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2015 Volkswagen GTI Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1524814
Internal NHTSA #	11163590
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	GTI
Model Year	2015
File date	24/12/18
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I am writing about my 2015 vw gti. I am the second owner of this car. Like most gti owners, i thought that it was a great car. I am the 2nd owner of this car, and i purchased the car about 18 months ago when it had about 25,000 miles on it. Over the past year, i have had numerous problems with oil leakage from the car. This past week, the check engine light went on again. The attached records show all the routine care and special care that i had to give this car during the past year. I took the car back to the same dealership and the dealership found pieces of pistons and the piston ring in the oil drip pan. The paper work is attached along with a picture. Who ever heard of pistons falling apart in a car that was well taken care of and with only 60,000 miles? This is preposterous. The technician at the dealership indicated that this was the third car this year on which he worked with the same problem. The car needs a new engine to a cost of at least $10,000. The car is not drivable anymore as it has no acceleration. The car is worthless unless someone wants to put in a new engine. I am sending this note to various government agencies to notify them of this obviously defective car. If i find out that other cars are having this problem suggesting a pattern of defects covered up by the manufacturer, i will hire a lawyer and seek legal redress. In the meantime, as an average worker who works for a living, i am off to buy a new car at a honda dealership which hopefully will be more reliable. This will set me back an enormous amount of money which i cannot afford, especially since i still have payments to make on the 2015 gti which right now is completely worthless.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	60673
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	CONSUMER LETTER
City and State	TAMPA, FL
VIN pattern	3VW4T7AU0FMXXXXXX
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?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	30
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Dealer's name	KUHN VOLKSWAGEN MAZDA
Dealer's telephone number	813-872-4841
Dealer's city	TAMPA
Dealer's state code	FL
Dealer's ZIP code	33609

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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2015 Volkswagen GTI Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 Volkswagen GTI Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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