9.0

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
$5,000
Average Mileage:
16,300 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (2 reports)
2015 Volkswagen Golf engine problems

engine problem

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2015 Volkswagen Golf Owner Comments

problem #2

Nov 052022

Golf 1.8L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 23,544 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Fault timing chain caused one engine valve bent and one cylinder misfire, caused the car shaking suddenly then failed to start. The expense parts and labor is huge to rebuild the broken engine.

- Yo F., mississauga, ON, Canada

problem #1

Apr 012016

Golf Launch Edition

  • Manual transmission
  • 9,000 miles

Burning smell coming from engine at 9000 miles. Dealer service repair tried to say it was residual oil from oil change (9 months ago??), took it to an independent mechanic who took one look and said the timing cover gasket seal is leaking. Went back to dealer service repair, who said it's a defective timing cover that cause the gasket seal to leak. Red flags here - has this damaged the timing components so that I'll have timing chain issues down the road? And remembering the defective timing chain tensioner issues with the 2012 and earlier VW's....beware.

Update from Jun 8, 2016: Three days after fixing the timing cover leak, the check engine light came on. So now the car also has a defective oil level sensor.

- Julie M., Silver Spring, MD, US

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