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My original water pump lasted 115,000 miles. I saw the fluid levels subside over the years, but never actual signs of a leak. Eventually, the leak became obvious enough to diagnose.
Pros: lasted 115,000 miles
Cons: eventually started leaking
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 185074 km
Get a Gates water pump. Good quality part for a good price.
Pros: good quality, good price
Vehicle:
Mazda
Just wanted to follow up. Took it the dealer. Later that day, they diagnosed the water pump failure, got my green light for repair under CPO warranty (with $50 deductible), and by the end of the same day the car was treated to a new thermostat/water pump. They recycled the coolant they drained and topped it off - a flush would have been extra. Service advisor said they pressure tested everything when I asked about the cap and everything passed. Let's hope this holds up!
Pros: new water pump installed
Cons: coolant recycled
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Water pumps, I tend to stick with OEM now. Gates used to be great but has gone down hill imo.
Pros: stick with OEM
Cons: Gates gone downhill
19 here and no issues, but all mk7s (gti/gli/R/s3/2.0a3s etc) are known for water pump and thermostat issues.
Pros: no issues
Cons: water pump issues
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
I’m on my 2nd water pump, and it is starting to leak. I still need a third water pump.
Cons: repeated leaks, frequent replacement
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 103000 km
Water pump 1 failed during the original warranty. Water pump 2 failed just outside of the new extended warranty for them I think I was at like 101,000 miles. Water pump 3 has now failed. I think im at like 110,000. Im really sick of being stranded in the middle of the night after work and Im sick of paying over $$$ for this obvious problem that everyone knows is a problem with these cars. I cant replace water pumps on average every 3 years. This isnt normal. Im 40 years old and have had many, many cars and 2 work trucks. I have never has a water pump fail on any car ever other than this one.
Cons: repeated failures, high cost
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 110000 km
My 35K miles 2021 GTI has been loosing coolant for a few months now.
Cons: losing coolant
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 35000 km
When doing your own maintenance, a problem may arise in the event of a recall. My application under the water pump recall for my previous Tiguan (1st Gen - PQ) was denied even though it was replaced at a VW dealer because I did not show "convincing evidence" of having followed the scheduled coolant maintenance despite including my aftermarket receipts with miles and dates.
Cons: recall application denied
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Tiguan
2012 Jetta GLI - 94K miles (I bought at 50K). Two water pumps, one heater core, and carbonized valves. Not my best experience.
Cons: carbonized valves, heater core
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
Mileage: 151277 km
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