2009 Volkswagen Jetta Engine Problems

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65MPH, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INDICATED STOP! OIL PRESSURE ENGINE OFF! AND CAR WENT INTO LIMP. WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF EXIT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FROM HIGHWAY TO REPAIR SHOP. DIAGNOSED TO BE A FAILURE IN THE HEX DRIVE BIT FROM THE BALANCE SHAFT MODULE TO THE OIL PUMP. ALSO CAUSED TURBOCHARGER FAILURE DUE TO LACK OF OIL FLOW. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED TO REQUIRED SCHEDULE AND HAD NO PRIOR INDICATIONS OF IMMINENT FAILURE.

THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO TURN OFF ENGINE - SO WE WERE NOT ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, IT STALLED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR AN HOUR BEFORE IT WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TIMING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND EPC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK, STALL, AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR AND CRANK SHAFT SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO OURISMAN VOLKSWAGEN OF BETHESDA (7001 ARLINGTON RD, BETHESDA, MD 20814, (301) 750-6100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM BRIDGE SPRING DISINTEGRATED AND POPPED OUT INTO THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF OVER $5,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,084.

2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WOLFSBURG 2.0TSI TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE. AT 109K MILES THE CAR WOULD NOT START IN THE AM TO GO TO WORK. THIS HAPPENED ON 12/23/16. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER AND RECEIVED PHONE CALL FROM SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER HAD FAILED. THE ENGINE WILL NEED BETWEEN $3600 AND $5500 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE COMPONENTS. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECH TO CALL VW CUSTOMER CARE BECAUSE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THEY MAY HELP WITH THE REPAIRS. VW TOLD ME THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. GOT A SECOND OPINION FROM A MECHANIC THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED BY VW AND HE VERIFIED THE DIAGNOSIS. THE CAR IS STILL SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY WITHOUT BEING REPAIRED. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY LARGE ISSUE THAT GOES BACK TO THE 2008 MODEL YEAR. THERE ARE SEVERAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE. ONE CASE FILED IN NEW JERSEY IN MAY 2016 HAS JUST HAD ANOTHER HEARING ON MAY 9TH 2017 WHERE THE SUPREME COURT OF NJ HAS AGREED TO LET THE CASE GO FORWARD STATING THERE IS ENOUGH EVIDENCE SHOWING VW AT FAULT. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE DEALER AND CAN PROVIDE THAT ONCE I AM BACK AT MY HOME. ANY HELP THE MANY CONSUMERS THAT OWN VW AND AUDI VEHICLES WITH THE 2.0TSI ENGINE FROM 2008-2013 CAN GET WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. RESEARCHING VW 2.0TSI TIMING TENSIONER ON THE INTERNET WILL BRING UP THE HUNDREDS, IF NOT MORE, OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE PAID UPWARDS OF $10K TO HAVE ENGINES REPAIRED ON CARS THAT HAVE AS LITTLE AS 30K MILES ON THEM. THE VW SERVICE MANUAL DOES NOT MENTION THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER NEEDING SERVICE AT A PARTICULAR MILEAGE.

ENGINE REAR MAIN SEAL FAILED ON 80,000 MILES. ENGINE OIL LEAKING.

FIRST MY CAR HAD TROUBLE TURNING OVER AFTER A MISFIRE. THEN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR (IN MOTION) AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND FEEL AS IF IT WAS LUNGING FORWARD. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE VW SERVICE CENTER WHICH WAS NEARBY. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME IT IS A TIMING ISSUE WHICH I SUSPECT TO BE THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER.

THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT IDLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AT UNKNOWN LOCATION. INITIAL SMELL OF "SOMETHING HOT" WAS FOLLOWED BY SMOKE THROUGH VENTS. NOTICED SMOKE BETWEEN HOOD AND WINDSHIELD. PAINT ON HOOD BUBBLED IN APPROXIMATE LOCATION ABOVE OIL CAP / DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER. SHUT ENGINE OFF AND EXITED THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,020.

ENGINE FIRE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSE UNKNOWN.

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT STARTED WITH THE EPC LIGHT COMING ON SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, BUT THE LIGHT DOES NOT STAY ON AND THERE HAS BEEN NO CONSISTENCY TO THE OCCURRENCES. HOWEVER, NOW, THE CAR WILL STAY RUNNING FOR LONG AND STALLS OUT SHORTLY AFTER STARTING. THE EPC COMES ON SOMETIMES, BUT NOT EVERY TIME THAT IS STALLS OUT. TODAY I TOOK THE CAR FOR A DRIVE AROUND THE BLOCK, AS SOON AS I GOT IT BACK HOME, IT STALLED OUT. FROM THAT POINT ON THE CAR WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING FOR MORE THAN 15 SECONDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER AND PARK THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND GLOW PLUG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT, A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER FROM THE AIR INTAKE COOLER NEEDED TO BE DRAINED.THE EXCESS WATER WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE A FREE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP 2 MONTHS AGO. WE HAVEN'T EVEN PUT 2,000 MILE ON THE CAR YET AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TALKED TO MY MECHANIC AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND HE TOLD ME THESE CARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR MAF SENSOR FAILURES AND THAT IT IS NOT AN EASY FIX. IN FACT HE WON'T EVEN WORK ON THIS PROBLEM DUE TO HIS PAST EXPERIENCES WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO VW AND THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE TO WHOLE THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAM THE ECU. KINDA FUNNY HOW MY MECHANIC WARNED ME IF THIS PROBLEM AND WASN'T EVEN TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. SEEMS LIKE VW HAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THE FACT THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM SUCH AS RECALL OR OFFER CHEAP SOLUTIONS AND CHARGE OVER 1000$ TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HAS TO BE DONE AT VW TO RESET THE ECU TELLS ME THEY ARE DOING THIS ON PURPOSE TO MAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS POSSIBLE ON REPAIRS THAT SHOULD ONLY COST A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS... COMPLETELY NOT SATISFIED WITH VW WILL NEVER BUY ONE AGAIN, WILL NEVER RECOMMEND ONE TO ANYONE IN FACT WILL CAMPAIGN TO BOYCOTT VW AT ALL COSTS!!

STOPPED AND LEFT THE LINE AT A GREEN LIGHT WHEN OUR 2009 JETTA TDI SPUTTERED AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP AND GIVEN AN INVOICE FOR $5500 FOR THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP, WHICH IS IDENTIFIED A KNOWN ISSUE BY VW UNDER A SELF-IMPOSED EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT NEVER UNDER A RECALL. AS I WAS TOLD BY VW CUSTOMER SERVICE, SINCE THERE WAS NEVER A CATASTROPHIC ISSUE TO OUR VEHICLE PRIOR TO 120K MILES, INSTEAD AT 124K MILES, THE SAFETY ITEMS WERE NOT IDENTIFIED AND CORRECTED.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BEGAN SLOWING ITSELF DOWN. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE RPM INDICATOR WENT UP BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP PAST 45 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VERY HARD THE REST OF THE WAY. WHEN I TOOK IT FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR, THE CODES P2431 AND P2432 INDICATED A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE AIR INJECTION SYSTEM PRESSURE SENSOR. I WAS TOLD THAT VOLKSWAGON WAS AWARE OF THE PARTICULAR PROBLEM, WHICH HAS OCCURRED IN A HIGH NUMBER OF VEHICLES AND THEY IN FACT RECOMMENDED AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE INJECTION HOSE AND SENSOR. THIS WAS A $350 REPAIR ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND ACCORDING TO VOLKSWAGON A COMMON REPAIR. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD ABSORB THE COST OF THIS TYPE OF REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR FROM THE TRUNK AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE EXHAUST FLAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE ENGINE EXHAUST FLAP FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF DURING TRAVEL, DUE TO FUEL FILTER BEING CLOGGED BY METAL DEBRIS. THE HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION PUMP FAILED EFFECTIVELY ENDING THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE. THE WELDS ON THE HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION PUMP HAD DETERIORATED, RESULTING METAL DEBRIS TO CIRCULATE THROUGH COMPLETE INJECTION SYSTEM. AFTER MULTIPLE FAILED ATTEMPTS TO FLUSH OUT THE INJECTION SYSTEM IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IF A REPLACEMENT COULD BE FOUND. A REPLACEMENT WAS FOUND AND THE CURRENT ENGINE INSTALLED HAS THE SAME HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION PUMP, AS A REPLACEMENT PART IS NOT AVAILABLE TO INDEPENDENT SHOPS, ONLY TO DEALERSHIPS. COST OF REPLACING ENGINE - $8,500.00. *TR

2009 VOLKSWAGEN - JETTA TDI - 2L, IN-LINE4 (120CL) DIESEL * A PREVIOUS CLAIM WAS SUBMITTED LACKING INFORMATION, PLEASE DISREGARD. VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF DURING TRAVEL, DUE TO FUEL FILTER BEING CLOGGED BY METAL DEBRIS. THE HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION PUMP FAILED EFFECTIVELY ENDING THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE. THE WELDS ON THE HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION PUMP HAD DETERIORATED, RESULTING METAL DEBRIS TO CIRCULATE THROUGH COMPLETE INJECTION SYSTEM. AFTER MULTIPLE FAILED ATTEMPTS TO FLUSH OUT THE INJECTION SYSTEM IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IF A REPLACEMENT COULD BE FOUND. A REPLACEMENT WAS FOUND AND THE CURRENT ENGINE INSTALLED HAS THE SAME HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION PUMP, AS A REPLACEMENT PART IS NOT AVAILABLE TO INDEPENDENT SHOPS, ONLY TO DEALERSHIPS. COST OF REPLACING ENGINE - $8,500.00. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING ON DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CARS LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING AND THEN CAR STOP RUNNING AND STOPPED DEAD IN THE ROAD. COULD NOT GET IT STARTED AGAIN. IF IT HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY I AM SURE I WOULD NOT BE TYPING THIS WE WOULD BE IN HOSPITAL OR WORSE. WE HAD TO GET OUT AND THE STEERING WAS NOT WORKING TO GET IT TO SIDE OF ROAD. I AM ELDERLY AND DO NOT HAVE ALOT OF STRENGTH. WE HAD TO PAY EXTRA TO AAA TO TOW IT SINCE WE WERE FAR AWAY FROM DEALER. THE DEALER CALLED AND SAID THERE WAS METAL SHAVINGS IN FUEL LINE AND COMPONENTS. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OF THE SAME THINGS HAPPENING TO OTHER CARS. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP FIX BEFORE SOMEONE DIES HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/VOLKSWAGEN/JETTA/2009/CAR-STALL-PROBLEMS.PHP CAR STALL PROBLEM 2 FAILURE DATE: 10/25/2012 WHILE DRIVING THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE CAR STALLED CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND WRECK. I WAS ABLE TO STEER CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD AND STOP. ONCE STOPPED WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO RESTART BUT WAS BARELY ABLE TO DRIVE HOME (PERIODICALLY DIED AND HAD TO RESTART, WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING OR IDLE). HAD CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. THEY HAVE DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS LOW RAIL FUEL PRESSURE CAUSED BY FAILED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THIS FAILURE CAUSED METAL SHAVINGS TO BE DISPERSED THROUGHOUT ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. I'M TOLD THAT THE HP FUEL PUMP, LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL REGULATORS, AND TANK FUEL PUMP ALL MUST BE REPLACED ALONG WITH A COMPLETE REMOVAL AND CLEANING OF ALL FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR IS BETWEEN $7,000 AND $10,000. THIS CAR IS A DIESEL TDI. *TR

I WAS DRIVING OUR 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTSWAGEN TDI ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE GLOW LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING AND STARTED SMOKING. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED BUT DID NOT KNOW THE REASON. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD ALL OF THE RECOMMENDED SERVICES WHICH WERE DONE BY THE DEALER INCLUDING ALL OF THE OIL CHANGES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INJECTOR CIRCUIT IN CYLINDER 1 FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I AM "GUESSING AT SOME OF THE INFORMATION ABOVE SINCE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND I DIDN'T GIVE IT MUCH THOUGHT THEN. AT THAT TIME, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN TO ANOTHER STREET AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR SIGNAL. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT WORKED FINE. THIS OCCURRED SOMETIME IN MID TO LATE SEPTEMBER. YESTERDAY (12/24/2014) I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT AND THIS HAPPENED AGAIN -- THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE I WAS ALREADY STOPPED WHILE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE FROM RED TO GREEN. AGAIN, THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR SIGNAL. IT WAS REMNISCENT OF WHEN I DROVE A STANDARD TRANSMISSION VEHICLE AND INAPPROPRIATELY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE CLUTCH. I WAS ABLE TO RE-START AND ENGINE RAN FINE. I AM LEERY OF DRIVING THE CAR AGAIN, HOWEVER, FOR FEAR THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I PLAN TO TAKE TO MY MECHANIC ASAP. READING THE DESCRIPTIONS OTHERS HAVE HAD WITH THIS ISSUE ARE VERY SIMILAR TO MINE. I HAVE KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF THE VEHICLE AND IT HAS LESS THAN 25K MILES ON IT. *TR

AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BY DEALER TO FIX ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR (3 ATTEMPTS IN 5 DAYS) SAID MAF PART BAD AS PER COMPUTER CODES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO MY 2009 JETTA TDI (DIESEL) HAS HAD THE SAME RECURRING PROBLEM: MY GLOW PLUG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND I LOSE NORMAL DRIVING CAPABILITIES. I CANNOT ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SPEED AS I NORMALLY DO. MY CAR WILL REMAIN AROUND 25 MPH, SOMETIMES LOSING POWER UNTIL I AM FORCED TO PULL OVER. MY SOLUTION HAS BEEN TO TURN THE CAR OFF, AND BACK ON AGAIN. THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF AND I CAN DRIVE NORMALLY MOST OF THE TIME. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME TO REGAIN STANDARD DRIVING CAPABILITIES. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 2 WEEKS SINCE THAT HAS HAPPENED. 2 DAYS AGO, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY PULLED CODES P0087 AND P0088 (FUEL PRESSURE TOO HIGH AND FUEL PRESSURE TOO LOW AT THE SAME TIME). THEY WANT ME TO REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL, WHICH WILL BE AN ESTIMATED $1000 IN TOTAL PARTS/LABOR. I CALLED ANOTHER DEALER IN HOPES OF GETTING A BETTER PRICE AND THEY ARE PUT OFF BY THE FIRST DEALER'S RECOMMENDATIONS. I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF METAL IN MY FUEL SYSTEM BUT EVEN SO, OTHER DEALER THINKS THIS WILL BE MORE SERIOUS THAN JUST REPLACING THE RAIL. AFTER RESEARCHING I AM BEGINNING TO THINK THAT I AM EXPERIENCING THE BEGINNING OF HPFP FAILURE. I FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING A TICKING TIME BOMB AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO! REPLACING THE FUEL RAIL FEELS LIKE A QUICK, EXPENSIVE AND INEFFICIENT SOLUTION TO A BIGGER PROBLEM. I CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER CARE AND I WAS TOLD THAT I WILL RECEIVE A CALL FROM A REGIONAL AGENT ABOUT MY SITUATION TOMORROW. *TR

DRIVING ON A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED JUST FLASHED A FEW LIGHTS ON THE PANEL FOR FEW SECONDS. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. COULD NOT BE MOVED LUCKY THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE TOWED TO VW DEALER, BASIL VW AT LOCKPORT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP EXPLODED. CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE REQUIRING NUMEROUS COMPONENTS, WITH A TOTAL COST OF ABOUT $7,000.00 THE CAR WAS SERVICE BY A VW DEALER OR BY A REPAIR SHOP OWNED BY AAA OF WNY LOCATED AT CLARENCE NY. THIS CAME ON WITH OUT A WARNING, WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HAD OWNED DIESEL CARS SINCE 1977 AND DID NOT FACE ANY SUCH PROBLEM OR HEAR OF SUCH A PROBLEM. *TR

TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

AFTER IDLING FOR APPROX 5 MINUTES ON A HOT AFTERNOON (95F), I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY FELT A SPUTTERING FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE EPC LIGHT; THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL SPUTTERING HOWEVER WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME APPROX 10 MILES ON A CITY STREET. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. AFTER TAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY ADVISED THAT AN ENGINE COIL HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN 5 MONTHS LATER WITH THE SAME CONCLUSION FROM THE MECHANIC. *TR

THE WATER PUMP FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. THE IMPELLER CAME OFF OF THE SHAFT INSIDE OF THE PUMP BECAUSE OF A POOR DESIGN(PLASTIC). THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. WENT AHEAD AND HAD THE TIMING BELT DONE ALSO. COST OF REPAIR WAS $1131.87. *TR

DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK IN TOWN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT COMES ON FLASHING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE CAR RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED AND A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE SASH "ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP!". HPFP FAILURE. *TR

SUNRISE V.W. HAD MY 2009 JETTA TDI IN THEIR SHOP YESTERDAY, AND AFTER DIAGNOSTICS INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED BOTH COOLING FANS, AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACED. I HAVE GEICO MECHANICAL BREAK DOWN INSURANCE. THE ADJUSTER ONLY APPROVED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE COOLING FANS. ON THE WAY HOME MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I HEARD A POP SOUND FROM THE ENGINE, AND LOST ALL OF THE CARS POWER. THIS LOSS OF POWER HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 30 MPH. I BELIEVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED, AND CAUSED THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED BACK TO SUNRISE V.W. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 30 MPH. THE GLOW PLUG ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IMPELLER SHAFT ON THE TURBO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 42,000.

THE CAR BEGAN TO FLASH THE "GLOW PLUG" WARNING LIGHT ALONG WITH A MESSAGE "ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP" PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. GOT THE FOLLOWING FAILURE CODES: P0087, P13E3, P2196. LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND YET VW DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. CLASS ACTION ANYONE?. *JS

FUEL SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED AND REPLACED. AFTER THAT THE TOP OF THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. I TOOK IT BACK TO VW IN CLARKSVILLE TN. THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. IT IS STILL LEAKING OIL JUST NOT AS BAD. THEN THE CAR WAS SMOKING AND BURNING/LEAKING OIL FROM THE TURBO. VW DID NOT WANT TO FIX THIS UNDER WARRANTY. EVEN THOUGH I HAD TAKEN THIS CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT KEPT BRINGING UP THE EGR. *TR

CAR SUDDENLY DIED AND WILL NOT RE-START. ENGINE TURNS OVER, BUT THAT'S IT. I SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER WHICH WAS VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE CAR DECELERATED VERY QUICKLY AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING AND TRAFFIC WENT AROUND ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,900. UPDATED 07/03/14 MA UPDATED 07/11/2014 *JS

WHILE DRIVING ON A 3 LANE ROAD MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHOWED A WARNING MESSAGE OF "ENGINE FAULT". IT HAD ABOUT 50% POWER FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS AND DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO VW DEALER AND THEY REPORT THAT IT WAS THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE WITH COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM CONTAMINATION. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND GLOW PLUG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATE AND ENGINE GOES INTO LIMP OR SAFE MODE. HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE PRESSURE SENSORS IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH SENSORS BECAUSE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE JUST ONE. THE MECHANIC SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOT A REPAIR AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE AIR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. *TR

MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT AND THEN MY ENGINE STALLED AND DIED 30 SECS LATER. MY HAZARD LIGHTS, DASHBOARD LIGHTS, ETC FUNCTIONED, BUT I COULD NOT BRING THE ENGINE BACK TO LIFE. POLICEMAN SUGGESTED IT MAY BE A FUEL PUMP, BECAUSE WHEN I TRIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE TRYING TO START THE CAR, IT DID NOT HELP. I HAD 3/4 TANK OF DIESEL STILL IN MY TANK AND I ALWAYS FILL AT THE SAME PUMP WHICH HAS A YELLOW HANDLE AND SAYS "DIESEL" AND I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS FILLED THE TANK ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

ON WEDNESDAY 5/22/13 I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 VW JETTA TDI AT ABOUT 45MPH WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, AND ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP CAME UP ON MY DISPLAY. THE CAR LOST POWER AND WASN'T RUNNING RIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE CAR AND CALLED MY LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. (WARNING IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR NO MATTER WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS!!!!!) THE VW DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WHERE ORANGE AND NOT RED. THE CAR HAD VERY LOW POWER WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EVENTUALLY DIED. I THEN TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER 2 DAYS GOT THE DREADED CALL THAT THE HPFP(HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP) HAD FAILED AND SENT METAL SHRAPNEL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM . VW IS TELLING ME THIS IS GOING TO COST ME $7,000 TO FIX WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD SINCE VW IS VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS COVERED THE COSTS FOR OTHER PEOPLE WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED. I DON'T THINK IT IS RIGHT THAT A 4 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 80K MILES ON IT SHOULD HAVE A REPAIR COST THIS HIGH. THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF FAIL-SAFE ON THE HPFP THAT WHEN IT FAILS IT DOES NOT SEND METAL SHRAPNEL THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. I AM CURRENTLY WRITING LETTERS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TO VW AMERICA TO LET THEM KNOW MY DISAPPOINTMENT IN THEIR PRODUCT. THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING WAY TO OFTEN TO NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS CAR. I ALSO FIND IT FUNNY THAT THE DEALERSHIP MADE A CALL TO VW OF AMERICA BEFORE THEY CALLED ME TO TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG SOUNDS LIKE THEY KNOW THERE IS A ISSUE HERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE EXHAUST CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE EXHAUST MODULE UNDER THE WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE FAILED AGAIN. A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE EXHAUST SENSOR WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE EXHAUST EMISSION GATE TO OPEN OR CLOSE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE EXHAUST FLAP DOOR WAS LUBRICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

CAR STALLED AGAIN AFTER NEW EXHAUSTED FLAP WAS INSTALLED (1KO-253-691-E ) . AS PER OTHER OLDER COMPLAINT ODI # 10476791.VW PAID $646 FOR NEW PART BUT REFUSED TO PAY LABOR $183.93. NOW ON THE NEW EXHAUST FLAPPER THEY GAVE ME A NEW PART FREE,BUT IT COST ME $529.63 FOR NEW SENSORS ALONG WITH LABOR FOR THE INSTALL. PER THE AUTO SHOP THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES IN THIS PART . THE CUSTOMER IS ENGINEERING THIS PART FOR VW. *TR

MY 2009 JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI HAS EXPERIENCED A DISTURBING NO-START CONDITION SEVERAL TIMES. CRANKING THE ENGINE DID NOT RESULT IN A START. ONLY AFTER REPEATED CRANKING (5-10 TIMES) DID THE CAR ACTUALLY START. FIRST IT WOULD NOT START SEVERAL TIMES, THEN START AND DIE IMMEDIATELY, AND FINALLY START, RUN VERY ROUGH,AND THEN SMOOTH OUT ITS IDLE. THIS ENTIRE SEQUENCE (WHICH HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH, TO VARYING DEGREES) OCCURRED IN THE DECEMBER-JANUARY TIME FRAME, WITH THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRING WHEN TEMPS WERE RIGHT AROUND FREEZING, WITH PRECIPITATION (RAIN-SNOW MIX) AND HIGH HUMIDITY. AT LEAST 2 TIMES, THE VEHICLE SIMPLY DIED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING, WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE THROTTLE AND REVS DROPPED DOWN TO IDLE. IN ADDITION, THE CAR HAS DISPLAYED A SOLID CHECK ENGINE AND FLASHING GLOW PLUG LIGHT, WHICH HAVE COME AND GONE SEVERAL TIMES (INTERMITTENTLY: ONE DAY THEY WILL BE ON, THE NEXT DAY NOT). THE LAST SYMPTOM TO REPORT IS A P0638 OBDII CODE (THROTTLE BODY OUT OF RANGE). THIS CODE, HOWEVER, COULD BE A FALSE INDICATION THAT IS RELATED TO THE NUMBER OF FAILED ENGINE START ATTEMPTS? I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE A STRONG INDICATION TO SUSPECT, AFTER RESEARCHING OTHERS' EXPERIENCES ON SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS, THAT THIS MAY BE RELATED TO THE ACCUMULATION OF WATER AND/OR ICE IN THE INTERCOOLER, WHICH THEN EITHER BLOCKS THE AIRFLOW OR BECOMES INGESTED INTO THE INTAKE. MY SYMPTOMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE REPORTED IN THE VOLKSWAGEN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) # 21 11 06 / 2025464 - FROZEN AIR CHARGE COOLER. HOWEVER, WHEN I PRESENTED THIS TSB DATA, ALONG WITH REPORT OF MY SYMPTOMS TO THE DEALER (AFTER THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING) THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME, SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR

MY VW JETTA HAD SAT FOR A FEW DAYS IN A INDOOR PARKING SPACE IN THE MIDWEST DURING WINTER DECEMBER TO BE EXACT. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, IT STARTED WEAK, THEN GAVE AN ERROR ON THE DISPLAY OF "ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP.". THE CAT CONTINUED TO DRIVE, BUT LACKED POWER AND SEEMED TO SURGE. AFTER I RETURNED HOME, I DISCONNECTED THE LOWER INTERCOOLER HOSE TO FIND A LARGE ICE FORMATION AND WATER RESTRICTING THE OUTLET OF THE INTERCOOLER. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE AND IS CAUSED.BY THE EXHAUST GASES AND WATER VAPOR FREEZING IN THE INTERCOOLER. EVERY VW WITH THIS STYLE INTERCOOLER SETUP HAS POTENTIAL FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED DO TO ITS SEVERITY. ALSO, THERE IS A TSB ALREADY WRITTEN FOR THE "FIX". BUT VW HAS NOT INFORMED ANYONE, NOR WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR ANYONE BEYOND THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

CAR STALLED 5 TIMES OVER A TWO DAY PERIOD DUEL TO A FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP. DASH BOARD WARNING SAID "ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP" AND GLOW PLUG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. OWNER MANUAL SAID TO BRING INTO SHOP SOON. DEALERSHIP FOUND METAL SHAVINGS THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM THAT WAS CAUSED BY A FAILED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THE WARNING LIGHTS FIRST CAME ON WHEN THEIR WAS A NEAR EMPTY CONDITION IN THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS WHEN FUEL IS LOW. COST FOR REPAIR WOULD HAVE BEEN AROUND $6000, BUT VW WARRANTY COVERED THIS. IF THIS STALL HAD HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. AS IT WAS I HAD A POLICE CAR PUSH ME OUT OF AN INTERSECTION DURING RUSH HOUR TO A SAFE SPOT.

I WAS ON THE EXIT RAMP OF THE INTERSTATE AND THE GO TO WORKSHOP WARNING CAME ON ALONG WITH THE GLOW PLUG WARNING LIGHT. VEHICLE LOST POWER, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SIDE STREET AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE, IT RESTARTED AND SEEMED FINE DROVE ABOUT 2 MILES AND STOPPED FOR A LIGHT, CAR STALLED AND WARNING LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. CAR DID NOT RESTART HAD PUSH TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TOW HOME. TOWED TO DEALER FIRST OF WEEK. FOUND TO BE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE OF THE DIESEL ENGINE. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE TO GO BAD FIRST ONE AT 135380 MILES AND NOW AT 228605 MILES ONLY 93225 MILES ON REPAIR JOB. VW REPAIRED THE FIRST ONE, REPLACED ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM AT NO CHARGE, DO TO FAULTY HPFP. EVEN THOUGH THIS PUMP HAS LESS MILES THEY WILL NOT HELP WITH REPAIR COST. BOTH TIMES CAR DIED AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION AND HAD TO BE PUSHED TO SIDE OF ROAD. *TR

CAR FLASHED ENGINE MALFUNCTION, DIED SOON AFTER, WILL NOT START UP AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE MALFUNCTION ENGINE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO METAL FLAKES ENTERING THE FUEL SYSTEM WHEN THE FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,986. UPDATED 11/14/12*LJ UPDATED 11/15/12

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 10 FROM TALLAHASSEE, THE CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. AFTER DRIFTING ONTO THE SHOULDER THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT WAS ON. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF ANY PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE ENGINE STOPPING. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON, NO SPUTTERING, NO LOSS OF POWER ETC. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WITH NO SUCCESS, IT WAS TOWED INTO MARION FLORIDA. THEY COULD NOT TELL WHAT WAS WRONG AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE CLOSEST DEALER IN VALOUSA GA. THERE THEY FOUND METAL PIECES IN THE FUEL FILTER AND SAID THIS WAS GOING TO BE A MAJOR REPAIR. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. *TR

2009 JETTA VOLKSWAGEN TDI, WITH ONLY 50500 MILES ON IT. THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION AT 35MPH. THIS WAS DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IN THE CAR WAS ME 32, MY WIFE 36, MY DAUGHTER OF 8 YEARS OLD AND SON OF 2 YEARS OLD. IT WAS A VERY SCARY EVENT. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST VW DEALERSHIP. IT TOOK THEM 3 DAYS TO LOOK AT THIS CAR AND AFTER I CALLED 15 TIMES, THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN SLOWLY BREAKING DOWN INSIDE THE FUEL TANK, RUNNING THROUGH THE LINES AND INTO THE INJECTORS. THEY HAVE TOLD MY THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. I HAVE ALWAYS USED CLEAN DIESEL, AND FILLED UP AT NEW GAS STATIONS. THIS WAS JUST TODAY I SPOKE WITH THEM, AND I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCHING AND FOUND THIS TO BE CALLED HPFP ISSUE. FROM AS MANY CASES I HAVE SEEN POSTED ON THE INTERNET, THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL. *TR

STARTED MY CAR FOR THE SECOND TIME THAT DAY, NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. ABOUT A MILE AWAY I EXPERIENCED THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN. I DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND, TURNED BACK ON BUT WHEN I GAVE IT GAS IT SPUTTERED. I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 1.5HRS WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK. MECHANICS COMPUTER DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM AS LOW FUEL PRESSURE. *TR

WHILE LEAVING A CONCERT, THE VEHICLE WAS FINE LEAVING THE PARKING LOT. ONCE WE INCREASED SPEEDS TO 45 MPH, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE DIALS ON THE DASHBOARD ALL FELL TO ZERO AND THE GAS PEDEL NO LONGER WORKED. WE COASTED INTO A SMALL CAMPGROUND AREA OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TRYING TO RESTART THE CAR THREE TIMES, IT FINALLY STARTED AND WE PROCEEDED TO GO DOWN THE ROAD, ONLY TO MAKE IT 500 MORE YARDS AND PULLED IN TO A HAY STACK PAD. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO START WHILE SITTING ON THE PHONE WIHT OUR INSURANCE COMPANY, THE CAR STARTED ONCE AND DIED AFTER SITTING IDLE FOR THREE MINUTES. WE THEN ATTEMPTED TO START IT ONE LAST TIME AND DROVE 25 MPH TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION. WE ALL GOT OUT OF THE CAR, LOCKED IT UP THINKING IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH AN ANTITHEFT FEATURE. WE GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND WERE ABLE TO DRIVE 41 MILES HOME AT HIWAY SPEEDS. THE FOLLOWING DAY WE DROVE 5 MILES INTO TOWN AND IT DIED AGAIN GOING 25 MPH. THE CLOSEST VOLKSWAGON IS ANOTHER 25 MILES AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. AS THE CONTACT MERGED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER, IT RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A BLOWN TURBO. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,800.

FIRST INCIDENT IN JULY 2011 BUT SAME ONGOING ISSUE AND AT THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 8 TIMES IN 11 MONTHS. CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS NOW. ITS ALWAYS THE SAME "SYMPTOMS" BUT ALWAYS TOLD ITS ANOTHER PROBLEM..... AS FOLLOWS: -SPUTTERS AND JERKS -EXHAUST OR GAS FUMES OVERCOME THE CAR -ENGINE REVS BUT THE CAR WONT MOVE, THEN JOLTS FORWARD. -STALLS WHEN TRYING TO START, IT JERKS VIOLENTLY MAKING A PUTTING NOISE AS IF IT CAN'T GET FUEL THEN DIES. -THERE'S A BEEPING NOISE COMING FROM SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE WHEN IT STALLS THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IT IS. I HAVE REPLACED: -INTAKE MANIFOLD -ALL FUEL SENSORS -LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP -HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP -MELTED FUSES WITH UNKNOWN CAUSE -TWO BATTERIES -OTHER SMALLER ITEMS RELATED TO FUEL SYSTEM. *JB

I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THEN HAVE IT TOWED. MY SPOUSE IS AN ENGINE MACHINIST, AND AFTER TALKING TO A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP, AND TAKING THE CAR APART, FOUND METAL SHAVINGS THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. SO FAR, HE HAS SPENT $3200 FOR PARTS WHICH HAS DEPLETED OUR SAVING ACCOUNT. HE IS SELF EMPLOYED AND I WORK PART TIME AND PART TIME STUDENT, PAYING $400 A MONTH FOR A CAR WE THOUGHT WOULD BE SAFE, DEPENDABLE AND ECONOMICAL! THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE, DOCUMENTED FOR OVER 2 YEARS WITH NO RESPONSIBILITY TAKEN BY VW, WHO HAS FALSELY DENIED ANY ONGOING ISSUE OF THIS SORT. FORTUNATELY, MY HUSBAND CAN DO THE LABOR, BUT PEOPLE ARE SPENDING $8,000 TO $10,000 TO GET THIS VW PROBLEM FIXED, AND IN SOME CASES HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND UNSAFE. VW NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT TO ENSURE CUSTOMER SAFETY ON THE ROADWAYS. *TR

2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI WHILE TRAVELING INTERSTATE 81 IN NY VEHICLE JUST STALLED, GLOW PLUG AND "ENGINE FAIL WORKSHOP" MESSAGE APPEARED. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD CYCLE KEY OFF AND ON, BACK TO NORMAL. BACK TO 65 MPH, SAME THING. HEADED HOME AT 50 MPH FOR APPROX 50 MILES AND THEN OCCURRED AGAIN ON A HILL. WOULD NOT RESTART, COASTED BACK INTO A DRIVEWAY, RESTARTED DROVE AT 20 MPH COASTED INTO A LOCAL RESTAURANT AFTER ANOTHER STALL. AAA TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER THREE DAYS THEY HAVE " NO IDEA" WHAT THE PROB. WAS AND RETURNED MY CAR TO ME. THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DO IT AGAIN. SO I AM WAITING TO BE STRANDED AGAIN....... *TR

CAR STALLED WHILE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. STALL LASTED ABOUT 3 SECONDS. STALLING OCCURS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. *TR

WHEN STARTING TO MOVE THE CAR SUCH AS AT A STOP SIGN OR AT AN INTERSECTION, WHEN PUTTING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOWN TO START THE VEHICLE MOVING, THE WHOLE CAR ALMOST STALLS AS ENGINE POWER DISAPPEARS FOR A TERRIFYING FEW SECONDS. *TR THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND EXPECT THE CAR WILL MOVE FORWARD AND NOT STALL. I WENT ONTO A VW FORUM AND LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR VW. *TR

MY 2009 VW JETTA TDI HAD THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS AN 048 CODE FOR EXHAUST FLAP FAILURE. THIS IS A KEY PART OF THE EMISSION CONTROL. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $655 TO REPLACE. RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, THIS IS A GROWING PROBLEM WITH THE JETTA. PAGES AND PAGES ON THE INTERNET COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM.SOME DEALERS ARE REPLACING IT UNDER THE FEDERALLY MANDATED 80,000 EMISSIONS WARRANTY. OTHERS ARE NOT. IT EXPLICITLY IS COVERED IN CALIFORNIA AND NEW YORK, WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR. I ALSO DISCOVERED ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS PART IS CLEANABLE, WHICH IS MUCH LESS COST THAN REPLACING. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY YOUR ORGANIZATION. THIS EARLY FAILURE SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY BUT IS NOT BEING IMPLEMENTED. *TR

2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI AT 53,000 MILES MY RADIATOR WENT OUT DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW WERE A CLAMP RUBBED A HOLE IN THE RADIATOR. VW WOULD NOT COVER UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY, AT 68,000 MILES THE ALIGNMENT WENT OUT IN THE AUTOMOBILE, AND FINNALLY AT 72,000 MILES I NOTICED MY TRANSMISSION MAKING A HARD SHIFT AND A DELAY SHIFT WHEN TAKING OFF, I INQUIRED ABOUT IT TWICE AT THE DEALER SHIP AND WAS ADVISE NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEN AT 94,000 MILES I STARTED HEARING A LOUD NOISE FROM MY MOTOR IT IS THE DUAL MASS CLUCH FLYWHEEL HAS GONE OUT. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $3000.00 TO FIX. I CALLED VW OF AMERICA, THE VP I TALKED TO, SAID JUST BECAUSE THE PART WAS RECALLED IN AUSTRALIA AND CANADA IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING TO THEM. *TT

VEHICLE WILL NOT START ON FIRST 4-6 ATTEMPTS AFTER A COLD SNAP AND SUBSEQUENT WARM WEATHER. ISSUE POINTS TO WATER BUILDING UP IN INTERCOOLER HOSES. VW HAS TSB POSTED BUT MAY NOT FULLY RESOLVE ISSUE. 21 11 01 / 2025464 DATED MAY 24, 2011, TITLED "FROZEN CHARGE AIR COOLER ? ENGINE WILL NOT START". IT CALLS FOR INSTALLING A 1K0-198-803-B COLD WEATHER INTERCOOLER KIT. A LOT OF INTERNET DISCUSSION ON THIS: HTTP://FORUMS.TDICLUB.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=266863. DATE OF NO START: 25 DEC 2011 (WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS GIFT!) LOCATION: CENTRAL NEW YORK (UTICA AREA) MILEAGE: ~42000 SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BEFORE NO START: SOME VERY LIGHT SNOW... LOW OF 19F, HIGH OF 39F... SEE HTTP://WWW.WUNDERGROUND.COM/HISTORY/...Q_STATENAME=NA TOOK TO DEALER: NOT THAT DAY... HAD A STATE INSPECTION IN CHARLOTTE, NC SCHEDULED FOR LATER THAT WEEK AT VW OF SOUTH CHARLOTTE: THEY FOUND ZERO ISSUES WHEN I MENTIONED THE PROBLEM (NO CODES, ETC.) AND DIDN'T CHARGE ME ANYTHING FOR "CHECKING IT OUT". COMMENTS: THIS WAS THE FIRST NO-START SINCE BUYING THE JETTA IN 12/2008. CAR DID HAVE WEIRD "PHANTOM FUEL LOSS" ISSUE SINCE INITIAL IN-SERVICE DATE... AFTER 6 VISITS TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS COMPLAINING OF ISSUE IT WAS FINALLY ADDRESSED IN AN ECU UPDATE IN LATE WINTER/EARLY SPRING OF 2011. DATE OF NO START: 5 JAN 2012 LOCATION: PHILADELPHIA, PA MILEAGE: 44250 SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BEFORE NO START: COLD SNAP THE NIGHT BEFORE (MID TEENS F) THEN MEAN OF MID 30'S THIS DAY... HAPPENED IN MORNING OF 5TH WHEN IT WAS STILL COLD FROM NIGHT BEFORE. SEE: HTTP://WWW.WUNDERGROUND.COM/HISTORY/...LYHISTORY.HTML TOOK TO DEALER: NOT THAT DAY, BUT THE DAY AFTER. NO FAULTS FOUND AFTER A $50 DIAGNOSTICS CHECK SINCE "CAR WAS NOT IN WARRANTY". DEALER (FRED BEANS VW OF DEVON, PA) WANTS TO HAVE IT OVERNIGHT AFTER A SIMILAR COLD SNAP.. WILL PROVIDE LOANER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK STALL AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ THE DEALER STATED THE STALLING PROBLEM WAS DUE TO NOT LETTING THE GLOW PLUG WARM-UP. UPDATED 02/22/12 UPDATED EVOQ 06/26/12

VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AFTER TOW AND REFUELING CAR FAILED TO START AND RUN. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AND INFORMED THAT HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE/HAD FAILED. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE MORE THAN COMMON FOR THESE TDI VEHICLES. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA REFUSES TO OFFER ASSISTANCE WITH THE MATTER AND WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THESE PUMPS ARE AN ISSUE. *TR

CAR IS 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI 2.0L COMMON RAIL INTER COOLED TURBO DIESEL.L ISSUE OCCURS AFTER DRIVING IN BELOW FREEZING WEATHER, AND ATTEMPTING TO RESTART AFTER WEATHER HAS GONE ABOVE FREEZING (SUCH AS DRIVING TO WORK IN FREEZING WEATHER, TEMPS WARM UP DURING THE DAY, OCCURS ON ATTEMPT TO DRIVE HOME). VEHICLE WILL START, THEN DIE AFTER A VERY BRIEF RUN OF 5 SECONDS OR LESS. RESTARTS WILL RANGE TO VERY LONG CRANKING BEFORE A VERY ROUGH RUN, OR NO CRANKING WITH ALL LIGHTS AN EQUIPMENT GOING OUT DUE TO VERY HIGH AMP DRAW ON STARTER MOTOR. WATER AND OIL IS NOTED DRIPPING FROM THE INTER COOLER PIPING AS IT LEADS TO THE ENGINES INTAKE. PIPING REMOVED TO ALLOW SOME WATER TO DRAIN OUT. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF 1 REVOLUTION AT A TIME, CAR WILL START TO TURN MORE AND MORE IF A PAUSE OF 30 SECONDS BETWEEN ATTEMPTS IS ALLOWED. SUSPECTED WATER SUCKED INTO COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND HYDRO-LOCKING ENGINE. WATER IS SUSPECTED TO SEEP PAST THE PISTON RINGS INTO THE CRANKCASE WHILE PAUSING BETWEEN START ATTEMPTS. THIS IS PROVEN WITH FROTHY MOISTURE ON THE OIL FILL CAP AFTER EACH INCIDENT. SUSPECTED ISSUE IS MOISTURE FROM EGR SYSTEM GOES INTO INTAKE AIR, AND IS FREEZING IN THE INTER COOLER IN FREEZING WEATHER. WHEN WEATHER WARMS UP WHILE THE CAR IS OFF, THE WATER WILL POOL IN THE INTER COOLER PIPING. UPON ATTEMPTED RESTART, WATER IS SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING ANYWHERE FROM SOME ROUGH STUMBLING TO FULL HYDRO-LOCK. INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED 6+ TIMES IN VARYING SEVERITY. ISSUE IS KNOWN TO HAPPEN TO CO-WORKERS CAR WITH THE SAME TURBO DIESEL ENGINE ON THE SAME DAY. NO CODES THROWN FOR ANY OCCURRENCE VIA OBD TESTER. ONE TIME, THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT FLASHED SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LOST POWER, NO CONTROL OVER ACCELERATION, HAD TO PULL OFF OF INTERSTATE TO SHOULDER OF ROAD. CAR RESTARTED FINE. TAKING TO VW DEALER FOR EVALUATION. *TR

MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE TODAY.CAR WAS PARKED WHILE I WAS AT THE DOCTORS, GIRL CAME INTO THE OFFICE ASKED IF ANYONE HAD A WHITE CAR AND THAT IT WAS ON FIRE. WE CALLED 911. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE. YESTERDAY I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TODAY TO SET UP A DATE TO GET IT FIXED. I ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I GUESS IT WASN'T. THE FIRE DEPT. THINKS IT MIGHT BE ELECTRICAL BUT THE RECALL WAS FOR FUEL INJECTORS. THE DEALERSHIP SENT OUT A FLATBED TO TOW THE CAR BACK TO THERE GARAGE. NOT SURE HOW IT WILL TURN OUT. *KB

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE IN TDI DIESEL CAUSING CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO MAJOR ENGINE COMPONENTS INCLUDING COMMON RAIL, INJECTORS , FUEL TANK ETC... APPEARS TO BE MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. MERELY REPLACING WILL NOT SOLVE PROBLEM WITHOUT ASSURANCE THAT NEW DESIGN HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND UTILIZED. *TR

WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A BUSY AVENUE THE CAR STALLED AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS RECENTLY ON AND I TOOK THIS CAR TO BE CHECKED BY DEALER NO PROBLEMS WERE SEEN. *TR

AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TOWARDS A STOP SIGN AT A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE CAR DIED. AS SHE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS, SHE STOPPED THE CAR AND WAITED FOR THE OTHER TRAFFIC TO CLEAR. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE IT HOME AS SHE WAS LESS THAN A MILE AWAY. AFTER I RETURNED HOME, I STARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AT THAT POINT THE CAR SEEMED FINE. I WENT TO AUTOZONE TO SEE IF THEY COULD DOWNLOAD THE ERROR CODES THAT MIGHT PROVIDE SOME INSIGHT INTO WHAT COMPONENT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT DO THAT ACCORDING TO CA LAW. I PURCHASED A OBDII CODE READER AND DISCOVERED CODE P0191 AND P0087, BOTH RELATING TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. P0191 INDICATED THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR A CIRCUIT RANGE / PERFORMANCE. THE P0087 INDICATED THE FUEL RAIL / SYSTEM PRESSURE TOO LOW. WHILE RESEARCHING THESE CODES ON THE INTERNET I DISCOVERED A HUGE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION RELATING TO THIS ISSUE. I AM THANKFUL MY WIFE WAS NOT IN A HUGE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC AS SHE COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH THE TDI DIESEL ENGINE SINCE 2009. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL TO FIX WHAT I BELIEVE IS A DEFECTIVE OR INFERIOR FUEL PUMP. IN THE MANY WORK ORDERS I HAVE READ VW IN MANY CASES BLAMED BAD FUEL (GAS IN THE DIESEL TANK) AS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION FOR EVERY GALLON OF FUEL THAT HAS BEEN PUT IN THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW. THE CAR HAS HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE COMPLETED SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHY WASN'T A RECALL ISSUED LIKE THEY DID WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. IS THIS DENIAL ON VW'S PART SO THEY DON'T GET A BUNCH OF BAD PRESS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH DURING RAINY WEATHER WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND BUT DID NOT SHOW ANY DEFECT CODES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE THE DEALER FOUND THE DEFECT AND ADVISED THAT A FAULTY SENSOR CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR BUT DID NOT EXPLAIN TO THE CONTACT HOW THE SENSOR CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 11/25/11 *BF UPDATED 11/30/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE STALLING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, A SIMILAR FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 12/13/11

THIS CONCERNS A 2009 VW JETTA TDI (CLEAN DIESEL VERSION). CAR DASHBOARD PUT OUT WARNING MESSAGE "ENGINE MALFUNCTION" THEN CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOSE POWER. ELECTRONIC DASHBOARD SHOWED THERE WAS PLENTY OF DIESEL GAS IN THE TANK (ENOUGH TO CONTINUE DRIVING 250 MILES). (THE CAR HAD BEEN FILLED UP WITH DIESEL GASOLINE ON THE DAY BEFORE, FRIDAY, AND DRIVEN ON A SHORT TRIP THAT SATURDAY DURING THE DAY HOURS; DRIVER HAD FILLED UP AT THAT STATION REGULARLY ACROSS THE LAST 2 YEARS SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED.) ELECTRONIC DASHBOARD ALSO SHOWED ALL OTHER SYSTEMS FUNCTIONING REGARDING BATTERY, TEMPERATURE SENSOR, ETC. DRIVER WAS ON BUSY CITY AVENUE IN FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN SPUTTERING BEGAN. CAR POWER SLOWLY DECREASED TO ABOUT 20 MPH, BUT FORTUNATELY DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT THROUGH SEVERAL GREEN LIGHTS TO A COMMERCIAL AREA. FORTUNATELY SATURDAY NIGHT TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY, SO A LANE CHANGE TO THE RIGHT WAS POSSIBLE WITHOUT AFFECTING OTHER DRIVERS WHO WISHED TO GO AT A FASTER SPEED. CAR SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 5 MPH AS DRIVER MANEUVERED CAR FOR THE LAST 500 FEET INTO A GASOLINE STATION PARKING LOT. CAR ENGINE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS WAS LESS THAN 5 MINUTES AFTER THE FIRST "ENGINE MALFUNCTION" WARNING ON THE ELECTRONIC DASHBOARD. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL; A CLICKING SOUND IN THE IGNITION WAS HEARD. CAR ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND HAD TO BE TOWED SATURDAY NIGHT. *TR

30 SEPT 2011. WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION WE NOTICED A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM OUR 2009 JETTA TDI. COULD ALSO FEEL A SLIGHT VIBRATION THROUGH THE SHIFT LEVER AND STEERING WHEEL. INITIAL THOUGHT WAS AN A/C CLUTCH ISSUE DUE TO A SQUEALING SOUND THAT STARTED. PROCEEDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE "ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SOUND BECAME VERY LOUD. WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO INVESTIGATE. LOUD METALLIC NOISES APPEARED TO BE INTERNAL TO THE ENGINE NOT EXTERNAL. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR WAS TOWED TO MOSSY VW (CLASSIC VOLKSWAGEN) IN ESCONDIDO, CA AT CLOSING TIME AND WILL BE TROUBLESHOOT IN THE MORNING. 50,000 MILES ON THE CAR. GREAT DEALER SO FAR, SERVICE STAYED LATE TO ASSIST AND ENSURED WE HAD TRANSPORTATION HOME. A QUICK ONLINE SEARCH REVEALED HPFP FAILURES FOR 2009 VW TDI CARS ARE BECOMING MORE COMMON AND UNFORTUNATELY THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING AND SOME DEALERS ARE BLAMING ON FUEL CONTAMINATION WITH UNLEADED GAS. OWNERS ARE REPORTING $10,000 REPAIR BILLS. WE HAVE OUR DIESEL FUEL RECEIPT FROM YESTERDAY, 29 SEP 2011, CONFIRMING CORRECT FUEL WAS USED. *TR

FLASHING GLOW PLUG WARNING LIGHT AND LOSS OF POWER WHILE GOING 70 MPH ON TURNPIKE. CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" ALLOWING EXIT FROM TURNPIKE. CAR TRAVELED SEVERAL BLOCKS THEN STALLED AT STOP LIGHT AND WOULD NOT START. CAR WAS TOWED TO VW DEALER AND DIAGNOSED WITH FAILED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND METAL PARTICLES CONTAMINATING DIESEL FUEL. DEALER TO REPLACE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

WAS TOLD BY VW THAT MY ENGINE HAD FAILED. THIS IS LESS THAN 1 YEAR AFTER MY HPFP "EXPLODED" AND MY ENTIRE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM WAS REPLACED DUE TO CONTAMINATION. *TT

CAR STUTTERED AND THEN STALLED. ENGINE WOULDN'T RESTART. DRIVING 35MPH IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. *KB

THE CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN AMSTERDAM AVE IN NEW YORK, NY. THE ENGINE PUTTERED THEN A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE SMELL WAS UNBEARABLE. I TOOK IT TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND BOTH STATED THAT THERE WAS GASOLINE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN EXPLOSION. I AM GLAD THAT THERE WAS NO EXPLOSION BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY HOME. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTICS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

RANDOM ENGINE FAILURE WHILE CAR IS IN GEAR, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND VW ERROR CODE SAYS EXHAUST FLAP MALFUNCTION. *TR

MY 2009 JETTA TDI ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH WHEN I PUSHED THE CLUTCH IN WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT 3 WEEKS AGO. I COASTED TO A PARKING SPOT AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP IMMEDIATELY TO SEE IF IT WAS GOING TO BE OK AND IT SOUNDED GOOD SO I SHUT IT OFF. WHEN I RETURNED ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATER, THE CAR STARTED BUT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS RUNNING ON ONLY ONE OR TWO CYLINDERS AND THEN DIED. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL WHEN HE ARRIVED. THE DEALER ASKED IF I HAD EVER RUN GASOLINE THROUGH IT. I SAID 'NO, WHY WOULD I DO THAT?' HE SAID THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT VW WOULD PAY FOR THIS 'ONE TIME' EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT. WELL, IF THEY ARE AT FAULT THIS TIME, THEY WILL BE AT FAULT THE NEXT TIME TOO. MY CONCERN IS THE NEXT TIME. I DRIVE ON A 70 MPH INTERSTATE 90 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK 5 DAYS A WEEK. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES THAT I WILL BE LUCKY ENOUGH THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC AT THAT SPEED THE FIRST TIME AND JUST WHERE WILL I BE WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN? IF THEY ARE REPLACING THIS SHREDDED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WITH THE SAME MODEL MADE OF THE SAME MATERIALS, IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. IS THERE ETHANOL BEING PUT INTO DIESEL IN THIS COUNTRY? WHAT ABOUT THE ADDITIVES TO DIESEL THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR LUBRICITY THAT ARE PUT IN BY THE DIFFERENT COMPANIES? IS ONE OR MORE TYPES OF THESE THE CULPRIT? THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND I HOPE THAT VW CAN COME UP WITH A PERMANENT SOLUTION BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED - IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY. MEANWHILE - STILL WAITING FOR MY CAR TO BE RETURNED TO ME.

2009 VW JETTA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH ENGINE LINE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. *JB

EGR VALVE FAILURE ON 2009 VOLKSWAGEN SPORTWAGEN TDI - AT 38000 MILES THE EMISSIONS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR, AND THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT AS AN EGR VALVE PROBLEM. THIS IS A REQUIRED PART OF THE EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM, AND VOLKSWAGEN HAS DECLINED TO OFFER A FIX FOR IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, HE BRIEFLY LOST ENGINE POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND AFTER PUMPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE ENGINE RESUMED POWER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,500.

2009 TDI JETTA EXHAUST FLAP FAILURE JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRATION. THE LOCAL DEALER INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE REDESIGN ON THE EXHAUST FLAP (CHANGE FROM ALUMINUM TO STAINLESS STEEL). DEALER WANTS $600.00 TO REPLACE THE PART. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FLAP, THE MECHANICS OF THE FLAP (NOT THE MOTOR OR SENSOR PORTION), BUT THE FLAP ITSELF HAVE BOUND UP. NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS ISSUE WERE FOUND ON-LINE. *TR

TODAY IS APRIL 2, 2011. I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 JETTA TDI ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE MY ENGINE DIED ON ME RIGHT BEFORE MY COIL LIGHT WENT OFF WHILE DOING 60+ MILES. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE VW DEALERSHIP IN STRATFORD CT. WHILE WAITING I STARTED TO LOOK UP ANY INFORMATION ON ISSUES RELATED TO MINE BECAUSE MY CAR TURNED ONLY 2 YEARS OLD MARCH 15 2011. I HAD HEARD ON THE RADIO ON CAR TALK THAT TDI WERE SHUTTING DOWN ON THE HIGHWAYS AND THAT IT WAS BEING LOOKED INTO BY THE NHTSA. I ALSO READ DOZENS OF OTHER STORIES ONLINE WITH RELATED ISSUES WHICH IN THE END COST THEM A FEW THOUSAND TO TEN THOUSAND TO FIX ON RELATIVELY NEW CAR. I HAVE READ IT IS DUE TO HPFP NEEDING TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS DAMAGED WHEN FUELED UP WITH INCORRECT FUEL. BASICALLY VW IS SAYING THAT METAL PARTICULATES ARE IN THE FUEL FILTERS AND SYSTEM DUE TO PUTTING GAS INSTEAD OF DIESEL. THEY ARE TELLING THIS SUPPOSED CATCH ALL TO EVERYONE WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NEVER PUT ANYTHING OTHER THAN DIESEL INTO MY CAR. THE WARRANTY IS ONLY GOOD UP TO 50K. I AM AT 54K. THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE FOR JETTA TDI OWNERS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE WHEN THE MILEAGE CLIMBS. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I TAKE PERSONALLY DUE TO A CHILD BEING IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE BREAK DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I WANTED TO WRITE IN CONCERN FOR MY OWN ISSUES WITH THIS AND OTHER CT JETTA TDI OWNERS OF CT/USA. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP BUT I WANTED TO TRY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

ENGINE ABRUPTLY STALLED ENTERING LARGE MULTI-LANE INTERSECTION, AS ENGINE REPAIR LIGHT CAME ON. SUDDENLY INOPERATIVE POWER TRAIN ON THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. TDI DIESEL POWERED VEHICLE. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED WITH HPFP (FUEL PUMP) & FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN JERKING ABNORMALLY BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

ON MARCH 7, 2011 OUR VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI MODEL YEAR 2009 STALLED ABRUPTLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. THIS WAS A FIRST OCCURENCE. *TR

GLOW PLUG INDICATOR SYMBOL FLASHING ON DASHBOARD. I HAD JUST LEFT MY HOUSE SO I DECIDED TO DRIVE AROUND THE BLOCK TO GET BACK TO MY HOUSE TO CHECK ON THE SYMBOL. WITHIN ONE BLOCK THE CAR LOST POWER, THE GLOW PLUG INDICATOR CAME BACK ON (FLASHING) AS DID THE ENGINE WARNING SYMBOL. MY CAR COULD NOW ONLY CLUNK FORWARD AT ABOUT 5 MPH. I MADE IT OVER TO THE CURBSIDE, GRABBED MY MANUAL, AND WALKED HOME. I CALLED THE VW DEALER AND HE SAID THAT HE'D SEEN A COUPLE OF CASES LIKE THIS AND THAT THE CAR WOULD HAVE TO BE TOWED IN." I HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP (THIS WAS A SATURDAY). ON MONDAY I HEARD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) AND THAT THE WHOLE FUEL SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. LUCKILY, I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. MORE LUCKILY, THIS POWER FAILURE DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY, WHICH IS WHERE I WAS HEADING. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. PLEASE SEE THIS STRING OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FUEL PUMP FAILURE - WHICH SO FAR VW IS DENYING IS A PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.TDI-ISSUES.COM/HPFP-CASES-TAC68/. ALSO, PLEASE PURSUE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CONSIDER A RECALL. THERE HAS BEEN NO GUARANTEE FROM VW THAT THIS REPAIR WILL NOT STOP THE PROBLEM FROM OCCURRING AGAIN. WHEN MY CAR IS REPAIRED, I WILL STILL FEEL UNSAFE, SINCE VW WILL NOT ADMIT THE PART WAS FAULTY AND WILL NOT CLARIFY THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED THE HPFP WITH A NEW, IMPROVED VERSION.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION DASHBOARD LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH, WITH SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 1/2 TANK FUEL FROM THE SAME FILLING. THE LEFT TURN WHERE THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WAS THE LAST 1/2 MILE OF MY ~15 MILE COMMUTE TO WORK. IMMEDIATELY AFTER OBSERVING THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT, I COULD HEAR A METAL-ON-METAL GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENGINE DID NOT STOP RUNNING THOUGH THE GRINDING NOISE PERSISTED FOR THE REMAINING 1/2 MILE OF MY COMMUTE. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF IN THE PARKING LOT, I CONTACTED MY VW DEALER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEY RECOMMENDED I TRY DRIVING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE, WHICH IS ABOUT 15.5 MILES FROM MY WORKPLACE. I STAYED AT WORK FOR THE NEXT 3 HOURS, AND AROUND MIDDAY SET OFF TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE VW DEALER. THE CAR STARTED, BUT THE GRINDING NOISE PERSISTED AND THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHIN 1 MINUTE OF STARTING. AT THE SAME INTERSECTION WHERE THE PROBLEM HAD ORIGINALLY STARTED, 1/2 MILE FROM WORK, I WAS FORCED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WHILE STOPPED, THE ENGINE OPERATION BECAME VERY ROUGH AND THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND LIGHTLY ACCELERATE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, BUT THE CAR STALLED AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS, THOUGH I HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO GET OUT AND PUSH THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE VW DEALER. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THEY FOUND SHARDS OF METAL THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY IN THE FUEL PUMP. THEY QUOTED ME VW'S STATEMENT ABOUT GASOLINE CONTAMINATION OF DIESEL FUEL, AND IMPLIED THAT I MAY HAVE INCORRECTLY FUELED THE CAR. HOWEVER, THEY TOOK A FUEL SAMPLE FROM MY TANK AND REPORTED THAT IT WAS NORMAL DIESEL WITH NO SIGNS OF CONTAMINATION. THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. THE CAR HAS RUN NORMALLY SINCE REPAIRING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A SLIGHT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE GLOW PLUG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY DETECTED THAT IMPROPER FUEL WAS CONSUMED IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION AND THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. UPDATED 04/12/11*LJ UPDATED 04/13/11

WAS DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET, APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, AND CAR JUST LOST POWER AND STALLED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT COULD START AGAIN - BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, EVEN IF GAS WAS PUSHED DOWN. AFTER A WEEK AT THE DEALERSHIP - THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE. MY CAR WOULD NOT START BEFORE (AFTER ONLY HAVING THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS AND APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES) - AND AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY JUST SAID THE FUEL WAS GELLING. BUT THEY DID DO A COMPUTER UPGRADE AND SAID THERE "PARTICLES IN THE FUEL LINE" THAT THEY CLEANED OUT AND SAID I MAY HAVE GOTTEN "BAD FUEL". 1 WEEK AFTER MY 40000 MILE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK - MY GLOW PLUG LIGHT WENT ON AND I HAD TO HAVE A SENSOR REPLACED.

CAR HAS STUTTERED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP SINCE PURCHASING WITH 12 MILES. ON 12/21/2009, CAR LOST POWER AND STUTTERED AT SPEED ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY CLIMBED A HILL. WITH ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR, THE CAR DROPPED TO UNDER 60 MPH AND I SHIFTED FROM 6TH TO 5TH. CAR STILL KEPT DECELERATING SO I SHIFTED TO 4TH. FORTUNE PROVIDED A REST AREA AS THE CAR GOT TO ABOUT 45 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER PARKING, CAR STALLED WHILE IDLING. STARTING ENGINE WOULD ROUGHLY IDLE AT 1/2 OF THE IDLE RPM FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE STALLING. AFTER 4 TRIES, I LET THE CAR SIT FOR 10 MINUTES AND IT RESTARTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CAR HAD DIESEL PURCHASED IN UPSTATE NY IN THE WINTER, PRESUMABLY A WINTER BLEND. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN VA IN 30+ DEGREE TEMPERATURES, SO PRESUMABLY GELLING OF THE FUEL WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, ON 12/17/2010, CAR STARTED BUT WOULD NOT REV ABOVE 1500 RPM EVEN WHILE OUT OF GEAR. WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 10 MPH. I ASSUME IT IS THE FUEL SYSTEM BUT THE VW DEALER CLAIMS EVERYTHING IS FINE WITH THE CAR.

(2009 VW JETTA TDI) ENGINE STALLS WHEN TRYING TO TAKE OFF FROM STOP. HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES, CAR ONLY HAS 32,000 MILES. *TR

FROM THE FIRST WEEK I OWNED THIS BRAND NEW JETTA TDI SPORTSWAGON (WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION) IT WOULD PERIODICALLY "FAULTER" OR MOMENTARILY LOSE POWER AT ABOUT 38 MPH. I DRIVE QUITE A BIT AND THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR RANDOMLY, PERHAPS EVERY OTHER DAY. I'VE YET TO BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BY RECREATING THE DRIVING CONDITIONS, BUT IT ALWAYS HAPPENS AT THE SAME SPEED, RIGHT AFTER UPSHIFTING. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR IT'S FIRST SERVICE APPOINTMENT. AS EXPECTED, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AFTER A SHORT TEST DRIVE. THIS VEHICLE NOW HAS OVER 45,000 MILES AND THE FAULTERING CONTINUES TO OCCUR EVERY FEW DAYS.

MY 2009 JETTA SPORTSWAGON TDI HAS STALLED SEVERAL OCCASIONS ROUNDING CORNERS AS I DOWNSHIFT FROM A HIGHER GEAR TO A LOWER GEAR. I GENERALLY RUN THE VEHICLE AROUND 1700-1800 RPM AND AS I MAKE THE TURN AROUND THE CORNER TO SLOW DOWN I AM IN THE PROCESS OF DOWNSHIFTING AND THE CAR STALLS OUT WHILE THE CLUTCH IS ENGAGED. THIS HAS HAPPENED RANDOMLY 4 TIMES TO ME. THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE ACCIDENTALLY SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR AND STALLED THE ENGINE, BUT SINCE IT HAS REPEATEDLY HAPPENED AND SINCE I HAVE OWNED A STANDARD TRANSMISSION VEHICLE SINCE 1986, AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING STANDARD VEHICLES SINCE 1980 I HAVE TO QUESTION THAT IT IS SOMETHING ELSE BESIDES MY ABILITY TO DRIVE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE QUIT,AND ALL ERROR MESSAGES CAME UP. IT WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART WHEN TRIED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. I WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO START. THE SERVICE DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I AM WORRIED THAT IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN AND I WILL BE NOT AS LUCKY AS THIS TIME TO AVOID SOMEONE HITTING ME FROM THE BACK AS THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY JUST STOPS. *TR

WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN TWO MONTHS. THE DAY BEFORE WE TRAVELED ABOUT 45 MINUTES AWAY AND USED THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS FINE. THE NEXT DAY, WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70MPH OUR 2009 JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI SUDDENLY LOST POWER ABOUT 30 TO 40 MINUTES INTO THE TRIP. THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND TO BEING PRESSED. OUR VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR DIED AND WE WERE COASTING. FIVE TO TEN SECONDS LATER IT WAS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR RESUMED POWER. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

ENGINE DIES WHILE AT SPEED, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN AT INTERSECTION. HAS OCCURRED ROUGHLY 6 TIMES IN 7000 MILES. ENGINE ALSO ROUTINELY "HICCUPS" OR MOMENTARILY DIES AT ABOUT 1800 RPM UNDER LIGHT LOAD. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 VW JETTA TDI. I WAS IN MY WORK PARKING LOT. STARTED THE VEHICLE, BACKED OUT DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED AND TURNED OFF. I COASTED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPOT. TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. NO LIGHTS CAME UP AND IT STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. I ADVISED DEALERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID IT WAS OK, AND TO CALL IF IT OCCURRED AGAIN. IT HAS NOT. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI DIESEL CAR WITH A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND 20,000 MILES. I HAVE NOTICE THAT THE CAR IS EXTREMELY EASY TO STALL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. IT SEEMS THE INJECTION TIMING MAY BE TOO FAR ADVANCED. I HAVE DRIVEN LOTS OF SIMILAR OLDER MODEL DIESEL CARS IN EUROPE AND ELSEWHERE WITHOUT ANY SUCH PROBLEMS. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOTICED THAT YOU MUST SPEED UP SIGNIFICANTLY IN FIRST GEAR BEFORE SHIFTING TO SECOND. THE ENGINE SEEMS TO BE UNABLE TO LUG AT A LOW RPMS. *TR

1-HALLMARK COOLSPRINGS VOLKSWAGEN IN NASHVILLE TENNESSEE USED IMPROPER OIL IN MY 2009 JETTA TDI. I DID NOT DISCOVER THIS UNTIL AFTER THE IMPROPER OIL HAD BEEN IN THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 7000 MILES. THIS IS DOCUMENTED ON THEIR SERVICE REPORT. THE VW TECHNICAL SUPPLEMENT ENTITLED: 'JETTA, JETTA SPORTWAGEN EQUIPPED WITH TDI ENGINE, MODEL YEAR 2009' WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL OF THIS VEHICLE STATES:'IF YOU USE ENGINE OIL THAT DOES NOT EXPRESSLY CONFORM TO VOLKSWAGEN OIL STANDARD 507.00, VERY SERIOUS AND VERY EXPENSIVE DAMAGE TO YOUR VEHICLE'S ENGINE WILL OCCUR.' IT GOES ON TO STATE: 'FAILURE TO USE ENGINE OIL FOR YOUR DIESEL ENGINE THAT CONFORMS TO VOLKSWAGEN OIL STANDARD 507.00 CAN CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY THAT CAN CAUSE A CRASH AND SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY.' 2-NOW I HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO DRIVE THE CAR, PARANOID THAT WHAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL SAYS WILL HAPPEN TO HAPPEN AND HOPE THE ENGINE DOES NOT LOCK UP AND CAUSE ME TO WRECK AND HURT MYSELF AND/OR SOMEONE ELSE. 3)- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA WILL NOT HELP DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS AND NEITHER WILL HALLMARK VOLKSWAGEN. THEY BASICALLY SAY TO DISREGARD THE OWNERS MANUAL - I BELIEVE THEY ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE MAGNUSON MOSS ACT IF THE OIL SPECIFIED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL DOESN'T REALLY HAVE TO BE USED TO AVOID ENGINE DAMAGE, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *TR

MY 2009 JETTA TDI SPORTWAGON WITH 12,000 MILES WOULD NOT START ONE DAY. I ATTEMPTED TO JUMP START AND POP START THE CAR, BOTH FAILED TO START THE ENGINE. IT GOT TOWED TO NEAREST VW DEALER. THEY STATED THAT THE STARTER FAILED, SO THEY REPLACED IT. AFTER REPLACING THE STARTER, THE CAR WAS STILL NOT FIXED AND THEY DISCOVERED CONDENSATION IN THE INTAKE SYSTEM. THEY STATED THAT VW WAS NOT SURE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE CONDENSATION, SEEING AS I DRIVE 100 MILES PER DAY, BUT IT WAS NOW RUNNING TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS, SO THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED " SO WE ARE CALLING IT FIXED". ANOTHER TDI WAS ALSO IN THE SHOP FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT VW CAN NOT GUARANTEE OR PROVIDE ANYTHING TO ME IN WRITING STATING THAT WHEN MY FACTORY WARRANTY RUNS OUT, AND THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN, THAT IT WILL BE COVERED. I REQUESTED VW TO EXTEND MY WARRANTY BUT THEY STATED THAT THEY DO NOT PROVIDE THAT TO CUSTOMERS. *TR

EVER SINCE MY 2009 VW TDI DIESEL AUTO WAS NEW, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HESISTATION IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THAT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF I SUDDENLY STOP, SUCH AS THE END OF THE EXIT RAMP ON THE INTERSTATE, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY TURN THE WHEELS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, THEN IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATION, DISASTER. THE CAR WILL MOVE INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC (FOR ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS), THEN HESITATE, LEAVING ME STUCK ON THE PATH OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC! IN ABOUT 3 TO 4 MORE SECONDS, IT WILL IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE, SPINNING THE WHEELS AND MOVE! THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, NEARLY PLACING ME IN FATAL ACCIDENTS! THE DEALER WILL NOT RESPOND, OR EVEN CONTACT THE VW MAIN FACTORY/ENGINEERING REGARDING SOFTWARE UPDATES, ETC. THE ENGINE JUST MOMENTARILY 'GOES TO IDLE' BEFORE KICKING IN. IT IS AS IF THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED (IN THIS CAR, IF YOU TOUCH THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY DROPS TO ABOUT 600 RPM THRU SOFTWARE CONTROL). SO IT APPEARS THERE IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM, NOT AN ENGINE PROBLEM. ENGINE OTHERWISE PERFORMS BEAUTIFULLY, AND SO DOES THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL RECURRENT OCCASIONS, BOTH IN HOT AND COLD WEATHER, SINCE SEPT 2008. *TR

2009 VW TDI JETTA. ENGINE RUNS ROUGH, SUTTERS AT CERTAIN POINTS AND LACKS POWER. WILL SOMETIMES STALL IN TRAFFIC. HAVE DOCUMENTED WITH DEALERS. VW AMERICA REFUSES TO ANSWER. VW HAS SOFTWARE FIX, BUT WILL NOT APPLY IT TO VEHICLE. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THESE PEOPLE PAY ATTENTION.

MY VEHICLE DIDN'T START AFTER 12 DAYS OF SITTING, IT ALSO HAD A ROUGH START (NO START FOLLOWED BY DRIVER ASSISTED START) AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT 9 HOURS. I BELIEVE THE ROUGH START WAS A RELATED TO THE NO START. DATE OF NO START: 12/29/10 LOCATION: PHILADELPHIA OFFSITE AIRPORT LOT MILEAGE: > 20,000 GOT MY 20K SERVICE TWO DAYS PRIOR TO PARKING IT ON DEC. 17. IT SNOWED 22" ON THE 19TH AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE DAYS IT WOULD THAW, FREEZE, RAIN ETC. IT RAINED APPROXIMATELY 3" DURING THAT TIME. GOT BACK DEC. 29TH AT NIGHT. THE ENGINE TRIED TO CRANK ONCE AND THEN DIDN'T DO MUCH AFTERWARD. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER (VW OF LANGHORNE) AND THEY FOUND WATER IN THE CYLINDERS BY REMOVING THE GLOW PLUGS AND MANUALLY CRANKING THE ENGINE. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS MESSING WITH THE DEALER THEY FINALLY DRIED OUT THE ENGINE AND FOUND WATER IN THE INTERCOOLER LINES. RAN FINE UNTIL 2/1/10. DEALER HAD ME PAY FOR THEIR TIME BECAUSE "THE ONLY WAY THIS COULD HAPPEN IS IF I DROVE THROUGH A PUDDLE OR IF IT WAS IN A FLOOD". THEY ARE WRONG. THE PARKING LOT IS NOT VALET (I KEPT MY KEYS) AND THEY HAVE A SNOW REMOVAL SERVICE. SNOW WAS NOT PLOWED INTO OR ON TOP OF MY CAR. NO OTHER WATER DAMAGE WAS SEEN IN OR ON THE VEHICLE ANYWHERE ELSE. DATE OF NO START: 2/01/10 LOCATION: NORTHEAST OF PHILADELPHIA MILEAGE: 21,000 CODES: NONE KNOWN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BEFORE NO START: COLD, DRY TOOK TO DEALER (WHAT WAS DONE): NO AMBIENT AIR TEMPS: HIGH 36 (F) LOW 21 (F) JETTA STARTED FINE IN THE MORNING 6:30AM. LEFT WORK AT 6:00PM AND DID NOT START. THE SEQUENCE: 1) CRANK BUT DIDN'T TURN OVER 2) GOT IT TO TURN OVER AND START ABOUT 1 MIN LATER, NO MESSAGE ON MFD 3) KEPT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR IN NEUTRAL AT ABOUT 1300 RPM FOR 30-60 SEC. 4) RAN FINE ON 30 MIN DRIVE HOME THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS IF IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET A TOW IN THE WINTER. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SYSTEM FAILED IN SNOW STORM. PARTS REPLACED COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. 8 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. DEALER CAN NOT FIND CAUSE. NO START SITUATION, TWICE. DEALER CAN NOT FIND CAUSE. TRANSMISSION NOISE. DEALER CAN NOT FIND CAUSE, WILL REPLACE TRANSMISSION IF NOISE CONTINUES. *TR

2009 JETTA TDI HAS AN ISSUE WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. USUALLY 100% REPRODUCIBLE IN WARM CLIMATE USUALLY HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF STARTING ENGINE WHILE TRAVELING AT 30MPH AT 2K RPMS WHILE HOLDING A STEADY SPEED. CAR WILL SUDDENLY JERK AND LOSE POWER ONE TIME THEN THE REMAINING TIME WILL BE WITHOUT ISSUE. ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR HAS INTERMITTENTLY LOST ALL POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS ALMOST RESULTING IN CERTAIN PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENTS. THIS WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT AFTER STARTING THE CAR I TOOK A PHONE CALL BEFORE ENTERING TRAFFIC. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A TEMPERATURE/TIME RELATED PROBLEM AS THE TIME I WAS ON THE PHONE WOULD ABOUT EQUAL THE TIME THAT WHEN I NORMALLY WOULD HAVE LEFT THE LOT THE CAR WOULD HAVE HAD THE HICCUP/STUTTER. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AND THIS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED THAT VWOA HAS BEEN CALLED ABOUT THIS BUT SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. *TR

WE WERE TRAVELING IN BRANSON, MO. FROM OUR HOME IN EAST TEXAS WHEN THERE WAS WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A SINGLE MUFFLED POP FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE GLOW PLUG LAMP STARTED BLINKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I THINK IT WAS BLINKING ALSO. AT THE TIME I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH. AND I HAD JUST STARTED UP A STEEP GRADE. ALSO, ABOUT THE TIME THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, THE MFD DISPLAYED THE "MAJOR ENGINE MALFUNCTION" MESSAGE. THE ENGINE LOST POWER BUT DID NOT STOP AND I WAS ABLE TO GO ABOUT 300 YARDS TO A SAFE PLACE WHERE I COULD PULL OFF THE STREET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALER IN SPRINGFIELD, MO. (SPRINGFIELD VOLKSWAGEN) FAULT CODE THROWN WAS P0299. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A COUPLING ON A LINE GOING INTO THE TURBOCHARGER HAD NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY TIGHTENED DURING ASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE AND THE HOSE HAD COME LOOSE DISABLING THE TURBOCHARGER AND THE ENGINE. *TR

I OWN A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI SPORTWAGEN. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I BELIEVE THAT THIS CAR HAS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW, WHICH CREATES A VERY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. ON A DAILY BASIS, I EXPERIENCE A SITUATION IN WHICH I AM WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT TO TURN LEFT, AND WHEN I DEPRESS THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, THE CAR MOVES A FEW FEET (INTO TRAFFIC) AND THEN STOPS ALTOGETHER. AFTER PRESSING THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR FOR 2-3 SECONDS, IT RELUCTANTLY STARTS MOVING AGAIN, AND I OBSERVE A HUGE CLOUD OF WHITE VAPOR POURING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE AS THE CAR TAKES OFF AGAIN. MY FEAR IS THAT I, OR SOMEONE ELSE, WILL BE UNABLE TO CLEAR AN INTERSECTION IN A DANGEROUS (OR OTHERWISE NORMAL) SITUATION AND WILL BE INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON OR T-BONE ACCIDENT THAT WILL CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND/OR DEATH. THE CAR DISPLAYS NO ERROR CODES, AND OTHERWISE DRIVES PERFECTLY NORMAL. *TR

I HAD MY 09 TDI TOWED INTO A V.W. DEALER TODAY FOR A MAJOR OIL LEAK. THE DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS: I PARKED MY TDI IN MY DRIVEWAY THIS MORNING AFTER A LOCAL DRIVE. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE OBSERVED. IN THE AFTERNOON I WENT FOR ANOTHER DRIVE. I BARELY GOT OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CARS OIL LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, AND THE MFD SAID STOP THE VEHICLE-LOW OIL. I PULLED BACK IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED SEVERAL LITERS OF OIL ON THE GROUND UNDER MY CAR. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER BY A FLATBED TOW TRUCK. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME INTO THE SHOP AND SHOWED ME THAT THE OIL FILTERS HOUSING CAP HAD BEEN SCREWED LOOSE, AND PLACED ON-TOP OF THE HOUSING UPSIDE DOWN. THE CAP HAD A SMALL PIECE MISSING JUST BEFORE THE THREADS BEGIN. SINCE THE CAR HAD 1 1/2 QUARTS OF OIL STILL IN THE OIL PAN THE SERVICE MANAGER DID NOT FEEL THAT ANY ENGINE DAMAGE OCCURRED. I EXPLAINED TO THE MANAGER THAT I HAD BEEN HOME ALL DAY, THAT MY CAR WAS LOCKED, ALARMED, AND PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE MANAGER INSISTED THAT SOMEONE DID THIS DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. HE COULD NOT EXPLAIN HOW SOMEONE WAS ABLE TO GET IN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE KEY, AND WITHOUT CAUSING ANY DAMAGE OR LEAVING ANY TOOL MARKS, OR SETTING OFF THE CAR ALARM. I HAD MY VEHICLES 10K SERVICE DONE AT THIS DEALERSHIP 800 MILES AGO. DURING THAT SERVICE THE WRONG OIL WAS USED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY OVERFILLED WITH OIL. THESE PROBLEMS WERE CAUGHT BY MYSELF, AND CORRECTED BEFORE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE DEALER CAUSED A THIRD PROBLEM DURING MY 10K SERVICE, SUCH AS NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENING THE OIL FILTER'S CAP, OR WAS MY VEHICLE VANDALIZED BY A MISSION IMPOSSIBLE IMPERSONATOR? IS IT PROBABLE THAT ENGINE DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE VEHICLE? IF WHAT THE DEALER SAID IS TRUE THIS VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE SECURITY FLAW! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A PULLING SENSATION AND BEGAN HESITATING INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURES PROGRESSED BETWEEN 0 TO 55 MPH AND THE ENGINE SURGED WHILE MAINTAINING SPEED. AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A MANUFACTURERS DESIGN WITHOUT A REMEDY. THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM CODE WAS RESET TO THE MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,500.

THE VEHICLE HAS A 1 TO 2 SECOND LAG WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STANDING START OR WHEN I STEP HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT ACTS LIKE IT HAS TO THINK ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE BEFORE THE MOTOR STARTS TO REV UP AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR-ACCIDENTS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, AND AT STOP SIGNS WHEN OTHER DRIVERS DECIDED I'D WAITED TOO LONG AND STARTED INTO THE INTERSECTION AT THE SAME TIME MY CAR FINALLY DECIDED TO GET AROUND TO GOING. THIS IS A TDI WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE DEALER RUN A FULL DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I SEE OTHERS REPORTING THE SAME BEHAVIOR HERE AND ELSEWHERE. I SUSPECT FAULTY PROGRAMMING IN EITHER THE ENGINE OR THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE, THOUGH IT MAY BE JUST THE INHERENT BEHAVIOR OF THE SYSTEM. I'LL PUT TODAY'S DATE ON THE "APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE" ALTHOUGH IT'S BEEN THIS WAY SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2008. *TR

I OWN A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN TDI. IT NOW HAS JUST OVER 11000 MILES. AFTER ONLY A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE ENGINE HESITATES AND IN SOME CASES PRODUCES SEVERE BUCKING FOR MAYBE 2-3 SECONDS. DURING THESE INCIDENTS, THE VEHICLE HAS LESS POWER AND THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF ONE IS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY HAS LESS POWER THAN ANTICIPATED TO ACCELERATE. THE PROBLEM UNFORTUNATELY CAN'T BE REPLICATED ON DEMAND. IT IS MORE OFF A SPORADIC OCCURRENCE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TOP THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN FIND WRONG WITH THE CAR. THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES THAT SHOW UP WHEN THEY USE THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS DONE TO TRY TO SOLVE THE ISSUE WAS DURING THE MOST RECENT VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FUEL WAS SAMPLED AND LEFT OVERNIGHT IN A FREEZER TO CHECK FOR GELLING, I DON'T THINK IT WAS SENT TO A LAB FOR ANALYSIS. THE FUEL FILTER WAS ALSO CHANGED. THESE ACTIONS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR A 2009 V.W. TDI (DIESEL ENGINE). WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN THE ENGINE IS NOT YET WARMED UP, AND SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED A HESITATION OCCURS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC. THIS WAS REPORTED TO PLATINUM VOLKSWAGEN ON 1/6/09 DURING A VEHICLE COURTESY CHECK. THE CAR DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THIS HESITATION HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK. *TR

I BOUGHT MY BRAND NEW 2009 JETTA TDI ON 5/28/2009 AND 2 DAYS LATER AFTER I HAD ONLY DRIVEN THE CAR FOR 200 MILES, THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE CAR WAS SITTING STILL. I OPENED THE HOOD AFTER I GOT TO MY DESTINATION TO REALIZE THAT THE COOLING FANS WERE NOT WORKING AT ALL. THEY WOULD NOT EVEN COME ON TO COOL THE ENGINE. THIS OCCURRED ON A SATURDAY, AND THE VW DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT WAS CLOSING IN AN HOUR. THEIR MASTER TECH AGREED TO STAY UNTIL I GOT THERE AND HE RAN SOME TESTS ON IT, AND TOLD ME HE SIMULATED A SEVERE ENGINE OVERHEAT AND THE FANS STILL DID NOT COME ON. HE SAID THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AND IT WOULD HAVE TO STAY AT THE DEALER. HE SAID THE FAN RELAY WAS FAULTY AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THEN MONDAY MORNING THE SERVICE MANAGER WHOM DID NOT BELIEVE THE MASTER TECH DECIDED TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH A NON-FUNCTIONING COOLING SYSTEM TO SEE IF HE COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HE CALLED ME TO DISCUSS THE FACT THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WORKED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING TO WHICH I SAID IT WILL WHEN YOU DRIVE IT, HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT WORK WHEN YOUR COME TO A STOP BECAUSE THE FANS DO NOT TURN ON. HE FINALLY DECIDED AFTER A DAY OF WASTED TESTS TO ORDER THE PART. I FINALLY GOT MY CAR BACK TODAY AFTER THEY HAD IT FOR 5 DAYS OF THE FIRST WEEK I OWNED IT. I AM SO GLAD I PURCHASED THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY, BECAUSE THAT SORT OF PROBLEM AFTER 2 DAYS OF OWNERSHIP DOES NOT SAY MUCH FOR VW. EVERYTHING WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I WAS STILL WITHOUT MY CAR FOR JUST SHY OF A WEEK. DIAGNOSED PART= COOLING FAN MODULE FAILURE. *TR

VEHICLE'S MOTOR ENGINE'S FAN WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING EVEN AFTER VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF CAUSING THE BATTERY TO RUN OUT. *TR