Volkswagen GTI has a Burnt Odor

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VIN: 3VW**************
Mileage: 0 - 10,000 miles
Repair Date: July 2015
Location: Michigan

DURING INSPECTON/TEST DRIVE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SMELED LIKE THE CLUTCH WAS BURNT - CONTACTED VW SUPPORT AND ADVISED TO PULL TRANS AND ADVISE 11 during EPDI nticed burning cluctch odor 760 R & R THE FOLLOWING PARTS, AIR CLEANERS HOUSING, BATTERY AND TRAY, PRESSURE PIPE, RADIATOR FN, HIFT LEVES AND CABLES, ADJUST CABLS DURING REPLACEMENT, BOH FRONT WHEELS, TRANSMISSION MOUNT, SUBFRAME, BOTH FORNT AXLES, STARTER, TRANSMISSION, CLTCH AND PRESSURE PLATE, DUAL MASS FLYHWEEL, ELEASE BERING AND SLAVE CYLINDER, BLED SLAVE DURING REPLACEMENT, TECHNICAL CHECK TO VERFY IT WAS A BAD CLUTH AND 2 TEST RDIVES .

VIN: 3VW**************
Mileage: 0 - 10,000 miles
Repair Date: March 2015
Location: Nevada

CUST STTAES VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE, CLUCH STFF, HAS BURNING METAL MATERIAL SMELL . ***TOWED IN*** 4408 FOUND CLUTCH DISKS FAILUER 620 TCH INSEPCTED AND DETECT CLUTCH PRESSURE PLTE WORN COMPLETELY DWN, FLYWHEEL TO BE OKAY.. REUQIRED CLUTCH REPLACEMENT ...REMOVED TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, BLED CLUTCH , PERFORMED ROAD TEST AND WALK AROUND OK.--WARRANTY REPIR ACCEPTANCE- A20150302011SL*** .

VIN: WVW**************
Mileage: 20,000 - 30,000 miles
Repair Date: July 2014
Location: Louisiana

CUSTOMER STATES THAT THERE IS A BURNING ODOR PRESENT WHILE DRIVIG VEH 27992 BURNT CUTCH 850 R+I ANUEL TRANS RPLACE CLUTCH ASSY .

VIN: 3VW**************
Mileage: 10,000 - 20,000 miles
Repair Date: December 2015
Location: California

CUSTOMER ADVISES SMELL OF BURNING CLUTCH, PLEASE AVDISE 13279 CONFIRMED URNING CLUTCH OOR . RECOMMEND REPLACE CLUTHC ASSEMBLY. .

VIN: WVW**************
Mileage: 10,000 - 20,000 miles
Repair Date: November 2014
Location: California

BURNING SMELL FROM CLUTCH 19625 VERIFIED CONCERN FINDS CLUTCH WAS URNT OUT. R/R CLUTCH WITH NEW PRESSURE PLATE AND THROW OUT BEARING. BLEDE CLUTCH SYSTEM AND ROAD TESTED VEHICLE. CONCREN CRORECTED. IV 11.26.14 2:43PM $1781.98CC.

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