NHTSA Complaint #11376176 — 2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

INTAKE MANIFOLD LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION NUMBER VWP-20-03. THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION IS FOR CERTAIN 2015 MODEL YEAR VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN, CC AND EOS WITH ENGINE CODES CBFA AND CCTA. I HAVE A 2013 VW JETTA GLI WITH AN ENGINE CODE OF CCTA THAT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME MANIFOLD FAILURES AS THE ABOVE MENTIONED BULLETIN. I HAVE CALLED VW AND THEY STATE MY CAR WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY. AFTER DOING MUCH RESEARCH ON THE VW FORUM, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEAR, MAKES AND MODELS CONCERNING THE FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER FLAP THAT PLAGUES SO MANY THOUSANDS OF GEN1 2.0T TSI ENGINES. THE LINKAGE WITHIN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER FLAP THAT CONNECTS TO THE VACUUM ACTUATED ARM CAN BREAK AT IT'S DRIVE HEX, AND ALLOWS THE LEVER ARM TO "POP" OUT OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, SOMETIMES CREATING A MASSIVE AIR LEAK WHILE BECOMING DISCONNECTED FROM THE DRIVE HEX. BY SIMPLY PUSHING THE LEVER ARM BACK INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, THE DRIVE HEX RECONNECTS TO THE LINKAGE AND WILL OPERATE THE TUMBLE FLAPS BUT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW OPEN AGAIN ONCE UNDER BOOST, CREATING A MASSIVE AIR LEAK. THIS FAILURE EVENT IS SO COMMON THAT AFTERMARKET PARTS MANUFACTURERS HAVE DESIGNED A FIX/PREVENTION KIT TO THE COMMON FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER FLAP LINKAGE. PREVIOUSLY THE ONLY REPAIR WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD, COSTING HUNDREDS IN PARTS AND LABOR. VW NEEDS TO PERFORM FURTHER CONTAINMENT ACTIONS THAT IDENTIFIES OTHER MODELS AND YEARS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE FACTORY INSTALLED FAULTY MANIFOLD AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO BEAR THE BURDEN OF THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMMON ISSUE BY WAY OF EXTENDING THE MANIFOLD WARRANTY TO OTHER MAKES SUCH AS GOLF (V, VI), JETTA (V, VI,) AND PASSAT B6. FOLLOW LINK TO AFTERMARKET FIX AND DESCRIPTION: HTTPS://WWW.ECSTUNING.COM/B-ECS-PARTS/VW-AUDI-P2015-20T-TSI-INTAKE-MANIFOLD-LEVER-ARM-FIX-KIT/021071ECS01~A/