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2008 Volkswagen GTI Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	794315
Internal NHTSA #	10334806
Manufacurer	VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	GTI
Model Year	2008
File date	15/12/07
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The engine consumes 3-4 extra quarts of synthetic oil between 5,000 mile oil change intervals as instructed by manufacturer. Its a 2. 0t engine that uses synthetic oil. I had previous version of 1. 8t and it did not consume any oil at all. If the oil is not added, the car would take 2-3 times to start up (doesn't matter which season) and its horrible on gas mileage. Went to dealership 5 times already and every time they tell me that this is normal consumption. I informed that i have to add oil to keep the car going, they told me that its not their problem until the engine ceases at which time they will look into it. As a consumer, i have no choice but to keep on adding the synthetic oil. I thought that synthetic oil is hard to break down and yes i used the recommended grade. Vw is taking me for a ride. Does anybody have any suggestions?
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	10000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DUMONT, NJ
VIN pattern	WVWHV71K58WXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Volkswagen GTI Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Volkswagen GTI Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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