership and brought it in for a replacement. The dealership went for a diagnostic and found nothing, they pressure tested it for 15 mins and there was no leak. I should mention that the coolant level can flucuate a bit (warm vs cold, idle vs shut off). So my waterpump seem to be working fine. With all the failure thread, people start looking for things that are wrong with the car and might even primed certain normal changes or noise to the car to a failure they often see online. There is no doubt a lot of actual failures, but compare to the population of GTIs, its very insignificant. So there you have it, a story that the car is working perfectly fine. I hope this thread will shed some positive light on the GTI and we should enjoy the hell out of it.
Now lets move onto the GTI (what was I thinking buying another vw). Fortunately, the story gets better from here. I've had the car for just over a year with 26000kms on it. Stage 2 with all supporting mods and more. With all the ongoing threads about parts failure I suspect mine is in the same boat. With that in my mind, I constantly looked for parts that would fail or things that would explode. My clutch is slipping but the tune contributed to that. When it's in stock mode, the clutch runs perfectly normal, so I shouldn't expect the dealership to "fix" something that is working fine under manufacture specs. For those that got VW to replace or pay for labor, they are lucky, enjoy it and thank them for the job. For those that couldn't, stop crying about it and either pay for the job or go back to stock. Now let's move onto other "issues" that I have. I don't remember the coolant level when I first picked up the car, but after driving for 4-5 months, I noticed the level was below min, so I filled it just above the min line and drove for a couple more months. After a while I check again and it sits just below the min level again. With all the waterpump failure thread, I automatically assumed that it was my water pump and made an appointment with a dealership and brought it in for a replacement. The dealership went for a diagnostic and found nothing, they pressure tested it for 15 mins and there was no leak. I should mention that the coolant level can flucuate a bit (warm vs cold, idle vs shut off). So my waterpump seem to be working fine. With all the failure thread, people start looking for things that are wrong with the car and might even primed certain normal changes or noise to the car to a failure they often see online. There is no doubt a lot of actual failures, but compare to the population of GTIs, its very insignificant. So there you have it, a story that the car is working perfectly fine. I hope this thread will shed some positive light on the GTI and we should enjoy the hell out of it.
