When driving the check engine light came on. at the service center at the dealer, the dealer indicated that the air filter had become wet with water. while reading a vw forum i became aware of a known problem with the air filter housing drain becoming clogged and the air filter becoming wet and water being ingested into the engine, hydrolocking the engine and requiring the installation of a new engine. the service only required replacement of the maf sensor. even though my vehicle has only been owned for less than 8 months is under warranty, i have to pay for repairs (~$650). i am now hesitant to drive the vehicle at all. as this has been a known problem for a number of years with this vehicle i am surprised that there is no recall in place.
Vw 3.0 liter deisel engine with recall issue due to fraud by vw. vw applied the fix to the engine as approved by the court. this fix has created a situation where the car has significant hesitation on take off and in traffic making it impossible to safely enter the stream of traffic or cross traffic at intersections. this is a repetitive situation occurring both at highway speed and at intercity speeds. vw acknowledges the situation but refuses to fix the problem. problem began immediately after recall completion to make vehicle compliant with federal law. car was returned within the week to vw and has been returned additional times to resolve issue. vw service reports no way to solve the issue.