was driving to Virginia beach for presidents day weekend, computer told me to stop the engine and stop driving immediately, pulled over popped hood noticed coolant leaking, asked autozone, serpentine belt replaced, drives better then it did before the replacement.
My VW has been absolutely amazing. With all cars there are problems and i thank god i dont have a kia, hyundai, ford or what have you. Sometime in october i noticed my car would tell me all the time i needed to stop engine immediately. I drove my car home about 2 miles away from when the car told me to stop. I found out it was leaking some coolant and thats why it kept saying it was low and would tell me to stop. I believe it was fairly inexpensive and was done in one day. The problem was completely fixed after a new Serpentine Belt.
When i drive the car, a warning beep with "check coolant" display came. i stopped the car and filled the coolant and believed that the problem got solved. but after 10miles again the same beep and display came. i got surprised and checked the coolant container and noted it is empty and now looking to approach a VW service center
smell of heat/coolant from engine compartment. stop check, coolant light on every three weeks needs about 1/4 gallon of coolant dealer changed thermostat housing sensor.still had leak only worse. after gasket for thermo changed . leak slowed but still there . now they say heater core but not 100% this is problem . No wetness under pass dash or floor i don't see windows fog up. they said no external leaks in diag but they said light smell in vents.i don't want to spend 1200. and not be sure 10 hour labor job on just an educated guess .. I know VW has problem with heater core but that was older years. This is my first Vw I have a love /hate relationship. Driving experience is great difficult repair problems not so much. This is a W8 engine anyone else have same issue or is this a normal to add coolant It is running at 190 degrees after driving a while. the smell/heat seems more than any other car i have owned.. Any thoughts
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was driving to Virginia beach for presidents day weekend, computer told me to stop the engine and stop driving immediately, pulled over popped hood noticed coolant leaking, asked autozone, serpentine belt replaced, drives better then it did before the replacement.
- josephmd, frederick, md, US