I'm guessing not carbon as you don't have a lot of miles and it sounds like you drive it "properly" . Plus, as has been mentioned, I think carbon buildup is less of an issue with the current gen of the EA888. FWIW, my Mk6 had 72k-ish miles on it when fucking Stuart murdered it and it didn't need a carbon cleaning.razr390 wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 10:35 pmI am fairly surprised they escalated to VTA already, usually that's what they'll do if I come back with the same issue after initial diagnostic. Gives me some hope that it could get fixed right the first time. I am thinking it's an injector. Not eliminating carbon buildup as a possibility, but I italian tune up the car at least once a week and I'm only at 54k. I have a friend with a 2016 who has an all highway commute and he drives it like a grandma and is at 95k and had no carbon issues. So
Warranty doesn't cover carbon cleaning, but I might work with the dealer or VWOA and see if they'd be willing to goodwill considering I am still under full factory warranty until 72k
I'm guessing a coil pack or injector.
Let us know what they tell you.