2004 Volkswagen Passat Fuel System Diesel Problems

RE: ODI 10288798 2004 PASSAT TDI WHILE MODERATELY ACCELERATING BETWEEN 60 AND 65 MPH YOU EXPERIENCE A BUMP TYPE OF ACTION, LIKE BEING BUMPED SLIGHTLY FROM THE REAR. I DO NOT GET THE SENSATION THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS HESITATING OR LURCHING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEIR DIAGNOSIS INDICATED A BAD MASS FLOW INDICATOR (MFI), SEE ODI 10288798. I STATED THAT THIS WAS SUPPOSE TO BE THE PROBLEM 6 MONTHS AGO WITH A PREVIOUS ISSUE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MFI AND STATED THE TEST DROVE THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT RECUR. UPON LEAVING THE DEALER AS I ACCELERATED ONTO THE INTERSTATE THE PROBLEM DID RECUR. I WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES. THEY MUST HAVE TEST DROVE ANOTHER CAR. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER BEFORE I WAS 10 MILES AWAY THAT I WOULD BRING THE CAR BACK. BEFORE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE SUPPOSED REPAIR I WENT OVER THE LIST OF VW PASSAT TDI COMPLAINTS. HE ASSURED ME I DO NOT HAVE THOSE PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, BASED ON MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AND THIS REPAIR WORK SO FAR, I AM NOT SURE THEY REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS LET ALONE TELL ME I HAVE NO CONCERN. THE MFI JUST CAN NOT BE THE DIAGNOSIS CURE ALL MY PROBLEMS AND EVIDENTLY IT HASN'T BEEN EITHER. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0L TDI DIESEL CAR. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP STARTED LEAKING DIESEL FUEL ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I CHECKED ON-LINE TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. AFTER CHECKING ON-LINE I LEARNED THAT THERE WAS IN FACT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED BOTH VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA AND A LOCAL DEALER. BOTH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THAT THE VIN NUMBER ON MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I HAD TO HAVE THE PUMP REPLACED AT A COST OF $750.00. I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM INCURRED IS THE SAME PROBLEM FROM THE RECALL AND THAT THE DEFECTIVE PART INCLUDES MORE THAN JUST THE VIN NUMBER VEHICLES THAT VOLKSWAGEN ADMITS. WHEN I HAD THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP REPLACED, I ADVISED THAT I WANTED TO OLD PUMP. I HAVE THE OLD PUMP IN MY POSSESSION. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE MORE VEHICLES THAN INDICATED IN THE RECALL THAT MAY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE POSSIBLE FIRE PROBLEMS THAT COULD BE CAUSED. I BELIEVE THAT THIS REPAIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY VOLKSWAGON. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DIESEL FUEL LEAKS ONTO THE ENGINE AND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE DIESEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V586000, REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM DIESEL. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.