littlefoot09
Member
Good morning everyone, fixin to take the jetta back to the dealer for another diagnostics, but wanted to check here first to see if anyone has any ideas what might be the problem.....sorry for the long post
The main issue right now is the car is consuming coolant and I can hear fluid running through the heater core/dash while driving down the road.
Backstory:
Aug of 2017 we had the emissions fix accomplished (202,000 on the OD). The heater hadn't been working for a year, I knew it was clogged, the A/C was intermittent and the car was consuming coolant. I didn't have any warning lights except for the occasional coolant low! check owners manual. Which I carried coolant in the car with me and would top off. I never had a overheat issue that I know of. The temperature gauge never went above 190. While the car was getting the fix VW told me the turbo was on its way out and that I had a radiator leak. (something like $6000 in repairs and I could use my restitution money to accomplish repairs)
Emissions fix only was accomplished and I took the car to my local mechanic to get a second opinion on the other issues. They replaced the heater core, the A/C and couldn't find the leak that VW had identified. They cut the top off the old one to see the gunk built up in the core. The heater worked very slightly after the replacement, and I had a random popping noise in the dash after the replacement. The car seemed to run okay except for the popping noise, however for the next few days/weeks I had issues with blowing coolant hoses off. The local shop finally replaced the radiator free of charge. I then started receiving an insufficient EGR flow CEL and got a workshop error for the injector control module. Local shop recommended taking it back to VW due to the extended warranty with the emissions fix.
I went round and round with VW to get the control module replaced. They finally did it and didn't charge me. They then told me that the heater core needed to be replaced due to the heater not working. Was told to take it back to the local shop for the heater core.
Local shop swore it wasn't the heater core.
***back and forth between to the two shops for about a month*** I finally called VOA customer support and got some action from VW.
VW finally replaced the EGR cooler, which I had assumed was clogged, under the emissions warranty. The heater finally worked and the engine light for insufficient flow didn't come back. But I have had this trickling/flowing fluid sound in the dash for a year now without any CELs. It's been back to VW multiple times to try and fix the tricking/flowing sound to no success. I am now getting a low coolant light again and driving with extra coolant in the car to top off when needed.
PERSPECTIVE NOTES: My commute is 50 miles one way to work. I put at least 2250 miles on the car a month. I was averaging at least 27000 miles per year before the fix. Its been in and out of the shop now for a year and I am only at 216000 since the fix. I was averaging an oil change every four months, and just changed it about a month ago for the first time in a year.
Anyway, I am thoroughly frustrated and looking for any advise, thoughts, tests.......anything y'all can think of that might get me on the road again and through this warranty.......
I plan on asking VW for a pressure check of the cylinders, although that was accomplished a year ago and completely flushing the coolant system. Any other ideas short of pulling the engine and cleaning the entire thing? Appreciate y'alls time.
The main issue right now is the car is consuming coolant and I can hear fluid running through the heater core/dash while driving down the road.
Backstory:
Aug of 2017 we had the emissions fix accomplished (202,000 on the OD). The heater hadn't been working for a year, I knew it was clogged, the A/C was intermittent and the car was consuming coolant. I didn't have any warning lights except for the occasional coolant low! check owners manual. Which I carried coolant in the car with me and would top off. I never had a overheat issue that I know of. The temperature gauge never went above 190. While the car was getting the fix VW told me the turbo was on its way out and that I had a radiator leak. (something like $6000 in repairs and I could use my restitution money to accomplish repairs)
Emissions fix only was accomplished and I took the car to my local mechanic to get a second opinion on the other issues. They replaced the heater core, the A/C and couldn't find the leak that VW had identified. They cut the top off the old one to see the gunk built up in the core. The heater worked very slightly after the replacement, and I had a random popping noise in the dash after the replacement. The car seemed to run okay except for the popping noise, however for the next few days/weeks I had issues with blowing coolant hoses off. The local shop finally replaced the radiator free of charge. I then started receiving an insufficient EGR flow CEL and got a workshop error for the injector control module. Local shop recommended taking it back to VW due to the extended warranty with the emissions fix.
I went round and round with VW to get the control module replaced. They finally did it and didn't charge me. They then told me that the heater core needed to be replaced due to the heater not working. Was told to take it back to the local shop for the heater core.
Local shop swore it wasn't the heater core.
***back and forth between to the two shops for about a month*** I finally called VOA customer support and got some action from VW.
VW finally replaced the EGR cooler, which I had assumed was clogged, under the emissions warranty. The heater finally worked and the engine light for insufficient flow didn't come back. But I have had this trickling/flowing fluid sound in the dash for a year now without any CELs. It's been back to VW multiple times to try and fix the tricking/flowing sound to no success. I am now getting a low coolant light again and driving with extra coolant in the car to top off when needed.
PERSPECTIVE NOTES: My commute is 50 miles one way to work. I put at least 2250 miles on the car a month. I was averaging at least 27000 miles per year before the fix. Its been in and out of the shop now for a year and I am only at 216000 since the fix. I was averaging an oil change every four months, and just changed it about a month ago for the first time in a year.
Anyway, I am thoroughly frustrated and looking for any advise, thoughts, tests.......anything y'all can think of that might get me on the road again and through this warranty.......
I plan on asking VW for a pressure check of the cylinders, although that was accomplished a year ago and completely flushing the coolant system. Any other ideas short of pulling the engine and cleaning the entire thing? Appreciate y'alls time.