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

[Jimmgc51]

Thanks guys, yeah hope its something simple, its been taken to the dealer via tow rope, a nervous 5 mile trip!

Should be going in tomorrow firstly for diagnostics and then possible engine stripdown if they can't find the fault.

I shall keep the thread updated, I think information regarding this issue is best kept documented then for anyone else having the same issue in the furture have info about it and how it was resolved and ultimately how much its going to set you back 

[Jimmgc51]

So its official the tensioner has failed, engine has thrown some error codes, can't remeber from the call but something to do with cam and chain alignment. Now they want me to pay £1350 for engine strip down

Iv'e started asking about goodwill and he said at this stage they can't say anything until the strip down is done and then there is no guarantee I will be offered anything. Pretty upset at the minute I was hoping for some kind of deal on the table at this early stage!

So I have spoken to VW CC and opened a case the only thing in my favour currently is the call I made to them two months ago telling them I think my tensioner is going and being told there is nothing wrong with them and the fact the dealer was told this also and said they said nothing is wrong.

So more news to follow after the engine has been dismantled...

[RocketRossUK]

So its official the tensioner has failed, engine has thrown some error codes, can't remeber from the call but something to do with cam and chain alignment. Now they want me to pay £1350 for engine strip down

Iv'e started asking about goodwill and he said at this stage they can't say anything until the strip down is done and then there is no guarantee I will be offered anything. Pretty upset at the minute I was hoping for some kind of deal on the table at this early stage!

So I have spoken to VW CC and opened a case the only thing in my favour currently is the call I made to them two months ago telling them I think my tensioner is going and being told there is nothing wrong with them and the fact the dealer was told this also and said they said nothing is wrong.

So more news to follow after the engine has been dismantled...

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?

[Booth11]

So its official the tensioner has failed, engine has thrown some error codes, can't remeber from the call but something to do with cam and chain alignment. Now they want me to pay £1350 for engine strip down

Iv'e started asking about goodwill and he said at this stage they can't say anything until the strip down is done and then there is no guarantee I will be offered anything. Pretty upset at the minute I was hoping for some kind of deal on the table at this early stage!

So I have spoken to VW CC and opened a case the only thing in my favour currently is the call I made to them two months ago telling them I think my tensioner is going and being told there is nothing wrong with them and the fact the dealer was told this also and said they said nothing is wrong.

So more news to follow after the engine has been dismantled...

Oh no not another one

Really sorry to hear that mate and hope you manage to get them to accept at least a large chunk of the cost (should be all of it!).   Obviously there's a lot of info and evidence of the problem on this forum which might hopefully be of some help.

[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

[Snoopy]

Sorry I was correct. 
Have a search of the 3 or so threads on here about it

[Neil gti]

Good to meet you today jimmy even tho it was a flying visit,
Your car was just getting its tow rope on and was looking pretty sorry for itself 

Put pressure on VWCS especially as you logged it a few months ago and they said not to worry all is fine  with the tensioners
Have you got full dealer History ?

[RocketRossUK]

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

[Raffe]

Just keep everything crossed when you pick the BM up as they have similar issues as reported on watchdog a few months back.

Brand new car with warranty, not concerned

[mike.]

Good point  ,   That's one reason I took out the extended warranty on mine, not my problem.