I wonder if any owners of FAW-Volkswagen's eighth-generation golf GTI or eighth-generation golf R have seen this news? Important news, Volkswagen launched a recall on it, the reason is that the engine decoration cover is loose, quickly check your car has this symptom.
According to the information received by Master Horned, Volkswagen decided to recall 3404 2022 Golf GTIs and 865 Golf Rs in the United States due to loose engine trim cover, which may fall off during driving and rub against the belt and melt and cause a fire.
According to information released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the engine trim cover of the problem vehicle may appear loose during the driver's intense driving. At present, the solution given by Volkswagen is to remove the decorative cover, simple and rude, and it is expected that there will be a redesign for the owners to make up for it in the future.
One might ask, how can a fire be caused by the fallout of the engine trim cover? According to the NHTSA report, the loose bonnet is likely to come into contact with a turbocharger with an extremely high surface temperature, and the plastic decorative cover will melt instantaneously and cause spontaneous combustion. At the same time, NHTSA also said that if the owner smells of burnt in the engine compartment while driving, please stop immediately and open the bonnet, because your hood of the engine decoration has fallen off.
Volkswagen said that the redesigned decorative cover is not yet ready, the only solution is to remove the engine cover in the problem vehicle, once the new decorative cover is mass production, the first time will be free replacement for the owners. During this time, the engine noise will become louder because there is no decorative cover.
Subsequently, Master Jiao learned from the current domestic mainstream automobile forums and complaint platforms that it seems that the owners have not complained and repaired the phenomenon of engine cover falling off, which indicates that the recall will not include users in China. If you have such a situation in the car, please leave a message in the comment area, and the corner master will give feedback to the manufacturer for the first time and attract attention.