Thought I'd just advise you of what happened to my GTI. It's nearly 3 years old with 30k on the clock and has been utterly fault-free throughout. However, the other evening I was just driving easily around town and the temp gauge went through the roof; the car entered limp mode capped to 4k rpm and engine and epc warning lights came on. The following day I took it to the dealer (it's still under warranty) and they couldn't look at it but the fault codes had cleared and temps were normal so I drove the short journey home. Temp went up again and fault ligths appeared so I suspected thermostat or waterpump fault.
To cut to the chase, took it in today and as suspected there's a waterpump failure, to be replaced under warranty. They're taking photos of the pump for me but VW Germany want the failed part back. However, it's a black plastic impeller that has detached from the metal drive shaft and hence wouldn't rotate properly. Iv'e asked what is different about the new part (to be fitted Monday) and await a reply, however I was clearly concerned that I'd receive an identical part with a design fault (imho).
Any thoughts on how I can go about obtaining as good a service and future proofing as possible really welcome. Thanks.
