Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / GTI / 2001

Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005025761	Incident Date: Jun, 22 2005
Consumer's City: NEW YORK	Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN	Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: GTI	Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No	Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No	Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 9BWPG61J314	Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 22 2005	Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No	Purchase Date: May, 28 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes	Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6	Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: -	Description of the Complaints: I have a 2001 vw golf gti. it is leaking oil from the engine's block head gasket. being that it is under a 100k miles warranty i took it in to the vw dealer to have it fixed. i was alarmed that the dealer told me that the leak was a "small and normal leakage, just sipping." the person at the counter told me i had nothing to worry because i was under warranty and "would get a new engine if anything happened to the one i have now." can you please have vw explained to me how is that an engine block that leaks oil is "normal". in the end, i left b/c they would not service the car sinse it was "sipping" oil, thus acceptable according to the dealer.