Not another tension failure... That's whats wrong with my GTI!

[Booth11]

I can not believe this, not another.....How many is that now. Fricking ticking time bomb. Did you have any signs of it happening, rattle or owt?

Think im gonna pay that £269 and get it sorted before mine goes...

What was age and milage?

RocketRoss, if I were you I'd get yours sorted pronto before it goes

Just sent this to JCT600 Peugeot who i bought it from with 1 years warranty in April

Hello Paul,

I would just like to bring an issue to your attention. In April I bought a VW Golf GTI 2.0l TSI from you guys.

Now over the past few months these cars (2.0l TSI Engine) have been suffering from timing chain failure problem. When it fails it causes catastrophic damage to the engine.
The whole engine needs to be stripped down and rebuilt / replaced with new parts. This is not a wear and tear part as it is supposed to last the life of the vehicle.

The problem is they are prone to early MK6 GTI's on 09, 59 and 10 plate cars (mine is a 59 plate). VW admit there was a design flaw  and have updated the part twice since 09 but they are not willing to do a recall.

I am avid forum member on 3 Golf GTI forums and as you can see from the below post this is becoming a major problem. Over the 3 sites I visit, 3 GTI's have failed in two weeks.

VW have stuck them all with bills ranging from  £1500 - £2500!!!  dependant on damage.

At this point i am very scared, my engine sounds like it may have the early warning symptoms before it fails. As of now the engine is ok , but to prevent the timing chain failing it needs tightening and upgrading to the latest revision.

The cost of the upgrade from a VW specialist is around £480 all in. Now with the car been under warranty for another 7 months with you guys i think it would be a smart move to take preventative measures now, rather than it having to go under warranty.

I would be willing to contribute towards the costs as I am certain this needs to be sorted sooner rather than later.

Thanks for reading this email, I would be grateful if you could respond as soon as possible.

Thanks

Regards
Ross

Keep us updated on what response you get.  Not sure they'll go for doing a preventative upgrade, but you've got nothing to lose.  Seems that VW would rather plead ignorance and wait for these to go then have you plead your case!   It's a wise move to budget for getting the upgrade done yourself in case you get no joy.  Might mean you have to hold off on a few mods for a while but better than shelling out for a new engine.

[squirrelGTi]

This is terrible! I'm really sorry to read yet another story like this.

I'm really debating getting rid of my 10 plate now. Won't buy another VW again i don't think.

[jhunter_83]

After reading that it affects cars up to the 10 plate, should my September 60 plate have the revised part fitted?

[squirrelGTi]

After reading that it affects cars up to the 10 plate, should my September 60 plate have the revised part fitted?

On a VW Technical bulletin it says 2008-2013

[jhunter_83]

Oh sugar......

[squirrelGTi]

Oh sugar......

I have heard that cars from just after mine, were fitted with the upgraded part.

I picked mine up on the 25th June 2010, but the car was built in March.

[Jimmgc51]

Oh sugar......

I have heard that cars from just after mine, were fitted with the upgraded part.

I picked mine up on the 25th June 2010, but the car was built in March.

I think if you call the dealer they can confirm the part no fitted to your vehicle and so will confirm if its the new one or not.

But apparently the new ones aren't fault free.

[Hartside]

I checked with my dealer and they couldn't guarantee that it was or wasn't affected. Mine was delivered July 2nd 2010, built after the build change (week 22?)

[jhunter_83]

How will I find out when mine was built?

[Jimmgc51]

I could tell mine was going I've been listening to it for 3 x months. If it starts rough with a few seconds of rattle then its likely starting to go. Mine never did this then ironically after I started reading about it, it started doing it.

But only after its been sat a while so say if you popped into a shop to grab something and then started it would start smoothly, if that makes sense.

If these syptems start then I would advise calling VWCC logging it then arrange for a new one. From what I've read even the revised ones can fail.

Alternatively perhaps extended warranty isn't a bad idea ....