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Chart based on 51 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
After intercooler icing fix, dealership rerouted vacuum lines in obstruction to radiator fan. Radiator fan severed vacuum lines. Car immediately stopped running with, and needed to be towed to dealer.
15000 mi
Fuel leak found at 10k mile oil change. They cleaned it up and applied the recall. So far so good.
27000 mi
diesel fuel gelled in system
36500 mi
injector
119000 mi
US $1100
Intake motor. Timing belt. Water pump. General tune up
95300 mi
Exhaust pressure valve was sticking. This was covered under a factory extended warranty.
111000 mi
US $67
P2015 fault code indicating intake manifold flap valve out of position. Fixed problem by installing new hardstop bracket on flap valve motor assembly. Bracket was purchased from dieselgeek.com. Easy fix.
47120 mi
Fuel filter replaced due to leak
26000 mi
Turbo oil line leak
27500 mi
Turbo oil line leak repaired, again. Apparently did not seat o-ring properly the first time.
32200 mi
US $225
Turbo oil line leak, again. Replaced full line for $290, refunded previous $75 charge for seal
60000 mi
US $1000
Fuel injector pump died; emissions mod warranty covered repair of entire fuel system.
97000 mi
US $4300
Clutch replacement after failure.
75000 mi
US $12
Wiring to turbo boost pressure sensor broke because the factory wiring loom wasn't long enough and wire gage was too small. Soldered extended leads with preinstalled connectors. Wire bought at vw dealership.
56000 mi
HPFP Failure, entire diesel fuel system replaced. Selling the car ASAP before this happens again off-warranty.
77000 mi
Exhaust
89800 mi
US $345
Oxygen sesor in muffler system
110000 mi
US $600
Exhaust flap - covered under warranty extended by VW.
15000 mi
Frozen intercooler pipe causing no start condition. Cold weather intercooler kit ordered. This is a known issue by VW; apparently Massachusetts is not a cold enough environment to require this kit from manufacturer.
17000 mi
Installation of cold weather intercooler package.
5000 mi
Vehicle stalled. Would not restart or even 'catch'. Dealer replace throttle body said plate was binding
21200 mi
Engine light on, failed inspection due to issue with exhaust system. I do not know what, exactly, was wrong; as it was covered by warranty, and was repaired correctly, I didn't really care.
40000 mi
The device added for the misfueling protection recall sometimes interfered with normal fueling. It would sometimes cause the fuel flow to shut off unexpectedly. The dealer removed the protection device.
13000 mi
Turbo charge cooler freezes in certain weather conditions, resulting in no-start or stall.
22000 mi
Issue with turbo - kinked vacuum line and cracked tube resulted in check engine light, no change in performance. Replaced cracked tube.
66000 mi
MIL. Dealer diagnosed cause as exhaust flap valve, which is subject to a warranty extension. Repaired under warranty.
69000 mi
US $1900
Also had cracked radiator core support and turbo charge cooler mounting bracket. All replaced.
45700 mi
Frozen intercooler prevented car starting after a wet cold day, on a warm humid day. Well-known problem with this engine, witha TSB issued, but plausible deniability by lazy dealer, because the "car now starts".
31500 mi
US $175
Turbo Intake hose 'kinked' and popped loose while on the freeway leasing to loss of power and 'limp mode' that allowed me to drive to my mechanic. Code showed air charge loss, leading to correct fix. Disappointing on a new car, though.
Diesel particulate filter failed due to internal cracking which allowed soot to pass and clog the EGR system. DPF and EGR filter replaced by independent mechanic.
80000 mi
US $150
coolant leak
32860 mi
Problem with O2 sensor, and throttle body. Both were replaced under warranty, so no cost to me.
53000 mi
US $430
replace catalytic converter temperature sensor
16000 mi
software upgrage to auto transmission, big improvement
41000 mi
US $235
Replaced bad glow plug.
108000 mi
US $865
Dash cluster failed 2 days before VW was to buy the vehicle back. Car would not recognize ignition keys.
4900 mi
Fuel tank lift pump failed and needed to be replaced
81000 mi
Fan and shroud destroyed
55000 mi
US $7000
High pressure fuel pump failed. Had to be replaced. Supposedly would have cost something like 7-10k if not under warranty. Nerve-wracking since this happened with only 5k to go.
196000 mi
US $1200
radiator leak, remove and replace
35700 mi
Diesel fueling restrictor was removed. It had failed, thereby disallowing any diesel fuel nozzle from inserting properly. The result of the failure was the inability to refuel the car.
124000 mi
US $3700
Turbocharger was replaced
20000 mi
CEL Low Fuel Pressure Same CEL Low Fuel Pressure.....Fuel Pump and in-tank? fuel pump replaced. Update: later went away on its own.
ADDENDUM....CEL on againat 20K, restarted engine CEL has not reappeared. I do not think it's fixed
71300 mi
The hpfp died (high pressure fuel pump) replace by VW at no cost
130000 mi
US $1000
high preasuure fuel pump went, very expensive repair, 2 one to go, need to repair it to return car to VW for emission buyback.
21000 mi
transmission reflash
26040 mi
Engine light diagnosed as faulty EGR valve. DPF suspected to be cracked so also replaced.
37820 mi
engine light on. egr system repaired
26200 mi
Coolant warning light came on and was flashing. Manual stated not to drive car, this could be malfunction with cooling system. Car was towed to dealer, who ran pressure checks and checked hoses, but found nothing wrong.
69700 mi
US $229
Combined glow-plug/pressure sensor in one cylinder failed, leading to check engine light. Engine performance was unaffected. Glow-plug replaced, resolving problem.
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