2000 Volkswagen Jetta Fuel System Problems

VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS SPORADICALLY WHENEVER THE FUEL GUAGE READS 3/8 OR LESS. BOTH MY VW CAR DO THE EXACT SAME THING. IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE THIS OCCURS WITH MOST VW CARS. EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.

2000 VW JETTA BELONGING TO MY FRIEND [XXX], QUIT RUNNING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. SHE COASTED OUT OF THE WAY AND HAD OTHER DRIVERS HELP PUSH IT TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. ON INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, IT WAS FOUND THAT A SWITCH IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR FAILED, SHUTTING OFF THE FUEL PUMP. THE DOOR SWITCH NORMALLY TURNS ON THE FUEL PUMP WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED AND IF THE CAR IS STARTED WITHOUT OPENING THE DRIVER'S DOOR THE "IMMOBILIZER" SECURITY SYSTEM SHUTS OFF THE FUEL PUMP. THE SWITCH FAILED WHILE [XXX] DROVE HOME FROM WORK AND FUEL WAS SHUT OFF TURNING OFF THE ENGINE.[XXX] AND THE PEOPLE THAT HELPED PUSH THE CAR WERE ENDANGERED BY HAVING TO GET OUT OF THEIR CARS IN THE HEAVY TRAFFIC. CAR DESIGNS NEED TO BE REVIEWED FOR FAULT TOLERANCE SO THAT MINOR COMPONENTS LIKE DOOR SWITCHES DON'T CAUSE THE CAR ENGINE TO STOP. ALSO IF THE CAR WERE HIT IN THE DOOR, IT WOULD OPEN THE SWITCH CAUSING FUEL PUMP TO TURN ON POSSIBLY FEEDING LARGE QUANTITIES OF GASOLINE UNDER A DAMAGED CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VOLKSWAGEN 2000 JETTA UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. CAR HAS NO CRUISE CONTROL YET CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN TO THE POINT THE CAR HAS TO BE BRAKED HARD. *TR

2000 VW JETTA - SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS WITH THE 2000 VW GOLF FUEL SYSTEM. CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING AND WOULDN'T START. CAR WAS LEAKING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GAS. I HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP LAST YEAR (2004) AND THIS TIME HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL LINE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BY THE DEALER BECAUSE IT COULD'VE CAUSED A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. DEALER USED NEW PARTS TO REPLACE FUEL LINE.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT LIQUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PLASTIC HOSE AND OTHER PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE FUEL HOSE HAD COME LOOSE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *SC

I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT SMELLING GASOLINE, TEMPERATURE LIGHT, AND ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. THEY TOLD ME A VALVE ON THE FILLER TUBE OF THE GAS TANK WAS BROKEN AND I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE ANTIFREEZE SYSTEM AND A "FLANGE" WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *NLM

MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR FUEL ISSUES AT AN AUTHORIZED VW DEALERSHIP. SINCE EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM, A NEW VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN INVOLVED PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCE OF THE TOW. THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP WHO MADE THE FUEL REPAIRS IS CURRENTLY UNCOOPERATIVE.*AK

PART/PARTS BROKE IN THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK THAT PREVENTS FUEL FROM BEING PUMP IN. FUNNEL MAYBE USED BUT GASOLINE MAY OVERFLOW AND SPILL. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTDOWN, AND BEGAN TO COAST BACKWARDS INTO A DITCH. CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ALL FUEL HAD BEGAN TO LEAK FROM FUEL LINE IN REAR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

FUEL FILLER NECK OBSTRUCTED WITH NOZZLE FLAP RETAINER. REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLY ORDER HAD TO BE RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER DUE TO DEFECT (PER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY DEALER SERVICE DEPT. REP.) *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. AFTER DRIVING FOR ANOTHER 5 MILES, VEHICLE DIED COMPLETELY AND WOULD NOT RESTART. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. FUEL FILTER WAS CHANGED, AND CONDTIONER ADDED TO THE FUEL. ALSO, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE TEMPERATURE WAS SIX DEGREES WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED IN ORDER TO THAW OUT. *AK