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Volkswagen CC repairs by problem area

Engine (41%)

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Suspension and Steering (8%)

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68000 mi

Intake Manifold replaced

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16818 mi

Replaced entire intake manifold due to failure. This is a common failure on VW 2.0 L TSI engines. Intake manifold was replaced with new, updated manifold that addresses failure issues.

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	Replaced fuel pump Every idiot light is on all the time
19000 mi	Idiot lights on. It was the right rear wheel speed sensor. Repaired under warranty with two days left. No charge.

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49000 mi US $100	Air intake sensor failed. Fix failed within a week.
54000 mi US $100	Intake sensor fail. Google says it’s common.

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47500 mi	There was a small, red liquid leak seen on the ground under the car. Took it in for service and the coolant pump was replaced.
70000 mi	Car we rough idling and had issues accelerating. ECM light came on as well Check Engine. Dealership pulled engine and diagnosed the problem as timing chain tensioner failure. Replaced tensioner, timing chain pass-through guides.
75000 mi US $2000	Test drove with mechanic who diagnosed it as faulty coil packs. Coil packs replaced and problem was resolved.

	Rattle sound from engine when turbo kicks in above 2,500 RPM. Dealer installed the CLIP according to the TSB bulletin, noise still present
49360 mi	Oil leak from turbo. Faulty turbo valve replaced
93000 mi C $1200	P2015 from intake manifold. Had to replace it plus fuel injectors were clogged.

58900 mi	Dealer claimed the valves had carbon build up. Under original warranty they had another shop clean the valves.
60500 mi	Fuel smell coming from vents of car. There was a loose hose which was tightened up to fix the problem.

61300 mi

Water pump leaking.

49000 mi

Recall on fuel pump

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58000 mi

US $500

[purge?] valve seal was leaking.

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59072 mi

US $9250

Full engine replacement due to balance shaft freezing up Replace fuel pump

50000 mi

US $220

Intake manifold failure. Carbon build up on valves needed cleaned.

80000 mi

US $120

replace ignition coils

43400 mi

US $700

High pressure fuel pump failure. Car still ran, but with reduced power. Repair didn't take long, but was a bit pricey. Runs like a champ now.

53000 mi

Timing chain broke

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28000 mi	Ignition coil failure
21700 mi	Ignition coil failure

45400 mi US $370	Sparkplugs and coils replaced
49000 mi	Water pump housings leaked coolant. Replaced pump and housings under warranty.

34000 mi

needed new intake valve

35000 mi	Bad HPFP
93000 mi US $100	Bad coil packs. 3 went bad within 2 weeks. All 4 replaced.

49200 mi	Replaced fuel pump
80000 mi	Got a check engine light for cylinder 4 misfire. Replaced intake manifold and coil.
141000 mi US $850	Because the dealer did not replace the spark plugs as they were supposed to at the 120k service interval, one of them failed on me and I had to limp into the dealership to have the plugs and coils replaced. Fortunately, I wasn't far from the dealer, otherwise I would have had this towed.

400 mi

High pitched whistle from engine bay, water pump replaced. Mechanic noticed rattle, then found TSB, clip attached to wastgate per current tsb. Water pump replaced. Clip attached to wastgate per current tsb.

41000 mi

Water pump failed, covered under 50k power train warranty

29000 mi	timing belts and such
56000 mi	upper timing cover oil leak repair and oil change

42160 mi

fuel smell near the gas cap, replaced the fuel tank cap engin and ac cooling fans were very noisy, replaced both fans on warranty

61000 mi	Fuel pump control module and fuel pump went out. Turbo cutoff valve and vacuum pump were replaced due to leaking oil.
69000 mi US $1000	Timing chain guide
113000 mi US $800	bad alternator pulley

78000 mi

Fuel pump relay

96000 mi

US $450

Gaskets

39000 mi

US $100

Motor mount had to be replaced

52300 mi

US $440

P2817 problem code

100000 mi

US $4000

full engine rebuild -buyer BEWARE on this car, engine. Tensioner failed, full cylinder head and cam intake valves broken

58000 mi US $90	Ignition Coil Failed, $75. Coolant Reservoir Cap Bad. Repair: Water Pump / Found Leaking. It was slow leak and I just left it like that. No Repair. Estimate $380 parts/labor.
66100 mi US $275	Badly needed tuneup. Abruptly running rough. not bad after 3yr w/o one. basically a coil issue. but i'm chk on warranty cuz' 2nd time. 1st was warranteed. and i got vw ltr saying it might be covered. So. Overall Good!
79000 mi	CE Light on. Idling above range and missing fault codes. Resolution replace air intake due to sensor malfunction. sensor Reading was out of range. Essentially. Replacement cost 1100 w/o warranty. (mine was covered by a warranty)

83000 mi

US $945

Water pump leaking. Replaced Water pump and water pump drive belt.

61000 mi

US $1400

Water pump leaked and was replaced

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21000 mi

Water pump failure

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34000 mi	Check engine light came on, Fuel injector replaced under extended warranty at no charge.
37000 mi	Engine light on. Intake manifold runner sensor switch faulty. Replaced under warranty.

23000 mi	Faulty air intake valve.
25000 mi	Faulty air valve imported and replaced.
84000 mi	Faulty air intake valve. Replaced, covered by VW.

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37000 mi

US $2000

Fuel pump controls module filter. it took three days for dealer to change everything else until they find module bad.

47300 mi US $200	Malfunctioning Spark Plug #2.
48000 mi US $100	Malfunctioning Spark Plug #3

16200 mi

Water pump found to be leaking repaired under warranty Oil leak found at turbocharger

81200 mi

US $591

This was the 80k service visit. Was quoted $900 for service not have the funds so did most but not all the work, transmission service was skipped. Tune-up, radiator flush, replace wiper blades, etc.

47000 mi US $600	Intake manifold flap failure code. Replaced whole manifold.
72000 mi	Intake flaps failing. Check engine light

100000 mi

US $600

rough idle,rough acceleration

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16000 mi

Engine light

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113460 mi C $1300	Replaced leaking water pump
114700 mi	Intake duct sensor - known issue - VW covers cost by extended warranty
119660 mi	Water pump replacement,again.
131440 mi C $600	Water pump leaking

143000 mi US $700	Intake manifold failed.
180000 mi US $1200	Breather failed which caused an overpressure in the crankcase and caused the rear main seal to fail.

75000 mi

US $370

Replaced ignition coils, plugs, turbo bypass valve, pcv oil bypass, air filter, cabin air filter

44600 mi US $30	check engine light, EPC light, hesitation on acceleration. Scan showed cylinder 1 misfire. Replaced ignition coil (very easy). Problem rectified. Now I have a brake light out and the EPC light is still on.
70000 mi US $1100	Throttle body injector and oil separator replaced

69000 mi US $700	CEL Misfire cylinder 1. Car stumbled and ran rough. Dealer replaced fuel injector. Still have stumbling but no CEL. I think the dealer charged me $700 for nothing.
74800 mi US $36	Again, misfire cylinder 1. Ran double dose fuel injector cleaner. Still get hesitation when cold. CEL remains on.
77300 mi US $130	Replaced MAP sensor to address continuing misfires.
84000 mi	CEL P2015 and P301. Most likely needed a new intake manifold.

11780 mi

tangled fuel cap strap caused improper seal after refueling at full service station. Resulted in "mass evap error". Strap was untangled but sensor had to be reset.

51000 mi

US $160

Oil leak near turbo

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33000 mi

Fuel pump malfunctioned had to be replaced. Was traveling 70mph when car completely shut down, had to coast on interstate until I could exit on service road, extremely unsettling.

27000 mi	obd II would not send information to the inspection computer. Re flashed the system.
32700 mi	computer reflashed and modules replaced

45000 mi US $245	Car began misfiring during acceleration, rough idle. Service engine message. Codes pulled at shop- P0300 Random Misfire, P0304 Cylinder 4 misfire, P130A Cylinder disabling. Replaced Cyl 4 Ignition Coil (failed) and spark plug (fouled).
52500 mi US $381	Check engine light on, ran very rough, poor/no acceleration. ECU code= cylinder misfire. Ignition Coil on cylinder 3 bad- Coil on 4 replaced months ago, so now had coils on cylinders 1, 2, & 3 replaced.
79000 mi US $200	#2 ignition coil bad. Again. Replaced 3 coils.
150000 mi US $950	Heater core clogged, replaced with new

60000 mi

US $180

PCV (Oil Separator) Failed. New part was ordered and installed.

118000 mi

US $2200

Rear main seal Decarboning.

82000 mi US $936	Water pump was replaced. Leaking badly
101000 mi US $870	Fuel injector replacement
103000 mi US $773	Replace Intake Manifold

27000 mi

US $50

Electric motor

90000 mi	Bad fuel injector replaced for free by VW.
99300 mi US $500	Intake manifold Gasket failure.
103000 mi US $650	Oil leak - Valve Cover Gasket Replacement
106000 mi US $350	PCV valve failure.
107000 mi US $1500	Earlier PCV valve failure caused rear main seal failure.
113000 mi US $70	Diverter Valve Failure
133000 mi	Oil pump failed, low oil pressure on drives, car scrapped.

2000 mi

one of the valves were stuck open...something to do with the turbo i think....when car got warm it would make a constant whistle noise

62000 mi	Fuel injector failure (dealer said this is a known issue for VW with some vehicles and mine was one - all costs covered by VW to fix). Replaced injectors and also a spark plug as it was fouled and stuck in an open state.
81800 mi US $500	Turbo mount was broken and rattling against the engine/compartment
111400 mi US $360	Exhaust was very loud. A clamp was rusted and broke off. Dealer replaced the clamp
107000 mi US $800	Turbo related repair
110000 mi US $4500	Upper and lower seals all leaking and needing replacement Turbo needed rebuilding

38500 mi

US $380

faulty evap purge valve replaced

43000 mi

US $50

Ignition coil

40500 mi

C $30

Car started hesitating and losing power under load. CEL flashing - turned out to be P0302 code - cylinder 2 misfire. Ignition coil needed to be replaced in Cylinder 2.

61000 mi US $2300	Carbon buildup was affecting drivability. Replaced fuel injectors, did carbon cleaning, replaced intake manifold. Vacuum pump failure, plus other lines and parts related to it. Leaking fluid as a result. All parts replaced.
65200 mi	Intake manifold replaced. Car was having trouble starting up and would run rough after starting. CEL blinked at idle and was solid while driving. VW warrantied the repair even with no warranty bc it is apparently a known issue.
66100 mi	The engine took multiple attempts to start it and then it didn't want to keep running. RPMs would rise and drop. The rear main seal was leaking, causing a check engine light, & one of the intake manifold flaps wasn't working. Replaced both.

40000 mi US $1200	Went in for routine fuel injector maintenance and alignment. Mechanic pinched an O-ring causing fuel to leak all over engine compartment. Repaired to satisfaction.
47000 mi US $100	coil malfunctioned. Under warranty. Also, one outstanding recall regarding steering wheel was repaired.
63100 mi US $400	stumbling upon acceleration, especially when engine is cold. Replace spark plugs. Has not solved issue. Next step is fuel injection work ($700 repair).
66000 mi US $1200	Fuel injectors.

44300 mi	New intake manifold, common issue covered to 120000 mi
53300 mi US $27	Cyl 1 coil pack went bad

110900 mi

US $750

Cam Cage seal replacement. Blown out when rear main seal failed earlier. Had the Cam cage re-sealed as it was leaking and causing oil to drip down onto other seals and components. Over all was a 5 hour job in and out 1 day. W/ loaner no problem.

136000 mi US $1300	Carbon build up, cleaned. Lots of labor time
142000 mi US $6500	Main computer PCM failed, driving 25 miles to dealerships caused pcv control to fail

44900 mi US $50	Red temp. lite, dealer had vw roadside assistance tow car to dealer. Replaced bad sensor.
45700 mi US $50	car was missing they found ignition coil cyl 2 was faulty and was replaced.

92000 mi US $1200	Intake manifold
95219 mi US $324	Service engine light, EPC light, sputtering, no power. Replaced spark plugs and ignition coils

90520 mi

C $1118

timing chain tensioner

77700 mi

An oil leak turned out to be the Rear Main Seal (between engine and transmission). The dealership negotiated with VW and it was covered even though I was outside the CPO bumper-to-bumper warranty. I got new tires, too.

112300 mi

US $1700

Catalytic Convertor

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83000 mi

US $800

Fuel delivery system

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1000 mi

Also found was a coolant leak which was repaired.

44000 mi

About 2 months after purchased, car stalled while driving. Towed to shop and told gas tank overfilled. 18 months later, same problem. Starter replaced along with fuel pump, plus fuel line problem. VW covered all! A happy driver.

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84400 mi US $30	Replaced ignition coil.
88000 mi	Valve cover leak.replace cam shaft tensioner,vacuum booster.VW DEALER GAVE EST. OF $2200.00 Dollars.

40000 mi

Coil #3 failed. Coil # 1 failed 150 miles later.

63000 mi

Intake manifold Runner flaps motor went bad

30000 mi	Failed fuel injector. VW wanted to "Split" the repair costs but I refused. They eventually agreed to repair.
30500 mi	Failed fuel injection wiring

40500 mi

US $300

Car was misfiring and cutting off when EPC and Check Engine lights came on. Car also lost acceleration. Could not accelerate above 30miles/hr.

55000 mi	Check engine light is on. Checked codes-found intake manifold flapper failure. Flapper is for changing length of intake runners for max performance. Not worth the cost to repair. Still getting 30-38 mpg.
74000 mi US $79	check engine light on-diag as intake manifold needs replacement-$$$1140-did not have repair done called VW cust service-they said out of warranty tough luck-this has been a common repair for all 2.0 T engines-position sensor for damper bad
75000 mi US $260	same intake problem-I fixed it myself-manifold was $260
120000 mi US $740	Replaced crankshaft seal-leaking oil-seal separated from mounting plate
130000 mi	Electrical connectors went bad-disconnecting the throttle position input from the throttle body

52000 mi	The wiring for the auto throttle body controller had to be replaced. Intake manifold and two injectors replaced.
82000 mi US $3500	Multiple oil leaks
82000 mi US $1250	Rear main seal replaced

104000 mi	Check engine light for two codes. Carbon build up on intake valves. Warranty work for intake manifold runner position sensor/switch circuit range. EPC light. Their best guess was a bad connection. I'm not convinced since they had it all day and did not charge me anything. My guess would be carbon from the cleanup they did a week earlier was loose in intake.
110200 mi US $1590	Leaking seal at upper timing cover leaked oil onto water pump. Collection of oil caused water pump leak. The oil leak was not seen on garage floor but coolant puddle was sizable. Air flow too low at idle stored in ECM. Leaking crankcase breather valve. Replaced breather valve.
119458 mi US $652	Rough running with normal idle. Faulty ignition coil.
130000 mi US $1200	Broken timing chain. They said no other damage from the break but diagnosed a vacuum leak they couldn't find. For the rest of its life the check engine light was on.
145000 mi US $1300	Check engine light. Smoke test showed vacuum leak out of rear main seal. After original work to adjust for misfires in one bank.

103000 mi

US $400

Engine Timing Issue that was fully resoled

105700 mi	Intake manifold runners issue. Dealer replaced, covered under extended warranty for flawed design.
119000 mi	Car was leaking oil all over my driveway. Installed new oil pan, new timing cover, new underbody shields.
160000 mi	Service Engine Light On. Mechanic diagnosed it as a bad oil separator. Had it replaced and also replaced the throttle body, and fuel pressure sensor. So far so good.
165000 mi US $380	Replaced broken O2 connector, maybe from road debris. Car sounded like a lawn mower for the past month. Mechanic diagnosed as broken exhaust clamp.
192000 mi US $500	The turbo valve broke, requiring a new turbo since the part is not available without one. Mechanic was able to use a similar part for a lot less than a new turbo.
215000 mi US $1200	Bad catalytic converter, replaced with new OEM.

103000 mi US $1200	The rear main seal oil leak that was severe. A front timing chain cover oil leak as well. The main expense for this repair was pulling the subframe and part of the transmission to get to the rear main seal. Also required front end alignment because of
105000 mi US $250	Intake manifold error code along with misfiring on cylinders, lean fuel. I had to get the intake manifold replaced for the second time, I also paid to have them manually clean the carbon out as well since it has only been about 30k since last intake replacement. This fixed the other error codes. This was under mfg extended warranty still - thankfully!
107000 mi US $985	The throttle body was clogged and dirty, needed to be replaced, also another part related to emissions was leaking oil and needed replacing.

67000 mi US $400	Oil pan replaced
76600 mi US $1000	Need to remove carbon build up

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9000 mi	Fuel tank sensor failed; caused CEL to Sensor replaced.
35000 mi	On vacation. CEL light; extr rough idle, only low speed poss. VW assist towed; local dlr replcd valve cover gask; damaged fuel inj in process. Chgd inj. Dealer at home replaced intake plenum to complete repair.
49000 mi US $800	Vacuum booster leaked engine oil; not covered by extended warranty. Required replacement of pump and seals. EPC light on sporadically with enforced RPM control, but then car drove fine on restart; scheduled repair visit. CEL finally came on while waiting for repair appt. Diagnosed as faulty throttle body and wiring; covered by drivetrain warranty
66300 mi	Erratic EPC light; intake manifold runner motor and throttle body were both faulty. Dealer replaced both under extended warranty/ manufacturer "good will"
79500 mi US $967	Hesitation/misfire/rough idle. Intake valve carbon deposits required teardown and manual cleaning. VW Customer Care declared this problem did not exceed expected failure rate, thus no assistance. Solvent cleaning at 58k was temp fix.
103000 mi US $1300	Engine stopped running at high rpm. Extensive diagnostic expense led to conclusion that main bearing had seized or "spun". Car sold for $1000 to auto auction.

29800 mi	Engine and EPC lights came on at highway speed, car lost power. The #3 fuel injector stuck open and was flooding the cylinder. Replaced under warranty.
30000 mi	CEL came on, OBDII scan indicated misfire on cylinder 4. Dealer p/u car, commenting on rough idle. Codes erased, car driven, codes came back, but dealer was unable to isolate the cause. After no results in 8 days, I requested back as-is.
35500 mi	CEL indicating emissions issue came on. Dealer scanned and found sensor was malfunctioning. It was replaced under factory warranty.
38000 mi US $290	EPC Licht came on, car went into "limp home" mode. Drove to dealer. Codes lead to TSB instructing a "re-pinning" of the throttle body. Codes cleared and car runs fine again. <1500 miles out of warranty- $300 repair - not happy.
46000 mi US $24	CEL came on. Misfire on cylinder 1 detected. Three of the four coils have been previously replaced, but not #1. Purchased coil, reset fault codes... problem solved.
63000 mi US $700	Engine misfire on #2 cylinder. Diagnosed as cold start misfire likely from carbon build up. Replaced plugs, coils and had intake valves cleaned of carbon. Lots of carbon build up removed. Common issue with direct injection engines.
68000 mi US $550	CEL for cooling system reading out of expected range. Replaced both thermostat and sensor to resolve problem. At nearly 70K miles I elected to replace the water pump since there would be no additional labor.
80000 mi	CEL, diagnosed as intake manifold issue, replaced under extended manufacturer recall, when reassembled, #2 fuel injector was also bad. It was also replaced under recall.

22000 mi	They said it was the intake as the car was low on gas and the engine light came on
44000 mi	the intake mainfold light came on again. it usually trips and vw resets it. this time they replaced it.

11000 mi	check engine light on
31000 mi	Intake runner sensor
42000 mi	FI sensor bad, went into limp mode.

30000 mi	CEL light indicates flap motor intake replacement, which requires 3rd trip.
32000 mi	Intake flap motor replaced.

29700 mi	leak in intake manifold, could not hold vacuum. dealer said a valve in intake was sticking and the entire manifold had to be replaced. It was replaced under warranty, it would have cost about $550 parts and labor.
35000 mi	ECP and check engine lights, car doesnt crank. Dealer says #3 injector bad. Car still in shop, injector seal kit on back order, they say could be 2 weeks or more. with it not cranking I am guessing there are additional issues.
46300 mi US $200	throttle body and engine wiring harness codes. engine lost power and wouldn't idle. lost communication to the throttle body, so throttle fails closed. dealer cleaned connections, currently working, but I suspect only temporary.
53000 mi US $775	Intake valve carbon buildup causing cold start misfire and loss of power. This is a known issue with DI engines, with no real fix. Expect to clean the valves roughly every 50K miles. Car will run, but with a check engine light.
51700 mi US $600	Failed fuel pressure sensor and bad crankcase breather. check engine light on solid and intermittent flashing. tow truck ride to dealer, again.

22000 mi

Engine wiring harness replaced along with electronic throttle body. So far, this has fixed the EPC light on dash comming on and car losing all power (engine wouldn't stall, it would just run at max rpm of 1,200 -1,400)

67000 mi US $30	Replaced 1 ignition coil
70000 mi US $700	Intake manifold flap actuator. Replaced intake manifold
103000 mi US $1100	Replace Water Pump. Repair included replacement of Timing Chain Tensioner
105000 mi US $300	Replace low pressure fuel pump control module
112000 mi US $500	Replaced throttle body

54700 mi

CEL came on, Car seemed to run fine. Took to Dealership and diagnosed as a misfire in cyl 1 & 3. Replaced spark plugs and ran fuel induction cleaning. Problem was fixed within a week of taking it to the dealership, after contacting another company explaining the symptoms and they suggested the ignition coils.

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67900 mi

£230

exhaust gas temp sensor failed.

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20000 mi

US $1600

Camshaft valve adjustment solenoid

70500 mi

US $1147

Replaced coolant FR Elect Fan, ET Elect Fan Replaced Evap Purge

47200 mi	Leaking seal on vacuum pump. Oil leaking down front of engine
65000 mi	Replaced fuel lift pump and pump relay. Check engine light on. Diagnosis low fuel rail pressure.
72000 mi US $60	Started to get a CEL illuminated showing large evap system leak. Traced it to the fuel lift pump seal. I suspect this was damaged by the dealership when they replaced my fuel lift pump earlier in the year. Replaced the damaged filter myself.
98000 mi US $4000	Car has developed a timing chain rattle, quoted $4K+ to replace timing chain, guides and tensioners.

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35340 mi $146	Start problem and hesitations. The fuel pump assembly was replaced.
55800 mi $100	The throttle body harness was replaced.

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