Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen gti. when starting the vehicle, the ignition switch failed to make noise occasionally before the vehicle started. the vehicle was taken to dealer where it was diagnosed that the intake manifold needed replacement. the contact also stated that the vehicle was repaired by an independent mechanic for the same failure in april of 2014. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 120,800.
Two out of the four engine coils went bad at the exact same moment causing the car to loose two out of four cylinders. this made the engine not able to idle or run. had this happened while trying to clear an intersection or say merging on a highway the result could be catastrophic. vw insists that this is normal wear and tear and not even covered by it's 5-year 60k mile power train warranty. even though these coils that provide spark to the engine, and vital to it's safe operation, they insist that are only covered by the vehicle's 3-year 36-k mile warranty. looking at vw chat logs it clear that this has been an ongoing problem with vw gti for numerous years and needs to revisited for the 2009 model year. *tr