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2012 Volkswagen GTI Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1436654
Internal NHTSA #	11058173
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	GTI
Model Year	2012
File date	16/12/17
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The timing chain broke on my vw gti 2012 even though there is no instruction from vw to replace the chain at 97 k miles. It is estimated to cost me $7000. 00 to fix this car. I see that the timing chain has been an issue for the vw gti cars and it needs to be addressed with the manufacturer.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	97000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	YORK, PA
VIN pattern	WVWEV7AJ6CWXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
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What is Recall?
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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Volkswagen GTI Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Volkswagen GTI Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?